"Valencia!" (Paul Whiteman, 1926)

[Corrie121]

Great post. Most enjoyable.

Thank you for sharing, and thanks to meehall121 for sending.

[edisone1]

A good record, and FAR from the first electrical Whiteman side. I just counted 67 sides recorded before Valencia, starting over a year before. Victor 19682, "Tell Me More!" was the first electrical side, recorded May 5, 1925.

[goldenmoviepalace]

Wow! Some great stuff! VALENCIA was a 1926 MGM Silent starring Mae Murray, Lloyd Hughes, Roy D'Arcy and Noah Beery. It is not a lost film. Buried some place in the Warner vault. Would love to see it some time. Get's an occasional live screening, but has never been shown on TCM so far.

[theshadow1932]

I remember my mom telling me how she and her folks sang this song, during their move from Boston to LA, in 1926. This is the first time I've heard it. Thanks.

Norm

[JJRaff1822]

That's right, this is The REAL Jose Padilla who also wrote "El Relicario", not that wannabe terrorist asshole who should've been strung up by his genitals and then shot - and that just for misusing this great composer's name.

[bearcub410]

one of my favorites from the 1920's thank you tops AAA+++++

[rogharm]

great fidelity. great arrangement love it. typical late 1920'ssound. Great Singer!!!!!!****who is it? love violins. but the singer is fabulous!!!!!!!!****love this post thank you poster!!!!!!****found it by mistake my good fortune. ROGHARM

[5Gzhi1987]

perdona,una pregunta. que nomble es?

[091CNP]

valencians,auuuuuuuuu



[jesper2610]

Wonderfull

[jesper2610]

GREAT upload :-)

[60steveward]

where can I download the movie

[pokeitzel]

ole quin art xD

amunt valència! xD

[vendix100]

es la mejorcancion (pasodoble) del mundo amunt valencia dit per un valencià

[BartelDoo]

The is one of the greatest songs/recordings of all time.

[vertxxgg]

great version ...record with sympa caricature of th face of Mr Whiteman

[961312182]

La musica delk pasodole Valencioa procede de la zarzuela "La Bien Amada" del maestro Jose Padilla, quien por encargo de la vedette aragonesa Mercedes Seros viene a trasformar en este pasodoble con letra de Juan Andres de Prada quien a su vez escribio el libreto de la zarzuela. Pero es Mistinguett (1925), la primera vedette del Molin Rouge quien, en frances, lo populariza.

[limon276]

"Valencia" was composed really by Maestro Santiago Lope Gonzalo (b. 1871-d. 1909). The first version that I'd heard of this "paso-doble" march (two-step) was recorded in the fifties in a Colombia label by spanish orchester "La Banda de El Empastre". Sorry by my comments, but although Paul Witheman made a great effort, but he was American, and the best versions are made by spanish bands and performers.

[kbvalencia]

El "Valencia" de Lope no es la misma obra que el "Valencia" de Padilla. Lope fue el primer director de la Banda Municipal de Valencia, y estrenó el pasodoble ese mismo año (1903).

[limon276]

Bueno, pero según el disco de 78 rpm de la Banda de El Empastre, ese que se escucha es el de Lope Gonzalo...pero era instrumental. A no ser que José Padilla escribiera la letra (en su versión hispana, por supuesto). Pero sigo en mis "trece": mejor lo han hecho las bandas de España que las de otro país.

[Caocao8888]

@limon276 But of course! Italians sing bel canto arias the best, Spaniards perform the pasodoble the best, and Americans have Dancing with the Stars.

[shortjockbalt]

BEST SONG EVER!!!

[rogharm]

GREAT ARRANGEMENT, GREAT VOICE!!! it sounds like a concert style which is complement!! is it a fox-trot arrangement or tango. like the castenettes

[4Topwood]

This is not the same Jose Padilla who composed "La violetera"?

In any case, an old favorite of mine, very happy you posted it.

[vinylsingleman]

Thanks for posting this, had wanted to hear what it sounded like for a long time.

[RReady555]

It was truly an epoch-making session...went Whiteman went electric recording evolved exponentially... ;)

Best regards,

-RR