Frank Valdor (27 May 1937 – 5 August 2013) was one of the great German

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having sold over 2.5 million records during the 1960s and 1970s. In particular, Valdor was popular for his instrumental arrangements intended to be played non-stop at parties. He has been called "King of Dynamic Party Sound". His discography consists of more than 80 LP's, 10 singles and 8 CD's. Valdor's

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s often have a "genius" graphical touch, where he is shown surrounded by scantily dressed women. His album ''King Size'' sold 25,000 copies in Finland and was awarded gold status. Like

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did Frank Valdor had also a period during the earlier 1970s, when he was a celebrated musician in

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. Mainly, but not exclusively, for those who at the time were older than 30 years old.

Discography (Vinyl LP's only)

In alphabetical order, in this case is "Somerset" a record producer * 16 Fantastic Golden Latin Hits 1978 * A gogo Discofoon * 7067 * Aktuell Somerset 718 * Big Band Hits – German Jukebok EP, Hippo 21001 * * Classics for dancing Europa E 193 * Coctails for two Hippo 31003 * Dancing a la diskothek – Constanze * Dancing And Dreaming – German Jukebox EP Hippo 21003 * * Dancing at midnight – Hippo 41009 * Das Große stimmung album – Philips H 72 AM 231 * Dreamy Violins – German Jukebox EP Hippo 24008 * * Dynamic Man Somerset 740/741 * Dynamic Trumpet Party Somerset 734 * Fiesta Tijuana Somerset 665 * Frank Valdor Somerset, published 1973 * Frank Valdor’s tropic beat – Popular 21165 * Glenn Miller Story – German Jukebox EP Hippo 25010 * * Goes Western Somerset 731 * Gogo Guitars Somerset 677 * Golden Memories – German Jukebox EP Hot-Six 605 ** * Goodtime Girls * Great Latin Hits BASF BB22862-2 * Gute Laune a gogo – Happy Trumpet Party – Telefunken NT 276 * Hammond Hitparade Somerset 669 * Happy Rosamunde Somerset 715 * Happy Sax – German Jukebox EP Somerset AP-014 * * Happy Saxophon a go go Somerset 674 * Happy Trumpet Party 2 – Telefunken * Happy Trumpets – German Jukebox EP Somerset AP-016 * * Hawaii Beach Party GrandPrix GP-10033 * Heute hauÂ´n auf die pauke Somerset 759 * Hey Mister Valdor! Somerset 760 * Hits a gogo Somerset 659 * Hits am Laufenden Band RCA PPL 1-4167 * Hot Nights In Rio RCA PL 28305 * I’m Popschrittmarsch Sonic 9091 * In Mexico Somerset 712 * Jede menge hits Somerset 661 * King of Dynamic Party Sound Somerset 716/717 * King Size 2 Somerset 773 * King Size Somerset 739 * La Montanara Somerset 787 * Live in Rio Somerset 746 * Mexican Beat Hippo 41005 *** * Mexican Fiesta Grand Prix 10041 * Music for television, films and radio Europhon ELP 530 * Music für Verliebte Hippo 41009 * My Favourite Songs Somerset 780 * Non Stop Musical – German Jukebox EP Somerset AP-015 * * Non-Stop Musicals Somerset 663 * Polka, Polka, Polka – mit der Schützenliesel Somerset 788 * Pop no Stomp – Constanze Somerset G 688 * Pop non stop Somerset 688 * Presents the Good Time Girls Somerset 769 * Remembering Glenn Miller – German Jukebox EP Hippo 22.004 * * Rock Festival Somerset 783 * Rubber Boat Party Somerset 748 * Rythmus Ã gogo Somerset 698 * Scandinavian Party Somerset 764 * Schlager Von Gestern Im Rythmus Von Heute Somerset 775 * Starportrait Somerset 766, 767 * Stereo, 28 trumpet hits Discofoon* 7507 131 * String of pearls Hippo 41004 * Surprise-partie 2 – Trianon c046-11396 * Swing And Sweet – German Jukebok EP Hippo 23006 * * Tanz bis zum Umfallen Philips 88528DY * Tanzparty a gogo – Hippo 31Â 004 * Tanzparty bei Frankie Europa E 184 * Trompeten Ã gogo 2 Somerset 742 * Trompeten Ã gogo Somerset 660 * Tropical Dancing RCA PPL1-4218 * Tropical evergreens – Bellaphone * Tropicana – Center 17 023 ST * Trumpets for Dancing Somerset 680 * Udo Jürgens Hits for dancing Somerset 699 * Unter südlicher sonne Somerset 723 * Viva Mexico (Frank Valdor’s Tropic Beats), Grammoclub Ex Libris EL 12 013, Schweiz, LP 1965/1966 * Volkslieder aus aller Welt – Europa E 187 * Weekend party – Decca SLK 16Â 364 * Weekend Party Decca SLK 16 364-P * Wir machen durch… Somerset 778 * Wodka á Gogo Somerset 691 * Wonderful World of Trumpets RCA PPL2-4084 * Wünscht Frohe Weihnacht RCA PPL1-4060

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdor, Frank 1937 births 2013 deaths Bandleaders Place of birth missing 20th-century German musicians 20th-century German male musicians