Rudolph Valentino Sings Two Songs (1923)

I was really surprised to know that nobody uploaded this recording (except heavily filtered or cropped versions), so I'm going to fix this right now.

One of the Biggest Star in the history of Cinema, Rudolph Valentino (1895.5.6 ~ 1926.8.23), sings "Kashmir Love Song" and "El Relicario" for Brunswick in 1923.

This is the only surviving recording of Valentino's voice. Although there were some of private recordings of his voice in Polar Negri's record collection, the master recordings and test pressings were destroyed during the WW2.

But since his voice wasn't nice as much as his appearance, (Plus, his English/Spanish pronounciation was really horrible in these recordings), Brunswick didn't published this recording. It was privately issued after Valentino's death in 1926.

Since I DON'T have the original 78rpm disc,(You can download these recordings in Archive.org) I decided to make a slideshow video, consisted of photographs of Valentino which I have scanned (in the highest quality) from the original photograph prints.

Hope you'll like this.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Rudolph
• Valentino
• Kashmir
• Kashimir
• Love
• Song
• El
• Relicario
• 1923
• 78rpm
• Phonograph
• Gramophone
• Brunswick
• Unissued
• Unpublished
• Silent
• Film
• Star

[babeofelvis]

I wonder what the 1926 equivalent to "God, he is so HOT" would be?

He was gorgeous.

[willieneal57]

Judging by what is heard here, Valentino would have crossed from silent pictures to the "talkies" with no problems. Too bad he died before he got the chance. Thanks for posting the recordings.

[mikemcgee]

It makes you wonder if silent actors who did records may have taken a risk of their voice not matching there images even before the talkies ,hurting their career in movies.Valentino has a good speaking voice and fair singing talent like Pola Negrie.He would of made a cross over if he survived but only after smoothing his English

[JackRance1910]

These are fascinating recordings, given the 'legend' - and thanks for posting them in "natural state." But it must be admitted that he is a pretty awful singer. In the second one he is especially flat (musically); at least in the first he tries some style. The whole effect is someone who is blind drunk; his intonation is so very bad. The orchestra do not know what to do at times as he is so inaccurate. And yet as I say there is an attempt at intimacy. Again, thanks so much for posting.

[Kakarot21591]

Lyrics for the first song: Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar,* Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell? Whom do you lead on Rapture's roadway, far, Before you agonise them in farewell? Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, Where are you now? Where are you now? Pale hands, pink tipped, like Lotus buds that float On those cool waters where we used to dwell, I would have rather felt you round my throat, Crushing out life, than waving me farewell! *Repeat first two lines*

[Mandzee]

It seems strange to put the voice to the face, wish we could hear him talking though. He is soooooo handsome.

[TheCharacterActor]

@TheCharacterActor There I should have been more direct.

[TheCharacterActor]

@DHS11999 That was not meant to be an insult. Leonardo Divinci, Andrea Boccelli, Franco Nero are all cool. I was refering to Mussolini and his Fascist lot, The Gambino family and all their unresolved crimes, The Romans and especially Caligula and his gruesome habits.

[AndreCaronCaron]

Décidemment toutes les fées sont passées à son berceau, Il avait tous les talents et la beauté en plus.

[DHS11999]

@TheCharacterActor What an utterly arrogant statement to make. I sure hope Italians like DaVinci, Botticelli and that Caravaggio creep don't ever "grease" up your pure, Aryan whiteness. You, Sir, are common!

[lavampire100]

Valentino is and always will be a classic Hollywood star. He was not only handsome and well-groomed (and even well-spoken), but he was also graceful, charming, and gracious. He will always be the greatest of the great.

[7coco3]

@PlayIt4MeAgainSam yeah.. I know exactly what you mean. I was born in 1973 and love those classics too...