Yesterday Michael B. Tretow, ABBA's iconic sound engineer, passed away at 80 years old. Not only was he the man behind their legendary sound, he was also one of their closest friends, from Bjorn's early days as a member of the Hootenanny Singers and onward. He mixed not only all of their albums with ABBA (excluding Voyage), but also a lot of the ABBA members solo work during and after ABBA, like the Chess concept album and Agnetha's Wrap Your Arms Around Me. He also worked on albums from the rest of the Polar family, like Lena Anderson and Ted Gardestad.
He was a kooky guy with a fun sense of humor, which can be heard in his own solo work. You can also hear snippets of what it was like working with him in the studio and the rapport he had with the ABBA members in the ABBA Undeleted medley.
He was a core part of ABBA's story, and he will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, Mr. Tretow.
