# ABBA celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “Ring Ring” in multiple formats

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- Published: 2023-03-27T17:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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### **ABBA Celebrates **_**RING RING**_** 50th Anniversary**

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[⌊ABBA⌉⌊ABBA⌉[

The year of 2023 sees the 50th anniversary of **ABBA**’s debut album, [_**Ring Ring**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=0cece7612b&e=615f2b8493).
It is an important album in the amazing history of the group, as it shows us their
birth: the fascinating start of their journey, finding out who they are and where
their strengths lie.

Reaching record shops in Sweden on March 26, 1973, _Ring Ring _offered a wealth 
of great pop tunes. There was, for instance, “**People Need Love**,” the very first
ABBA single, and “**He Is Your Brother**,” a popular number on ABBA’s 1977 tour 
of Europe and Australia. Crucially, on the title track the ABBA sound was born as
the group discovered how attractive the sound of multi-layered vocals was and how
exciting a song could be if you made use of all the possibilities of the recording
studio.  

ABBA - Ring, Ring

[⌊ABBA - Ring, Ring⌉⌊ABBA - Ring, Ring⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**ABBA “Ring Ring”**

The public responded well to “**Ring Ring**” – the song and the album. Famously,
for two consecutive weeks in April 1973, the Swedish “Ring Ring” single was at Number
One, the English-language version at Number Two, and the _Ring Ring _album at Number
Three on the combined singles-and-albums chart used in Sweden at the time. Record-
buyers had fallen head over heels in love with this brand new group. And ABBA’s 
sense of joy in trying different song styles and thrilling studio trickery can still
be felt today, half a century later.

[⌊ABBA Box Set⌉⌊ABBA Box Set⌉[

The _Ring Ring _album was originally credited to **Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida**–
the name ABBA didn’t quite exist yet. The group itself almost didn’t exist, as the
two ladies were still pursuing solo careers and the two men were busy with many 
different projects when the album was recorded. But its huge success sealed the 
deal: from now on they would be ABBA.  

To celebrate this milestone, the LP _Ring Ring_ and its singles will be available
for pre-order on the following formats on March 23^(rd  )and released on **May 19th**.

 * 2LP 45 RPM remastered at Abbey Road Studios in a gatefold sleeve featuring obi-
   strip and certificate of authenticity.
 * 5×7″ Colour Singles Box Set (D2C Exclusive)
 * Individual 7″ Picture Discs:
    - He Is Your Brother / Santa Rosa
    - People Need Love / Merry-Go-Round
    - Ring Ring (English) / She’s My Kind of Girl
    - Ring Ring (Swedish), Åh, vilka tider
    - Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough / I Am Just A Girl)  

 [**PRE-ORDER HERE**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=78c3e334ee&e=615f2b8493)

[**Details on other ABBA Collections.**](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2022/04/abba-to-release-brand-new-career-encompassing-lp-cd-collections-picture-disc-lp-set-and-lyric-video-series/)

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