a must for any ABBA fan

if u luv ABBA, you buy this.

if you are not a major ABBA fan, you can pass.

An important, yet overlooked album

Waterloo was the album that introduced most of the world to ABBA. This particular release sounds very clean, which is a dramatic improvement over past releases. While this is not one of their best albums overall, it contains some of their best-known and loved songs.

The big bonus on this particular set are the 3 extra versions of "Waterloo", the U.S. remix of "Ring Ring", and the Swedish version of "Honey Honey", all of which have been released in some fashion via expensive compilation CDs. Finally, they are all together.

While the DVD is a great bonus, U.S. audiences may be disappointed, because it is in the PAL format, and is not playable on most U.S. DVD systems. But on the good side, it will play just fine on most PCs using standard DVD playing software. Had the DVD been in NTSC format, I may have rated this a 4-star package.

If your a devoted fan, this is a must-have set. However, if you only enjoy the key songs (Waterloo, Honey Honey, Dance), you may find that a compilation CD containing these songs to be of more benefit to you.