Articles

A selection of classic ABBA articles from newspapers and magazines.

1976

In search of ABBA · RAM (Australia) 13 February 1976
Innocents abroad dept: ABBA meet the Australian press · RAM (Australia) 9 April 1976
ABBAMANIA BIGGER THAN BEATLEMANIA · TV Week (Australia) 17 April 1976
Chart Action ·RAM (Australia) 7 May 1976
They’re nice young people who like to sing nice songs and…they’re phenomenal · Australian Women's Weekly 19 May 1976
Inside the wonderful world of ABBA · TV Week (Australia) 3 July 1976
Why ABBA’s making millions out of the under 14s · Woman’s Day (Australia) 16 August 1976
ABBA – Prisoners in their hotel rooms · Pix/People (Australia) 23 September 1976
The Pop Life · The New York Times Friday, 22 October 1976
He’s the genius behind ABBA · Woman's Day (Australia) 20 December 1976
“It’s tough being ABBA” · Pix/People (Australia) 30 December 1976

1977

ABBA major global force · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 9 February 1977
Sweden’s phenomenal ABBA heads south, but not, sadly, to New Zealand ·New Zealand Woman’s Weekly – 14 February 1977
Swedish ABBA stirs b.o. storm in Down Under tour · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 9 March 1977
Can you hear the cash registers Fernando? · RAM (Australia) 8 April 1977
Superstars and their money How ABBA and the entertainers beat the Australian taxman · Pix/People (Australia) 2 June 1977
The $70 million magic of ABBA · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 20 June 1977
ABBA: The sound of business · Rolling Stone (Australian Edition) 14 July 1977
Another baby for ABBA’s Anna · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1 August 1977
ABBA operates most profitable Swedish company·  Variety (New York) Wednesday, 31 August 1977
Distrib interest hot in ‘ABBA’, Swede pop act’s musical · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 28 September 1977
ABBA-The Movie · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 14 December 1977

1978

‘ABBA-The Movie’ hits in Stockholm premiere · Billboard (USA) 14 January 1978
ABBA sales zoom · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 15 March 1978
ABBA captures the silver screen · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 10 April 1978
Largest selling group ever? - Giant ABBA push for U.S., Japan · Billboard (USA) 22 April 1978
ABBA U.S. sales no fluke; lots of Atlantic expertise in picture · Billboard (USA) 26 August 1978
Sheer hell in Stockholm · RAM (Australia) 20 October 1978

1979

A gift of song for the kiddies · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 17 January 1979
Civil action weighed: Piracy victim in Denmark – ABBA LP · Billboard (USA) 21 July 1979
100,000 retailers for ABBA merchandising? · Billboard (USA) 29 September 1979

1980

ABBA races to beat Blondie to home video market EX U.S. · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 20 February 1980
ABBA: Ready for the “Fortune 500” · High Fidelity (USA) March 1980

1981

ABBA to offer public stock in new subsidiary · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 21 January 1981
ABBA’s corporate family tree · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 7 October 1981
Vast biz empire of ABBA casts its eye on homevideo · Variety (New York) Wednesday, 7 October 1981

1982

4 Swedish singers no longer a hit at Kremlin · The New York Times Sunday, 7 March 1982

1983

Says group “is in good shape!” Anderson denies ABBA rumors · Billboard (USA) 1 October 1983

1994

PolyGram takes a chance on a four-CD ABBA boxed set · Billboard (USA) 3 September 1994

2003

“Love is the best thing to write songs about”: As Mamma Mia!, the musical, based on ABBA’s work, notches up its ten millionth customer, Björn Ulvaeus, who co-wrote the band’s songs, explains why the band broke up – and what they think about each other now · The Times (London) Tuesday, 29 July 2003

Many thanks to Samuel Inglles for scanning these articles and sharing them with ABBA World.


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