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Das Lied vom politischen Frühling 27 Aug 2013 | 03:17 pm
In a couple of weeks it´s election time in Germany again. A pretty boring affair these days. The conservatives will most likely win again. Nothing will change. During the 1970s it was vice versa: th...
HORST STEFFEN SOMMER, Vampirologie/ Lukullunarie, 1969 22 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
Local Berlin singer-songwriter Horst Steffen Sommer was on a humorous mission to kill clichés. In the liner notes on the back of the sleeve he is described as “a notorious pain in the neck” and then q...
KARL GROSS UND DAS GEORG GLAS-ENSEMBLE, Gute Fahrt in eine sichere Zukunft 15 Aug 2013 | 02:46 pm
Another flexible record, this one advertizing for a political program: the Leber-Plan. Georg Leber (1920 – 2012), a German social democratic politician, was Minister for Transportation from 1966 to ...
Fahr lieber mit der Bundesbahn, 1966 13 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
In Germany being on time still means a lot. Friends still make appointments like: “Let´s meet next Friday at the big oak tree next to the railroad station at 21:45.” And then they show up at that exac...
HANS KOLLER UND SEIN ORCHESTER, Tribut an SABA, 1959 11 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
When I saw this EP last week in a thrift store in my street I first thought that it was just a typical stereo demonstration record. Until I noticed that Hans Koller was featured on it and bought it f...
EVERETT BARKSDALE, One Arm Bandit/Firewater, 1962 9 Aug 2013 | 12:32 pm
Everett Barksdale (1910-1986) was was an American jazz guitarist and session musician who worked with anyone who had a name in the jazz field from the 30s to the late 60s. As far as I could find out,...
GRADY MARTIN AND THE SLEW FOOT FIVE, Side By Side, 1953 5 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) is in the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame. As a session guitarist he worked with anyone who had a name in the country and rock´n´roll field. Today he´s mostl...
LUCY ROBERTS, Great Gosh, Mr. Willerkins, 1956 29 Jul 2013 | 07:14 pm
Great Gosh, indeed! What a great swingin´ tune! Lucy Roberts recorded another 45 for Vik in 1956 (Leap Year Red/Supper On The Table) but that´s about all I could find out about her. Great Gosh foun...
RIO GREGORY – HIS PIANO AND HIS RHYTHM, International Piano Medley, 1955 27 Jul 2013 | 11:54 pm
This record has puzzled me for years. Who was this guy with the colorful name ? Only recently a German Wikipedia article appeared that cleared things up. This is my translation of the German article:...
Bolle Bietet Bestes 1965 19 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
In 2007 the Bolle Beatet Bestes flexible 45 inspired the name of this blog. Berlin bietet Bestes means “Berlin offers the best”. The record was issued by Bolle, a local chain of supermarkets. Bolle ha...
