Search - Abba :: Number Ones

Always nice to see something new from ABBA, but....

Roderick Keech | Australia | 01/19/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is just another repackaging job from the money spinners at Universal. The tracks are the 2001 masters used for the reissue of all the original albums, and if you have none of these, then you might consider buying this double set. The second CD however, while not being number one hits, are tracks 'taken' from number one albums. I have no problem with this, but running at a slim 43 minutes, when we all know CDs can hold up to 80 minutes, you'd expect they might have been a little more generous. After all, it's not as though there isn't enough material to fill up the disc. One can't help but feel that Universal are bleeding consumers. Given this, my advice is to wait until the price plummets, or buy it second hand. Not good value for money, and quite a few punters believe these tracks were specially remastered for this release. The offical ABBA Fan Club in the Netherlands confirm this is not the case - these are recycled 2001 masters. Not that this is a bad thing, but if you are expecting something spectacularly different from the 2001 reissues you will be disappointed."