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For Adults.
Join author Joe Matera as he discusses the importance of ABBA in popular culture and their influence on other artists, the role Australia played in their breakthrough, a discussion of some of their classic songs, along with insights into their creation, a Q & A and a mini-acoustic concert to end the talk.
'The Making of ABBA: The Story Behind the Band's 1975 Breakthrough Album' is the new book by Italian-Australian author and musician Joe Matera.
Swedish quartet ABBA released their third, self-titled album in 1975. It was a record that led the group to their international breakthrough and eventual domination of the 1970s pop music world.
ABBA also provided a blueprint for everything that defined the group, cementing once and for all the band’s musicality and approach. It presents a unique and timeless sound that still resonates fifty years on, remaining as fresh as the day this remarkable recording was released.
This is the story of the album, from its inception to its triumphant commercial breakthrough and everything between, including ABBA’s first live tour outside of their native Sweden. It is written from a perspective of not only a fan, but from that of a musician who has recorded with some of ABBA’s inner circle, as well as spending time in Stockholm. Along with in-depth analysis of the music, it also includes new and exclusive interviews with many of the original musicians who were there in the studio, recording the album’s now classic tracks.
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