Carl Magnus Palm
Carl Magnus Palm | |
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| Born | 1965 Sweden |
| Occupation | Author, historian |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1990s– |
| Genre | Music, Biography |
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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
[edit ]Carl Magnus Palm’s first book on ABBA 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 , also released in 1994.[1]
Palm is the author of the biography Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Real Story Of ABBA published in 2001 and referred to as "definitive"[2] and "the first authoritative biography" of ABBA,[3] although some reviewers found it "dense and at times hardgoing".[4]
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",[5] while others opined that "if you're going to read something about [ABBA], this is the one to get".[6]
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, and to the website ABBA The Official Site.[7]
In 2015, Palm started a crowdfunding project to self-publish a revised, updated and expanded edition of his first ABBA book ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions.[8] The campaign was successful and ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions (revised and expanded edition) was published in March 2017.[9]
Other work
[edit ]Carl Magnus Palm’s first book was Monica Zetterlund – En diskografi (1992), a discography about the Swedish jazz singer, co-written with Thomas Winberg. He has also written a book about The Beatles, entitled Beatles Beatles (1996), and in 2010 he co-wrote Tunna skivor av mig, the memoirs of Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist.[7]
Bibliography
[edit ]- 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.
- Charlesworth, Chris, ed. (8 September 2008). "Abba Gold". Twenty Five Albums that Rocked the World. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84772-626-7.
- ABBA on Record, 2024.
References
[edit ]- ^ ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions - the details
- ^ Why Are ABBA So Popular? BBC Culture, 2014年04月15日
- ^ Thank you for the music - now for the gossip, Sydney Morning Herald, 2011年09月05日
- ^ Out of the shadows: a group for the silent majority, The Age, 2011年09月03日
- ^ Carl Magnus Palm / ABBA. The Story Expressen, 2008年09月11日
- ^ Tio tips på böcker i jul SVT.se, 2008年11月27日
- ^ a b Carl Magnus Palm Archived 20 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Carl Magnus Palm.com. Retrieved 2014年05月16日
- ^ ABBA: The Complete Recording Sessions Indiegogo.com, 2015年03月18日
- ^ ABBA - The Complete Recording Sessions (expanded edition) Carl Magnus Palm.com. Retrieved 2017年05月18日