Musik aus Studio B was a 45-minute music series, run on channel NDR from 22 October 1961 to 20 September 1976, on every 6th Monday at 9pm. All the performances were playback and in German, with some rare exceptions. They produced 97 Episodes all together, but unfortunately only 20 Episodes were archived and are available today.

Luckily this Episode No. 82 has survived, including ABBA performing (to playback) Waterloo in German, with lyrics by Gerd Müller-Schwanke.

This is one of the 2 rare performances, when ABBA sing in German (the other one is on Ein kessel Buntes). Agnetha seems full of confidence in this performance.

The host was Henning Venske. 

Other guest-stars of the show were:

1. Ballet scene (Hamburger Fernsehballett)
2. Dunja Rajter - Listen to the music (in German)
3. ABBA - Waterloo (in German)
4. Wilma Reading - Keep the Faith
5. Georges Moustaki - Sans la nommer (in French)
6. Ballet scene
7. Peter Beil - Señorina (in German)
8. The Three Degrees - The year of Decision
9. Street report: who can sing a schlager?
10. Reinhard Mey - Über den Wolken 
11. Erika Pluhar - Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte; Ein paar Tränen werd' ich weinen um dich
12. Ballet scene

Click here for a TV listing from Die tat - 10 June 1974, p12

In addition to the air date of 10 June 1974 on NDR (ARD’s regional television channel targeting northern Germany, it was later shown as repeates on NDR and N3, Germany.

This clip has been released on the DVD ABBA - Waterloo Deluxe Edition on 6 April 2014. The recording is available officially on Waterloo 30th Anniversary Edition; 30th Anniversary Original Album Box; The Complete Studio Recordings;

Frida reading the lyrics in German off camera

Lyrics available on the Official ABBA site

Thanks to Philip Muytjens, Jozsef, Alexandre Carvalho and Philippe Dupont.
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