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RCA Victor 100 Años

This new series on BMG commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Victor company, although not of tango recording, which did not begin until a little later.

It contains not only tango recordings but also folclore (Argentine folk) and Argentine rock before departing from Argentine shores altogether with a couple of jazz titles and finally, to cap it all, an album of the late great Elvis Presley. All but the most obsessive European Elvis fans will not be looking to import an Argentine collection of his songs so we present to you only the tango titles.

The selections are, for once, not merely a recycling of those on FM Tango. They have been thought through very intelligently. All of the discs have been transferred with great care and many are the best available for the artist.

It will be interesting, especially given the current economic climate in Argentina, to see how long BMG maintain this catalogue but it makes a worthy successor to FM Tango whose discs are increasingly hard to get hold of, even in the present Solo Tango incarnation.

These discs are available from us priced £9. Due to low print runs, the D'Agostino-Vargas cd was deleted in 2006 and the Orquesta Típica Victor in 2007. Please check with us whether the cd you want is still in print.

	Anibal Troilo BMG 85435 Fantastic 1960s instrumental sides (in stereo!), including the entire Troilo for Export album (1963) and Troilo's unique meditation on Buenos Aires Nocturno en mi Barrio from his very last LP. Want more from this period? Then get this album on Tango Argentino. Track List Responso; Los Mareados; La Cumparsita; Don Juan; La Bordona; Nostalgico; A Mis Viejos; El Irresistible; Danzarín; Tierrita; Mi Refugio; Melancolico; B.B.; Pa' Que Bailen Los Muchachos; Nocturna; Lo Que Vendrá; Verano Porteño; Adios Nonino; Pichuqueando; Nocturno A Mi Barrio

	Libertad Lamarque BMG 85935 Hear the darling of the barrio norte singing Hello Doly! (sic) Track List Madreselva; Besos Brujos; Nunca Tuvo Novio; Como El Pajarito; La Chica Del 17; Ropa Blanca; La Morocha; Cada Vez Que Me Recuerdes; Uno; Canción Desesperada; Adios Pampa Mia; Fruta Amarga; Sombras Nada Mas; Tristeza Marina; Caseron De Tejas; El Choclo; El Firulete; Madreselva; Hello Doly!

	Roberto Goyeneche BMG 86058 Track List Canción desesperada; El último café; Tinta roja; Más solo que nunca; A bailar; Che papusa, oi!...; Desencuentro; Afiches; Chiquilín de bachín; Naranjo en flor; Maquillaje; Un tropezón; Esquinas porteñas; Pampero; Cambalache; Mimi pinsón; El gordo triste; Chau... no va más...!; Balada para un loco; Como la cigarra

	Juan D'Arienzo BMG 86567 A selection of stereo recordings from the Tango for Export albums. Great stuff, but not his very best work, and there are some glaring omissions: Pura Trampa, Papas Calientes and most notably Este Es El Rey have all been ignored in favour of stereo versions of his early hits. A disappointment. Track List La Puñalada milonga; Derecho Viejo; El Choclo; El Entrerriano; A Media Luz; La Cumparsita; La Tablada; El Triunfo; El Pollito; 9 De Julio; El Once; Gran Hotel Victoria; Inspiración; Adios Bardi; Canaro En Paris; Tinta Verde; Milonga De Mis Amores milonga; Re Fa Si; La Guiñada; Señor Del Compas

	Orchestra Típica Victor BMG 86569 This was a great disc with some real rarities such as Adiós Buenos Aires. It's deleted, but try EU 17014 instead. Track List El choclo; Niño bien; Rodriguez Peña; Alma de bohemio; Ctv; Don Juan; Chorra; Flor de fango; Bronca rea; Lunes; El porteñito; Ventarrón; Clavel del aire; Che papusa; Adiós Buenos Aires; La muchacha del circo; Jueves; Carrillón de la merced; Fumando espero; Adiós muchachos Deleted

	Sexteto Tango BMG 86723 Great selection from the group that broke away from Pugliese. Track List La Bordona; A Fuego Lento; La Tablada; Rawson; Quejas De Bandoneón; Un Tropezón; El Choclo; La Morocha; Derecho Viejo; Mala Junta; La Última Copa; Margarita Gauthier; Re Fa Si; El Llorón; La Vieja Serenata; El Abrojito; Esquinas Porteñas; Tema Otoñal; Tanguera; Danzarín

	Carlos Di Sarli BMG 87490 Di Sarli's instrumentals are perfect, and all the late instrumentals of the old FM Tango disc are included here, but with pristine transfers straight from RCA's vaults. This disc contains some rarities - where else can you hear Milonguero Viejo? - but the rarest of them is a real surprise, even for BMG, because Track 9, Fumando Espero, is not quite what it says it is. The cover declares the version sung by Argentino Ledesma which was a big hit at the time. But Di Sarli had just snatched Ledesma from the orchestra of Héctor Varela. Columbia sued and Di Sarli recorded a back-up vocal with Roberto Florio, just in case. In the event Columbia and RCA settled out of court and the version with Florio was never released. For this release BMG have put out the version with Roberto Florio. It must have been an accident because it has not been joined with the instrumental introduction and runs at just under two minutes. If you want to hear the full version with Ledesma you must buy EU16028. Perfect for beginners and experienced dancers alike, this is the best selling tango CD in the UK. - our grateful thanks to Jorge Finkielman for explaining the mystery of Fumando Espero Want more? Check out the three vocal albums on Euro Records: EU16010, pictured right, EU16023 and EU16028. Track List Bahía Blanca; Milonguero Viejo; Rodriguez Peña; Buenos Aires; La Cumparsita; La Morocha; Don Juan; A La Gran Muñeca; Fumando Espero; Comme Il Faut; 9 Puntos; El Ingeniero; El Once; Verdemar; Germaine; El Jagüel; El Amanecer; Nido Gaucho; Organito De La Tarde; Cara Sucia; Viviani; Palabras De Carlos Di Sarli - El Choclo Cantan: Roberto Florio (4,9); Oscar Serpa (14); Mario Pomar (18)

	Astor Piazzolla BMG 88170 Studio recordings of Piazzolla's best material - a fantastic album that can excite even died-in-the-wool traditionalists like me. See also the album of the May 1982 concert at the Teatro Regin on Tango Argentino. Track List Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto (1-4): Preparense; Adios Nonino; Calambre; Lo Que Vendrá; Astor Piazzolla y su Conjunto 9 (5-6): Buenos Aires Hora Zero; Zum; Astor Piazzolla (7) La Casita De Mis Viejos; Astor Piazzolla y su Conjunto 9 (8): Tristeza De Un Doble A; Astor Piazzolla y su Orquesta (9-12): Chiquilín De Bachín; El Gordo Triste; Balada Para Un Loco; Un Dia De Paz; Cantan: Roberto Goyeneche (9,11), Amelita Baltar (10); Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto (13-17): Palabras De Introduccion; Invierno Porteño; Verano Porteño; Otono Porteño; Primavera Porteña

	Carlos Gardel BMG 88171 Track List Volver; Cuesta abajo; Amores de estudiantes; Golondrinas; Soledad; Lejana tierra mia; Camito soleado; Mi Buenos Aires querido; Amargura; El dia que me quieras; Por una cabeza; Apure, delantero buey; Criollita deci que si; Los ojos de mi muza; Guitarra mia; Arrabal amargo; Sus ojos se cerraron; Volvió una noche; Sol tropical; Rubias de Nueva York; Cheating Muchachita

	Julio De Caro BMG 88173 Track List Boedo; Tierra Querida; El Taita; Flores Negras; Derecho Viejo; Color De Rosa; Copacabana; El Monito; Guardia Vieja; Ivette; La Rayuela; Parlamento; Mal De Amores; El Baqueano; Mala Junta; Vengan Muchachachos; Maipo; La Última Cita; Loca Bohemia; Vayan Saliendo

	Angel D'Agostino - Angel Vargas BMG 88808 This was the best single disc D'Agostino/Vargas album - until it went out-of-print. Now we suggest the four volume set on Tango Argentino. Track List Tres Esquinas; A Pan Y Agua; A Quién Le Puede Importar; Su Carta No Llegó; Señores, Yo Soy Del Centro; El Porteñito tango-milonga; Ninguna; Madreselva; Hotel Victoria; El Yacaré; Asi Era El Tango; Esta Noche En Buenos Aires; Pobre Gallo Bataraz; El Morocho Y El Oriental milonga; Muchacho; Agua Florida; Adios Arrabal; Rondando Tu Esquina; El Aristocrata; Mano Blanca; Traiga Otra Caña; Ave De Paso; No Vendrá; Angel Vargas Cantan: Ángel Vargas (1-23); Roberto Alvar (24) Deleted

	Anibal Troilo y sus Cantores BMG 88870 Unusual collection featuring nearly all of Troilo's singers. The first eighteen '40s tracks are great but non-Argentine tangueros won't appreciate the final six numbers, which are from the sixties. Track List Yo Soy El Tango; Barrio De Tango; Tristezas De La Calle Corrientes; Uno; Maria; Cristal; Palomita Blanca; Naranjo En Flor; La Noche Que Te Fuiste; Sur; El Último Organito; Carnaval; Garúa; La Última Curda; Como Se Pianta La Vida; Y A Mi Que; Ninguna; Desencuentro; Frente Al Mar; Sombras Nada Más; El Motivo; Che Bandoneón; Fueye