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Song

Guardia vieja · Alfredo De Angelis · 1954

Alfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Julio de Caro, lyrics by José De Grandis. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1985.

Who recorded it

Every version9

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1926

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese1985
  2. Alfredo De Angelis1954
  3. Julio De Caro19261949
  4. Ricardo Malerba1944
  5. José Basso19551965
  6. Héctor Varela1973

Pinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Alfredo De Angelis recordings indexed 1943–1985 · 1 applied periods in gold

Guardia vieja · Alfredo De Angelis · 1954 is a tango.† Guardia vieja · Alfredo De Angelis · 1954 lasts 02:43.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Julio de Caro
Words
José De Grandis
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Los Astros del Tango’s 1958 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1926 to 1985.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Guardia vieja · Alfredo De Angelis · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseGuardia viejaOsvaldo PugliesetangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1985
  2. Alfredo De AngelisGuardia viejaAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1954
  4. Ricardo MalerbaGuardia viejaRicardo Malerbainstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1944
  6. Héctor VarelaGuardia viejaHéctor Varelatango
    No match yet
    1973
  7. Los Astros del TangoMost dancedGuardia viejaLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
    2 dances
    1958
  8. Pedro LaurenzNot in our catalogueDec 281926
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1930
  10. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogue
  11. Reynaldo NicheleNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Alfredo De Angelis

Guardia viejaAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Alfredo De Angelis recorded on Sep 3, 1954.

  1. MalamboAlfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca, Carlos DantetangoOdeon

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues10

tango.info · 08427328140126-1-17

tango.info · 00094638988021-1-11

tango.info · 00094637195420-1-16

tango.info · 00724359516622-1-18

tango.info · 00724383785520-1-16

tango.info · 00724385336621-1-1

tango.info · 00821838343929-1-16

tango.info · 02480002159049-1-18

tango.info · 07798108080439-2-20

tango.info · 07798108080507-2-12

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:43

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. Guardia viejaJulio De Caro

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