Memorial plaque for Abba sound engineer Michael B Tretow in Linköping

The reason why the commemorative plaque should be located at that address is because Michael B Tretow lived in the block during his teenage years when he made a name for himself as a sound engineer in town. At the time, he was also a member of several local pop groups. - He was very funny, very funny to have and do with, says Magnus Höjer, former pop artist and East Goth television legend. - Beatles producer George Martin received a sir title. The least we can do here in town is to pay attention to Micke Tretow with a commemorative plaque where he started his business, says Christer Öjring, music historian and initiator of the commemorative plaque. Abbas's house sound engineer In the late 60s, Michael B Tretow started working as a sound engineer at Metronomestudio in Stockholm and in the 70s he switched to Stikkan Andersson's Polarstudio. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson then chose to let him become Abba's house sound engineer and Michael B Tretow is considered to have created the classic Abba sound. He worked on all of Abba's albums, except "Voyage" from 2021. In addition to sound engineering, he was also active as a composer, musician and artist throughout his professional life. The song Den makalösa manicken became one of the most played songs on the radio in 1986 and had success on both Tracks and Svensktoppen's charts. See and hear more in the video.