Jürgen Lahrtz
Jürgen Meeno Lahrtz (born May 26, 1929 in Wilhelmshaven ; † November 22, 2018 in Berlin ) was the producer of numerous records that were released under the GDR state label Amiga .
Life
Jürgen Lahrtz first appeared in the mid-1950s as one of the singers of the Hemmann Quintet, which, accompanied by the Wakikiys, the Gerd Natschinski orchestra and various other dance orchestras, performed hits such as Die Bimbam-Bimbam-Bina or Mein Kleines Hulamädchen . In the 1960s, the group is said to have had German versions of Beatles hits in their program. In the meantime, however, Lahrtz was also increasingly responsible for the production management of the most important Amiga publications, including the recording of the album Lyrik - Jazz - Prosa with Manfred Krug and the Jazz Optimists Berlin in October 1965.
Lahrtz advanced to become the producer of numerous albums at Amiga. According to the label's span, until the end of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten in 1990, he produced all kinds of popular music, from Schlager to easy listening , jazz, folk, pop and rock to electronic music, as well as children's radio plays. The LP Quichotte by Tangerine Dream, produced by Lahrtz in 1981 and featuring a concert recording by the band from East Berlin, was initially only available in the GDR - unusual for Western artists.
Lahrtz's activity is rarely referred to in the usually detailed imprint of the records as "production", but more often as "music direction" or "editing". Together with Siegbert Schneider , Helmar Federowski and Volkmar Andrä , Jürgen Lahrtz had a decisive influence on the most popular in-house productions of the GDR state label.
Albums produced by Jürgen Lahrtz (excerpt):
- Poetry - Jazz - Prose , 1965
- Frank Schöbel : Like a Star , 1972
- Star Combo Meißen : Star Combo Meißen , 1977
- Günther Fischer -Quintet: Combination , 1978
- Karat : Across Seven Bridges , 1979
- Carat: Swan King , 1980
- Tangerine Dream : Quixote , 1981
- Carat: The Blue Planet , 1982
- Uschi Brüning : Uschi Brüning , 1982
- Reinhard Lakomy : The Dream of Asgard , 1983
- Karat: The Seven Wonders of the World , 1984
- Pond : Planet Wind , 1984
- Karat: 10 years of Karat - On the way to you (Live) , 1985
- Carat: Fifth Season , 1987
- Sinti Swing Quintett: You're beautiful with me , 1987
- Karat: ... in the next peace , 1990
Individual evidence
- ↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . tredition GmbH, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8495-7804-6 , p. 185
- ^ Obituary notice in the Berliner Zeitung from December 8, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lahrtz, Jürgen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lahrtz, Jürgen Meeno (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilhelmshaven |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd November 2018 |
| Place of death | Berlin |