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50 years an ABBA fan Around this time 50 years ago I became an ABBA fan. It’s hard to believe that half a century has passed. It’s hard to believe I’m that old! But my Seniors Card confirms it. Christ…

New blog post: 50 years an ABBA fan

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Our #ABBA50at50 celebration on Instagram for the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s first greatest hits collection has reached week 40. The 1976 Japanese compilation ALL ABOUT ABBA was reissued to coincide with ABBA’s November 1978 visit to the country.

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Record of the month – October 2025 A monthly look back at ABBA’s history on record ‘SOS’ was the third international single from ABBA’s 1975 self-titled album. In Australia, it was the fifth and final single release …

Record of the month - October 2025: SOS

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October was a big month for new ABBA singles in Australia: SOS in 1975, Money, Money, Money in 1976, The Name Of The Game in 1977, Summer Night City in 1978, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! in 1979, Frida’s Shine in 1984, Dancing Queen in 1992, Just A Notion in 2021
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Record of the month – September 2025 A monthly look back at ABBA’s history on record ‘Mamma Mia’ wasn’t planned to be a single. But Australia had other ideas.  ‘Mamma Mia’ was the last song recorded for the ABBA&n…

Record of the month - September 2025: Mamma Mia

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September in Australian ABBA history: in 1973 Ring Ring was released, in 1975 Mamma Mia was released, in 1976 Dancing Queen reached number 1, in 2021 I Still Have Faith In You and Don’t Shut Me Down were released.

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ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972-1982 – Q&A Carl Magnus Palm has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new, second revised edition of his fan favourite book ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972-1982. I recently posed some questi…

New blog post: questions & answers about ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972-1982 - Second Revised and Updated Edition

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This week the #ABBA50at50 celebration of the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s first Greatest Hits album features this unusual 1976 compilation from Portugal.

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I understand that many ABBA fans are wondering why they should support the new edition of ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions (shorturl.at/E2Knd), so I put together a blog post to explain why I'm eager to get this book off the ground: bit.ly/3UUw6iq

50 years ago today Mamma Mia was first broadcast on Countdown (nationally-broadcast weekly music show on Australian TV), leading to the song being released as a single and launching ABBA-mania.

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Fifty years ago today recording started on two of ABBA’s greatest hits, Dancing Queen and Fernando

ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972–1982 Second revised and expanded edition of the award-winning and critically acclaimed book.

I'm excited to announce that the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the second revised and expanded edition of ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972–1982 is now live! It will go on for a month, ending on 31 August. Place your order here: shorturl.at/E2Knd

This month in Australian ABBA history: in August 1975 ABBA-mania kicks off; singles Dancing Queen (1976), Voulez-Vous (1979), The Winner Takes It All (1980) are released. In 1986 ABBA Live hits the stores. All this and more! Check it out at abbaphenomenon.wordpress.com#this-month-i...

Record of the month - August 2025: Hits! Hits! Hits!
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New to The ABBA Phenomenon in Australia: ABBAWORLD and MAMMA MIA!

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Record of the month - July 2025: The Complete Gold Collection

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It’s mid-winter in Australia, typically a quieter time of year. But there are still plenty of ABBA anniversaries to remember. Check them out:
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We’re now halfway through our 50 at 50 journey on Instagram commemorating the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Greatest Hits album. Week 26 is the album from Chile.
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New #ABBA questions and answers: ABBA singles box set, Borsta tandtrollen bort, Spanish versions, Voyage in Las Vegas, One Night In Bangkok, smoking was their only vice

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Now online! Frida’s and Agnetha’s complete Australian discographies. From Something’s Going On to A+ and everything in between.

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ABBA - The Singles box set is out now. Be first to add your edition number to the list. Go to abbaomnibus.com/fans/abba-th... for information on sharing your number with other fans.

ABBA On Record book – 10% off in June! Hailed by reviewers as "a complete triumph" and "a vital, vibrant addition to any ABBA bookshelf", the hardcover edition is available at a 10% price reduction throughout the month of June 2025! Place your order: bit.ly/3Zd17AR

Record of the month - June 2025: ABBA

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This month in Australian ABBA history: the ABBA album was released in 1975, Fernando and The Best Of ABBA were the number one album and single in 1976, Chiquitita in Spanish was released in 1979.

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Spoiler alert: what’s changed in ABBA Voyage On Tuesday 27 May 2025 ABBA Voyage celebrated its third anniversary at the ABBA Arena in London. In March ABBA announced that to celebrate the anniversary “we’ll be adding a little something …

New blog post: Spoiler alert: what’s changed in ABBA Voyage

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In memoriam Michael B. Tretow 1944-2025 Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has reported that ABBA’s friend and recording engineer Michael B. Tretow has died, aged 80. All four members of ABBA have issued statements through Aftonbladet: …

New blog post: In memoriam Michael B. Tretow 1944-2025

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It’s week 19 of our #ABBA50at50 celebration on Instagram for the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s first Greatest Hits album. Here are the 18 worldwide collections we’ve seen so far. What’s the 19th? Find out at www.instagram.com/abbaomnibus

Singles from the ABBA album ABBA’s self-titled third album, released in April 1975, holds the distinction as the only album in the ABBA catalogue, and probably one of the few in the world, where every track was released as a …

New blog post: Singles from the ABBA album

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New blog post: ABBA 50th anniversary

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