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Music CD: Our Man in Havana: The Very Best of Perez Prado
Artist: Perez Prado
List Price: $14.49
Our Price: $4.65
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Manufacturer: Bmg/Camden
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Tracks:
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1. Guaglione
2. Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
3. Patricia
4. Mambo No. 5
5. Ruletero
6. Peanut Vendor (El Manicero)
7. One Night
8. Mambo Jambo
9. In a Little Spanish Town
10. Paris
11. Faraona
12. Flight of the Bumblebee
13. Borrachita (I'll Never Love Again)
14. My Roberta
15. Adios Mi Chaparrita (Goodbye My Little Angel)
16. Beautiful Margaret
17. Freeway Mambo
18. Maria Bonita
19. Historia de un Amor
20. La Rubia
21. Leyenda Mexicana
22. Rockambo Baby
23. O.K. Joe Calypso
24. Adios Pampa Mia Cha Cha Cha
25. Mama Teach Me to Dance
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0743215881025
Format: Import
Label: Bmg/Camden
Manufacturer: Bmg/Camden
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Bmg/Camden
Release Date: 1999-10-04
Studio: Bmg/Camden
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Collection
Comment: I would suggest that this compilation is very good indeed. I grew up listening to Perez on vinyl and this CD has several primo tunes from several of his very early 60s or late 50s albums. Couldn't agree less with the other review. Quality is high & the beats will get you dancin'!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Odd mix of originals and rerecordings
Comment: Supposedly, this piece from the Camden subsidiary of U.K. RCA is a collection of the "very best" of the King of Mambo, Perez Prado. And while the infectious, mostly-mambo melodies are great listening fun, the idea that these are "originals" as indicated on the jewel box spline just ain't true. Most of these tracks are 1959 stereo rerecordings of the earlier hit and album versions although there are a few original mono versions here. Apparently, the compiliers either did not know what they were grabbing from the tape vaults or just opted for the seemingly superior-sounding later stereo recordings. Though not necessarily inferior and actually sonically superior to the flatter, older mono originals, some of these stereo versions are considerably and sometimes annoyingly dissimilar - "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" being one of the most egregious. Musically, totally enjoyable but if you're a purist looking for the original hit versions, pass this up and try to get the now out-of-print Rhino piece done back in the mid-90's even though that collection has fewer tracks. Until someone comes along with an all-inclusive original hits package of Prado's work, these pieces will have to fill the bill.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fantastic Anthology From The Original King Of Mambo. Includes The Original Version Of Mambo No.5, Recently Interpolated By Lou Bega.
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