Talk:The Wolfgang Press

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Did you know... that British post-punk band The Wolfgang Press were claimed to be named after a device that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart tried (unsuccessfully) to invent to type out his music?

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Expansion

This article is remarkably skimpy for a significant band. I'm working on expanding it. Note citations needed. Main thing I need now is a better selection of contemporary references (press clippings, press releases), not just official or fan redigestions - David Gerard (talk) 12:53, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Expanded. A pleasant quiet Saturday afternoon :-) The one thing I need (which is commented out in the article text) is a citation that the band considers the US and UK versions of Queer to be albums you should listen to both of. I'm sure I read something like that yesterday or the day before, but can't find it now. Also, more "A Girl Like You" chart placings - it was thrashed on JJJ in Australia, that must have shifted a unit or two - David Gerard (talk) 15:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Other Wolfgang Presses

A Dublin publishing house, 1986
A computer scientist, 2001.
Wolfgang Preuß, a singer of hideous schlager. An earlier version of this article suggested he was where the band got its name, though that appears to be just original conjecture. I don't feel like writing Inga und Wolf just so I can create Wolfgang Press (disambiguation) ...

Any others? - David Gerard (talk) 21:48, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

- An Australian publisher of books of tattoo photos - David Gerard (talk) 07:53, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Wolfgang's Vault has been referred to[1] as the "Wolfgang Press" - David Gerard (talk) 19:10, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- A Florida publishing house - David Gerard (talk) 20:57, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More sources

Of ... variable quality.

- David Gerard (talk) 20:21, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.evo.org/4ad-faq/whatever.html - breakup due to not selling enough albums in the US? - David Gerard (talk) 19:06, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name conjecture

Just placed by an IP and removed for no citation:

The Wolfgang Press are named after the 'OK' Nazi portrayed by German actor Wolfgang Preiss in a sucession of World War II movies such as Von Ryan's Express, Raid on Rommel and The Boys from Brazil.

- David Gerard (talk) 10:04, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]