BULLY BUHLAN, Ein Mann mit knarrenden Schuhen, 1948
Posted: February 17, 2011 Filed under: 40s, Berlin Records, Swing Records 2 Comments »
Today only old people might remember his name, but in the late 40s and early 50s Bully Buhlan was Germany´s most popular pop singer and Berlin´s most famous son.
“Ein Mann mit knarrenden Schuhen” – a man with squeaky shoes – explains why a couple will have a perfect marriage, because the wife will always know when her husband is approaching. The squeaky shoes are really practical, especially when she´s with another man…
BULLY BUHLAN, Ein Mann mit knarrenden Schuhen, 1948
Dutch reader Ron suggested I post some of the b-sides. This one I acctually ignored and never listened to, because the title sounded like boring Schlager music. Stupid. The Cornel Trio is almost all swingin´:
CORNEL-TRIO, Die Rose vom Wörther See, 1948
From a British “Men Only” magazine from 1952:
Non-squeaky crepe soles were the rage in the early 50s:
I love these little hand drawn ads. Graphic designers still knew how to draw:
Hand drawn lettering and cartoon in this ad:
About me:
My name is Andreas Michalke. I´m a cartoonist from Berlin, Germany and I like collecting records. Most of the records I find in thrift stores or at flea markets here in Berlin. I like a lot of music but I thought I`d focus on odd German records. Preferably with cartoon covers.
All my scans are high-resolution. If you double-click on them they will get much bigger.
Leider auch offline. :( Läßt Dich da noch was machen?
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