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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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Bericht über die Mentorenarbeit für Stern Meißen im Zeitraum des ersten Halbjahres 1980
Bericht über die Mentorenarbeit für Stern Meißen im Zeitraum des ersten Halbjahres 1980
Reports
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.041
Date Made: 1980-06-24; 1980s
Bericht über die Mentorenarbeit für Stern Meißen im zweiten Halbjahr 1980
Bericht über die Mentorenarbeit für Stern Meißen im zweiten Halbjahr 1980
Reports
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.042
Date Made: 1980-10-30; 1980s
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to Ausner, October 30, 1980
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to Ausner, October 30, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: Martin Schreier
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.043
Date Made: 1980-10-30; 1980s
Correspondence from René Büttner to Martin Schreier, November 20, 1980
Correspondence from René Büttner to Martin Schreier, November 20, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: René Büttner
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.044
Date Made: 1980-11-20; 1980s
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to René Büttner, October 12, 1980
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to René Büttner, October 12, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: Martin Schreier
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.045
Date Made: 1980-10-12; 1980s
Zum gegenwärzigen Stand der Repertoireentwicklung von Stern Meißen
Zum gegenwärzigen Stand der Repertoireentwicklung von Stern Meißen
Reports
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.046
Date Made: 1980-03-23; 1980s
Andrä memo regarding recordings of a Stern Combo Meißen LP, March 5, 1980
Andrä memo regarding recordings of a Stern Combo Meißen LP, March 5, 1980
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.047
Date Made: 1980-03-05; 1980s
Andrä and Federowski memo regarding recordings with Stern Meißen for the LP Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Menschen, July 22, 1980
Andrä and Federowski memo regarding recordings with Stern Meißen for the LP Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Menschen, July 22, 1980
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; Helmar Federowski
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.048
Date Made: 1980-07-22; 1980s
Protokoll über das produktionsgespräch mit der Gruppe
Protokoll über das produktionsgespräch mit der Gruppe "Stern Meißen" zur LP "Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Menschen"
Minutes (administrative records)
Maker: Stempel
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.049
Date Made: 1980-07-01; 1980s
Correspondence from Timm to Piehler regarding production scheduling, July 24, 1980
Correspondence from Timm to Piehler regarding production scheduling, July 24, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: Timm; [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.050
Date Made: 1980-07-24; 1980s
Correspondence from Timm to Martin Schreier, July 24, 1980
Correspondence from Timm to Martin Schreier, July 24, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: Timm; [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.051
Date Made: 1980-07-24; 1980s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Pavol Hammel (Slovkoncert Bratislava), May 29, 1979
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Pavol Hammel (Slovkoncert Bratislava), May 29, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.052
Date Made: 1979-05-29; 1970s
Correspondence from Heinz Hinkelmann (Fernsehen der DDR) to Volkmar Andrä, January 18, 1979
Correspondence from Heinz Hinkelmann (Fernsehen der DDR) to Volkmar Andrä, January 18, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Heinz Hinkelmann
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.053
Date Made: 1979-01-18; 1970s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Hd. Gen. Dr. Klaus Herde, November 22, 1978
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Hd. Gen. Dr. Klaus Herde, November 22, 1978
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.054
Date Made: 1978-11-22; 1970s
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to Kirschnick, September 25, 1978
Correspondence from Martin Schreier to Kirschnick, September 25, 1978
Correspondence
Maker: Martin Schreier
ID: 2006.900.601.001.019.055
Date Made: 1978-09-25; 1970s
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