Eduardo Lara H (Luis Gonzalez Perez) Me Lo Dijo Adela + Oyela y Cantala PEERLESS

Sold Date: May 24, 2023
Start Date: May 14, 2023
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
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Up for sale is a very scarce 78 rpm shellac 10 inch record, made in Mexico, and featuring two lively numbers.  

The two songs on this record have a lot of energy, display great musicianship, and are very entertaining.


Record Label:  Peerless Record Number:  4437 Year of Release:  Not stated.  (Perhaps 1954, as suggested by the side and wax matrix numbers.) Artists:   Eduardo Lara H.                Chorus:  M. Flores, L. A. Silva                Orquestra de Luis Gonzalez Perez
One side:    Me Lo Dijo Adela (Otilio Portal) - Cha Cha Cha                    Side Number:  12616-54                    Wax matrix marks:  "12616-54".  Also "HECHO EN MEXICO" and "MADE IN MEXICO"
Ohter side:  Oyela Y Cantala (Chucho Rodriguez) - Bolero/Mambo                    Side Number:  12620-54                    Wax matrix marks:  "12620-54".  Also "HECHO EN MEXICO" and "MADE IN MEXICO"
"Me Lo Dijo Adela"  (or "Adela Told Me") was probably the most famous song written by the Cuban born Otilio Portal (1915 - 2009).  It was a great hit as performed by Bobby Capo.  The melody was recast as an "American" song, still a chacha, retitled as "Sweet and Gentle" that was performed by Georgia Gibbs, Eartha Kitt, and Alan Dale (whose rendition charted at #10 in 1955).
This obscure record is part of the Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings, which is a joint project of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Project and the Arhoolie Foundation.
Please see above for full description of condition and for photos.  Sold as is.
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