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1980
January:
1980-01-07 Tape to tape copying and recording Spanish vocals
for songs used for 'Gracias Por La Musica'.
1980-01-08 Ditto,
1980-01-22 Bjorn and Benny on Barbados during a part of January.
Meeting with John Cleese
February:
1980-02-07 .ABBA at a reception
to receive the Olympic album 'Guldskivan' with ABBA's 'Chiquitita' in
Spanish.
Agnetha and Frida with Swedish Skiiing-champion
Ingemar Stenmark
1980-02-04
Backing track of 'Hold Me Close', a working title of 'Andante, Andante'.
1980-02-05 Backing track of 'Elaine'.
1980-02-06 Backing track of 'Ten Tin Soldiers', a working
title of 'Sherwood'. a working title of 'Äntligen Krig', a working
title of 'The Piper'.
1980-02-07 Continue working on the backing track of 'The
Piper'.
1980-02-08 Mandolin overdubs for 'Hold Me Close', a working
title of 'Andante, Andante'.
1980-02-11 Backing track of 'Daddy Don't Get Drunk On Christmas
Day', a working title of 'Happy New Year'.
1980-02-12 Backing track of 'Esses Vad Det Svänger När
Spelar Jazz', a working title of 'Till The Night Is Gone, a working title
of 'On And On And On' .
1980-02-28 Rehearsals
for the upcoming Japan tour.
1980-02-29 Ditto.
March
1980-03. Recording
'I Have A Dream' (Japanese version).
1980-03-01 Rehearsals for Japan tour.
1980-03-02 Ditto.
1980-03-03 Ditto.
1980-03-04 Ditto.
1980-03-05 Ditto.
1980-03-06 Preparations for Japan
tour
1980-03-07 Preparations for Japan tour.
1980-03-08 Departure from Stockholm via London, Anchorage
to Japan. ABBA
fan Jun Honda had an encounter with
the group on the plane
picture
by Geaorge Bourdaniotis
1980-03-09 Arrival at Tokyo airport.
Arrival
in Japan
1980-03-10 In
Japan meeting the press
1980-03-11 In Japan.
1980-03-12
Concert in Tokyo, Budokan 'I Have A Dream' was sung in Japanese
during this tour.
1980-03-13 Concert in Tokyo, Budokan.
Voulez
Vous by Agnetha 
On stage in Japan
1980-03-14 Concert in Koriyama
1980-03-17 Concert in Tokyo, Budokan.
1980-03-18 Concert in Tokyo, Budokan.
1980-03-20
Concert in Fukuoka (Japan).
1980-03-21 Concert in Osaka (Japan).
1980-03-22 Concert in Osaka (Japan).
1980-03-24 Concert in Nagoya (Japan).
1980-03-26 Concert in Tokyo, Budokan (Japan).
1980-03-27 Concert in Tokyo, Budokan (Japan).
1980-03-28 Back to Europe.
1980-03-29 Back in Stockholm.
April:
1980-04-09 Vocals for 'Andante Andante', 'The Piper',
'Til The Night Is Gone', 'Happy New Year'..
1980-04-11 Mixing 'Andante, Andante'.
1980-04-17 Flute overdub for 'The Piper' and sax overdubs
for ''Till The Night Is Gone, a working title of 'On And On And On'.
1980-04-21 Drum overdubs for 'Elaine'.
1980-04-23 Mixing 'Till The Night Is Gone, a working title
of 'On And On And On'.
1980-04-24 Mixing 'The Piper' and 'Till The Night Is Gone',
a working title of 'On And On And On'.
1980-04-25 Mixing 'The Piper' and 'Happy New Year'.
1980-04-29 Mixing 'Elaine'.
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May:
1980-05-08 Recording 'Lookin' For A Good Time' for Tomas
Ledin with backing vocals by the girls.
1980-05 A Spanish television
crew comes to Stockholm to film the show 'Aplauso'. ABBA performs
'Conociéndome, Conociéndote', 'Gracias Por La Musica' and
'Dame! Dame! Dame!'
1980-05-29 Recording 'Lookin' For A Good Time' for Tomas Ledin with backing vocals by the girls.
June:
1980-06-02 Backing track of 'The Story Of My Life', a working
title of 'The Winner Takes It All'.
1980-06-03 Backing track of
'Burning My Bridges'.
1980-06-04 Backing track of 'Our Last Summer'.
1981-06-05 Guitar overdubs for 'Our Last Summer'
1980-06-06 2nd backing track of 'The Story Of My Life II/III,
a working title of 'The Winner Takes It All'.
Three photo's during the recording sessions of Our
Last Summer and The Winner Takes It All
1980-06-12 Guitar
overdubs for 'Our Last Summer'.
1980-06-16 String overdubs for 'The Winner Takes It All'.
1980-06-18 Mixing 'The Winner Takes It All'.
1980-06-19 Mixing 'Our Last Summer'.
1980-06-23 Release LP 'Gracias
Por La Musica'.
July:
1980-07 ABBA
on vacation in July.
1980-07-12 Making of video 'The
Winner Takes It All'. 50 km north of Gothenburg.
1980-07-21 Release single 'The Winner Takes It All' - 'Elaine
August:
1980-08
..New writing sessions of Benny and Bjorn.
1980-08-08 Björn, Benny and Frida fly to London for
three days. Agnetha stays in Stockholm. This evening they visit Pink
Floyd's 'The Wall' concert.
1980-08-09 The three ABBA members meet the head of record-label
Epic and several people from the press.
1980-08-10 Back to Stockholm.
1980-08-23 Björn runs the Stockholm marathan in 3
hours and 22 minutes and 54 seconds.
September:
1980-09-08 Backing track of 'Jackass', a working title
of 'Piccolino', a working title of 'Me And I'.
1980-09-09 Backing tracks of 'Yarrafat', a working title
of 'Lay All Your Love On Me' and 'Spansk II, a working title of 'Pig
Party On Mallorca, a working title of 'Padre', a working title of 'Put
On Your White Sombrero'.
1980-09-25 Mixing 'Me And I'.
1980-09 Agnetha and
Frida talk about the Dutch 'Focus' project. They also receive an award.
October:
1980-10-01 Benny and Bjorn in studio working on album 'Super
Trouper'.
1980-10-02 Ditto.
1980-10-03 Backing track of 'Blinka Lilla Stjärna',
a working title of 'Super Trouper'' plus shooting of the crowd scenes
of the video (as the track itself wasn't finished yet) and LP and single
covers 'Super Trouper' plus shots for 'Happy New Year' video .
1980-10-06 Mixing
of 'The Piper'.
1980-10-07 Mixing of 'The Piper' and 'Our Last Summer'.
1980-10-08 Overdubs for 'The Way Old Friends Do' and mixing
of 'Our Last Summer'.
1980-10-09 Mixing 'Lay All Your Love On Me'.
1980-10-10 Mixing 'Lay All Your Love On Me' and 'The Way
Old Friends Do'.
1980-10-11 Mixing 'The Way Old Friends Do'. Björn,
Benny and Frida attend the Rod Stewart concert in Stockholm tonight.
1980-10
.Recording Spanish vocals for 'Andante,
Andante'.
1980-10-12 Mixing 'Andante, Andante'.
1980-10-14 Percussion overdubs for 'Super Trouper'.
1980-10-21 ABBA to Paris for two days. They perform
The Winner Takes It All' and 'Super Trouper' at tv-show 'Stars 80'.
1980-10late Filming the videoclip for 'Super Trouper'.
November:
1980-11-03 Release LP 'Super
Trouper'
1980-11-04 Recording tracks for Agnetha and Linda's Christmas
album.
1980-11-05 Ditto.
1980-11-08 Filming the singing scenes of the 'Happy New
Year' and 'Felicidad' promotion clips at Lasse Hallström's apartment.
1980-11-17 Björn and Frida on Swedish tv-show Mandagsbörsen for interview.
1980-11-18 Fhoto session with 'Bravo' photographer Wolfgang Heilemann in Stockholm.
1980-11 .. ABBA on 'Words and Music' (A special about 'Super Trouper').
1980-11-26 Shooting the 'Show Express' special for German television in Stockholm with The Winner Takes It All', 'Super Trouper' On and On and One' and 'Happy New Year' by piano. ABBA arrived at 3 pm at the studios and started rehearsals. At 8.40 pm Björn was interviewed in German by tv-host Michael Schanze, followed by performing the above songs.
Show Express special for German television, however
filmed in Stockholm
1980-11-27
Ditto.
1980-11-28 Ditto.
1980-11-29 Ditto.
1980-11-30 Last day of shooting 'Show Express' in Stockholm.
December:
1980-12-04 Start sessions for Finn Kalvik's album with all
four ABBA members involved.
1980-12-10 Recording Mireille Mathieu's 'Bravo Tu As Gagne',
the French version of 'The Winner Takes It All'.
1980-12-11 Ditto.
Mireille,
Benny, Frida and Björn in the studio
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