Forgotten singers (1) "Schön ist die Zeit der ersten Liebe" - Mimi Thoma (1942)

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I thought it would be fun to present some of the "forgotten" singers from the 78rpm era...The meaning of "forgotten" is very subjective of course... Some of these singers are well known to collectors of 78rpm records and some only made very few recordings... What they have in common is that their names no longer ring a bell with the general audience. Their names and fame have faded into obscurity...

First up is Mimi Thoma with her version of "Schön ist die Zeit der jungen Liebe" (*Thoma recorded the alternative "Schön ist die Zeit der ersten Liebe) which was featured in the 1942 movie "Die grosse Nummer" (The Great Attraction - vocals : Traute Rose). The orchestra on this recording is conducted by the composer Friedrich Schröder himself.

Thoma - a niece of the poet and writer Ludwig Thoma - was born in Munich in 1909 and became one of the most popular singers in Germany in the 1930s and 40s when she made numerous recordings for Grammophon/Polydor. Her songs were usually on the sentimental side which suited her deep voice well. Some of her biggest hits were : "Peterle", "Mamatschi" (featured in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List") and "Einsamer Sonntag"... Other popular titles were "Du, du gehst an mir vorbei" (German version of "Vous qui passez sans me voir"), "Lili Marleen" and the dramatic "Wer weiss von uns, was morgen ist". At the height of her fame her record company announced her as "Die Stimme, die jeder kennt" (The voice known to all). After the War she was able to continue her career however she failed to reconnect with her audience... She died completely forgotten (and according to some bitterly disappointed) in Cologne in 1968.

"Schön ist die Zeit der ersten Liebe" means literally "How beautiful is the time of first love".
The video features images of summertime in Berlin, a trip on the river Havel to the beautiful city of Potsdam, showing the Stadtschloss and the Garnisonkirche before their destruction in 1945 as well as the Frederic the Great's famous summer palace "Sanssouci"....

About the record:

Polydor
47695 A / mx. 96261/2GR9

Berlin,
1942

Record in average condition.

This record was recorded with an Nagaoka MP10 cartridge with 3,5mm 78rpm stylus as well as 78rpm phono preamp. The restoration was done as truthfully as possible.

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[ptm51]

Very nice!

Thnx

[Leotaurus1975]

@ptm51 Thank you / Dank u wel

[TonkunstKanal]

Wunderbar!

[TonkunstKanal]

Eine wirklich schöne und großartige Aufnahme von Mimi Thoma, vielen Dank!

[Victor20376]

Hartelijke dank om ons mee te laten genieten van dit mooie lied

[vertxxgg]

id keep her lili Marlene in German POLYDOR blue record

[camille885]

Première fois que j'entends parler d'elle, pourtant, elle avait l'air connu à l'époque apparemment! L'histoire est parfois ingrate...

Merci de la faire sortir de l'oubli!

[GerritWilbrink]

Klinkt gewoon goed, prettig om naar te luisteren.

M.vr.gr.