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ABBA
What ABBA: The Album lacked in an imaginative title, it made up for with great songwriting, ambitious musicianship and record-breaking sales By the time of this, their fifth studio album,…
Making ABBA: Waterloo
Its title track stands as a pop masterpiece, and the ratio of killer to filler has improved, but ABBA: Waterloo is still as preposterous as it is pleasing… By Wyndham…
Making ABBA: Ring Ring
ABBA: Ring Ring was the album that announced the arrival of a new pop group that were about to take on the world… By Wyndham Wallace “Every day in…
Making ABBA: Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous showed off ABBA at their sexiest, as the quartet headed for boogie wonderland on the most disco-influenced work in their back catalogue… By Mark Lindores With a new baby,…
Making ABBA: Arrival
Transformed into a slick hit-making machine, ABBA: Arrival found the band at the peak of their powers across a landmark album that can be seen as a benchmark for great…
Making ABBA: Super Trouper
One of their most fully formed collections of songs – and a unanimous band favourite – Super Trouper saw ABBA put aside their differences to fine effect… By Mark Lindores…
Making ABBA: The Visitors
For ABBA The Visitors would prove the album that split the band for good (well, for 40 years anyway). “We’ve emptied ourselves of everything we’ve got to give,” said Björn.…
ABBA share new songs ahead of first album in 40 years and avatar live show
ABBA have officially reunited and shared their first new songs for four decades. The announcement also included news of an avatar live show with a purpose-built arena in London. The…
Top 15 Sophisti-Pop Albums
By mixing elements of jazz, R&B and soul, a new wave of artist emerged during the mid-80s, bringing with them a certain cultured elegance to the charts. Here is our…
ABBA Albums: The complete guide
All of the ABBA albums are worth a place in every pop fan’s record collection. Here we take a trip through every record the quartet ever made… ABBA Albums: Ring…