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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