Can you help with any background info on these, Record label, address ?
Thanks.
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
01 Nov 2004 09:36 PST
Werner Twardy was born on 28 December 1926 in Oberhausen, Germany, and
died in 1977. He was a composer, arranger, producer and bandleader,
active in almost every field of music from the 1950s to the 1970s:
Typical German pop music (so-called Schlager), movie soundtrack music,
German cover versions of Amerian hit recordings, and even Jazz. During
his career, he worked with various record labels.
Are you looking for the label connected with a particular recording of Twardy?
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
billy1966-ga
on
01 Nov 2004 10:12 PST
Hi Scriptor-ga,
Yes I asked a question on here last month that got no response so I
thought I'd try a different method. His orchestra recorded I think in
the early 1970s two tracks "Born free' and ' The Look of Love' both
well know standards. The music has long since been deleted, but
somewhere a record company must have the master tapes? I am looking
for the company that holds the rights to those tracks.
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
01 Nov 2004 11:16 PST
I can't promise anything, but I will see what I can do. There may be
information in printed sources; with some luck, I can find
information. Should I be successful, I'll let you know.
Regards,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
billy1966-ga
on
01 Nov 2004 11:57 PST
Thank you so much indeed. I have been searching for this music for years!
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
02 Nov 2004 10:08 PST
Dear billy1966,
The results of my research are mixed. There is no trace of "Born
Free", but I have been successful with my quest for "The Look Of
Love".
From a German pop music encyclopedia, I learned that one of Werner
Twardy's pseudonyms was "T. W. Ardy". Under that name, he released
lounge music recordings outside Germany. And "The Look Of Love"
(written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) was indeed recorded by
Twardy and included on his "T. W. Ardy" 1968 LP "Weisser Riese in Pop"
on the FOC label. FOC was actually Polydor. And Polydor is now
Universal Music.
Even better: Twardy's recording of "The Look Of Love" has recently
been re-released by Universal Germany, on the CD "Lounge Legends -
Burt Bacharach", an album with 20 songs composed by Bacharach,
recorded by various artists.
The link below leads to the CD fact sheet from Universal's online catalog:
http://www.universal-music.de/html/frames/artists_produkt.php?ean_code=07314&article_no=5850212&detail=1&searchstring=lounge%20legends
Is this information, although it does not cover the "Born Free"
mystery, useful for you? Please let me know.
Regards,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
billy1966-ga
on
02 Nov 2004 10:40 PST
Thanks so much for finding that Scriptor :)
Any idea where I can buy that CD in the UK?
Your help has been excellent. The reason I am search for this music is :
The music I am trying to trace was part of 19 tracks that made up a
tape that the BBC here used in 1975 which was broadcast when no
programs were transmitted. Two of these tracks were the above titles.
The other tracks sound like German Drinking songs recorded maybe early
1970s.
I have some of the titles used : PIRI PIRI , TOLZER SCHUTZENMARSCH
,DER HIMMEL ÜBER MIR, BYE BYE SIERRA NEVADA ,MEHR ALS DU DENKST LEHRT
DICH DIE ZEIT.
The only info I have is that these tracks was by 'Studio Orchestra'
? and released on the Eufaton record label.
I have been trying to put together this tape for years, and have only
a mono recording I made myself as a child to use . The other track
titles remain unknown. The BBC has long since lost the details of the
recording of this 55 minuet tape. So no help there.
An impossable task???
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
02 Nov 2004 10:56 PST
Well, as for availability of that CD in the UK ... there are 5 third
party sellers at Amazon.co.uk offering that album:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Q4UW/qid%3D1099421074/
Concerning "Born Free" and the other tracks: That may prove a very
tough nut to crack. "Studio Orchestra" obviously means that it has
been recorded by session musicians who have been put together for
those recordings only. The song titles are familiar to me (I'm
German), but it could prove problematic, if not impossible to find
those recordings by a nameless studio ensemble. I am a collector of
rare music myself, albeit collecting a different kind of music, and I
know the problems collectors can face sometimes...
Would you like me to post as an answer what I found out about "The
Look Of Love"? Since it is only half the information you desired, I
prefer to ask you for permission ere I do something wrong.
Regards,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
billy1966-ga
on
02 Nov 2004 11:05 PST
Yes your help has been most welcome. Please post as an answer. One
final question if you don't mind! Have you an e-mail address for
Universal/ploydor germany?
A massive thanks from a happy man in UK.
Best regards.
Gary.
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