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Today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, is the birthday of Jørgen Ingmann who was born in 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark and first performed as a guitarist with Svend Asmussen, the jazz violinist, during the 1940s and early 1950s, in a group known as the Unmelancholy Danes.
He was popular in Europe and had a wider international hit in 1961 with his version of Apache which is the song I remember the most from my early years although he did great covers of Tequila, Anna, Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis and El Condor Pasa by Daniel Alomía Robles. Apache is a wonderful early entry into the world of surf music such as Telestar by The Tornados which came later.
Songwriter and composer Jerry Lordan came up with the tune in the late 1950s. Lordan was inspired to write the song after watching the 1954 American western film Apache, saying that he "wanted something noble and dramatic, reflecting the courage and savagery of the Indian Apache warrior Massai," played by Burt Lancaster.
45 RPM record
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Apache, written by Jerry Lordan - 3:00
Side 2:
B - Echo Boogie, written by Jorgen Ingmann* - 3:13
Companies, etc.
Side 1:
A - Apache, written by Jerry Lordan - 3:00
Side 2:
B - Echo Boogie, written by Jorgen Ingmann* - 3:13
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Atlantic Records
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ∆37243
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ∆37243
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter
Notes:
Note: Publisher, Francis, Day & Hunter (ASCAP) is on Track A. On Track B all that is noted are the two society rights BIEM an NCB,
A W in the runout A indicates Atlantic Studios used an Audiodisc lacquer blank to cut the record.
An X in the runout B indicates Atlantic Studios used a Transco lacquer blank to cut the record.
MR (combined in circle) and AT on side side B is stamped, all other data is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Note: Publisher, Francis, Day & Hunter (ASCAP) is on Track A. On Track B all that is noted are the two society rights BIEM an NCB,
A W in the runout A indicates Atlantic Studios used an Audiodisc lacquer blank to cut the record.
An X in the runout B indicates Atlantic Studios used a Transco lacquer blank to cut the record.
MR (combined in circle) and AT on side side B is stamped, all other data is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): MR (combined in circle)
Rights Society (Side A): PRF
Rights Society (Side A): ASCAP
Rights Society (Side B): NCB
Rights Society (Side B): BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Label A): 60-C-5167
Matrix / Runout (Label B): 60-C-5168
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 45-60C5167-27 AT ∆37243 W MR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 45-60-C-5168-21 AT ∆37243-X X MR
Rights Society (Side A): PRF
Rights Society (Side A): ASCAP
Rights Society (Side B): NCB
Rights Society (Side B): BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Label A): 60-C-5167
Matrix / Runout (Label B): 60-C-5168
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 45-60C5167-27 AT ∆37243 W MR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 45-60-C-5168-21 AT ∆37243-X X MR
Jorgen Ingmann And His Guitar* – Apache / Echo Boogie
Label: ATCO Records – 45-6184
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Monarch Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Surf
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Label: ATCO Records – 45-6184
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Monarch Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Surf
Viewfinder links:
YouTube links:
Styrous® ~ Sunday, April 26, 2026
