Abba book updated

[RoadWarrior]

The groundbreaking book 'ABBA ' The Complete Recording Sessions' will be issued in a completely revised, updated and expanded edition.

This new release will feature more details on exactly how ABBA wrote and recorded classic hits such as Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You and the Winner Takes It All, as well as all the other great music they created during their decade together.

ABBA ' The Complete Recording Sessions by Carl Magnus Palm was first published in 1994. Based on original research and interviews with all four ABBA members, as well as the key people who worked with them in the recording studio, the book was the first attempt at taking a serious look at the group's music. In the 20 years that have passed since then, more information has emerged that will be incorporated into the new edition.

More pertinently, ABBA's BjĂśrn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have authorised Palm to listen to much more unreleased music than was available back in the early 1990s. Back then everything was analogue, which made it complicated to listen to tapes. Today, all the tapes have been transferred to a digital format, allowing for much easier access to unreleased recordings and alternate mixes of ABBA's classic hits. For this updated edition, BjĂśrn and Benny have also agreed to answer further questions about the group's music.

The time-consuming work with updating the book will be financed with a month-long crowd-funding campaign, scheduled to start on 28 January 2015.