The POSTER book

For us Swedish ABBA fans, who suffered an almost complete silence of ABBA related stories in the newspapers and any other publications, the POSTER magazine came as a big relief.
     Now POSTER's importance has been revealed in a great book from Premium Publishing. It is interesting to know that neither Stikkan Anderson, nor ABBA were that interested in being portrayed in the magazine. ABBA, because they were struggeling to get accpeted as part of the Swedish music culture and Stikkan, for not getting any money out of it. Many of the posters published in POSTER were taken by Bubi Heilemann, the German photographer.
     There is now a book available about POSTER's history. It's a nice colour book that even includes a  poster of  Agnetha (see picture) and Kiss in A2 format. POSTER published no less than 2 special ABBA issues, one in 1977 and one in 1978. The book is in Swedish, but I think it's a collectable for any ABBA fan. Ten pages (plus the A2 poster of Agnetha with the lollipop) is worth it. POSTER helped the people that were teenagers in the 70's and 80's to cover their walls with great posters of their idols (even a nude picutre of Mike Tucker, member of Sweet!) who would'nt want to see that?.
    If you would like to order the book, it's available from Premium Publishing and other book webstores online.
It's a great complete work of what was "in" in the 70s and what we all put on our bedroom walls.

Comments

[Gerald]

A shame that the "Poster" book do not feature a more classy picture as a poster from Abba or the members.......this poster with Agnetha is a laugh - naive, without class and a real shocker!!!

[Margit Johansson]

I have got the poster book a longer time ago and i like in very much. I also have to agree with the comment by Gerald and it is really sad that not a much more classy poster was chosen from ABBA or the members. The Agnetha poster looks so childish and she does not present Abba as the top group, as they really are. A more classy poster would be very much appreciated. For my taste, Agnetha is too much childish but we have to take the decision which was made by the publisher from the poster book. I am so sorry for your dear Anna or Agnetha.....but this poster is a "discrimination" for the world!