Angelika Mann & Reinhard Lakomy Ensemble - Ein Irrer Typ [1975 Glam Rock GDR Germany ]

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Nearing the end of this set, we have a stomping glam rocker with a charismatic vocal from Berliner Angelika Mann. After attending the Friedrichshain music school, as one of the only female students in her area of study at the time, she became pianist in the Peter Hanisch Combo, a Berlin amateur band that later changed name to Medoc. From there she was in a number of ensemble-type groups, including those of names already mentioned here like Klaus Lenz. In 1973 she joined the Reinhardt Lakomy-Ensemble, which is where this 1975 track is from. From 1976 onward she helmed her own bands such as Angelika Mann & Gruppe, Angelika Mann & Obelisk, along with many classical, theatrical and acting endeavours up to recent times.

Reinhard Lakomy, from Magdeburg, was one of the most diverse musicians in Germany. From jazz, pop, rock and electronics to music for children, he served several genres. He studied piano and composition in Magdeburg and switched to the music school in Dresden. After being in many different acts, in the early 1970s he started the Lakomy Ensemble, which was also the springboard for Angelika Mann. After three LPs were released by Amiga in the GDR, an LP was released by RCA in the West in 1975. By 1978 Lakomy found further success making records with his wife Monika Ehrhardt, which became some of the GDR's best selling children's music of all time, and Angelika Mann was also involved in those.