ABBA za železnou oponou – Graclík Miroslav (2023)

The group ABBA never performed in former socialist Czechoslovakia. Yet, they were with us. People loved their music, danced to it at discos, bought their records and cassettes, went to the cinema to see ABBA in the movies, and hung their posters on the walls. The story of the famous Swedish group intertwined with the stories of countless people and influenced their lives. For many, their songs are a beautiful reminder of their youth and a kind of reassurance that if their music doesn’t age, time cannot fly by so quickly. ***** This lavish full-color book tells the story of the group through the eyes of a fan (musician, composer, singer, painter, and writer Richard Pachman), who had ABBA enter his life in 1974 and has been with him ever since. The absurd bans of the socialist regime, the withdrawal of an already pressed and distributed album from the market, the humorously translated titles of songs on Czechoslovak editions of their records, an unexpected encounter with ABBA in London during their return to the stage in 2022, and exclusive material directly from the band members – all this plus over 1500 photographs and memories from dozens of Czech and Slovak singers about ABBA can be found in this lavish and unique book. ***** ABBA Behind the Iron Curtain is being released for the 50th anniversary...