Astor Piazzolla - Los Mas Grandes Exitos De Astor Piazzolla (Vinyl LP | AR Original)

Astor Piazzolla – Los Mas Grandes Exitos De Astor Piazzolla is a compilation released by CBS in Argentina in 1973 (cat. no. 19.293). Piazzolla plays bandoneon with his Nuevo Octeto and his quintet Nuevo Tango; vocalists Amelita Baltar and Héctor De Rosas appear, and guitarist Cacho Tirao joins on Adiós Nonino. Alongside his own pieces such as Balada Para Un Loco and Adiós Nonino are classic tangos like Los Mareados and Cafetín De Buenos Aires. This copy is an Argentine pressing on CBS.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: CBS 19.293
• Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation
• Pressing: AR original
• Country: Argentina
• Year of this pressing: 1973
• Genre: Latin, Jazz, Tango, Nuevo Tango

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM- (labels clean)
• Cover: VG (stains on back)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Lo Que Vendrá (Astor Piazzolla)
2. Milonga Triste (Homero Manzi/Sebastián Piana)
3. Los Mareados (Enrique Cadícamo/Juan Carlos Cobián)
4. Balada Para Un Loco (Astor Piazzolla/Horacio Ferrer)
5. Cafetín De Buenos Aires (Enrique Santos Discépolo/Mariano Mores)

Side B

1. Adiós Nonino (Astor Piazzolla)
2. Maquillaje (Homero Expósito/Virgilio Expósito)
3. Sideral (Emilio Balcarce)
4. Buenos Aires Hora Cero (Astor Piazzolla)
5. Fracanapa (Astor Piazzolla)

Personnel

Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon) with Nuevo Octeto (Lo Que Vendrá, Sideral) and Nuevo Tango (Milonga Triste, Los Mareados, Cafetín De Buenos Aires, Maquillaje, Fracanapa). Vocals: Amelita Baltar (Balada Para Un Loco), Héctor De Rosas (Milonga Triste, Cafetín De Buenos Aires, Maquillaje). Guitar: Cacho Tirao (Adiós Nonino).

FAQ

Is this an original pressing?
It is an Argentine pressing on CBS with catalogue number 19.293; the compilation was first issued there in 1973. Later repressings with the same number exist and look very similar. ALS 1354 is the matrix number of side A.

What is on the record?
A cross-section of Piazzolla's work with the Nuevo Octeto and the quintet Nuevo Tango: his own compositions such as Adiós Nonino and Balada Para Un Loco, plus tango classics by other writers sung by Amelita Baltar and Héctor De Rosas.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG (Very Good) means clear but not severe signs of use. Here the back of the sleeve has stains; the labels are clean. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Astor Piazzolla records?
Yes, for example Astor Piazzolla – Libertango, Astor Piazzolla Y Su Quinteto Tango Nuevo – Zero Hour and Astor Piazzolla – La Camorra. More titles are in our Latin collection.