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Abba World at Earls Court

Abbaworld: ABBAWORLD
You have now arrived at Abba World! Not that you would have guessed from the huge, colourful sign and themed wallpaper. Oh no
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Abbaworld: A display at ABBAWORLD
Jackets, cardigans and all sorts of paraphernalia that Anni-Frid and the band have had their paws all over
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Abbaworld: A costume on display
An outfit like this really shows you how much fashion has changed since the 1970s – Benny Andersson would never wear it now
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Abbaworld: A general view at ABBAWORLD
The 1970s were inspired by the apparently limitless joys of orange and brown interior design. Mercifully, by the 1980s, that limit had been reached
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Abbaworld: ABBA during the shoot for the Arrival album sleeve, 1976
Abba during the shoot for the Arrival album sleeve in 1976. Remarkably, though the band look as though they're standing in front of some imaginative wallpaper, Bjorn and co were posing with a real helicopter
Photograph: ABBAWORLD
Abbaworld: A helicopter
And here it is! A helicopter apparently smaller than a set of shelves
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Abbaworld: A hologram interactive stage at ABBAWORLD
A hologram stage at Abba World in which you can perform 'next to' the band. If you can get this Agnetha lookalike off the stage, that is
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Abbaworld: Costumes on display
As you might have gathered, Abba World has an awful lot of costumes. This one was from their shiny, medieval period
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Abbaworld: Outdoors in white, 1975
Wow! Cat-daubed mini dresses and flared trousers need to make a comeback. Now!
Photograph: Bengt H Malmqvist/ABBAWORLD
Abbaworld: Eurovision scores
Abba first attempted Eurovision in 1973 with Ring Ring, failing to make it through to the competiton. The following year, the quartet won the contest with Waterloo and they haven't looked back since
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Abbaworld: Images of Abba in the studio
Images of Abba in the studio. This is where the magic (and also some serious TV watching, by the looks of things) happened
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Abbaworld: Paraphernalia at ABBAWORLD
Apparently, Abba's dressing room was the inspiration for Tom Baker's look in Dr Who
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Abbaworld: Platform boots
These infamous platform boots may look silly now, but they made Björn Ulvaeus feel seven foot tall
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