Victor matrix CU-270. ¿Que es amor? / Abel Del Rivero ; Pérez Prado Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| ¿Que es amor? (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Bolero (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Juan Ramón Balseiro (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Abel Del Rivero (vocalist) | |
| Pérez Prado Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Pérez Prado (leader) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Marketing Genre: Spanish (Mexico)
- Language: Spanish
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| This master derives from an instantaneous disc believed to have been recorded in Cuba. Victor ledgers available to the ADP list only this re-recording of the master. It was made in Victor's Studio 6 in New York, New York on 4/21/1949. |
| It is not known whether dub take 1R or 1AR is the issued take. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before 4/21/1949 Cuba [city unknown] | Unknown | Master | ||||
| before 4/21/1949 Cuba [city unknown] | [Unknown]1R | Master | Victor 23-1278 | Issued from dub D9XB-1335, made 4/21/1949. | ||
|
℗ © 1949 Sony Music Entertainment.
Embed Audio |
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| before 4/21/1949 Cuba [city unknown] | [Unknown]1AR | Unknown | Dub D9XB-1335 made 4/21/1949. | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CU-270. ¿Que es amor? / Abel Del Rivero ; Pérez Prado Orchestra," accessed December 17, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013670/CU-270-Que_es_amor.
Victor matrix CU-270. ¿Que es amor? / Abel Del Rivero ; Pérez Prado Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 17, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013670/CU-270-Que_es_amor.
"Victor matrix CU-270. ¿Que es amor? / Abel Del Rivero ; Pérez Prado Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 17 December 2025.
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