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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 listing songs and their runtimes
Handwritten note listing songs and their runtimes
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.031
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s; 1980s
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown; [Volkmar Andrä]; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.032
Date Made: 1979-02-28; 1970s
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.033
Date Made: 1979-02-28; 1970s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä regarding a Stern Combo Meißen demo
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä regarding a Stern Combo Meißen demo
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.034
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Recording form for Der Weite Weg
Recording form for Der Weite Weg
Forms (documents)
Maker: [Federowski]; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.035
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Der Motor
Der Motor
Texts (documents)
Maker: [Norbert Jäger]; [Martin Schreier]; [Stern Combo Meissen]; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.036
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Der Motor
Der Motor
Texts (documents)
Maker: Norbert Jäger; Schreier, Martin; Stern Combo Meissen; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.037
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Der Motor
Der Motor
Texts (documents)
Maker: [Norbert Jäger]; [Martin Schreier]; [Stern Combo Meissen]; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.038
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
"Gedanken zu Rabindranath Tagore"
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Norbert Jäger]; [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.039
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
Gedanken zu Rabindranath Tagore
Gedanken zu Rabindranath Tagore
Texts (documents)
Maker: Norbert Jäger
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.040
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
"Gib mir, was Du geben kannst"
Texts (documents)
Maker: Fred Gertz; Bernd Fiedler; Thomas Kurzhals; [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.041
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
"Was bleibt"
Texts (documents)
Maker: Norbert Jäger; Thomas Kurzhals; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.042
Date Made: [circa 1979]; 1970s
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.043
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Anlage zum Produktionsauftrag 'Der weite Weg' (Stern-Combo Meißen) 8 55 652
Texts (documents)
Maker: Unknown; [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.044
Date Made: 1979-02-28; 1970s
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding coupling an AMIGA LP for the artist Drupi, February 18, 1979
Memo by Volkmar Andrä regarding coupling an AMIGA LP for the artist Drupi, February 18, 1979
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.020.045
Date Made: 1979-02-18; 1970s
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