Re: [Tango-L] how many tangos?

[Crrtango@aol.com]

I responded privately but the recipient (Mario) thought it worthy of posting 
so...


> Who knows? The earliest ones date from the turn of the 20th cent. but many 
> were rearranged and re-recorded many times.  We also don't hear all the 
> mediocre ones that never became hits, or the bad versions or the many vocal ones 
> not meant for dancing. In Buenos Aires there is a radio station that plays 
> nothing but tango all day but a lot of it is not for dancing, so obviously there 
> are plenty of them.
> 
> As to how many recordings are available...also a good question. Most but not 
> everything is in print, or converted, although I suspect most of it is. I 
> have about 120 CDs of just the classic golden-age ones that I have accumulated 
> over the years I have been dancing, and there is little repetition, but some 
> of course. 
> 
> One thing I will add to the above (although it is not as much of an issue 
> with people who share songs and files) is that if you see a decent CD, don't 
> hesitate to buy it because one problem I have noticed is that many music 
> stores do not (or cannot) restock tango CDs. I have picked up many that appeared 
> only that time, never to be seen again. There are also some composers and 
> orchestra leaders who aren't in print, or very little, Francisco Lomuto being one 
> notable example. If anyone knows where I can find CDs by him, I would 
> appreciate it.   Also if you can wait, buy them in Buenos Aires where they sell for 
> half the U.S. price
> 
> Charles
> 
> 


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