Filmed: Friday 19 November 1976
Location: Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, Netherlands
Broadcast: ?, AVRO, The Netherlands
Release status: This programme has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Shown in: The Netherlands
News rushes of a press conference/interview lasting 14.09 minutes is listed at this archive web-site.
However, unless you're one of the artistes involved ("If you are/were a member of a band or the artist, and want to see the footage of yourself, we will usually supply (free of charge) a time-coded copy for your personal archives") or got more money than you know what to do with, then it's staying in their archives ...
During the press conference, which was organised by Polydor and the magazine Hitkrant and attended by 400 people, ABBA were presented with numerous gold and platinum discs.
On 27 January 2012, Ad Visser appeared as a guest on Pauw & Witteman (VARA, The Netherlands) to discuss the news of the forthcoming release of The Visitors Deluxe edition in April 2012 and in particular the inclusion of From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel on the album. During the interview there was footage of Ad presenting ABBA with a “Hitkrant” award for being voted most popular group in the Netherlands at this same press conference and also (part of?) his interview on Toppop.
Click here for an article from Nieuwe Leidsche Courant - 20 November 1976, p.11
Click here for an article from Hitkrant No.1, p.11
Archive data from reelinintheyears.com:
Artist ABBA
Title Press Conference/Interview
Date 11-19-1976
BWC C
Live/Lip Synch L
Song Length 14:09
Program Length 14:09
Category S
ID 123
Thanks to Jozsef, Renee Lelieveld, Donn Spanninga Steenkist, Karin Angeleyes, Ángel Herrera, Neil Barber, Henk Jansen, Miepje, Dario and Walter Veldman c/o ABBA Village.
YouTube link c/o ABBFridalicious