The demise of the CD has created big problems for tango music fans looking to start their collections.
Today we look at the D’Arienzo albums from the “Tango for Export” era (the 1960s).
RCA-Victor released four LPs called D’Arienzo for Export, and in the CD era these were recompiled over three CDs.
Finally there was a very popular compilation CD, El rey del compás – of the many albums with this title, this was the one with a night-time photograph of Buenos Aires’s Calle Corrientes on the cover – printed back-to-front!






Sony BMG (owners of RCA-Victor) have released these albums digitally, but only in some countries. Be careful! They correspond to the four original LPs, not the three CDs. Here they are:

D’Arienzo for Export
amazon UK | DE
Apple music UK | DE (link to iTunes)
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D’Arienzo for Export vol.II
Some of the best tracks from this period: Gran Hotel Victoria, Pura trampa, El amanecer and 9 de julio.
amazon UK | DE
Apple music UK | DE (link to iTunes)
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D’Arienzo for Export vol.III
Apple music UK | DE (link to iTunes)
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D’Arienzo for Export vol.IV
Apple music UK | DE (link to iTunes)
Spotify Browser | app.

El rey del compás
UK | US | DE (link to iTunes)
Spotify Browser | app.
I could only find this album on iTunes in the US

Those who want to learn about all the original LPs from the 1960s and 1970s – not just the four in the “For Export” series – can try reading Jens-Ingo’s article Darienzando.
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