Pretty Maid Company – “Nina, Pretty Ballerina” (Germany Ariola) 1977

Written by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson (two members of Abba). Three young ladies based in Germany with a late 70s revival of an Abba title from 1973, when it appeared as a track on a Polar label recording in Sweden. Abba’s version didn’t appear to be released in the US or UK until their “Greatest Hits” package in 1976. The Pretty Maid Company released a handful of 45s in Germany in the late 70s. Their most extensive release was their first, “Pretty Maid”, which was another revival of a song from earlier in the decade when it was released in Germany as “Schöne Maid” by Tony Marshall.