I recently remastered Pérez Prado's first RCA Victor LP for a reup on this site (available here). The experience was so enjoyable that I transferred this 1960 budget label reissue of more early RCA recordings from the mambo maestro.
Most of these sides date from the early 1950s, when RCA issued Prado's material in its International series. The earliest is probably the fantastic "Ni Hablal" from 1950, the latest possibly "Beautiful Margaret" from 1957, by which time Prado had crossed over to pop success.
The sound is generally very good, although RCA has added some reverb, as was the custom for reissues. The thinking was that the electronic "spaciousness" made things more modern sounding. Spacious or not, the Prado sound was something special, captured here in all its splendor. The great vocalist Beny Moré appears on the superb "Anabacoa."
Yesterday I ripped both Prado's Pops & Prado and his LP with Rosemary Clooney, A Touch of Tabasco. Great minds and all...
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Perez Prado is -in my opinion- an icon for easy listening music. A great arranger and so fantastic musicians around him ! The pulse as well as the sound are amazing too. Thanks a million for that post.
ReplyDeleteRemastered version (Apple lossless):
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