This early LP, a "popular collector's issue," reissues eight vocal rumbas from the era of low-fidelity 78 rpm singles, specifically 1935-1940 in this case. The first four are ubiquitous in the sense that Cugat recorded them over and over, at least once per major label, of which there were more than half a dozen. The novelty in Rumbas is that the songs are collected in LP format for the first time, and these are at least historic performances, if not the most exciting. Several vocalists are represented, including his wife at ...
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This early LP, a "popular collector's issue," reissues eight vocal rumbas from the era of low-fidelity 78 rpm singles, specifically 1935-1940 in this case. The first four are ubiquitous in the sense that Cugat recorded them over and over, at least once per major label, of which there were more than half a dozen. The novelty in Rumbas is that the songs are collected in LP format for the first time, and these are at least historic performances, if not the most exciting. Several vocalists are represented, including his wife at the time, Carmen Castillo. ~ Tony Wilds, Rovi
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