ABBA In Japan

In November 1978 ABBA travelled to Japan for a 10day promotional trip the purpose of which was to break the group in a country which had so far resisted ABBAs charms with the exception of the occasional mediumcharting hit In addition to gazillions of press and radio interviews and television appearances the main event of the visit was the taping of a television special devoted entirely to ABBA The special featured ABBA performing no less than 14 songs three of which were performed live with a full orchestra backing resulting in unique arrangements never used before or since The television special simply entitled ABBA Special was subsequently released on VHS and laserdisc