About a week ago I received my copy of "ABBA - The Scrapbook", beautifully put together by famous ABBA-author Jean-Marie Potiez (visit his webpage here). He wrote this in his foreword to the book:
"Since writing ABBA: The Book,
I have wanted to create the most beautiful book published on ABBA, to
pay homage to Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha and to thank them in
my own way for all the pleasure they have given me since 6 April 1974.
It is true to say that they actually changed my life! Even though they
separated in 1982, the magic of ABBA lives on and their songs have the
same emotional impact on me.
If
since the 70s they have made the whole planet sing and dance, it is not
by chance but because their music and good humour have put colour into
our often grey and aggressive world. The cinema has paid them homage,
their songs are sung by numerous artists and a new generation has
fallen under the spell of ABBA. So allow me, through this book, to
thank them in the best way I can and to share with you my passion and
enthusiasm for the ABBA years!
I have put together ABBA: The Scrapbook
with all my heart and energies and I wanted this 
new book to be a
visual celebration that would take us back to the mid-70s when ABBA
were performing and travelling the world with their magical music. I
hope that ABBA: The Scrapbook will make you live (or relive) those wonderful times!
Thank you ABBA and thank you readers!"
Jean-Marie has definitely succeded in what he wanted to achieve with this book. It's full of hundreds of pictures, some that I have never seen. He has done a great research and I find myself going back to the book time after time finding new details I haven't noticed before.
This book is definitely a must-have for the serious ABBA-fan. I ordered my copy from www.amazon.co.uk, right now they have a special price of £11.89, you can order it here.
Thank YOU, Jean-Marie - you really brightened up the cold, dark and snowy winter we here in Sweden are trying to get through right now.
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