ABBA announce the very special re-issue of their debut album, Ring Ring, to celebrate its 50th anniversary. 

Originally released when ABBA weren't even ABBA - just a band under the name Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida - Ring Ring was first issued as an LP on 26 March 1973, and saw the somewhat muted start to the career of a band that would go on to define the sound, look and feel of pop music.

But the huge success of Ring Ring in the band's native Sweden - where both the Swedish and English versions of the title track charted at Number 1 and 2 respectively at the same time (!) - was enough to convince Agnetha and Anna-Frid to pause their solo careers. And ABBA was born.

To celebrate the momentous five decades since ABBA first made their first, tentative steps in the music business, Ring Ring is being re-issued with a special new Deluxe edition, with all its track remastered at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London.

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By George Griffiths
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