★ Nearing the end of a fab ABBA project • A milestone reached as the Visitors sessions have been updated for the new edition of ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions. Read the blog post: carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/nearing-the-end-of-a-fab-abba-project

PROMOTION What are you doing on the weekend of 25–26 April? Why not join us for two days of exploring ABBA's Stockholm. See the places where Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida lived and worked! Meet guitarist Finn Sjöberg at the classic Atlantis Studios! More info and tickets: toursforfans.com/abba/

Chuffed that my ABBA biography, Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Definitive Biography Of ABBA, is just about to be published in Vietnamese, by Alpha Books (fahasa.com/hao-quang-bong-toi-the-real-story-of-abba.html). Its fifth language, after English, German and Croatian.

★ Bringing it together in ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions ● Those Tretow tapes and how they're enhancing the new edition of the book about ABBA's music: carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/bringing-it-together-in-abba--the-complete-recording-sessions

Everybody else is talking about The Beatles Anthology, so why shouldn't I? News agency story published in a number of Swedish papers today.

Agnetha & Frida in ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions: new blog post. carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/agnetha--frida-in-abba--the-complete-recording-sessions

Joe Matera's fab book about the 1975 ABBA album, for which I wrote the foreword, is now available in the UK, Sweden, France and perhaps elsewhere as well. More info and convenient ordering links here: bit.ly/43Nw9Bx

★ ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions: new discoveries • Adding more to the book than I thought I would. New blog post: bit.ly/3KOV8Ol

Last week I was interviewed on Swedish radio station P4 Sjuhärad, in conjunction with an ABBA lecture I gave in the town of Kinna. The interview starts at circa 02:15:10 and ends, somewhat unusually, with the French version of Waterloo! sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/2659566

New blog post: questions & answers about ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972-1982 - Second Revised and Updated Edition abbaomnibus.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/a...

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

Kickstarter has selected ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions as a Project We Love! It is their way of "highlighting brilliant examples of creativity". How cool! Help make this new revised and expanded edition a reality at Kickstarter: shorturl.at/E2Knd #ProjectWeLove

ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions marked the first time that the world learned when the recording of Dancing Queen began. It was, in fact, 50 years ago today! This article, very much based on my book, marks the occasion: bit.ly/4ojISER

PROMOTION Where am I? Something important in ABBA's early career happened here, but the location is not widely known. One of the more unusual spots we visit on our guided tour of ABBA's Stockholm. Next tour: weekend of 20–21 September. Tickets and more info: toursforfans.com/abba/

Look who will be appearing on the '70s Rock & Romance Cruise, 21–28 March 2026! Yours truly, that's who, giving a presentation about the ABBA story. Not too late in life for new experiences. Really looking forward to this. rockandromancecruise.com

The crowdfunding campaign for ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972–1982 (shorturl.at/E2Knd) started less than 24 hours ago, and it's going well! But there's still a long way to go, so please make your pledge (i.e., pre-order a copy of the book). Thanks for your support!

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

Crowdfunding for the second revised and expanded edition of ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions will start Thursday 31 July. Today I'm announcing the prices for a signed copy, including shipping: shorturl.at/HEzzT

On the weekend of 20–21 September, we'll be taking a new group of fans on a tour of ABBA's Stockholm. Here's the story of what happened on our most recent outing: bit.ly/3UyXkuS

PROMOTION Tickets are now available for our third tour of ABBA's Stockholm, taking place on the weekend of 20–21 September. The tour is so much fun and I simply can't wait to do this again. Tickets and more info: toursforfans.com/abba/

It seems I have written a whopping 10 ABBA books over the past 31 years. Insane! In attempt at sorting out which book is which, I've put together this page: bit.ly/40b6XU0

So exciting! The tickets for our guided tour of The Beatles' Stockholm on 30 August are now available. Among the many fab locations we'll visit is the theatre where the group's appearance on the Drop In TV programme was filmed in October 1963. I simply can't wait. Book your tickets: bit.ly/44rmdOY

This summer it's 50 years ago since I recorded four songs on a children's album. I did it in the studio where the backing track for Bang-A-Boomerang was recorded, and ABBA's main drummer, Ola Brunkert, was my drummer as well. bit.ly/3Ims7s2

The Hot And Bothered podcast devotes two episodes in their current series about romance movies to Mamma Mia! I'm interviewed in one of the episodes, at circa 43:00. This link is for Spotify, but I'm sure you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/3SB9OkY

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

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan were honored at the 2025 #PolarMusicPrize. My #Billboard report: www.billboard.com/music/awards...

A man on a mission! We had so much fun on our first guided tour of ABBA's Stockholm recently. Here I am shepherding my flock, en route to the next fab ABBA-related location. We'll be doing it again on the weekend of 5–6 July. www.toursforfans.com/abba-tour/ ADVERTISEMENT

Chris Charlesworth, my former editor at Omnibus Press, has written about Michael B. Tretow in his Just Backdated blog. justbackdated.blogspot.com/2025/05/michael-tretow.html

Radio Sweden has interviewed me about Michael B. Tretow. Listen here: sverigesradio.se/artikel/michael-b-tretow-abbas-legendary-sound-engineer-has-died

My tribute to Michael B. Tretow, who passed away yesterday. carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/michael-b.-tretow--a-tribute

Last week's two-day tour of ABBA's Stockholm was a great success, not least thanks to everyone who came along and made the tour come alive. I've just published a blog post about it. And don't miss the next trip, on 5–6 July! bit.ly/4mhvEqX (Photo by Urban Dahlén).

The ABBA Live 1973 book and the series of books about ABBA's live concerts have been cancelled. There simply wasn't enough interest. Thanks to everyone who wanted to support the project. Pre-order refunds will be issued over the next few days. Read more: bit.ly/42C7os2

The 10th and final part of Neil Saint's series of interviews with me about my book ABBA On Record (abbaonrecord.com) is now available for your listening pleasure: bit.ly/4jpwsZ4

Part 02 of Ian Cole's interview with me about the ABBA Live book project (bit.ly/4bEoiZX) has been published.

Part 9 in Neil Saint's interview with me about my book ABBA On Record (abbaonrecord.com) has been published. This time we cover the period from March 1981 to April 1982. bit.ly/3Y0hPmx

Ian Cole of ABBA Omnibus has interviewed me about my forthcoming book ABBA Live 1973 (working title). Part 01 is below. Support the book project (currently at a 10% price reduction!) by placing your pre-order at bit.ly/4bEoiZX.

The guided tour of ABBA's Stockholm now has its own booking page as part of the Tours For Fans website! Check it out – and why not join us on either 10–11 May or 5–6 July? (Pictured here: the famous Metronome Studio where ABBA recorded many big hits.) toursforfans.com/abba-tour/

Here's the Brisant report on Agnetha's 75th birthday, including me hogging the spotlight for 15 seconds. youtube.com/watch?v=yY7Q...

5 April marks the 75th birthday of Agnetha Fältskog, while 25 April sees Björn Ulvaeus turning 80. German television programme Brisant will mark both occasions, and they interviewed me for these features. The Agnetha report airs on Saturday the 5th: bit.ly/42eZoM9

ABBA Live 1973: More rare pictures and other fascinating items found in yesterday's trawl through microfilmed newspapers! Support this book project by pre-ordering your copy – place your order no later than 20 May and get a 10% price reduction. Read more in this blog post: bit.ly/3Y8exNR

New weekend dates announced for guided tour of ABBA's Stockholm! Join us on 5–6 July! For further info and to book tickets, read more here: carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/two-day-guided-tour-of-abbas-stockholm

The fun has begun: Work on ABBA Live 1973 is underway. Pre-order at bit.ly/4bEoiZX and get a 10% price reduction! Read more in this blog post: carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/abba-live-1973--work-startss

The crowdfunding page for ABBA Live 1973 is now live at bit.ly/4bEoiZX! Every pre-order will help make this book the amazing volume it deserves to be. More info: carlmagnuspalm.com/news/abba-li...

It feels great to be able to present the first volume in the series of books about ABBA's live concerts. Crowdfunding for the book starts Thursday 20 March. Read more about the project: carlmagnuspalm.com/abba/abba-books/abba-live-1973

I am happy and excited to announce my next ABBA book – or rather, series of ABBA books, as I intend to explore, in detail, the history of ABBA's live shows 1973–1981. Read more: bit.ly/4hGFBuC

The best pop music in the world. J-Pop, K-Pop, Europop, Latin pop and more. New adds every day. Links to 3,682 videos from 99 countries at the moment. fredbronson.com/Videos-Pop-G...

I'm looking forward to talking about my book Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Definitive Biography Of ABBA on @TRETalkRadio at 17:30 CET this afternoon.

There are still a few tickets left for what promises to be a really fun and exciting weekend exploring ABBA's Stockholm, 10–11 May. Would love to see you onboard the bus! Read more: carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blog/two-day-guided-tour-of-abbas-stockholm

Auction: The 25th Anniversary Celebration PROMO CD, featuring what I believe is the only CD release of Dancing Queen (Vee's Anniversary Radio Mix) by The Real Group & Frida. tradera.com/item/340557/666012164/abba-a-tribute-the-25th-anniversary-celebration-promo-cd-never-played

In part 8 of his series of interviews with me about my book ABBA On Record (abbaonrecord.com), Neil Saint of Retropopic Radio covers the early 1980s. mixcloud.com/FrenchSpurs1/r1167-abba-on-record-ep8-waving-goodbye-to-the-70s-abba-authority-carl-magnus-palm-talks/