https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 00:36:36 +0000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:57:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2644 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=67401&title=abba-dancing-queen#67401 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 2644
Posted: 20 October 2025 at 9:57am

There's another point later in the song which you can borrow from to repair the dropout where the backing vocals won't disappear. I prefer working from the version on the first pressing of ABBA Gold the most... it is a little bright in terms of EQ but it is a great transfer.

Edited by LunarLaugh - 20 October 2025 at 9:57am]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:57:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=67401&title=abba-dancing-queen#67401 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=67400&title=abba-dancing-queen#67400 Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 2644
Posted: 19 October 2025 at 11:20pm

Apparently, some CD appearances of "Dancing Queen" have a dropout occurring at roughly 2.07. Here's a quote from Jon Astley, who did the 2001 remasters of ABBA's discography:

There was an Abba fan who wrote to me saying 'Why does the backing vocal on the second line of the second chorus of 'Dancing Queen' now not go on as long as it used to on the vinyl version?' I couldn't think what he was on about, but when I looked at the file, I saw that there was a dropout there and I had taken the first chorus, which was just the tiniest bit shorter and pasted that in to sort out the dropout. The 'anoraks' out there are your greatest friend and your worst enemy.

The official music video on YouTube features the aforementioned "fixed" version, along with the streaming release of the Arrival album. All other ABBA releases featuring the song on streaming retain the dropout. Can the edit in question be reproduced?

]]> Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:20:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=67400&title=abba-dancing-queen#67400 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=41356&title=abba-dancing-queen#41356 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 2644
Posted: 08 May 2014 at 9:54pm

I've been able to verify that the commercial LP length of ABBA's "Dancing Queen" has an actual and printed run time of 3:50. FYI, it exactly matches the length as it appears on the ABBA Definitive Collection CD (Polar/UTV Records 314549974).]]> Thu, 08 May 2014 21:54:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=41356&title=abba-dancing-queen#41356 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=12341&title=abba-dancing-queen#12341 Author: edtop40
Subject: 2644
Posted: 01 November 2007 at 5:31pm

my commercial 45, issued as atlantic 3372, states a run time of 3:50, but actually runs 3:47.....if you just fade the last 0:06 from 3:42 to 3:48, you'll re-create the true 45 version....basically the 3:50 running cd versions are about 0:03 to long.....this accounts for the differing run times in the db.....this should be noted in the db....

Edited by edtop40]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:31:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2644&PID=12341&title=abba-dancing-queen#12341