Tango.info 78 rpm

Overview

Thanks to a donation by Tiempos Viejos Collectibles, tango.info added more than 7000 images of 78 rpm record labels. These images are from the A and B side, therefore represent ca. 3500 records.

To see images for all 3522 records use http://www.tango.info/?q=024800027

If you click on an info link you get larger images, 300x300px.

Here are some specific links for artists where meta data has been checked by tango.info and recording dates have been added.

• http://www.tango.info/?q=0248000276 D'Arienzo, good meta data quality
• http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002720 Angel D'Agostino
• http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002721 Angel Vargas
• http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002713 Francisco Lomuto

Two large sets that still need meta data checking:

• http://www.tango.info/?q=0248000274 Canaro
• http://www.tango.info/?q=0248000278 Gardel

More artist specific links can be found TINO#02480002.

Tango.info hopes to improve browsing through the images in the future.

Timeline

2011-01 For more than 3500 78 rpm tango records images of the labels of the A and the B side were received from Tiempos Viejos Collectibles (TVC). That is, more than 7000 images.

2011-03-23 Ca. 7000 images available in tango.info. The displayed info has lots of gaps. More work is needed to integrate the meta data from TVC into the tango.info structure. All 78rpm entries can be found via http://www.tango.info/?q=024800027 - long list!

2011-03-24 Meta data integrated for

• Angel D'Agostino, see http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002720
• Angel Vargas, see http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002721

2011-03-26 Meta data integrated for Francisco Lomuto, see http://www.tango.info/?q=02480002713

2011-03-31 General data clean up.