The Little Book of ABBA

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Maxi-saxi - 10.12.2007, 05:12

Thanks

I'll give it a go


Maxi-saxi

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Angeleyes - 10.12.2007, 13:02

Thanks :D I took part in this competition!

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Toni - 10.12.2007, 19:25

johnny59 wrote: Thanks. I answered the question. :D

dito :wink:

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hamlet3 - 10.12.2007, 20:54

Thanks for the competition, I also took part in it ;)

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welshabbalover - 13.12.2007, 17:48

I entered =]

I saw this book in a shop, and it does contain some pictures i haven't seen before, and i have 1000's on my computer and have seen many more lol

Samy

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restareabear - 15.12.2007, 09:02

I answered! I hope one of us wins!

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agnetha_andrea - 16.12.2007, 09:36

Thanks for the competition, Ian!
I've already answered, I hope I can win!

:wink:

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Maxi-saxi - 01.01.2008, 09:36

Zeebee wrote: I didn't win. Darn! I never win anything. :(

Same here :sob1: :sob1: :sob1: :sob1: :sob1: :sob1:

Maxi-saxi

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Visitor26 - 01.01.2008, 13:28

Congratulations Toni!! :P

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welshabbalover - 01.01.2008, 13:31

2 winners from the site, nice way to start a new year!

Samy

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Maxi-saxi - 02.01.2008, 04:59

Congratulations Toni


Maxi-saxi and thanks iancee for putting up the prize


Maxi-saxi :D

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Anonymous - 02.01.2008, 09:11

Toni wrote: Zeebee wrote: Darn! I never win anything. :(

Normally the same goes for me, but this time :shock: I won!!!!!!!

Congratulations, Toni!

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Toni - 02.01.2008, 18:08

Thank you all for your very nice congratulations. :kiss:


Toni :wink1:

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Angeleyes - 02.01.2008, 21:56

Congratulations Toni! Tell us your opinion of that book once you've read it...maybe I will buy it then. :)

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Simsalabim - 03.01.2008, 15:06

Angeleyes wrote: Tell us your opinion of that book once you've read it...maybe I will buy it then. :)

Yes, if it's good I will buy it :D

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Toni - 06.01.2008, 18:55

Congratulation to you, too, Elisabeth! :D

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iancee - 06.01.2008, 22:05

Wow, I hadn't realised there were two forum members who won! Congrats to you too Elisabeth.

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Joe - 07.01.2008, 10:41

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Joachim

Nice and artistic new avatar btw.

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

welshabbalover - 07.01.2008, 13:55

drimnagh wrote: Is this the same little book that's on sale here in the UK with a karaoke dvd or summat with it for a fiver? Cute little book but I haven't bought it. Maybe I should..good pics?

I've just bought EXACTLY the same thing, don't know what i'll do with the stupid DVD but i've had a quick flick through and there's some great pictures [Some i haven't seen before, and i've seen A LOT lol] and it's great that after A,B,B & A's chapters there's one about Stig :lol:

RRP of the book is £6.99 for a book with 127 pages which is great, and i bought it for £4.99 with that DVD included, great buy and even if the text of the book isn't all that great [which i doubt, after reading a few pages it looks good] then i think that price is worth it for the Pictures alone!

Samy

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

abbascots - 09.01.2008, 14:26

Congratulations Toni and Elizabeth on winning this book :)
Johnsteven

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

iancee - 09.01.2008, 21:49

Maxi-saxi wrote: I was thinking about buying this book as well, with postage being expensive to NZ is it worth it.
Have you tried local bookshops? It only appeared in Ausralian bookshops just before Christmas.

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

welshabbalover - 10.01.2008, 18:49

I've had a read through a little, some silly mistakes!!

A pic of ABBA Live 1979 - Labelled 1981 And B&B's album was called ''Hej Gamle Man''.... :shock: :roll:

Samy

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Maxi-saxi - 10.01.2008, 23:36

Well I'm going to order it then.

Thanks for the information guys


Maxi-saxi

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Maxi-saxi - 07.02.2008, 02:31

Nice Pictures Charlie

Cheers


Maxi-saxi

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Joe - 06.03.2008, 23:35

Carribean wrote: It includes indeed some lesser known pics.
Yes, but many pictures (including the one you have mentioned) are printed across both pages which makes them very difficult if not almost impossible to enjoy. :-(

A book for newbies (or collectors who have to buy everything).

Joachim

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Carribean - 07.03.2008, 00:34

Absolutely right you both.
I noticed it as well but forgot to mention that. Strange choice of layout!

:?

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Carribean - 09.03.2008, 16:51

Ok I did not read the complete book but there are already so many mistakes and odd things to mention about it.

The pictures:
* no pics of ABBA in the 80's but many many from 74 and 78.
* the most recent pic of Agnetha is one from Raskenstam in 1982 while there are loads of very recent pics of Frida, Bjorn and Benny.
* there is one pic that says that it is Benny and his wife while it is sooo not!
* there are also over 10 huuuuge pics of Bjorn Again and Mamma Mia.

The text:
* ABBA found fame with songs like Crazy World, Elanie, You Owe Me One and Happy Hawaii. The list is just a list of b-sides!
* the Thank You For The Music box includes songs such as King Kong Song, Man In The Middle and Hey Hey Helen.
* Agnetha is born on 4 May 1950!!!
* Frida's mother died after Frida and het grandmother had moved to Sweden.
* Agnetha's former boyfriend Dieter Zimmerman was a legendary songwriter.

I am sure there are more mistakes but I stop every time when I read one and wonder why I am reading this little book in the first place.

:roll:

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iancee - 09.03.2008, 21:57

Carribean wrote: * Frida's mother died after Frida and het grandmother had moved to Sweden.

That's true. She had even joined them in Sweden, when she fell sick and died. Bright Lights Dark Shadows page 47.

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Fire&Ice - 10.03.2008, 01:19

Oh.. I don't like the fact that pictures are spread on two pages.. And I remember that hand-in-hand concert 79 picture on The Scrapbook! That is a great one!

Now, should I get that one or not? I am in two minds.. :P

Apropos Frida's mother. The plan was that Agny (spelling..) and Frida should go to Sweden and Synni to follow them later. She did and soon after had a kidney failure. Unfortunately the doctor said he could do nothing.

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Toni - 10.03.2008, 19:37

Fire&Ice wrote:
Now, should I get that one or not? I am in two minds.. :P



Hi Ivana,

if you have to pay a lot for shipment, donŽt order it. As said before, itŽs not a book that ABBA experts need, and there are indeed some needless mistakes. Maybe someone should write to Claire Welch the mistakes, so she can correct them for later editions.

If you see it in in a store somewhere, you can do nothing wrong, if you buy it, because itŽs not expensive. ItŽs just a souvenier, nothing more.

Yesterday was a boring day, so I had nothing else to do, than to count the pics in this book. :oops:

ABBA together: 36 pics
Pics without A,B,B,A (Björn Again, Mamma Mia and others) 16 :arrow: yes, too many!
Frida: 5
Björn: 5
Agnetha: 3
Björn, Frida & Benny: 3
Björn & Benny: 2
Björn & Agnetha: 2
Frida & Agnetha: 2
Benny: 2
Björn, Frida & Agnetha: 1
Frida & Benny: 1

Re: The Little Book of ABBA

Maxi-saxi - 11.03.2008, 07:23

Toni


How sad having to count pictures in a ABBA Book :wink:

Maxi-saxi