Gilla - Bend me, shape Me - LP - Frank Farian - MUSTER
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Top-rare LP von GILLA - prod. von Frank Farian
1. Bend Me, Shape Me 3:44
2. Gentlemen Callers Not Allowed 3:57
3. Say Yes 3:34
4. A Baby Of Love 3:35
5. The River Sings 4:05
6. Help! Help! 3:06
7. Hold On 3:48
8. First Love 3:24
9. Johnny 3:45
10. Why Don't You Do It? 3:30
11. The Girl From Ipanema 3:42
Seltene Holland-Pressung - HANSA 25 882 XOT (1978)
mit Aufkleber "INFORMATIONS MUSTER" vorne drauf - dürfte all die Jahre in einem Archiv gestanden sein, wie sonst der so gute Zustand von Platte und Cover.
Top-Zustand: EX+/EX+ !!!!!!!!!!!!
siehe auch die spanische Pressung dieser LP in einer meiner anderen Auktionen
Qualitätsbeschreibung / Zustand von Tonträgern ( Grading System )
M Mint Die Schallplatte und das Cover ist wie neuwertig oder wirklich neu EX Excellent Wenig Gebrauchsspuren, optisch sehr gut erhalten.Das Cover ist geringfügig abgenutzt. VG VeryGood Kleine Kratzer bzw. Gebrauchsspuren können vorkommen.
Das Cover kann Einrisse haben, ist aber noch brauchbar. G Good Die Platte hat an Qualität verloren. Hat starke Kratzer.
Das Cover zeigt Beschädigungen. F Fair Die Schallplatte ist gerade noch abspielbar, allerdings mit sehr starken Qualitätseinbußen. Praktisch nur noch Archivierungswert. Das Cover ist sehr stark beschädigt. W Worn Bei dieser Qualitätsstufe beginnen die schlechten Platten. Sie sind überdurchschnittlich abgespielt. Kratzer und Grundrauschen sind deutlich hörbar. Das Cover dieser Qualität ist stark beschädigt, oft eingerissen oder stark verschmutzt.
Gilla was discovered by German producer Frank Farian who got her signed to Hansa Records in 1974. After an unsuccessful German cover version "Mir ist kein Weg zu weit" of Marcella Bella's Italian hit single "Nessuno mai", Farian had her record a German disco version of La Belle's "Lady Marmalade". Despite being a modest hit (#24), it caused some attention of being the first German record to feature such explicit lyrics as "Willst du mit mir schlafen gehn?" (Do You Want to Sleep With Me) (1975). It was followed later in the year with "Tu es" (also recorded in English as "Why Don't You Do It") which became Gilla's biggest hit, peaking at #10 in the German charts and giving Farian a commercial breakthrough as a producer. Gilla's debut LP, featuring a mix of disco, pop and schlager tracks, was released shortly after.
In the summer of 1976, Gilla followed with "Ich brenne" (I'm Burning), once again also recorded in English as "Help Help". It was a Dutch hit single but fared less well in Germany. Farian remixed the track with his own vocals for inclusion on Boney M.'s Take the Heat Off Me to replace "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" in some territories. In early 1977, Gilla's second album Zieh mich aus (Undress Me) was released. Despite featuring German versions of Boney M.'s hit single "Sunny" and "No Woman No Cry", it fared poorly. Interestingly, the album also included the German version of a future hit for Boney M., "Belfast" which was originally written years earlier for Boney M. member Marcia Barrett.
Gilla's first international album was released in the summer of 1977. Entitled Help Help, it featured her previous English recordings like "Why Don't You Do It" and "Help Help" + their B-sides, as well as English versions of songs from Zieh mich aus. "Gentlemen Callers not Allowed" ("Herrn-Besuche nicht erlaubt") was released as a single and promoted with Boney M.'s charismatic male dancer Bobby Farrell on a few TV shows but it was still only a minor success.
Gilla's 1978 album Bend Me, Shape MeIn January 1978, Gilla released a disco-rock cover of The American Breed's "Bend Me, Shape Me". The single was a #11 hit in Switzerland and it was decided to repackage the Help Help album with the inclusion of the new track and its B-side "The River Sings" ("Der Strom der Zeit") in May, entitled Bend Me, Shape Me. Once again, it was only a minor seller. Singer Bruce Low released a big-selling German cover of Boney M.'s mega-hit "Rivers of Babylon" so Farian decided to have Gilla record a German cover of the follow-up single "Rasputin". Released in November 1978, it was a flop and not even included on the following compilation Star Discothek a few months later.
Trying to repeat the success of "Bend Me, Shape Me", Gilla and her fiancé and co-producer Helmut Rulofs (who was also a recording artist under the name Chris Denning) released another disco-rock cover of The Animals's "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" in March 1979. In 1980, her second English language album Cool Rock'n Roll was released including the title track single and "Go Down Mainstreet". Gilla and Rulofs, however, found bigger success when Farian recorded one of their songs with Boney M. "I See a Boat on the River" being a German Top 10 hit and a European hit single from the million-selling The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, Gilla credited as G. Winger (Winger being an abbreviation of her surname Wuchinger). In October 1981, Gilla's final single "Cigarillo" backed with a cover of "Friday on My Mind" was released before she retired from the music business. She made a brief return with Rulofs as the duo Sweet Mix in 1982 but their single "Susan Don't Cry for Me" came and went without notice. They also contributed the track "Video" for Precious Wilson's album All Coloured in Love that year.
Being largely forgotten in Europe today, Gilla has in recent years performed regularly in Russia where her records are enjoying considerable popularity.
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