"A fun, thorough, and considered appreciation of a major pop act." - Kirkus Reviews "An unapologetically affectionate ode to one of pop's biggest acts." - Publisher's Weekly "Gradvall, who has been on the ABBA beat for many years and has interviewed its members extensively over the past decade-plus, has realized that the most interesting thing about the band isn't its story but its penumbra: the wider musical world that birthed it, and the one it will leave behind." - The New Yorker "Writing perfection on musical perfection: book heaven." - Caitlin Moran, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman "There are very few artists who are both extraordinarily successful and culturally important. ABBA were both and only Jann Gradvall - as the most respected of Swedish critics - could tell their story of sex, drugs and pop and rol l with the gravitas their incomparable songs deserve." - Merck Mercuriadis, Founder, Hipgnosis Songs "Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate." - Pete Paphides, journalist for The Times (London) and author of Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs "Gradvall, a well-known Swedish critic, has got more out of ABBA than most British journalists ever did.

The context this book provides makes ABBA's success seem even more extraordinary.it's hard to imagine even the most obsessive fan leaving The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover without discovering something new." - The Guardian "A masterpiece of music journalism." - The Scottish Herald "Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate." - Pete Paphides, journalist for The Times (London) and author of Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs "Gradvall, a well-known Swedish critic, has got more out of ABBA than most British journalists ever did.The context this book provides makes ABBA's success seem even more extraordinary.it's hard to imagine even the most obsessive fan leaving The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover without discovering something new." - The Guardian "A masterpiece of music journalism.

" - The Scottish Herald "Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate." - Pete Paphides, journalist for The Times (London) and author of Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs "Gradvall, a well-known Swedish critic, has got more out of ABBA than most British journalists ever did.The context this book provides makes ABBA's success seem even more extraordinary.it's hard to imagine even the most obsessive fan leaving The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover without discovering something new." - The Guardian "A masterpiece of music journalism." - The Scottish Herald "Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate." - Pete Paphides, journalist for The Times (London) and author of Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs "Gradvall, a well-known Swedish critic, has got more out of ABBA than most British journalists ever did.The context this book provides makes ABBA's success seem even more extraordinary.

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