Victor matrix VE-269. El bananero / Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" ; Alcibiades Sánchez

TitleSource
El bananero (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Pregón (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lydia Handal (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" (Musical group)
Alcibiades Sánchez (vocalist)
Billo Frómeta (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: Spanish
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
This master derives from an instantaneous disc recorded in Venezuela. Victor ledgers available to the ADP list only a re-recording of the master. It was made in Victor's Studio 6 in New York, New York on 6/30/1948.
It is not confirmed whether take take 1R or 1AR is the issued dub take.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
before 6/30/1948 Venezuela [city unknown] Unknown Master
before 6/30/1948 Venezuela [city unknown] [Unknown]1L Unknown
before 6/30/1948 Venezuela [city unknown] [Unknown]1R Master Victor 23-0962 10-in. Issued from dub D8XB-3815, made 6/30/1948.
before 6/30/1948 Venezuela [city unknown] [Unknown]1AR Unknown Dub D8XB-3815 made 6/30/1948.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix VE-269. El bananero / Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" ; Alcibiades Sánchez," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012238/VE-269-El_bananero.

Victor matrix VE-269. El bananero / Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" ; Alcibiades Sánchez. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012238/VE-269-El_bananero.

"Victor matrix VE-269. El bananero / Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" ; Alcibiades Sánchez." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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