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Uwe Nettelbeck

Uwe Nettelbeck, German record producer, journalist and film critic (died 2007)

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Born
August 7, 1940
Died
January 17, 2007
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1940

About Uwe Nettelbeck

Uwe Nettelbeck was a German record producer, journalist and film critic. He was best known as the creator and producer of the German krautrock band Faust and changed the face of German rock music in the early 1970s. He was also one of Germany's leading film critics in the 1960s. Uwe Nettelbeck (7 August 1940 – 17 January 2007) was a German record producer, journalist and film critic. Faust played on Slapp Happy's first two albums, Sort Of (1972) and Casablanca Moon (1973), which Nettelbeck also produced for Polydor. Nettelbeck left Die Zeit and became a left-wing journalist with connections to several left-wing factions in Germany.

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Uwe Nettelbeck timeline

  1. Uwe Nettelbeck (7 August 1940 – 17 January 2007) was a German record producer, journalist and film critic.
  2. Faust played on Slapp Happy's first two albums, Sort Of (1972) and Casablanca Moon (1973), which Nettelbeck also produced for Polydor.

The world when Uwe Nettelbeck was born

Uwe Nettelbeck was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Uwe Nettelbeck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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