ABBA's studio albums

The DVD included with Arrival Deluxe Edition features many cool items, but the coolest of them all has to be the 1976 television special ABBA-dabba-dooo!! The making of this programme is described in some detail in my liner notes. However, due to space restrictions I was forced to leave out quite a lot of interesting information, including large sections of my interview with producer Leonard Eek and reporter Per Falkman, so I decided to create this special section on my website, offering a more in-depth look at ABBA-dabba-dooo!!

Note: Bearing in mind that, when I wrote this in 2006, three decades had passed since the ABBA-dabba-dooo!! special was made, it is perhaps not so surprising that there are some conflicting information and memories regarding its conception and execution. The following is an attempt to piece together the story behind the programme as accurately as possible.

All interview quotes prefaced by an "LE:" or "PF:" have been taken from my own interview with Leonard Eek and Per Falkman on March 28, 2006.

Part 1