NEW SINGLE ABBA
Enclosed please find ABBA's latest single release
SUMMER NIGHT CITY
c/w
MEDLEY
PICK A BALE OF COTTON ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
The A-Side of this single
is from ABBA's forthcoming LP and is being released worldwide beginning
of September. The B-side was originally released on a charity-LP for "Die
Deutsche Krebshilfe" in Germany in 1975.
As usual there is a 16mm promotionfilm available of this single - produced
as always by the wellknown film-producer Lasse Hallström. This film
can be ordered from our office and the price is Sw. kr. 800:- plus freight.
After a long and restful summer ABBA are now "back in business" again
working day and night with their new LP - writing, producing and recording
in our new recording studio in Stockholm. We are hoping for a simultaneous
release all over the world before Christmas, but the release date is not
yet definitely set.
The studiowork will be interrupted for a few days in the middle of October,
when ABBA will fly down to Paris to appear on a big TV-show.
Middle of November - when the new LP hopefully is completed - ABBA will
be off on a promotion tour to Japan to do their own one hour TV-special
for Tokyo Broadcasting System. At the same time they will also do several
radio - and TV-interviews and give a big pressconference at the Swedish
Embassy.
On their way to Japan, they will stop over in Los Angeles to appear on
the Dick Clark show on November 15th. We are right now negotiating with
two major American TV-stations to do our own American TV-special beginning
of next year.
On September 10th Stig will go to Hungary to follow up the great success
of ABBA's records and our film "ABBA- The Movie" in this territory. He
will appear on several radio- and TV- interviews and also give a pressconference.
Middle of October Stig will be going on a trip around the world together
with our international vice-president Mr. John Spalding from London. They
will start off in Tokyo from October 15 to 21 to prepare ABBA's visit
later on. From there they will continue to Taipei, Taiwan (October 21
to 23) and to the Philippines - Manila (October 23 - 26). They will stop
in Hawaii for a few days on their way to Los Angeles, where they will
be from October 30 to November 3. Next stop will be the Musexpo
Convention in Miami Beach (November 3 to 7) before they return home via
New York on November 9.
The wellknown French orchestra leader Franck Pourcel has recorded an album
with twelve ABBA songs to be released world wide on Pathe-Marconi/EMI
label. ABBA's latest single "SUMMER NIGHT CITY" will also be included
on this LP.
During the last months, ABBA have had no less than three LP:s on Top 20
in Japan. July was an ABBA-month in Japan, and they were shown on TV several
times.
Middle of August ABBA were visited by our French licensee, Mr. Alan Boublil,
Disques Melba, who handed over a golden disc for "ABBA - The Album". ABBA
have also received platinum for sale in the U.S. and Canada for their
LP:s "GREATEST HITS" and "ABBA - The Album".
September 6, 1978
GÖREL JOHNSEN
GJ/AD
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