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Release 3. Festival des Politischen Liedes
Year 1972
Label ETERNA # 8 15 058
Format LP · Album
Songs here 3 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Various Artists, 3. Festival des Politischen Liedes; cite each song by its SongID

3. Festival des Politischen Liedes

1972 · Album · ETERNA # 8 15 058 · Germany: East [GDR]
3 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Festival of Political Song, Anti-War, Protest, Vietnamese Patriotic.
Annotation
This is a recording from the "Festival of Political Songs" held in East Germany between 1970 and 1990. It was hosted by the Free German Youth and featured international artists. This LP (ETERNA # 8 15 058) contained live version of Quilapayún's "Für Vietnam" , discussed above. The record lable was based in Berlin, East Germany.1
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
The songs
1.
1972 · Album · ETERNA # 8 15 058 · Berlin, Germany · 3. Festival des Politischen Liedes

Recordings of events during the 3rd Festival of Political Song ETERNA 8 15 058 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 3. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 13–19 February 1972 (Ag 511/01/73); Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. Series: Festival des politischen Liedes No. 3. Notes: 'Mitschnitte von Veranstaltungen während des 3. Festivals des politischen Liedes' (recordings of events during the 3rd Festival of Political Song). Record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin; pressed VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Potsdam-Babelsberg. Engineer Gerhard Kossatz; producer (Musikregie) Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. 1973 repress exists. Track B7 of the compilation. Peace Song, recorded at the 3rd Festival des politischen Liedes in East Berlin, 1972, which also featured a live version of Quilapayún's Für Vietnam. [From the record sleeve and labels]

2.
Credited as Various Artists · 1972 · Compilation · ETERNA # 8 15 058 · Germany · 3. Festival des Politischen Liedes

ETERNA 8 15 058 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 3. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 13–19 February 1972 (Ag 511/01/73); Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. Sung by a group of Vietnamese students with the Swedish Fria Proteatern; sleeve note: a hymn to the heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people foretelling victory over the imperialist aggressors. Series: Festival des politischen Liedes No. 3. Notes: 'Mitschnitte von Veranstaltungen während des 3. Festivals des politischen Liedes' (recordings of events during the 3rd Festival of Political Song). Record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin; pressed VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Potsdam-Babelsberg. Engineer Gerhard Kossatz; producer (Musikregie) Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. 1973 repress exists (release 35910481). Durations from linked videos. NLF (Viet Cong) anthem 'Giải phóng miền Nam' Track A7 of the compilation. Live recording from the 3rd Festival des politischen Liedes, GDR, 1972; the LP also features Quilapayún's 'Für Vietnam' and the Oktober-Klub's 'Friedenslied'. Cover of Giải phóng miền Nam – Huỳnh Minh Siêng. [From the record sleeve and labels]

3.
Credited as Various Artists · 1972 · Compilation · ETERNA # 8 15 058 · Chile · 3. Festival des Politischen Liedes

ETERNA 8 15 058 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 3. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 13–19 February 1972 (Ag 511/01/73); Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. Sleeve note: the song prophesies an early victory over the Yankees for the bravely fighting Vietnamese people. Series: Festival des politischen Liedes No. 3. Notes: 'Mitschnitte von Veranstaltungen während des 3. Festivals des politischen Liedes' (recordings of events during the 3rd Festival of Political Song). Record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin; pressed VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Potsdam-Babelsberg. Engineer Gerhard Kossatz; producer (Musikregie) Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. 1973 repress exists (release 35910481). Durations from linked videos. live version Track B1 of the compilation. Live version recorded at the 3rd Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, GDR, 1972; the LP also has Oktober-Klub Berlin's 'Friedenslied'. [From the record sleeve and labels]