Frohes Weihnachtsfest!
Posted: December 22, 2012 Filed under: 60s, Advertisement Records, Cuba, World 3 Comments »
Last month Berlin Beatet Bestes got to be five years old. Since I´ve started a lot of things have changed in the digital world that seem to have made music blogs less relevant. Facebook and Spotify have made it much easier and faster to communicate about music and records and at the same time streaming has made MP3s somehow less valued, while the rights to distribute them are still being fought over fiercely. Following this changeover a lot of great blogs have disappeared or gone on hiatus this year. Nevertheless I think singular autonomous spaces like this one are still valid. While the means to communicate about music have multiplied, the musical focus and quality of the communication seems to have narrowed. The chit chat on Facebook and Youtube does not compare to a well thought-out piece about music. So I intend to keep going, maybe not at the fastest pace and without journalistic aspirations but I don´t see why I should stop, when I still enjoy doing it. I´m still collecting records, I still have hundreds of 45s worth posting and I don´t see any other space where I would have the same kind of freedom to create. And where else would I be able show this little oddity?
This nicely designed record was made to advertize hot Cuban artists like Lourdes Gil, Elena Burke and Pacho Alonso from 1969/1970 of the Areito label, a sub label of the state owned Egrem label. So not only is this a commercial, it is also a holiday record. Keep in mind that communist regimes always tried to neglect the Christian origin of Christmas albeit not very successfully. So here´s my little Christmas greeting to all of you who keep coming back here to my irrelevant records. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Berlin via Cuba.
Felicidades, Amigo! Greetings, friend! Meilleurs voeux, ami! Frohes Weihnachtsfest! поздровляем вac дoрoroй друr! Auguri amici!
Saludo musical con nuestros artistas 1969/1970
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.
God Jul!
Though facebook and spotify may change a bit, I can’t see how they can replace unheard rips, precise information and great taste like in your blog. Thanks a lot for your work and dedication. Keep up the great work and have a great year!
Greetings from Paris.
Thank you very much, I will post new stuff soon…
not sure about the great taste though…