If you love their music, you'll love there story..

A very very in depth and engaging account of one of the biggest music phenomenons the world has ever seen. It took a while to get through but gives a very clear picture of the lives and the music and the impact they had on the world.

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Well read and absorbing

A well researched biography of the group, my only complaint there was far too much info regarding their business ventures

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Labour of love

A very indepth account of one of the world's Supergroups. Delving details with a compassionate narrator. A must for anyone interested in the music industry and in particular Abba.

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Interesting and in depth account of ABBA, their career, musical development and much more.

Nice distinct English from the reader, however, pronunciation of Swedish names or words is abysmal, clearly no effort made to consult with anyone Swedish in this case. Shame!

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Definitive in terms of info

A superb overview and insight into the best pop band ever. Loads of facts and superb research. It could do with an an additional update as it's now slightly out of date at the end, but a terrific effort.

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Not enough personal content

Great for a music industry insider . This went into every record and how it did . This became repetitive and boring . Enjoyed the content about the band members but this was soon over and back to taking about production

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Bit boring

Long And at times boring and hard to follow. Abba are an incredible story but this was a bit long winded!!

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very interesting story, great detail

a well written book, though it feels clunky and awkwardly phrased in places, which I suspect is a result of the translation from Swedish to English.
Similarly the narration is mostly good, but every time there is a Swedish phrase or name to be said the narrator slows right down and takes a deep breath, which is very noticeable.
However the story is extremely interesting and written with great care and detail.

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Succinct

Enjoyed mostly but far too much about the financial side and the personal lives were skimmed over with very little details I didn’t know. Announcing of song names etc done in a very irritating way.

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Abba - As it was

Like many fans of Abba, the first time I saw them was on the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton and you could tell, they were good and well above the average. Abba really made it big in Germany with plenty of radio time and TV appearances. Listening to Abba when I was serving in the forces in Germany brought a lot of happiness into my life and I am still a massive fan. Many years ago, I bought ‘ Abba - The Complete Recording Sessions ‘ by the same author and it was a truly informative read and I even re-read it quite often. I was very pleased to see that he had taken on this project and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Massive amount of detail which true fans will love. The only thing that would have made it better would have been the inclusion of a PDF file with photos which I am fairly sure would be in the physical copy.

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