My Collection

***Books & Magazines***

The Story of ABBA For Young Readers (2013) A children's book written and illustrated by moi.

The Story of ABBA For Young Readers (2016) New and improved version of my first book.  Written and illustrated by moi.

The Story of ABBA For Young Readers (2022) New and improved version of my book, including a whole new segment on ABBA Voyage and updated illustrations

The Story of ABBA - The Coloring Book A companion to my newest Story of ABBA book, featuring 50+ illustrations to color in.

Life Magazine - ABBA edition Of course I'm probably one of the few people to have never seen this anywhere in real life, and though there's plenty in this that is factually incorrect, I caved and bought this from Amazon.

ABBA the Scrapbook   A fun and colorful book that tells ABBA's story in an extremely enjoyable way, written by Jean-Marie Potiez.  The first ABBA book I ever read - I would borrow it over and over again from the library before eventually getting a copy of my own.  Definitely one of my favorites.

ABBA the Treasures Incredible book by Ingmarie Halling where she shares ABBA's story as well as some hilarious personal stories.

ABBA At 50 A nice look at ABBA's entire entire history by Carl Magnus Palm, in honor of their 50th anniversary that was celebrated in November 2022

ABBA the Official Photo Book One of my favorite books among my collection.  So many incredible photos to look through.

ABBA Intermezzo Magazine (Winter, 2014) This magazine was sent to me by the incredible people at ABBA Intermezzo.  It's a very fun read and I very much enjoyed all the articles, and also the special mention of my book!

ABBA by Calvero Lovely book featuring some of the beautiful photos taken by Torbjorn Calvero.  This book was gifted to me by my lovely friend, Eleonore!

Pop Story Adorable biography with even more adorable illustrations, written by Bjorn Ulvaeus himself.  This book was also gifted to me by Eleonore.

The Little White Piano A lovely short story written by Bjorn, and illustrated by Maja Lindberg.

ABBA Voyage Programme Though at time of writing this I have yet to see ABBA voyage myself, I ordered this programme all about the behind the scenes of Voyage online and it all sounds absolutely amazing, I cannot wait to see it myself some day!

ABBA Voyage 1-year Anniversary Programme The 1-year anniversary programme for the Voyage show featuring AMAZING images of the ABBA-tars.

Agnetha Faltskog - The Girl With The Golden Hair Written by Daniel Ward, a beautifully done and well-researched biography that tells Agnetha's story and shares everything in the most respectfiul way.

As I Am - ABBA Before & Beyond Agnetha's semi-autobiographical book written by herself an Brita Ahman.  The book is mostly just Agnetha lecturing the press/tabloids, which I am all for!

 

***Albums***

Ring Ring (Vinyl)  ABBA's first album, bought all the way from Sweden, this is my first record under the Polar record label.  Also, of all my records, it's in the best condition!

Ring Ring (CD) Given to me for my birthday, ABBA's first album.

Waterloo (Vinyl) ABBA's second studio album on record.  Instead of saying "Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, & Frida," it says "Bjorn, Benny, Anna, & Frida," and it will always bother me, haha.

Waterloo (CD) ABBA's second studio album in CD format, gifted to my for my birthday.

ABBA (Vinyl) ABBA's third studio album!

ABBA (CD) ABBA's third studio album on CD, bought by my lovely sister for my birthday.

Greatest Hits (Vinyl) A compilation of some of ABBA's greatest hits, pre-Dancing Queen, on record.

Arrival (Vinyl) ABBA's fourth studio album on vinyl record.

Arrival (Deluxe Edition CD) This album was given to me by my friend Eleonore.   Definitely one of my favorite albums.

The Album (Vinyl) This album was given to me from my dad's record collection.

The Album (CD) ABBA's 1977 album in CD format.

Voulez-Vous (Vinyl)  I got lucky and found this record for $1 at a convention I attended.  As it's my favorite album, I was quite happy to finally have it in my collection.  This was also my first record purchase of my own.

Voulez-Vous (CD) Aha, ABBA's sixth album, in CD format

Greatest Hits Vol.2 (Vinyl) My dad bought this album in I believe the 80s.  Such a lovely compilation album, and I'm so happy to have it in my collection.

Gracias Por La Musica (Vinyl) ABBA's Spanish album, featuring new versions of a lot of their previous hits, with new Spanish lyrics and vocals, released in 1980.

Super Trouper (Vinyl) I found this album for $3 when randomly deciding to look for records at my local Goodwill.  Definitely made my whole day to have another ABBA album in my collection.

Super Trouper (CD) Super-per Trouper-per on CD

The Visitors (Vinyl) This album used to not be one of my favorites, but the album started to grow on me so much that I felt I needed to get it.  This was my first online record purchase.

The Visitors (CD) The Visitors, crackin up, that it took me this long to get this album on CD xD

The Singles, the First Ten Years A compilation album from the end of 1982, featuring album-less tracks like The Day Before You Came and Under Attack.

Voyage (Vinyl) ABBA's 9th studio album, released in 2021, in vinyl format.

Voyage (Deluxe CD Box) This version of Voyage comes with a bunch of goodies as well as a CD slip.

Voyage (CD) Voyage, on a regular old CD. :)

I Still Have Faith In You (CD Single) A single track CD single featuring ABBA's first single in anticipation of ABBA's 9th album, Voyage.

Don't Shut Me Down (CD Single) A single track CD single featuring ABBA's second single in anticipation of ABBA's 9th album, Voyage.

Does Your Mother Know/Kisses of Fire (single) This single was given to me by my friend Eleonore.  I love it a lot, especially since it features one of my all time favorite songs, Kisses of Fire. I also really like this single since it matches with my Voulez-Vous record. :D

Gimmie! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)/The King Has Lost His Crown (single) Another lovely single given to me by Eleonore.  This single also matches the Greatest Hits Vol.2 record.

Super Trouper/ The Piper (single) Another incredible single sent to me by my friend Eleonore.   This single matches the Super Trouper record.

Never Again/Just For The Fun (single) This single was also sent by Eleonore.  Never Again is an absolutely beautiful duet between Tomas Ledin and Agnetha.

The Magic of ABBA A beautiful compilation album on a cassette tape that I found in my grandfather's collection of music.

ABBA Gold While this isn't the reason why I got hooked on ABBA in the first place, ABBA Gold was the first ABBA album I ever listened to and it definitely contributed to my obsession.  This album comes from my mom's collection of CDs.

ABBA Gold (Vinyl) In honor of ABBA Gold's 30th anniversary, Gold was released on special gold-colored vinyl, and because I have a Vinyl-collecting addiction, I had to get it. :3

More ABBA Gold ABBA Gold's sister album, featuring more of the "unpopular" songs, like So Long, Lovelight, When I Kissed The Teacher, just to name a few.

Thank You For The Music Box Set Probably my favorite compilation album ever, featuring so many of ABBA's songs as well as the incredible Undeleted medley featuring so many songs that we will never get to hear in full. :(

Story of a Heart This album was given to me by my friend Eleonore.  Such a beautiful album with so many beautiful songs.  I've listened to this album on repeat several times.

Chess OST The soundtrack for Bjorn and Benny's first musical, Chess, originally released in 1984.

Kristina Live At Carnegie Hall An amazing live performance of Bjorn and Benny's musical, Kristina från Duvemåla, given to me by my friend Eleonore.

Agnetha Faltskog Agnetha's first ever album, released in 1968, when she was only 18!

Agnetha Faltskog Vol. 2 Agnetha's second pre-ABBA solo album, originally released in 1969.

Som Jag Är Agnetha's third pre-ABBA solo album, from 1970, featuring a lovely duet between herself and Bjorn, as well as ton of other lovely songs, many of which were written by her.

Lycka   Bjorn and Benny's first and only solo album together, originally from 1970 featuring two very lovely ladies as backup vocalists. ;)

Frida Frida's first album from 1970, featuring a ton of lovely covers, including her own version of Bjorn and Benny's "Lycka."

Anni-Frid Lyngstad - 1967 - 1972 A compilation album of most of Frida's early, pre-ABBA work.

När En Vacker Tanke Blir En Sång Agnetha's fouth pre-ABBA solo album, originally from 1972.

Frida Ensam   Frida's solo album from 1975, featuring Fernando before it officially became an ABBA song! :O

Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus Agnetha solo album, also released in 1975, featuring a Swedish version of S.O.S. along with plenty of other songs written by Ms. Faltskog herself. :D

Tio år med Agnetha A compilation album originally released in 1979, celebrating ten years of Agnetha's music career.

Something's Going On (Vinyl)   Frida's first solo album post-ABBA, produced by Phil Collins in 1982.

Something's Going On (CD + DVD) Frida's first solo album, on CD with an extra DVD containing some fun stuff. :D

Wrap Your Arms Around Me Agnetha's first solo album-post ABBA, released in 1983.  I'm fairly certain this is an original record from 1983 as well, so that's pretty cool. :D

Shine Frida's second post-ABBA solo album, from 1984.  While I tried to get only original releases of all my records, I actually got this one as a 2017 rerelease because it was cheaper hahaha.  The sound quality was absolutely amazing when I played it though!

Eyes of a Woman Agnetha's second post-ABBA solo album from 1985.  This one actually came all the way from Sweden. :'D

I Stand Alone Agnetha's third post-ABBA solo album, released in 1987.

Djupa Antedag Frida's third post-ABBA solo album, released in 1996.

My Colouring Book Released in 2004, Agnetha's fourth post-ABBA solo album.

A Agnetha's fifth post-ABBA solo album.  You can imagine how excited I was to be among the people who pre-ordered Agnetha's new album in 2013.  Definitely one of my most treasured albums among my collection.  So many lovely songs and Agnetha has such a strong and beautiful voice still. <3

That's Me - Greatest Hits A collection of Agnetha's greatest English language hits.

Piano Benny's take on a lot of his favorite tunes throughout his career.

ABBA Live At Wembley Arena I'd say this album is a must have for any ABBA collector.  It is so amazing to hear how incredible ABBA sounded not only in the studio, but live as well.

The Best of ABBA - The Millennium Collection I found this album at Goodwill, and while it's not an overly special compilation album, I'm happy to have it in my collection.  Who can say no to more ABBA?

Classic ABBA This album was given to me for my birthday.  I love it because it has so many "not-popular" songs.  As this was the first album ever bought for me, it's really special to me.

***Misc***

Cat Coasters I purchased these from the ABBA the Museum web shop.  I haven't yet had anything to use them with, but for now they make great decorations in my room.

ABBA In Concert Segments of ABBA's 1979 concert put together to give everyone a little bit of a peek of what their 1979 tour was like, featuring footage from around the US as well as performances from Wembley Arena.

ABBA in Japan A special DVD featuring ABBA's 1978 TV special they did in Japan as well as some footage from their 1980 trip.

1979 Poster This comes straight out of the ABBA the Treasures book.  I've had it on my wall ever since the book first arrived and I love seeing it all the time.

Fernando Poster I bought this poster from the ABBA the Museum web shop.

1976 Poster This poster was given to me from my best friend Eleonore.  I think it's the first poster I put up on my wall and it is so pretty and lovely to have up on my wall.

Waterloo Poster This poster is actually my sister's poster, but it currently lives on my wall. :3  The poster comes from ABBA the Museum.

"Waterloo Drawing" Poster I was able to get a printed poster of one of my drawings that I sell through RedBubble.  The drawing is available at my RedBubble store here for those interested. :3

"We Have A Story And It Survived" Poster My drawing inspired by the I Still Have Faith In You music video, printed as a poster.  The drawing is available at my RedBubble store as well (without the ABBA logo.)

"Now And Then Combined" Poster Another drawing of mine, inspired by the ABBA-tars.  This drawing is also available at my RedBubble store. :)

ABBA Reunion Poster A poster version of my drawing I did of ABBA from one of the first official pictures of the four members for their 2021 Voyage comeback. <3

Voyage Poster 1 This poster came with the vinyl version of Voyage.

Voyage Poster 2 This poster came with the Deluxe CD box of Voyage.

Agnetha Poster This lovely poster came along with my Tio år med Agnetha record.

Agnetha's Autograph I got this autograph in mail in October of 2013.  I've sent lots of fan mail before in my life and have never gotten any response before this, so this was quite a surprise and I am absolutely amazed that Agnetha actually received the drawings I sent and sent me this lovely postcard in return.

Benny, Frida, and Bjorn's Autographs With the lovely Gorel Hanser's help, I was able to send in some drawings to ABBA and was given this lovely signed postcard by Bjorn, Benny, and Frida in return.   I'm so bummed that I forgot to ask for Gorel's autograph as well! :(

ABBA The Postcards A set of postcards, all images from ABBA the Official Photo Book.  I got this from the  ABBA the Museum webshop, and of course I've decorated my wall with all the photos. :3

ABBA Keychain  I've had my eyes on this keychain ever since I first went to ABBA's website in 2010, so when I had the opportunity to order some stuff from ABBA the Museum's webshop, of course I got this.  :)

Agnetha's Waterloo Beanie Crocheted using the official instructions and yarn sold at ABBA the Museum, I now have my very own Beanie in the style of Agnetha's Waterloo costume.

ABBA Monopoly Two of my favorite things combined, ABBA and Monopoly. :D

ABBA Necklace Made of silver, this necklace is a wonderful way to broadcast my obsession while being super subtle. ;)

ABBA Baseball cap And now for a less subtle way to let everyone know I'm an ABBA fan.  I got this hat from the museum webstore.

ABBA Beanie From the ABBA the Museum webstore

ABBA Voyage Jacket From the ABBA Voyage web store, so I can pretend that i actually went to see ABBA Voyage in London and got this cool jacket. xD

ABBA Voyage T-Shirt Yet another way to confuse people into thinking I've been to the show, but alas I have only been ordering things from the webstore...  Very comfy T-shirt of course. :3

ABBA Earrings Some cool earrings I bought off Etsy.

Mini Starguitar A miniatuure of Bjorn's star guitar sold at ABBA the Museum, pefectly sized for my ABBA dolls. :D

ABBA Voyage Pins A set of three ABBA Voyage pins from the Voyage webstore

Knowing Me-Knowing You Matching Keyrings From the Voyage webstore. Are these supposed to be matching friendship keyrings, or breakup keyrings...? xD