The A to B of Abba: Nirvana, holograms and Des Lynam

As a new exhibition celebrating the Swedish pop group’s musical legacy opens, we explore their history

Abba’s banger-strewn legacy goes on and on. In 2019 they are touring as holograms because, well, of course they are. Before that, there will be a 2018 sequel to Mamma Mia!, and before that – starting on 14 December in fact, they launch Super Troupers, a major immersive exhibition at London’s Royal Festival Hall. As good a time as any, then, to assess their career from A to B and back again.

Abba, like total pop bosses, released their first greatest hits album just two years after their debut, 1973’s Ring Ring. Their definitive compilation Abba Gold is the UK’s second best-selling album of all time.

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from Music | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2iVTvON

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