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Guardia vieja · Héctor Varela · 1973

Music by Julio de Caro, lyrics by José De Grandis. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1985.
1926: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 2 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times1985: 1 · danced 0 times
1926’40’50’60’70’801985
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 0; 1955: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 2; 1965: 1, 0; 1973: 1, 0; 1985: 1, 0

  1. Julio De Caro recorded it in 1926 and 1949. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Julio de Caro
Lyrics
José De Grandis

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1985
  2. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  3. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  4. Julio De CaroInstrumental · Nov 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  5. Ricardo MalerbaInstrumental · Mar 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1944
  6. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  7. José BassoInstrumental · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  8. Héctor VarelaInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1973
  9. Los Astros Del TangoMost dancedInstrumental · Music Hall
    2 dances
    1958
  10. Pedro LaurenzNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 281926
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1930
  12. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  13. Reynaldo NicheleNot in our catalogueInstrumental

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

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  1. Guardia viejaJulio De Caro1926

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