¿ DISCOS PERDIDOS o FANTASMAS ? A repertorium of tango recordings that may not exist... Or do they ?

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Pasajes de mi vida - Pebeta Graciosa - Puente Alsina

	Pasajes de mi vida (tango) Composer: Poli Lyrics: Poli Magnificamente grabado en discos Odeon por Alfredo De Angelis con la voz de Carlos Dante Undocumented...
	Pebeta Graciosa (tango) Composer: A. Sánchez Lyrics: E.D. Cadícamo Pidase en discos VICTOR por la notable Orquesta JULIO DE CARO y el celebrado cantor ALFREDO PELAIA, en rollos "Pampa", para autopianos, interpretado por Emilio Brameri. I cannot comment on Alfredo Pelaia, but the De Caro recording remains undocumented. Firpo recorded this tango in 1929 and the fact that recordings are mentioned alongside rollos (perforated piano rolls) places the score somewhere in the late twenties (De Caro worked for Víctor from 1924 to 1928).
	Puente Alsina (tango) Composer: B. Tagle Lara Lyrics: B. Tagle Lara Grabado en Discos VICTOR por Rosita Quiroga y orquesta De Caro Famous recording by Rosita Quiroga (1926) but the De Caro recording remains undocumented. In another edition, the reference to the De Caro recording is dropped. Although the relative dates of edition are unknown, can this be understood as a rectification ?

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Recién - Rencorosa - Rey del Tango - Robustiano - Rubí - Ruega Que Vuelva

	Recién (tango) Composer: Osvaldo Pugliese Lyrics: H. Manzi     Grabado con notable acierto por la popular orquesta de Pedro Laurenz - Con su cantor Alberto Podesta Una magnífica interpretación de la celebrada Orquesta Típica que dirije Osvaldo Pugliese. Osvaldo Pulgiese only recorded this (his) tango in 1980 with Abel Córdoba. But it is obvious, this cover, so typical for the forties, and referencing the Laurenz-Podesta recording of 1943, cannot refer to this recording. Another edition, unfortunately only available in a very small size, also refers to the Tanturi recording of 1944 (with Enrique Campos). But in spite of the small print, the name of Roberto Chanel can be associated with Pugliese. "Recién" by Pugliese-Chanel and this recording does not exist ? How cruel the world can be....
	Rencorosa (tango) Composer: Juan Baüer Lyrics: Juan Baüer Cantado por la reina del tango ROSITA QUIROGA en disco VICTOR N.o 79662 Absent in the discography of Rosita Quiroga. The record nr. 79662 is supposed to be an instrumental version by the Orquesta Típica Víctor (1926). But it cannot be excluded with 100% certainty that different takes were edited with the same record number.
	Rey del Tango (tango) Composers: Mario Perini & Enrique Campos Lyrics: Roberto Lambertucci Grabado por RICARDO TANTURI y MIGUEL CALO Known recording of Tanturi, with coauthor Enrique Campos, 1944, but the Calo recording remains undocumented.
	Robustiano (tango) Composers: Francisco Bohigas Lyrics: Enrique Cadícamo Este tango está grabado en discos Nacional Odeon por la Orquesta de Francisco Canaro - en los mismos, cantados por CHARLO el popular cantor nacional. This is a good example of how complicated things can get. In his discography of Charlo, R.G. Miglio lists this tango by Charlo, recorded with guitar accompaniment on 28-10-1928, and there is no doubt: this recording exists. Lefcovich, on the other hand, in his Canaro discography, mentions the recording - i.e. Charlo, accompanied by Canaro - with some detail: record number 16239, master number 4774, date of recording 30-10-1929. Finally, in his extensive review of the Canaro discography, Christoph Lanner rejects this recording (being a duplicate of the one with guitar accompaniment of 28-10). One has to read the text on the cover carefully: it is not stated that Canaro and Charlo recorded together. "En los mismos" does not refer to the discos of Canaro but to the discos Nacional Odeon, in general. Also the characterization of Charlo as cantor nacional, almost certainly implies guitar accompaniment. So, here's the usual conclusion: the instrumental recording by Canaro remains undocumented.
	Rubí (tango) Composer: Juan Carlos Cobián Lyrics: Enrique Cadícamo Grabado con notable acierto por las populares Orquestas de JUAN CARLOS COBIAN con su cantor Jorge Cardoso (discos RCA Victor) y de PEDRO LAURENZ con su cantor Alberto Bermudes (discos Odeon) Known recording by Juan Carlos Cobián, 1944, but the Laurenz recording remains undocumented. Alberto Bermudes is better known as Carlos Bermudez (who has a history of changing his first name)
	Ruega Que Vuelva (tango) Authors: Carlos E. Rocco, Carmelo Avelluto & Adolfo C. Pérez Grabado en Discos Nacional por la Típica CANARO Undocumented...

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Sombras Nada Más - Sur

Sombras Nada Más (tango) Composer: Francisco J. Lomuto Lyrics: Contursi EN MAGNIFICAS GRABACIONES POR LIBERTAD LAMARQUE en disco "Victor" FRANCISCO J. LOMUTO con su Orquesta y su Cantor ALBERTO RIVERA en disco "Victor" FRANCISCO CANARO con su Orquesta y su Cantor EDUARDO ADRIAN (Disco Odeon) MIGUEL CALO con su Orquesta y su cantor RAUL IRIARTE en "Odeon" Known recordings by Libertad Lamarque, Lomuto and Canaro - all from 1943 - but the Calo recording remains undocumented.

Sur (tango) Composer: Aníbal Troilo Lyrics: Homero Manzi Grabado por ANIBAL TROILO (Pichuco) - Víctor -  MIGUEL CALO - Odeon - Known recording of Troilo - with Edmundo Rivero, 1948 - but the Calo recording remains undocumented.

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Tango Amigo - Te Espero En Rodríguez Peña - Toda Mi Vida - Trenzas - Tu Juramento - Tu Perro Pekinés - Turbión de Recuerdos

	Tango Amigo (tango) Composer: Juan Rezzano Lyrics: Humberto S. Graziano Grabado en disco Nacional por CARLITOS GARDEL Undocumented...
	Te Espero En Rodríguez Peña (tango) Composer: Héctor Varela Lyrics: Carlos Waiss Grabado en disco Odeon por la orquesta de Francisco Canaro Grabado en disco Víctor por la orquesta de Juan D'Arienzo Grabado en disco Odeon por la orquesta de Alfredo De Angelis Known recordings by Canaro (with Enrique Lucero)  and D'Arienzo (with Alberto Echagüe), both in 1946, but the De Angelis recording remains undocumented.
	Toda Mi Vida (tango) Composer: Aníbal Troilo Lyrics: José María Contursi Escuche la interpretación de esta obra en discos "Victor" por la máxima estrella LIBERTAD LAMARQUE y las versiones magnificas de las Orquestas de FRANCISCO CANARO en discos "Odeon" y ANIBAL TROILO en discos "Víctor" Known first recordings by Troilo (with Francisco Fiorentino, 04-03-1941) and Canaro (with Ernesto Famá, 06-10-1941) but the Libertad Lamarque recording remains undocumented. On another edition, which has the same edition date ("Edit. 22-04-1941") only the recording by Troilo is mentioned (grabado por su author en Discos "Victor")
	Trenzas (tango) Composer: Armando Pontier Lyrics: Homero Expósito Grabado en disco "ODEON" por la orquesta de PEDRO LAURENZ con su cantor JORGE LINARES y en discos "VICTOR" por la orquesta de ANIBAL TROILO (Pichuco) con su cantor ALBERTO MARINO Known recording by Pedro Laurenz, 1944 - first recording - but the Troilo-Marino recording remains undocumented (many years later, in 1971, Troilo will make a recording with Roberto Goyeneche)
	Tu Juramento (tango) Composer: Pedro Luis Etchegoyen Lyrics: Pedro Luis Etchegoyen Ejecutado con exito en el Petit Splendid y grabado en Discos Víctor por la Orq. Típica Julio De Caro Undocumented...
	Tu Perro Pekinés (tango) Composer: Luis Rubistein Lyrics: Luis Rubistein Grabado en discos por las orquestas de ANIBAL TROILO y ALFREDO DE ANGELIS Known recording by Troilo - with Edmundo Rivero, 1948 - but the De Angelis recording remains undocumented.
	Turbión de Recuerdos (tango) Composer: Luis Rubistein Lyrics: Luis Rubistein Grabado en disco "Victor" por ANIBAL TROILO y su orquesta Grabado en disco "Odeon" por JOSE GARCIA y sus Zorros Grises Known recording by José García - with Alfredo Rojas, 1944 - but the Troilo recording remains undocumented.

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Una Carta Para Italia - Una Copa Más

	Una Carta Para Italia (tango) Composer: Santos Lípesker Lyrics: Reinaldo Yiso Grabado por Alfredo De Angelis con la voz de CARLOS DANTE (Odeon) Francini-Pontier con la voz de ROBERTO RUFINO (Víctor) Known recording of the Francini-Pontier orchestra (1948) but the De Angelis, or Dante, recording remain undocumented.
	Una Copa Más (tango) Composers: Manuel C. Flores & Fidel Pintos Lyrics: Carlos Bahr Realizado en notables grabaciones por las Orquestas RICARDO MALERBA cantando ANTONIO MAIDA (Discos Odeon) RICARDO TANTURI con su cantor ENRIQUE CAMPOS (Discos Victor) Known recording of Malerba - 1944 - but the Tanturi-Campos recording remains undocumented.

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Vampiresa

Vampiresa (Atorranta) (tango) Composer: B.M. Chapela Lyrics: N. Saraseno Grabado en discos doble nacional por las famosas orquestas de la casa Max Glucksmann y por el celebrado cantor nacional Carlos Gardel The Gardel recording remains undocumented. It was recorded by the Orq. Típica Brunswick in 1931 (with Antonio Rodriguez Lesende). I have no knowledge of a Canaro or Firpo recording, so the only one that comes close to "las famosas orquestas de la casa Max-Glucksman" is Osvaldo Fresedo with his instrumental version with the title Atorranta (1927, Odeon)

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Y Al Final... En El Café - Y Dicen Que No Te Quiero - Y Siempre Igual

	Y Al Final... En El Café (tango) Composer: Francisco Giacone Lyrics: Tino Rodriguez      Grabado en Disco ODEON por el cantor de los cien barrios porteños: ALBERTO CASTILLO Grabado en Disco VICTOR por ANGEL D'AGOSTINO Known recording by Alberto Castillo, 1944 (although on the original 78 rpm and modern CD editions the title is "Al Final... En El Café") but the D'Agostino recording remains undocumented.
	Y Dicen Que No Te Quiero (tango) Composer: José Canet Lyrics: José Canet Grabado en discos por FRANCINI-PONTIER - ANIBAL TROILO (Víctor) -  MIGUEL CALO - ALBERTO GOMEZ (Víctor) Known recordings from 1947 by all except Miguel Calo whose recording remains undocumented. It is unusual but this cover is a bit sloppy concerning labels: Miguel Calo worked for Odeon at that time (and never worked for Victor).
	Y Siempre Igual (tango) Composer: Arturo Gallucci Lyrics: Luis Caruso      Grabado en Disco Víctor por la gran orquesta típica de ANIBAL TROILO con su cantor Fiorentino Grabado en Disco Odeon por la gran orquesta típica de LUCIO DEMARE con su cantor Raúl Berón Known first recording by Demare-Beron, 1943, but recordings by Troilo and/or Fiorentino remain undocumented

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