The History of ABBA, Chapter 5
Chapter 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJwxQF-6MSU&list=PLFsPu591tB7VAAkMlZ3LZt2tnccxW9Zj-&index=122 EListen the Podcast (In spanish) 1977 1977 begins with a world tour that debuts in Oslo on January 28th. ABBA dislikes live concerts because they value studio sound quality more and believe it can't be reproduced as well live. Furthermore, Björn and Benny prefer writing and recording songs rather than performing. That's why ABBA only went on two world tours, and we still don't have a complete recording of any of the concerts from the 1977 tour. This is a shame, because they included a mini-musical called "The Girl With Golden Hair," consisting of four songs with narration between them, which can only be heard on bootleg recordings. The 1977 tour was divided into two parts; the first consisted of 14 European cities, ending in London. As an anecdote, in London, tickets had to be purchased by mail, and they received 3.5 million applications, which woul...