Ingfried Hoffmann - Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt

Had this one for a few years now and so I thought I'd put it up as I plan on sharing a few classic soundtrack/library/etc oldies such as this on a more regular basis like I used to years ago. Here we have Ingfried Hoffmann's superb soundtrack to the German cult classic kids' puppet show Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt. A pioneering and very imaginative show at the time, the series was originally produced by WDR in 1972 based on a 1967 book written by Boy Lornsen and illustrated by Franz Josef Tripp. The story was about a boy called Tobias Findteisen - Tobbi for short - who invents a machine/vehicle called the "Fliewatüüt" that can be driven like a car, fly and swim. Co-piloting the machine with Tobbi was a robot called "ROB 344-66/IIIa" or Robbi for short. As you can expect, Robbi and Tobbi had great adventures with the machine. Oh, by the way, to make things even more interesting - the machine ran on raspberry juice (Himbeersaft)! Anyway, back to the soundtrack!...

The theme tune is superb - having all the groovy, funky and easy qualities you would expect of a theme tune for a show of it's kind from the early 70s. Listen carefully to the track and see if you can spot the blatant steal of the theme music to my fave Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service! Scattered amongst the excellent music are dialogue clips from the series. The final track is Frank Popp's rather nice acid jazz remix of the excellent groovy theme music. Hard to pick a fave track on here as it's all excellent but "Himbeersaft" - a deep down and dirty retread of the theme tune - is rather splendid and there's a lovely easy flutey tune in the form of "Schlafvorbereitung im Leuchtturm" which sounds like it could have been a 70s sitcom theme. "Nordpol" and "Kartoffelschälmusik" will certainly please those who enjoy listening to groovy easy listening comps such as The Sound Gallery. "Nessie" has an excellent bit of breakbeat - perfect for sampling and "Prüfung bestanden" has testcard music written all over it. Probably, if I had to pick one - I would say that the best track on here for me is the roaring "Guten Flug! (Orgel)". Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt is an absolute must for collectors of groovy and funky cult tv classics and library music. You won't be disappointed.

Ingfried Hoffmann

Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt

Diggler Records

2005

80 mb (91 mb unpacked)

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1. Ich Heiße
2. Robbi, Tobbi Und Das Fliewatüüt   
3. FWT 1   
4. Teleskoparm   
5. Sitzt Du Sicher?   
6. Guten Flug!   
7. Bossa Robbi   
8. Himbeersaft   
9. Nachts   
10. Flie-Wa-Tüüt   
11. Schlafvorbereitung Im Leuchtturm   
12. Zwei Freunde   
13. Fridolin
14. Nordpol   
15. Nu-Nu Und Na-Na   
16. Kartoffelschälmusik   
17. Plumpudding Castle   
18. Nessie   
19. Prüfung Bestanden   
20. Guten Flug! (Orgel)   
21. Showdown   
22. Ich Danke Dir   
23. Robbi, Tobbi Und Das Fliewatüüt (Remix - Edit) by The Frank Popp Ensemble

Ripped & encoded by X-Y-Z-Cosmonaut @ 320 kbps.

The Strange Affair

"You're underage, oversexed and I'm not getting thrown off the force because of you!"
Here we have the very rare 1968 gritty British crime drama The Strange Affair. Starring Michael York, Susan George and Jeremy Kemp, amongst others. There are quite a few well known British faces amongst the cast including George A. Cooper - best known as Grange Hill caretaker "Mr. Griffiths". Directed by the late David Greene. Being a Susan George fan (in my opinion Susan George is one of the loveliest actresses ever to grace the screen), this is a total must-own for me. This rip (not by me) is not the greatest quality but it certainly does the job in a time where you can't get this movie on either video or dvd and is rarely shown on television (if ever at all). If there was one film I have been endlessly waiting for a high quality dvd release of - it would be this one. Unfortunately, what we have here is a dodgy rip from an old VHS but it is way better than nothing despite some jerkiness on the movement.

The plot: Michael York  plays a rookie London policeman who is appalled at the corruption surrounding him. He does not find comfort in the fact that his own superior (Jeremy Kemp) is just as crooked as the crooks. Susan George - exploiting her jailbait sexiness to the full (as she did in her following starring roles in Twinky and Straw Dogs) is "Frederika" - an underaged hippie "mod" girl who seduces York and with whom a brief affair happens.

The Strange Affair is a superb slice of swinging sixties kino with great acting and memorable dialogue.

The Strange Affair

1968

XVID

Approx. 105 mins

698 mb
MU / RS