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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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Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: René Büttner
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.037
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Sechs vier acht neun vier drei vier EP tracklist and album contributor credits
Sechs vier acht neun vier drei vier EP tracklist and album contributor credits
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.038
Date Made: 1988-11-22; 1980s
Sechs vier acht neun vier drei vier EP tracklist side A and B (notated)
Sechs vier acht neun vier drei vier EP tracklist side A and B (notated)
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.039
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten table with track listing
Handwritten table with track listing
Tables (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.040
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Andrä correspondence to pop singer Ines Paulke, May 18, 1988
Andrä correspondence to pop singer Ines Paulke, May 18, 1988
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.041
Date Made: 1988-05-18; 1980s
Handwritten track list
Handwritten track list
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.042
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.043
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten note including pop singer Petra Schwerdt's name
Handwritten note including pop singer Petra Schwerdt's name
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.044
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.045
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Correspondence to Jürgen Matkowitz from Ruth Timm (KBB) and Petra Rendt, February 16, 1989
Correspondence to Jürgen Matkowitz from Ruth Timm (KBB) and Petra Rendt, February 16, 1989
Correspondence
Maker: Ruth Timm; Petra Rendt
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.046
Date Made: 1989-02-16; 1980s
Note and sticker referencing Petra Schwerdt
Note and sticker referencing Petra Schwerdt
Notes (documents); stickers
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.047
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten note with information associated with Michael Barakowski
Handwritten note with information associated with Michael Barakowski
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.048
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
AMIGA production order
AMIGA production order
Forms (documents)
Maker: [VEB Deutsche Schallplatten]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.049
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Folder for the Smile - eine Telfongeschichte project with notes
Folder for the Smile - eine Telfongeschichte project with notes
Folders (containers)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.050
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Handwritten note regarding Michael Barakowski
Handwritten note regarding Michael Barakowski
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.005.051
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
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