North American & European Tour 1979

ABBA North American & European Tour 1979 (Superb 32-page photograph album featuring 109 photos - some colour, some black & white - mostly taken by their drummer Ola Brunkert. Among the many candid snaps are pictures of the road crew and entourage, concert venues, the musicians, plus personal photographs of Agnetha, Frida, Bjorn and Benny. This is a stunning visual documentary of life on tour with ABBA, and it has been fully autographed inside the front cover)A truly unique item, most definitely the crowning glory of any collection!

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1979 - 45 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format memorabilia
Record Label N/A
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Product Catalogue No PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
Music Genre Disco, POP, 70s Artists
Country Comes from Sweden Comes from 'Sweden'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

Ola Brunkert had been a jazz drummer, also being a member of the blues band Slim's Blues Gang, before joining pop group Science Poption in the mid-1960s. Then, through working with guitarist Janne Schaffer in the jazz-pop group Opus III later in the decade, he started getting work as a session musician from 1970 onwards.

Ola's first known ABBA-related session was also the group's very first single, People Need Love. Together with bass player Rutger Gunnarsson, Ola is probably the only musician to appear on all ABBA albums - he was one of the most frequently used Swedish sessions musicians during the 1970s. Ola also toured with ABBA in 1977, 1979, and 1980. (Extract from www.abbasite.com)

This incredible photograph album has been carefully compiled and would surely represent the pinnacle of any ABBA collection. It measures approximately 12” x 10” (30cm x 25cm), bound in brown faux leather, with gold coloured detailing and embossed OLA in the bottom right corner. All 32-pages contain photographs; the opening shot sets the scene - a flight case decaled with the 1979 tour badge, beside which is a torn and battered 1977 example, so the case has obviously seen previous tour action!

Subsequent images depict the journey to Canada, with candid shots onboard the aircraft, a view from 30,000ft, then arrival and baggage claim at the destination airport. The next sequence shows unloading and stage set-up at the Edmonton Coliseum concert venue, with Bjorn and Benny evident in the stage set-up process. Along with shots of the dressing room and wardrobe personnel, there's a great picture of Bjorn and Benny getting ready, wearing just their underpants! There's also a nice image of Frida, presumably performing a warm-up routine in a dance studio. Following soundboard checks and an empty stadium there are more dressing room images, with Frida having her hair done and Agnetha in make-up. The public start to fill the venue, the concert begins - there are many live photographs throughout the show - then, aftershow the band depart in a limo surrounded by ecstatic fans. Following a press conference there are further images on board the tour bus, then a variety of wonderful candid moments of ABBA and some of the band on board a yacht and lounging at the hotel. There's even a photograph of Frida waterskiing.

To complete this unique visual document, the inside front cover has been fully autographed. There is a circular tour sticker in the centre of the page. Frida has signed in the top left, adding her familiar 'heart' beneath, Agnetha has signed the top right, Bjorn the bottom left and Benny the bottom right. A perfect set of autographs, on a document that has context and gives a brief insight into life on tour with ABBA.

PLEASE NOTE
These photographs are offered for sale without copyright, publishing rights and other reproduction rights. The Buyer must apply to the relevant parties to obtain such clearance and consents as may be necessary.

**Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity**

MEMORABILIA  
Recording Artist Abba
Product Title North American & European Tour 1979
Product Information Abba North American & European Tour 1979 Sweden memorabilia.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info
Artists Related To A*Teens, Abbacadabra, Agnetha Fältskog, Ainbusk Singers, Axel F, Barry Walker's Smackee, Benny Andersson, Bjorn & Benny, Bjorn Again, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Caramba, Dan Daniell, Den Vilda, Finn Kalvin, Frida, Gemini, Hootenanny Singers, Housecream, Janne Schaffer, Josefin Nilsson, Michael B. Tretow, One More Time, Poison 9, Ratata, Salma & Sabina, Sator, Sound Of Music, Stockholm Underground, Ted Gardestad, The Bank, The Booklets, The Hep Stars, Tomas Ledin
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