Re: Orchesta Tipica Victor mystery

[Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>]

My copy of the Orquesta Tipica Victor CD on El Bandoneon EBCD-85 is titled
"1924-1940" and lists the tracks shown in the left hand list (all of which
are instrumentals):

My list                       Dan's List

 1  Negro (Tango)             La Pueblera
 2  Retintin (Tango)               La Cumparsita
 3  Pato (Tango)              Viejo Rincon
 4  Hilos de Plata (Tango)         Solterona
 5  La Payanca (Tango)             Flor De Fango
 6  Puente Alsina (Tango)          Mal Querida
 7  Chuzazos (Tango)               Barra Universitaria
 8  Re Fa Si (Tango)               Nino Bien
 9  De Mi Barrio (Tango)           Chorra
10  Fumando Espero (Tango)         El Portenito
11  Julienne (Tango)               Coqueta
12  Adios Muchachos (Tango)        Paja Brava
13  Carta Brava (Tango)       Bronca Rea
14  Che Papusa Oi (Tango)          El Choclo
15  Ensueno (Vals)            Vieja Calesita
16  Dominio (Tango)                La Rosarina
17  Viento Norte (Tango)           Recuerdo
18  Cardos (Tango)            Pato y Negro
19  Como Tigre Cebao (Tango)       Quiero Papita
20  Tango Milonguero (Tango)       Ventarron

Not a single title on my list is consistent with the listing that Dan has.
I do not know every tango listed on the CD, but I have found tracks 2, 8,
12 (Retintin, Re Fa Si, and Adios Muchachos) to be accurately titled.  No
version of La Cumparsita, El Choclo or Recuerdo is to be found on the CD
that I have.  In addition, for each track a recording date from 1926
through 1940 is listed.

Adding to the confusion, Zival's lists "1926-1940" and "1925-1931" as
separate CDs.  Zival's track listing for "1926-1940" is exactly the same as
on my CD.  Zival's track listing for "1925-1931" is exactly the same as
Dan's list but in a different order.

It is exceedingly difficult to determine when Orquesta Tipica Victor was
active because they existed only in the recording studio.  Orquesta Tipica
Victor was led by Adolfo Carabelli who worked as a recording executive for
RCA Victor in Buenos Aires.

I can only conclude that El Bandoneon has released two different CDs as
EBCD-85.  Strangely enough, the "1925-1931" version has a substantially
similar track listing to EBCD-41 (Orquesta Tipica Victor "1925-34').

With best regards,
Steve (de Tejas)

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas

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