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GERMANY - Last 12 Months I (Continued from page 80) “Love Me Warm And Tender” with I the parent firm of “Mercury,” picked Teldec A&R man Horst Fuchs. Paul I Germany's youngest and most up the line for distribution and moved also made press conferences in Ham- I fast on the Leroy Van Dyke recording burg and Frankfurt. RCA held an I of “Walk On By” which he also waxed international meeting in Munich and I active publishing Company in German. Sonet records started a Rome. Van Cliburn made a concert n special promotion campaign for Dan- tour and press conferences in Ger- ish star Dario on the event of his first many. His Tschaikowsky Piano Con-B German recording. Ralf Bendix picked certo LP sold 100,000 in Germany.® up the golden record for his “Baby- Paul Siegel’s first Teldec production® sitting Boogie” million seller at a by the Oederland Orchestra was® press conference in Cologne. He was picked up for the states by Seeco I PHONOTON MUSIC also awarded a golden diaper and Records and quickly made the N.Y. I nipple by Seith-Chappell music exec charts. Sales figures for Germany I Harry Schultz-Bielefeldt. Two more 1961 were releas^ and although 750,- The publishing house owned by Germany's biggest foreign stars did their first German 000 less singles were sold in 1961 than waxing. Sweden’s Anita Lindbloom in 1960, EP sales increased by 50,000 one-stop and record wholesaler, Globus- and France’s Johnny Halliyday turned and LP sales by 300,000 to make an out platters for Philips. Les Chaka- overall increase in dollar volume for Schallplattenzentrale! chas returned to Germany to perform the year. In 1961 49.5 million records in Munich and push their “Twist- were sold in Germany. Import de- Twist” waxing which became a hit. creased by 250,000 pieces and export Eartha Kitt came to Germany for a increased by 100,000. Karl Breuer of TV spectacular. The German Record Sikorski Music made his first visit to Industry prime event took place in the U.S. Paul Siegel celebrated his 3rd Baden-Baden with their Pop Music anniversary as a D.J. for Radio Ber- PHONOTON MUSIC festival. First prize was won by lin. Radio Luxemburg and the teen Conny with her “ 2 Kleine Italiener” mag Bravo made their awards for the which is still topping charts all over most popular recording artists. The Top sales in Germany and throughout the world. Our Europe and sold well over % million radio Luxemburg contest was won by records here. In all, it was Germany’s Freddy Quinn with the distaff honors first hit in America is soon to be released! most successful festival as many of going to Nana Mouskouri. Third "Don't Kiss Me Now"—Laya Raki. the end round songs entered the charts place went to Peter Kraus. Bravo and well over a million singles were awarded their honors to Male singers sold as a direct result of the TV ex- Freddy Quinn, Gus Backus and Peter posure and publicity afforded the Kraus with females Connie Francis, festival songs. Nana Mouskouri from Caterina Valente and Conny Froboess Greece picked up a gold record for a picking up awards as well. Ariola million records sold of her first re- records recorded top sales with the lease, “White Roses From Athens” first German waxing by Charles Az- PHONOTON MUSIC for Fontana Records, one of the novour and A&R man Helmut Jantsch Philips group. Manos “Never On Sun- of the firm tied the knot with a lovely American publishers—contact us for great material day” Hadjidakis wrote the song, and Munich gal. The “Song For Europe” Peter Schaeffers published it. The contest was held and Conny took 5th ' and top action on your hits! award was made in Munich. Electrola place with her “2 Kleine Italiener.” A&R men Heinz Gietz and Gunter Gerhard Wendland toured the U.S. Ilgner traveled to Paris to record and did his first American waxing un- Phonoton Musikverlag GmbH. Gilbert Becaud, Jacquelin Boyer and der the A&R direction of Quincy Frankfurt/Main, Germany Line Renaud in German. Jones. Helen Shapiro visited Germany MARCH for her first German session for Elec- Gutleut Strasse 97/Baseler Platz Paul Anka made his first trip to trola. Bert Kaempfert visited the U.S. Germany along with manager Irvin and signed Brenda Lee for German Feld and A&R chief Bob Yorke where recording dates. he waxed a German recording of (Continued on page 83)
In the history of pop music ONLY 2 Songs
(Memories Are Made Of This/Sixteen Tons)
sold more than
2,000,000 records in Germany
They were published by us ! ! ! ! BUT
there are quite a lot of songs with more than 1,000,000 records in our catalogue.
If you are interested to work with people, who really know, what they are talking about when they say HIT then send your material to
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