![]() Sometimes, this is just how things work out. I want to stress that I'm very grateful that I got access to the tapes (in digitised form), and that no-one in particular is to "blame" for the less than ideal timing of permission being granted. I thought, "Well, isn't it great that I will be able to listen to these tapes at all, and isn't it better that we get this information in some form or fashion?" So, that's been my attitude ever since. However, 30 seconds later my perspective changed. However, literally two days before ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions went to print, I got word that I would be able to hear them after all.Īs you may imagine, my first reaction was: "Nooooooo!" Naturally, the information to be gleaned from these tapes was exactly the kind of thing I would have wanted to feature in ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions, and now it was too late to include it. So, why, I hear you ask, weren't the findings from these tapes included in ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions? Without going into too much detail, at the time of writing the book it didn't seem as if I would get access to them. Mixes of songs that were considered for the Thank You For The Music box set and/or the 'ABBA Undeleted' medley of outtakes, including some recordings that weren’t included, and some that were included but are featured here in more complete form. These mixes seem to have been made at the time of the original recording.ģ. Mixes of familiar songs with alternate lyrics and, sometimes, alternate vocal performances. Most interestingly, some of these tapes feature run-throughs of songs that were abandoned at the backing track stage and then never heard from again.Ģ. He didn't record each and every ABBA session, but what he recorded is enough to deepen our understanding of the group's working methods and how one and the same song would evolve over time. Michael’s on-the-side tapes, capturing what was going on during the sessions in real time. The tapes fall into three main categories:ġ. Tretow, and, as a result, I've learned so much more about ABBA's music. I've listened through hours upon hours of tapes from the archives of ABBA sound engineer Michael B. If you've read and enjoyed ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions, there's every chance that this section of ABBA On Record will be one of the main attractions of the book, if not the main attraction. In addition to the discography, which constitutes the main part of the book ( detailed in Saturday's blog post), there will also be five further sections. Day seven, Friday 5 April, is when pre-ordering starts. This is the fifth of six daily instalments, describing the contents of the upcoming book ABBA On Record - Packaged Promoted Reviewed. ![]()
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