A normal episode of Musikladen usually featured several live performances by guest musicians, and ran around 45 minutes.

The show's famous theme was "A Touch of Velvet – A Sting of Brass" by Mood Mosaic, which had also been used on Beat-Club.

He left on 15 January 1981, and Sexauer handled the hosting duties alone till 21 June 1984 when he was joined by Christine Röthig.

All the episodes air frequently in an edited form, mostly after midnight, from various German TV stations, like NDR, RBB and BFS (BR3).

The original Go-Go Girls--Monika, Sally and Sylvia--were chosen in 1977 and first appeared in Episode 33.