Carl Magnus Palm (born 1965) is a
Swedish author and historian, writing in Swedish and English, best known for his work on the Swedish pop group
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
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ABBA
Carl Magnus Palm’s first book on
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
was ''ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions'', a diary-format chronicle of ABBA’s recorded work, published in 1994. Parallel with that book project he was involved in the compilation of the CD box set ''
Thank You For The Music
"Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, '' The Album'' (1977), and was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories ...
'', also released in 1994.
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Palm is the author of the biography ''Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Real Story Of ABBA'' published in 2001 and referred to as "definitive"[Why Are ABBA So Popular?](_blank)
BBC Culture, 2014-04-15 and "the first authoritative biography" of ABBA,[Thank you for the music - now for the gossip, Sydney Morning Herald, 2011-09-05] although some reviewers found it "dense and at times hardgoing".[Out of the shadows: a group for the silent majority, The Age, 2011-09-03]
Palm published his first full-scale Swedish-language biography, ''ABBA – The Story'', in 2008. The book met with mixed reviews: some felt that the book didn't live up to expectations and that "the ultimate ABBA bible has yet to be written",[Carl Magnus Palm / ABBA. The Story](_blank)
Expressen, 2008-09-11 while others opined that "if you're going to read something about BBA this is the one to get".[Tio tips på böcker i jul](_blank)
SVT.se, 2008-11-27
Palm is a frequent contributor of research and liner notes to official ABBA-related CDs and DVDs, as well as the co-producer of three television documentaries about ABBA. Palm has also contributed to ABBA The Museum in Stockholm
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, and to the website ABBA The Official Site.[Carl Magnus Palm](_blank)
Carl Magnus Palm.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16
In 2015, Palm started a crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and Alternative Finance, alternative finance, to fund projects "withou ...
project to self-publish a revised, updated and expanded edition of his first ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
book ''ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions''.[ABBA: The Complete Recording Sessions](_blank)
Indiegogo.com, 2015-03-18 The campaign was successful and ''ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions (revised and expanded edition)'' was published in March 2017.[ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions (expanded edition)](_blank)
Carl Magnus Palm.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18
Other work
Carl Magnus Palm’s first book was ''Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the jazz ballad " En gång i Stockholm" ("Once Upon a T ...
– En diskografi'' (1992), a discography about the Swedish jazz singer, co-written with Thomas Winberg. He has also written a book about The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...
, entitled ''Beatles Beatles'' (1996), and in 2010 he co-wrote ''Tunna skivor av mig'', the memoirs of Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist.
Bibliography
*''Monica Zetterlund - en diskografi'' (with Thomas Winberg), 1992.
*''ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions'', 1994.
*''ABBA - människorna och musiken'' (”ABBA - The People And The Music”), 1996.
*''Beatles - Beatles'', 1996.
*''Från ABBA till Mamma Mia!'' (with Anders Hanser), 1999. Published in English as ''From ABBA To Mamma Mia!'', 2000.
*''Bright Lights Dark Shadows - The Real Story Of ABBA'', 2001.
*''Cadillac Madness - den otroliga berättelsen om The Hep Stars'' (”Cadillac Madness - The Incredible Story Of The Hep Stars”, with Dan-Eric Landén), 2004.
*''Benny’s Road To ABBA'', 2004.
*''ABBA - The Complete Guide To Their Music'', 2005.
*''ABBA - The Story: berättelsen om supergruppen'' (”ABBA - The Story: The Story About The Super Group”), 2008.
*''Tunna skivor av mig'' (”Thin Slices Of Me”, with Siw Malmkvist), 2010.
*''ABBA – The Backstage Stories'' (with Ingmarie Halling), 2014. Published as ''ABBA – The Treasures'' in English-speaking countries.
*''ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions (revised and expanded edition)'', 2017.
*''ABBA At 50'', 2022.
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*''ABBA on Record'', 2024.
References
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1965 births
Living people
Swedish male writers