TS 1.04 - Pugliese 1949-50 Completo

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Written By Frank Jin
Tags: Pugliese, Collection

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“Unparalleled renditions from the orquesta’s artistic peak now surface in a stunning sonic resurrection.“ — Tango Sparks, 2025

By the close of the 1940s, Osvaldo Pugliese and his orquesta had reached a profound artistic maturity. After enduring a one-year ban from radio and studio activity under the Perón regime due to political ideology, Pugliese was finally “unchained” in 1949 for studio works, channeling his renewed freedom into music with extraordinary intensity.

TS 1.04 is essentially a complete collection of the first three albums (TS 1.01–1.03) in the San Pugliese Unchained series, presenting the entire catalog of Pugliese’s studio recordings from 1949–50. Additionally, an alternative transfer of “Bien Compadre” (1949) is included, offering a distinct aesthetic approach. These are undoubtedly the finest transfers available, showcasing unparalleled sonic quality.

In 1949, Studio Odeón Argentina shifted its microphones strategy, as an incremental improvement, and probably fully adopted a lacquer disc intermediary system for editing and mastering by 1950, as a method trying to phase out the well-refined 78-rpm direct-cut process.

These transitional experiments, however, came at a cost. Misalignment between the new microphone techniques and the old coarse-groove system compromised high frequencies in Pugliese's recordings. By 1950, while band improvements were evident, the microgroove lacquer system introduced a new pitch drift issue. The vocal and instrumental signals also exhibit an imbalance.

The widely available versions of these recordings are of dire quality. Despite all the challenges, we have sourced the highest-quality surviving materials and worked meticulously to restore them to their fullest extent. Through careful analog restoration and modern digital rebalancing, the hidden colors and details once buried by technical limitations have been brought to light.

Frank Jin

Date Track Genre Singer Label Matrix No. Pitch Length
1949-05-04ChuzasTangoInstrumentalOdeón172794403:13
1949-05-04Frente A Una CopaTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1728044003:15
1949-05-31Y Volvemos A QuerernosTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1730644002:55
1949-05-31MalandracaTangoInstrumentalOdeón173074402:55
1949-08-22Pinta BravaTangoInstrumentalOdeón173954402:46
1949-08-22Puente AlsinaTangoJorge VidalOdeón173964403:18
1949-09-27Bien CompadreTangoInstrumentalOdeón174344403:09
1949-09-27Bien Compadre 2TangoInstrumentalOdeón174344403:11
1949-09-27La CieguitaTangoJorge VidalOdeón174354402:52
1949-10-25DescorazonadoTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1746744003:09
1949-11-28Canaro En ParísTangoInstrumentalOdeón175004402:55
1949-12-07Testamento De ArrabalTangoJorge VidalOdeón175154402:42
1949-12-07CatuzoTangoInstrumentalOdeón175164402:38
1950-03-07Ventanita De ArrabalTangoJorge VidalOdeón175824403:11
1950-03-07Quiero Verte Una Vez MásTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1758344002:42
1950-03-29De FloreoTangoInstrumentalOdeón176014402:49
1950-03-29Hacelo Por La ViejaTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1760244002:42
1950-05-03PastoralTangoInstrumentalOdeón176354402:56
1950-05-03Vieja RecovaTangoJorge VidalOdeón176364403:09
1950-06-30Porque Canto El TangoTangoJorge VidalOdeón176994402:56
1950-06-30CadenasTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1770044003:10
1950-07-26Don AnicetoTangoInstrumentalOdeón177314402:46
1950-07-26Y Mientes TodavíaTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1773244003:16
1950-10-24El TobianoTangoInstrumentalOdeón178464402:59
1950-10-24CobardíaTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1784744002:53
1950-11-16Barra QueridaTangoJorge VidalOdeón178914403:12
1950-11-16Un Baile A BeneficioMilongaJorge VidalOdeón178924403:18
1950-11-24LlamameTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1790744003:08
1950-11-24Llevátelo TodoTangoAlberto MoránOdeón1790844003:01
 
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