ABBA box 2008

[paul]

just in case anyone cares, there was a new somewhat slimmed down version of the ABBA box that came out a few months ago. it still has all the albums, but without any bonus tracks or DVDs. there's 1 cd of non-album tracks. it takes up a lot less space than the other box (not to mention the box i have of the first 8 Queen albums which is huge).

http://www.discogs.com/ABBA-The-Albums/release/1544074

just figured in case tom's played ABBA so much that it converted any other former non-believers such as myself, if you can't track down the super-deluxe box tom has, this one's easily available and a lot cheaper (i paid 50 bucks plus shipping for it)

[pscan]

I purchased this as well after hearing some of the deep cuts. It's great!

Does anyone know of any good books about ABBA?

Thanks!

[Snuggalo]

I don't know whether the field of ABBA scholarship will ever yield anything on par with, say, "Three Dog Nightmare," but this seems to be the definitive bio:

Abba: Bright Lights Dark Shadows

Editorial Reviews
Review
'...compelling and incredibly detailed...essential reading for anyone wondering what the pop world looked like in the 1970s...' MOJO
'An extraordinary book...Palm makes a case for Abba being THE musical story of the 20th century. After reading this Dancing Queen will never sound the same again.' Q
**** 'Another fine addition to the canon of music biographies...Palm's biography is extremely thorough and dipped deeply in a pond of melancholy. A powerful, moving read' THE TIMES

Product Description
Paperback edition of the first truly thorough and honest 'warts-and-all' ABBA biography, covering all aspects of the members' lives and careers: the period before the group came together, their amazing 70s, their marriages and divorces, their business empire and their careers after the group.

About the Author
Stockholm based writer Carl Magnus Palm is recognised as the world's foremost Abba historian. His earlier books include Abba: The Complete Recording Sessions, which was based on extensive interviews with all four Abba members, From Abba to Mamma Mia, a collaboration wtih Anders Hanser, photographer and close friend of Abba. Palm was involved in putting together the Abba CD Box Set Thank You For The Music and has also contributed liner notes to several Abba related CDs most notably the remastered version of the compilation album Abba Gold and the re-issue of Abba's original albums.