WE PRESS RELEASE: ‘WE ALL LOVE ABBA’ ALL NEW BOOK BY STANY VAN WYMEERSCH Following on from his well-received book Let’s Talk About ABBA, Stany Van LOVE Wymeersch now turns the spotlight on how musicians and other creatives from a surprising array of genres have been inspired to draw from ABBA’s ABBA mesmerizing musical canon. The artists’ narratives, from Suzi Quatro to James Last and from Pete Waterman right through to the Sex Pistols, firmly illustrate that ABBA, and their music, have clearly left an indelible fingerprint on the output of a wide and diverse range of firmly established and respected artists. Some even went so far as to integrate or recraft ABBA’s music to sculpt their own unique projects. Whilst the fascinatingly open and frank interviews of We All Love ABBA tack- le the ABBA phenomenon in a highly refreshing and global ‘pop culture’ kind of way, the selected photographs of ABBA and their peers, by renowned lensmen Stock/Aitken/Waterman - Photo: ISOPIX/REX/Shutterstock such as Brad Elterman, Govert de Roos and Aad Spanjaard, secure an enjoyable visual experience that starts in the ‘70s and ends in 2016. The icing on the cake are three unique letters written to ABBA, a photo story featuring Michiel Gunning (pop journalist/ABBA expert) and Dutch girl group Luv’, and finally, a CD-single by Belgian pop crooner Embracingfranki that fea- tures a recording at ABBA’s legendary Polar Studios. TABLE OF CONTENTS AND FACT SHEET List of interviewees - international: Pete Waterman (Stock/Aitken/Waterman), Suzi Quatro, Giorgio Moroder, Andy Scott (Sweet), Neil Sedaka, James Last, Connie Francis, Andy Bell (Erasure), Sweet - Photo: Lebrecht Music & Arts Liz Mitchell (Boney M.), Terry Uttley (Smokie), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Hazell Dean, Conchita Wurst, Carl Magnus Palm (ABBA biographer), Judy Craymer (crea- tor/producer Mamma Mia!), Judy McLane (Broadway star), Rod Stephen (Björn Again), Per Herrey (Herrey’s) and Brian May (Queen). List of interviewees - Holland: Marga Scheide and José Hoebee (Luv’), Mies Bouwman (TV icon), Ad Visser (TV icon), Govert de Roos, Michiel Gunning, Joost Timp (lyricist), Aad Span- jaard, Philippe Elan (French chansonnier), Matt Pop (remixer) en Maggie Mac- Neal (Mouth & MacNeal). List of interviewees – Belgium: Daan, Walter Proost (European Philharmonia), Plastic Bertrand, Maarten Vande Wiele (graphic novelist) and Embracingfranki. Letters to ABBA: Lone van Roosendaal (musical star), Janne Schaffer (ABBA’s guitarist) and Boney M. - Photo: Brad Elterman Philippe Elan. Photo story: Featuring: Marga Scheide and José Hoebee (Luv’) and Michiel Gunning.
WE ALL LOVE ABBA (English edition) Author: Stany Van Wymeersch Format: 230 x 280 mm, hardcover with laminate cover Pages: 176 James Last - Photo: R. Wolf Address publisher: François Benardstraat 18, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Release date: 26th May 2016 Suggested retail price: € 24,95/$ 29,95/£ 19,95
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Luv’ - Photo: Govert de Roos