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January:
1974-01-04 Work on 'Waterloo'.
1974-01-25. Stig's birthday.
1974-01-30 Swedish vocal work on
'Honey Honey'.
February:
1974-02-09 ABBA wins Swedish song
contest with 'Waterloo' with 302 points. A massive party at Sig's
place follows afterwards.
1974-02-20 Guitar work on 'Waterloo'.
1974-02-21 Backing tracks for Frida's
2nd solo album: 'Frida Ensam'. Benny produced this album.
ABBA and young Linda
1974-02. Photo shoot for the
'Waterloo' album sleeve done at the Gripholm Castle.
March:
1974-03.. Filming of 'Waterloo' in
Swedish (outdoor)?
1974-03-04 Release single
'Waterloo'(Swedish) - 'Honey, Honey' (Swedish) and release of LP'Waterloo'
1974-03-11 Work on Frida's album
'Ensam' produced by Benny.
1974-03-14 Work on Frida's album
'Ensam. Work also on Ted Gärdestad's album 'Upptag' with
contributions of the girls on several tracks.
1974-03-15 Recording 'Waterloo' in
German with lyrics by Gerd Müller-Schwanke.
In the studio in Sollentuna
1974-03-19 ABBA in Paris.
1974-03-20 Backing vocals of Frida for
a Ted Gärdestad track.
1974-03-27 Backing tracks for Frida's
album 'Ensam'.
1974-03-28 Backing track for Agnetha's
album.
April:
1974-04 Release single 'Honey,
Honey' - 'King Kong Song'
1974-04-01 ABBA and the crew fly to
London for promotional work.
1974-04-04 Rehearsals, interviews etc.
in Brighton.
1974-04-05 Agnetha's 24th birthday.
Rehearsals and interviews. There's champagne at the hotel.
1974-04-06 Meeting in the morning with
Dutch tv-host 'Eddy Becker', who invites the four to perform at his
show. Dress rehearsals are at 2 pm. ABBA wins at 'The Dome' in
Brighton that evening with 'Waterloo'. After celebrations the four
arrive at their hotel suite: 'Napoleon suite' at 4 am.
1974-04-07 Champagne-breakfast at 9.30
offered by recordcompany Epic-CBS and photoshooting on the beach.
That evening ABBA, Stig and a few others talk about plans of the
group for the upcoming time.
1974-04-08 ABBA are driven to London
in a limousine on Monday after the contest. They stay at the
Grosvenor House Hotel.
1974-04-09 In London sightseeing and
shopping. Also photo sessions and interviews with the press, however
Agnetha is ill today.
1974-04-10 ABBA on 'Top Of The Pops'
(England) with 'Waterloo'.
1974-04-11 ABBA fly to Hamburg,
West-Germany, to appear on tv-show 'Die Aktuelle Schaubude' with
'Waterloo' and 'Honey Honey'. ABBA fly back to Stockholm the same
evening and arrive there around mignight.
Aktuelle Schaubude, Germany
1974-04-12 ABBA back in Stockholm.
The two couples, baby Linda and Stikkan and his wife go to the island
to spend Easter here.
1974-04 Short holiday on the island
1974-04-17 ABBA to France, an
improvised photosession is held somewhere in Holland. The trip
continues to Paris to appear on the TV shows 'Midi-Première' and
'Domino' and on a radio show called 'RTL Non Stop'. There's little
time to explore the city today.
RTL Non Stop radio
programme
1974-04-18 ABBA in Paris and work on
the French version of 'Waterloo' is done today.
ABBA on 'Domino' TV show in Paris
1974-04-19 ABBA in Paris.
1974-04-22 Back to Stockholm to attend
the 'Annual Expressen Spring Party'.
1974-04-24 ABBA on Eddy Becker's
'Eddy-Go-Round Show' in Holland. Eddy Becker already had met the
foursome in Brighton on Saturday morning April. The BBC also bought
this recording.
Frida Benny Björn
Agnetha
ABBA on the Eddy-Go-Round Show
1974-04-25 ABBA to Germany for
promotional work. They appear on the 'Peter Frankenfeld' Show.
1974-04-29 ABBA on Toppop (Holland)
with 'Waterloo'. ABBA were contracted even before they won the
Contest!!
ABBA on' Toppop' (Holland) with
'Waterloo'.
1974-05-03 Work on Frida's album
'Ensam'.
1974-05-08 Recording two remixes of
'Ring Ring'.
1974-05-13 ABBA in Germany to Hamburg
1974-05-14 ABBA in Frankfurt Germany
on 'Drehsheibe' (recording set in a town park)
1974-05-15 ABBA in Saarbrucken in
Germany to appear on the James Last 'Starparade' with Waterloo and
Honey Honey.
1974-05-16 ABBA in Germany.
1974-05-17 ABBA in Belgium, Brussels
on 'Chansons à la carte' TV show, performing 'Ring Ring' and
'Waterloo. Later that day, they are invited to the Cinéma, a
dancing.
1974-05-18 ABBA to Paris in the
afternoon to appear on TV show 'La une est à vous'.
1974-05-22 ABBA in Madrid on 'Señoras
Y Señores' with 'Ring Ring', 'Honey, Honey', 'Hasta Mañana' and
'Waterloo'.
1974-05late ABBA to Lisbon and from
there back to Stockholm.
1974-05/06 More promotional visits
during these months.
ABBA on the Top Of The Pops (UK)
July:
1974-07 .July is spent in studio
most of the time, working on Frida's album and for Polar act 'Wasa'.
1974-07early Filming promotion clips
for Waterloo and Ring Ring:
Waterloo
Ring Ring
1974-07-11 Work on Frida's album
'Ensam'.
1974-07-22 Recordings for the
Hootenanny Singers' 'Evert Taube Pa Vart Sätt' album and Agnetha's
album 'Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus'.
1974-07late Songwriting sessions for
the 'ABBA' album on the Viggsö island.
August:
1974-08-04 ABBA on the 'Tommy Cooper
Show' (England) with Ring Ring.
1974-08early Songwriting sessions on
the Viggsö island.
1974-08-22 Backing track of 'So Long',
'Dance With The Devil, a working title of 'Man In The Middle' and
'Turn On Me, a working title of 'S.O.S' (first recording session for
the 'ABBA' album).
1974-08-23 Continuing of work on the
tracks of previous day.
September:
1974-09-14 Never used backing track
for 'Hey, Hey Helen'.
1974-09-15 Backing tracks of 'Rikky
Rock'n Roller' and 'I've Been Waiting for You'.
1974-09-16 First backing track of
'Stop And Listen To Your Heart, a working title of
'Bang-A-Boomerang' and a backing track of 'Dixie', a working title
of 'Here Comes Rubie Jamie', a working title of 'Terra Del Fuego'.
1974-09-17 Overdubs on tracks that
were recorded this month.
1974-09-25 Work on track of 'So Long'
and 'Bang-A-Boomerang'.
1974-09late ABBA on 'Disco'
(West-Germany) with 'Honey Honey' (airdate was 28 September).
1974-09late ABBA on ' Aktuelle
Schaubude' (West-Germany) with 'Honey Honey'.
1974-09-29 ABBA to America on a three
day promotion tour. Meeting with press.
1974-09-30 ABBA on the 'Mike Douglas
Show' in Philadelphia and the 'Merv Griffin' Talkshow.
Dinner at the Swedish consulate
Frida meets het idol Peggy Lee
1974-10-01 Third day in the U.S.
1974-10-02 Back in Stockholm.
1974-10-03 ABBA in Essen, Germany to
receive "Der Goldene Löwe" from Radio Luxemburg.
1975-10-05 A performance in Germany.
1974-10 ABBA in Holland on Eddy
Becker's Eddy-Go-Round Show with 'Honey, Honey' .
1974-10-16 Backing track of 'Ing.
Saltet', a working title of 'A Crazy World', a working title of
'Crazy World' and 'Bach-laten, a working title of 'Huneysuckly Rose,
a working title of 'Mama', a working title of 'Intermezzo No. 1'.
1974-10-18 Backing track for 'Didn't
I, a working title of 'Baby', a working title of 'Rock Me'.
1974-10-21 Drum overdums for 'Rock
Me'.
1974-10-22 Mixing tracks of 'So Long'
and 'I've Been Waiting For You'. ABBA give a rehearsal concert in a
gymnasium in Sollentuna, Sweden,
1974-10-23 Several overdubs for 'Man
In The Middle', 'Crazy World' and 'Honeysuckly Rose, a working title
of 'Mama', a working title of 'Intermezzo No.1'
On the road again.
November:
1974-11-06 ABBA rehears for the
upcoming tour.
1974-11-15 Last day of rehearsals for
upcoming tour to start in Northern Europe on the 17th.
1974-11-16 To Copenhagen by plane for
the 1974 tour. Arrival in Copenhagen and a press conference at the
Plaza hotel in the afternoon.
1974-11-17 European tour starts today.
Rehearsals during the morning. Concert in Kalkonerteater in
Copenhagen starting at 2 pm.
Hysteria after ABBA's first concert in
Copenhagen
1974-11-18 Soundcheck from 6 pm.
Concert in Hanover (Kuppelsaal) (West-Germany) starting at 8 pm. ABBA
stay at the Intercontinental hotel. Today is also the release of
single 'So Long' -I've been waiting for you'.
1974-11-19 Concert in Munich
(Deutsches Museum) (West-Germany). ABBA stay at the Hilton hotel in
Munich. Concert starts at 8 pm.
1974-11mid ABBA on 'Sportstudio'
(West-Germany) with 'Honey Honey' and 'So Long'.
1974-11-21 Concert in Frankfurt
(Jahrhunderthalle) (West-Germany).
1974-11-22 Concert in Berlin
(Hochschule fur Musik) (West-Germany).
1974-11-23 Concert in Nürnberg
(Meistersingerhalle) (West-Germany). Concert starts at 8 pm.
1974-11-24 Concert in Vienna?
(Austria). According a newspaper, ABBA performed 'So Long' on the
Austrain tv-show 'Spotlight' today.
1974-11-25 Concert in Innsbruck
(Austria).
1974-11-27 Concert in Zürich
(cancelled).
1974-11-28 Concert in Düsseldorf
(Philipshalle) cancelled because of Frida's illness (West-Germany)
1974-11-29 Concert in Bremen (Glocke)
(West-Germany).
1974-11-30 Concert in Hamburg
(Musikhalle) (West-Germany). This tour has been very unsuccesful,
except for the concerts in Denmark.
1974-11 ABBA on 'Ein Kessel
Buntes' (East Berlin) with 'Waterloo', 'Honey, Honey' and 'So Long'.
December:
1974-12-01 A short break for spending
time with the family.
1974-12-04 Performance on the 'Top Of
The Pops' Christmas Special (England) with Waterloo and 'So Long'.
'So Long', however, was never aired.
1974-12-09 Mixing of 'Man In The
Middle'.
1974-12-11 Overdubs for 'Intermezo No.
1'. Tonight a concert in Stockholm at the 'Konserthuset'.
1974-12late ABBA have a little break
on the island during this tour, to work on new songs ('I Do' and
'Tropical Loveland').