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When Polygram released the greatest-hits collection \"Abba Gold\" in 1992, it helped to kickstart a huge Abba revival; the album has sold more than 15 million copies to date and is still making appearances in the UK Top 10. Abba songs played a key role in hit movies such as \"Muriel's Wedding\" and \"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert\", and \"Mamma Mia!\", a musical written around 27 Abba songs, opened in London in April 1999 and is still one of the hottest tickets in the West End. On the Internet, there are more than 380 web sites dedicated to Abba, and Abba imitators Bjorn Again (one of six tribute bands) have become a successful group in their own right. \"Abba: The Book\" is the definitive history of thr group, fully illustrated throughout with hundreds of photographs, many of which are from Abba's private archive. 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