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Volkmar Andrä Papers

Volkmar Andrä (b. 1944) worked in music production for the East German, state-controlled record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten (and primarily with the sub-label, AMIGA Records) beginning in 1972 and through the dissolution of East Germany. The collection includes business and personal documents amassed by Andrä during his tenure with the VEB Deutsche Schallplatten/AMIGA Records. These materials include: licensing and legal agreements, promotional materials for various East German artists, planning documents for music festivals, documents related to album releases, meeting minutes, budgeting documents, and VEB Deutsche Schallplatten internal labor organization documents. Some personal documents, such as correspondence and vacation planning documents can be found in the collection. 

Prior to his tenure with VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, Volkmar Andrä studied musicology, cultural studies, and German literature. In 1966, he founded the Hootenanny-Klubs (renamed the Oktoberklub in 1967) and was a member until 1968. From 1968 to 1972, he worked for DDRFernsehen (East German television) as an editor in the entertainment division, responsible for the programs “Schlagerstudio” and “Notenbank.” While at VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, from 1972 to 1996, he worked for AMIGA (the popular music division) as a music editor. In that capacity he produced a number of pop and rock sampler LPs, such as “Kleeblatt”, “Hallo”, “Rhythmus”, and “Die großen Erfolge”. Before leaving VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, Andrä founded Firma BTM, a label dedicated to the release of light rock and folk music (with artists such as Herbert Roth, De Plattfööt, and others) from the newly reunited German states.

The cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by the support of Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

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Informal note from Margitta Much
Informal note from Margitta Much
Notes (documents); labels (identifying artifacts)
Maker: Much; [4P Nicolaus GmbH]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.109
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Informal note from René Büttner
Informal note from René Büttner
Correspondence
Maker: [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.110
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Copy of a Telex message from Horst Hueltenschmidt, EMI Electrola to Margitta Much regarding a Robert Long album
Copy of a Telex message from Horst Hueltenschmidt, EMI Electrola to Margitta Much regarding a Robert Long album
Correspondence
Maker: Horst Hueltenschmidt; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.111
Date Made: [circa 1988]; 1980s
Document regarding WEA LP Juliane Werding - Stimmen im Wind, November 17, 1987
Document regarding WEA LP Juliane Werding - Stimmen im Wind, November 17, 1987
Correspondence
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.112
Date Made: 1987-11-17; 1980s
Andrä memo regarding a coupling proposal for the Juliane Werding album, Stimmen im Wind, November 12, 1987
Andrä memo regarding a coupling proposal for the Juliane Werding album, Stimmen im Wind, November 12, 1987
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.113
Date Made: 1987-11-12; 1980s
Track list for the EP
Track list for the EP "Klaus & Klaus," March 14, 1988
Documents (object genre)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.114
Date Made: 1988-03-14; 1980s
Notes for the EP Klaus & Klaus
Notes for the EP Klaus & Klaus
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.115
Date Made: [circa 1988]; 1980s
Track listing for a Jürgen von der Lippe album, March 14, 1988
Track listing for a Jürgen von der Lippe album, March 14, 1988
Documents (object genre)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.116
Date Made: 1988-03-14; 1980s
Notated and revised Andrä memo regarding suggestions for a Jürgen von der Lippe EP, March 11, 1988
Notated and revised Andrä memo regarding suggestions for a Jürgen von der Lippe EP, March 11, 1988
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.117
Date Made: 1988-03-11; 1980s
Document regarding EP Münchener Freiheit, April 4, 1988
Document regarding EP Münchener Freiheit, April 4, 1988
Documents (object genre)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.118
Date Made: 1988-04-04; 1980s
Handwritten track list notes for the EP Klaus and Klaus
Handwritten track list notes for the EP Klaus and Klaus
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.119
Date Made: [circa 1988]; 1980s
Notated memo from Volkmar Andrä regarding the EP from Jürgen von der Lippe, November 10, 1987
Notated memo from Volkmar Andrä regarding the EP from Jürgen von der Lippe, November 10, 1987
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.120
Date Made: 1987-11-10; 1980s
Draft of memo from Volkmar Andrä regarding the EP from Jürgen von der Lippe, November 10, 1987
Draft of memo from Volkmar Andrä regarding the EP from Jürgen von der Lippe, November 10, 1987
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.121
Date Made: 1987-11-10; 1980s
Informal correspondence from René Büttner to Volkmar Andrä
Informal correspondence from René Büttner to Volkmar Andrä
Correspondence
Maker: [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.122
Date Made: [circa 1987]; 1980s
Informal correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to René Büttner, November 13, 1987
Informal correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to René Büttner, November 13, 1987
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.003.123
Date Made: 1987-11-13; 1980s
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