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Roberto Delgado - The Very Best Of

Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:43:09 PM



Last sunday i was on a flea market and found this one. A pretty good record as i listened to it. I’m always searching stuff like this, especially german Polydor records from the 60’s & 70’s. With James Last, Bert Kaempfert, Max Greger, Peter Thomas, Kai Winding or Gunter Kallmann Choir, Roberto Delgado was a great entertainer at this time with nice covers of famous titles. I did a brief research about this LP and it seems to be realy out of print. Like Marcodisco, i’m searching about the Lounge Legends Roberto Delgado comp, avalaible on CD but hard to find. Could be a great shot, i think…Unfortunately the reggae like track « Liquidator » is jumping a little bit ! What a shame, this is one of the best title on this LP. As usual, my scans are pitty…
But there is a real taste of fiesta inside !
« …Plain old Horst Wende became known as Roberto Delgado in the late 1950's when Polydor launched his Latin big band stylings on an unsuspecting German public. A big hit with his swinging accordion on the military base dance band circuit, the young Wende moved easily into the producers chair in Polydor's Hamburg studios, and whilst there also wrote and arranged many compositions for other artists before stepping up to the plate as front man to his own orchestra and churning out album after album of uber-kaas for the length of the next decade. Fortunately for us, at the end of the 60's Roberto teamed up with an up and coming young whippersnapper of a producer names Uwe Bowien who added a much needed dose of the modern to the tired Latin formula. Henceforth it was likely that you just might find a natty little pop cover version or jazzy mover floating about on an otherwise dreary Delgado album, and for this we are in his debt. Well, it seems odd to start off with this one, but 'The Very Best Of...' (Polydor, 1970) just proves that there is much more of this chappie to track down. Is that our friend Roberto on the sleeve? What a dude! And to cap it all he's been on a bit of a reggae tip, as the best cuts on this selection attest; 'Liquidator' and 'Return Of Django' are both done to a turn, demanding that you track down the album on which they originally appeared. The same just about goes for 'Soul Limbo', but its a fair bet that there wont be any more Booker T tunes where that came from. The rest is fairly duff, being mid-to-late 60's Latin fodder like 'Carioca', although 'Pata Pata' ain't that bad, but there is obviously more to this old fella than meets the eye... » © Vinylvulture
Roberto Delgado
The Very Best Of
© 1970 Polydor 2371 053

Side 1 :

A1- La Bamba
A2- Return Of Django
A2- Yes, My Darling Daughter
A3- Spanish Step
A4- Amor, Amor, Amor !
A5- Pata Pata

Side 2 :

B1- Soul Limbo
B2- Liquidator
B3- Carioca
B4- Rumba Tambah
B5- The Look Of Love
B6- The Peanut Vendor

h°°p://rapidshare.de/files/20796271/RD_tvbo.zip.html

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Comments

Anonymous Friday, May 19, 2006 10:27:25 AM

MarcoDisco writes: Merci N°6, je ne connaissais pas ce best of (j'en ai plusieurs autres, si ça t'intéresse) Et dire que cet allemand n'a parait-il jamais mis les pieds en amérique latine!

soundsational Friday, May 19, 2006 1:16:53 PM

Top prize for one of the baddest album covers ever !!!!!!! smile

number 6number06 Friday, May 19, 2006 2:12:32 PM

Hummm Gary, did you mean my scan quality? Then yes, i agree...If not, i think you were disturbed by the red sticker, like a Sheriff star, on which is writted "Polydor Strasbourg Special Import". I've forgotten to take it off. Then you'll see How Much beautiful is this cover!!!Thanks...cheers smile

Anonymous Friday, May 19, 2006 4:43:51 PM

monone writes: Magnifique monsieur !!!!! Il me rappele marc aryan ... presque aussi seduisant !!! monone

number 6number06 Friday, May 19, 2006 6:21:37 PM

Merci monone, il me fait penser aussi un peu à Mark Harris, ex-homme de l'Atlantide! En fait, sans les lunettes - quasi double foyer - il nous ferait presque croire qu'il est Raymond Barre lors d'un voyage au Mexique...Bon, promis, j'arrête de me moquer...A+

Anonymous Saturday, May 20, 2006 4:26:08 PM

ramani,india writes: this is wonderful album,great many thanks for this. if i am right the best reggae instrumental album is 'THIS IS REGGAE'BY this great artist.i think i have some details below, Album:This is reggae Label: Polydor 2371 029 Genre: INSTRUMENTAL Item Number: POSS02600 Release Country: 1st Ed. Canada Release Date: 1973 [sw] (& His Orch.) (Cliff, Perry, Lennon, Romeo) thankig for ur link and regards

Anonymous Monday, May 22, 2006 7:20:27 PM

EndlessMike writes: No.6, I'm pretty sure that Gaz was complimenting the cover, in the words of Run-DMC: "Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning GOOD!" Thanks for the share.

Anonymous Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:35:31 PM

Xulio writes: Estupendo disco Muchas gracias number06 Saludos

Anonymous Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:28:03 PM

Xulio writes: Estupendo disco Muchas gracias number06 Saludos

number 6number06 Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:03:20 AM

Thanks for all comments; good, very good news now...
Marcodisco came to visit number 06...with a lot, a lot, a lot of goodies!! Several beautiful LP's are now waiting to be ripped...soon on SOC-2...a lot of Marcodisco's stuff to hear and to dance!

Be Seeing You!

Anonymous Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:34:23 AM

Anonymous writes: Delgado's This is Reggae has one of the best LP covers, with a pair of black and white legs dancing to reggae. Unable to find it on CD anywhere. Any help on this? Chandrashekar...chandru.livejournal.com

number 6number06 Monday, June 19, 2006 11:38:17 AM

Hi Chandrashekar;

I've to ask to close friends about "This Is Reggae". Heard a lot about, but never seen or listened to it...Maybe one day...and i hope so.

Be Seeing You!

Anonymous Saturday, September 15, 2007 7:23:22 AM

Leo writes: Can I have another link of it? h°°p://rapidshare.de/files/20796271/RD_tvbo.zip.html link upon is dead. Many thanks

Anonymous Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:25:22 PM

BamSec1 writes: Yes, pitty the link is dead, but... number06 offers us enough choice to compensate this one Thanks for letting us share your beautiful collection! Cheers, ;) BamSec1

Anonymous Monday, March 3, 2008 8:23:23 PM

Slayer writes: Dear Number06, please re-load this album 'cause is excellent in all sense. I have an old-brand cassette with this album but the sound is lost. Thanks and greetings my friend.

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number 6number06 Monday, March 10, 2008 8:01:08 AM

Even if 6 times, just thanks ONE, it's enough wink

be seing you !

Anonymous Sunday, March 30, 2008 2:57:12 PM

Anonymous writes: Are you still looking for music from Roberto Delgado?

Anonymous Monday, July 21, 2008 6:15:05 PM

marty1958@raketnet.nl writes: In memory of a great Accordeon Player, Artist, Bandleader, Composer, Producer The first time i heard the Delgado sound, i knew that it for sure. That's my kind of music. Music with so many feeling and the right rhythm. At that time i was his number one fan. After a little research i found Roberto Delgado in his home town, Hamburg Germany. Where he lives under his through name Horst Wende. What i already knew because, there were lp-albums in Amsterdam with one time RD & the next time HW. But still the same orchestration. Under his own name (HW) he made many accordeon albums with his great accordeon orchestra, what's almost the same as the Delgado orchestra. The only difference are the 8 accordeon players. Horst started his first own band at the age of 16, and had already learned playing the Piano at 6, the Marimba at 8, and the Accordeon at 9 years of age. During the fourties & fifties he played with world famous orchestra's like, Edmondo Ros & Annunzio Mantovani. At the age of 38, he started with his world famous, Roberto Delgado sound. A natural sound with great musicians, good music, great songs also from his own hand. His good sense of humor & his good feeling how to make music swing for everybody & everyone in a spectacular sound with great rhythms under & with his leadership. He also made Freddy Quinn, a local from Hamburg, a big star with sailor songs & evergreens from Dean Martin. Just like his Hamburg, music partner Bert Kaempfert. Who made Frank Sinatra world famous, with Strangers In The Night. But Horst went on with his music in both ways, his Roberto Delgado South America orchestra, & his Horst Wende Accordeon Orchestra. With both orchestra's he was succesfull throughout the world The Delgado orchestra started worldwide with the Caramba stereo albums volume 1 + 2 during the late fifties early sixties. From 1958 till 1970 he made 35 recordings for great music albums like for instance; Blue Hawaii vol. 1 + 2; Dance To Delgado; Show Dancing vol. 1 + 2; Acapulco Holiday; Along Mexican Highways vol. 1 + 2; Nightclub Dancing vol. 1 + 2; Guitar a la Carte vol. 1 + 2; the albums by the name Holiday in: Germany, Israel, Scandinavian. Letkiss; Tanz Im Weissen Rossl, with old Musicals from all over the world, just like the album Dance Through Musical Wonderland. Hits a la Carte, Dancing Rebecca, Delgado Dancing; Show Dancing; Marimba a la Carte; Latino Dancing; Spanish Eyes, Hits a la Carte vol. 1 + 2; Caramba vol. 3; Portrait Of Roberto Delgado. But also with his Accordeon orchestra; Bei Pfeiffer's Isst Ball, Blaue Nacht Am Hafen vol. 1 + 2; In Strictly Dance Temptation; Accordeon a la Carte vol. 1 + 2; Accordeon in Gold; Portrait of Horst Wende. In the seventies he started with his specials like; Fiesta For Dancing vol. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4; Die Bouzouki Klingt vol. 1 + 2; Latin a la Carte; Latin Flutes; Latin Rendes-Vous with Roberto Delgado; Latin Special'72, Vibraphone a la Carte; African Dancing; Calypso a la Carte; This is Reggae; Samba Caramba South America Ole; This is Delgado; The Very Best Of Roberto Delgado; South America Let's Dance; Dance Time With Delgado; 20 South America Hits (just like the CD); South America My Love; Dance Time With Delgado; Fiesta Caramba 2000; The Greatest Orchestra's of the World; Die Balalaika Klingt; Da Capo Di Roberto; Buenos Dias Ole; Tropical Sundance; Blue Tropical; Roberto Meets Kalinka; Jamaica Disco. In the Eighties he started to retired, & was a musical producer of many upcoming stars in Europe with know & then a music piece of his own. In the nineties he started to be deave & stopped with the music. But still playing the Accordeon & Piano like i heard nowhere else in my life. All his record-albums, audio-tapes & in the mean time CD's i have from this GREAT MUSICIAN, over 65. Still gives me the best of life to live for. Thanks Horst / Roberto for all those great recordings with sensitive warm rhythm & music. Marty Goorts

number 6number06 Monday, July 28, 2008 5:13:01 PM

Many thanks Marty for this bio, brilliant !! smile

Anonymous Friday, September 12, 2008 7:10:55 PM

david writes: hi number06, i've got several delgado albums up on my blog at subway-detour.blogspot.com and will be posting a copy of "this is reggae" which i got from the friend of a friend ;). it's as good as the hype, if you can believe it...

number 6number06 Friday, September 19, 2008 7:20:17 AM

Thanks david, i've make a subway detour on your blog (as a John Barry addict & your post 'Ready when you are, JB'). High & awesome LP's you have there. Keep your good work. smile

Anonymous Sunday, September 20, 2009 5:23:49 PM

Nitpicker writes: All the links have been deleted. Can someone post 'This is Reggae' by Roberto Delgado on some other site like Megaupload or something? Rapidshare is becoming very choosy!

Anonymous Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:26:15 PM

Anonymous writes: hi who of you has this album Roberto Delgado - Fiesta for Dancing vol.3 (1977 of roberto delgado i wanted to download it thanks:)

Anonymous Tuesday, March 8, 2011 8:38:28 AM

Marty 1958 writes: Only for thru Horst Wende / Roberto Delgado i make cd's in WMA with all of his music & pictures, albums & excel music list. Only for the price of the stamps. 10nus@tiscali.nl Mucho Gusto

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