La Paloma - 20 Versions

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Album Info

Release Date: 2007

Label: Classic Hits

Contains 20 versions of the song "La Paloma".

Part of the series "One-Song-Edition" as named on this release, other releases with the same concept on the same label had various series titles or not mentioned series title.

The booklet has only 2 sides and descripes the history of the song "La Paloma".

Variations in design of 2 versions:
This one: Red and green design and text (2007, first version). Has the series-title "one-song-edition" on the front cover in the lower left corner.
Other known variation: Blue and green design, has series-title in the upper middle on the front cover, in the lower left corner is the printing "Der Jahrhundertsong". Seems to be the 2015 reissue.

The back cover shows some infos about (almost) each song, mostly release year or places:
Track 1: 1939
Track 2: 1937
Track 3: no info, but seems to be a typo ("Karras", but the name is "Karas")
Track 4: 1947
Track 5: /
Track 6: /
Track 7: 1931
Track 8: 1920
Track 9: /
Track 10: A pianola is a self playing instrument. Recording is mentioned 1934, the instrument is now at the Gründerzeitmuseum Mahlsdorf (Germany)
Track 11: The Artist is called "Kalle", mentioned als "Berliner Leierkastenmann", means he played a hurdy-gurdy on the streets
Track 12: Mentioned as first recording of the song 1902
Track 13: /
Track 14: /
Track 15: Mexican language
Track 16: The mentioned captain (of a ship) is from Helgoland (german island) and played the Schifferklavier (accordion)
Track 17: 1956
Track 18: An Orchestrion is a selfplaying instrument, this one recorded 1959 at Musikmuseum Kaldewey, Germany
Track 19: /
Track 20: Artist playd the organ at the Kapelle am Schiffbauerdamm. Could be in Berlin, Germany (not mentioned)

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