Made by Swedish television company SVT, and released for the first time on DVD in 2004 to coincide with ABBA's 30th anniversary, Urban Lasson's film begins by charting the group's attempts to crack the US. Rather than using a narrator to guide the viewer through the scenes, the film competently uses stylish images to tell the story of the group's trip across the continent. Recorded at the height of the disco era, the American footage is dominated by images of roller skaters, and some of the live material from the Wembley shows was shot by a roller-skating cameraman, so that he could move more quickly on stage to get the best shots.

The four split just a couple of years after this tour, making the film one of a few quality recordings of the band playing live. It's a shame that additional full performances of other ABBA favourites were not recorded, or included in the final cut. However the disc does include previously unreleased DVD footage of "The Way Old Friends Do", "I Have A Dream" (Unedited Live Version) and "Thank You For The Music" to partially compensate for this.

On the DVD:As well as the bonus concert performances, the DVD includes recently recorded interviews with the film director Urban Lasson, and the promoter and tour producer Thomas Johansson. A tour souvenir programme picture gallery is also included, and the disc comes with a 28-page colour booklet, which features an excellent extended essay by Carl Magnus Palm on the making of the film. The soundtrack has been painstakingly remastered in 5.1 Surround Sound, making the live performances sound stunning. --John Galilee

DVD Description
Track Listing:

• 1. Waterloo
  
• 2. Eagle
  
• 3. Take A Chance On Me
  
• 4. Voulez Vous
  
• 5. Chiquitita
  
• 6. I Have A Dream
  
• 7. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
  
• 8. Knowing Me, Knowing You
  
• 9. Summer Night City
  
• 10. Dancing Queen
  
• 11. Does Your Mother Know?
  
• 12. Hole In Your Soul
  
• 13. The Way Old Friends Do
  
• 14. I Have A Dream
  
• 15. Thank You For The Music