Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band

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The Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band was a humorous orchestra consisting of nine men from San Francisco, California. The director was Richard B. Gump. He owned Gump's store in San Francisco, which was also the recording location of their best known record album for RCA Victor Records "Music For Non-Thinkers" (LSP/LPM 1721), which was recorded on Sunday December 29, 1957, in stereo. It was released in 1958. It was re-released on an unknown date, and kept the original stereo catalog number, but adopted a new per-side catalog number at well, J2PY-2451/J2PY-2452. The album takes original and standard musical numbers and puts a "sour" twist on them, with flat notes, and out of tune woodwinds, and loud off beat percussion to create a distinctive and humorous sound. Other men in the orchestra included George Lichty and Paul Faria.

Contents

[edit] Personnel

  • Dr. Fritz Guckenheimer aka Richard B. Gump - Director,Arranger, and Vocalist
  • Ernst Schmid - Horn (specific unknown)
  • Wolfgang Schwett - Horn (specific unknown)
  • Rudi Schmitt - Horn (specific unknown)
  • Otto Schmits - Clarinet
  • Heinrich Schwerdt - Tuba
  • Hugo Schmid aka George Lichty - Drums
  • Ludwig Schmitz - Trombone
  • Johann Sebastian Schmitdtz aka Paul Faria - Clarinet

[edit] Track listing

LP Track List in correct order:

Side 1

  1. Second Hungarian Rhapsody
  2. Grad Aus Dem Wirthaus
  3. Katarina Polka
  4. In Munchen Steht Ein Hofbrau Haus
  5. Jagermarsch
  6. Um Die Ecke Rum
  7. In Der Heimat Da Gibt's Ein Wiederseh's
  8. Stars And Striped Forever

Side 2

  1. Raymond Overture
  2. Kommes Ein Birdie Yet
  3. Trinklieder
  4. Gruss Aus Minneapolis
  5. Der Kuss (II Bacio)
  6. Madel Wasch Dich
  7. Rheinwein Polka
  8. Come Vere The Band Ist Playing

[edit] Discography

San Francisco Records M-33005 "Oom-Pah-Pah in HiFi", 1956

RCA LP 1453: "Sour Kraut in Hi-Fi", 1957

RCA LS 1721: "Music For Non-Thinkers", 1958

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