ABBA books in my collection
I used to have some more, but I sold what I didn’t regard worth keeping.
Again, I’m not a true collector, I’m only after things which have anything to offer
for my interests.
All books in English, if not stated otherwise.
Please note that most books are out of print even when not explicitely mentioned.
ABBA’s biography and my very first ABBA book. Includes chapters about the tours until 1977.
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The lyrics to ABBA’s songs and their German translations, with some errors though. Includes illustrations similiar to the style of The Album.
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The most original ABBA book I know. I love its artistic approach! Back then it was so great to just get anything new about ABBA. The book is available again as print on demand.
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Information about all recording sessions, with some bits about live performances and releases.
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Agnetha telling about her career including several comments on concerts and touring.
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Photo book, alternate shots than in the ‘big Heilemann’.
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Pictures and trivia telling the ABBA story.
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This book by one of ABBA’s main photographers includes pictures of the tours 1974 and 1977
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Short reviews and discography for all published songs, some information about the released live tracks. Useful for the more basic fan or for quickly looking up some basic information.
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German version of Bright Lights, Dark Shadows.
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Biography.
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The book is great because it’s one of the rare opportunities to find some original statements by B&B about the songs used for the musical. Fortunately you could get it for very low money, despite it being that large and heavy, so you can just ignore the Mamma Mia! part. The first half about ABBA is well worth it alone and features also several large pictures, (I don’t know though, if the English book with the same title features the same content.)
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German version of As I Am.
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A colorful collection of pictures.
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Similiar style and layout, but different pictures than in ABBA The Book and The Scrapbook.
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Guide to ABBA-related places in Stockholm.
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Authorised book with many photos and statements about the 1979 tour.
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Reworked version of the Swedish book Succée på världs-scenen (1979). It’s the only real tour book about ABBA, including many pictures and a diary with lots of details and anecdotes around the North American part of the tour 1979. An extra chapter was added with pictures of the Japan tour 1980. Also available in Swedish.
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Features some reprinted tour memorabilia and some notes on the Sydney concerts,
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Even if you don’t understand Polish, the many pictures about ABBA’s visit to Poland in 1976 make this book almost a must-have.
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Nice magazine issue.
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Main ABBA biography, updated edition.
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Features many tour pictures and also some comments on them by the ABBA members.
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Includes facsimile items and personal memories from the ABBA members. German version of ABBA The Backstage Stories. This book was published in various languages with different titles and covers.
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English version of ABBA. The Backstage Stories. Republished in 2018 with the gimmicks of the original version transferred to normal book pages.
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Biography.
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Features updated and new information about all recording sessions, with some bits about live performances and releases, additional chapters about accompanying facts and people.
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Includes scans of all ABBA-related articles, short news and posters from the German magazine Bravo and also the Mini-Bravo published between 1974 and 1986 (including the complete lifesize Starschnitt poster, also the Musik Joker Special (poster mag with 12 posters) posters & portraits from Pop, Popfoto, Rocky, Super-Poster. Scans are in high resolution, but due to the printing quality of the time don’t expect them to be crystal-clearNot every article is breathtaking or even correct of course and there aren’t any unknown pictures. You also can find most of the content online. It’s an archive disc for those like me who weren’t a Bravo reader, aren’t collecting the originals or just want to have it all in one place for quick access without spending the time and money for getting them in often bad condition.
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The book focusses solely on ABBA in Germany 1972-1983, featuring several statements with people involved which offer rarely told or even unkown information. Though it includes a lot of photos I wish there would have been more rarer ones. Also there could have been more content relating the German concerts. |
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