Abba Down Unda
Carl Magnus Palm, Omnibus Books, 2001
An extract from Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of Abba, by Carl Magnus Palm, first published by Omnibus Press in 2001. (554pp, currently available in softback at £9.95)
Total word count of piece: 8852
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