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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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Hans im Glück
Hans im Glück
Texts (documents)
Maker: W. Karma; Thomas Kurzhals
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.016
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.017
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding the Stern Combo Meißen LP
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding the Stern Combo Meißen LP "Stundenschlag," April 27, 1982
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.018
Date Made: 1982-04-27; 1980s
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding a recording/admission slip, March 9, 1982
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding a recording/admission slip, March 9, 1982
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.019
Date Made: 1982-03-09; 1980s
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding a recording/admission slip for the Stern Combo Meißen LP
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding a recording/admission slip for the Stern Combo Meißen LP "Stundenschlag," April 27, 1982
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.020
Date Made: 1982-04-27; 1980s
Recording form for Stundenschlag
Recording form for Stundenschlag
Forms (documents); notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.021
Date Made: [circa 1980-1982]; 1980s
Stern-Combo Meissen: Gruppe der Sonderklasse letter stationery
Stern-Combo Meissen: Gruppe der Sonderklasse letter stationery
Stationery
Maker: [Stern Combo Meissen]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.022
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Stern-Combo Meissen: Gruppe der Sonderklasse letter stationery
Stern-Combo Meissen: Gruppe der Sonderklasse letter stationery
Stationery
Maker: [Stern Combo Meissen]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.023
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Stern-Combo Meißen 'Der weite Weg'
Stern-Combo Meißen 'Der weite Weg'
Texts (documents)
Maker: Peter Wicke
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.024
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Correspondence from Timm and Friedrich to Detlef Seidel, June 5, 1979
Correspondence from Timm and Friedrich to Detlef Seidel, June 5, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Timm; Friedrich
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.025
Date Made: 1979-06-05; 1970s
Recording form for Der Weite Weg
Recording form for Der Weite Weg
Forms (documents); notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.026
Date Made: 1979-09-05; 1970s
Recording form for
Recording form for "Der Frühling aus den 4 Jahreszeiten"
Forms (documents); notes (documents)
Maker: [Federowski]; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.027
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Recording form for
Recording form for "Der Motor"
Forms (documents)
Maker: [Federowski]; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.028
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Handwritten note regarding 'Der weite Weg'
Handwritten note regarding 'Der weite Weg'
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.029
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s; 1980s
Draft of tracklist for Stern Combo Meißen LP
Draft of tracklist for Stern Combo Meißen LP "Der weite Weg"
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.030
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s; 1980s
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