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Der Retter des MUSIKEXPRESS – Jürg Marquard in Zürich gestorben

September 16

Er war Verleger und Lebemann, brachte Zeitschriften wie „Cosmopolitan“ und „Penthouse“ nach Deutschland – und übernahm vor 34 Jahren den damals kriselnden MUSIKEXPRESS. Ein Nachruf auf Jürg Marquard. Ohne ihn gäbe es den

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