Marsch der Charlottenburger SA (Wenn Standarte 1...)

[Alarm_Uboat]

Nothing is known about this record except that it belonged to SA-Standarte 1. I will be glad of any information about her (text, history).The recording can be found at archive.org.

[Ivan Ž.]

This one is indeed a rarity, originating from the JPF collection (i.e. his former YouTube account). It's likely a composition that was never published (printed) but was recorded from a manuscript, used for that one recording session (many compositions were recorded from manuscripts actually, which is why they can't be found in a printed form today). The track title is a bit unclear though: there's "Marsch der Charlottenburger SA" with "STANDARTE 1" below it, almost looking like part of the title, but more likely indicating (partial) authorship. Quite unusual credits, with composer listed at the very bottom, instead of right below the title. It would be good to find a 1934 Kristall catalogue and see how (if) it's listed there.

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During the recording session, the band was led by Musikzugführer E. Grünberg (he's credited on the reverse side - thanks to JPF for providing it). The composer is Fritz Wenneis (it's unclear who wrote the lyrics - probably not the composer). Recorded in late 1933 or early 1934.

[Jerard Maiki]

I am curious, may I ask what is the song on the reverse side?

[Ivan Ž.]

Ah, it's what every suck-up Nazi band played: their Leader's favourite, "Badenweiler-Marsch". The Kristall company alone released four different recordings of that march (by Ewers, Grünberg, Fuhsel, Erichsen), on at least five different records, in the course of only three years.

[Jerard Maiki]

Thank you as always Ivan