Enric Madriguera "Vem Vem (Cuban Kissing Game" 1946 78RPM Vogue Picture Disc (EX
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Vogue Records was a short-lived United States-based record label of the 1940s, noted for the artwork embedded in the records themselves. Founded in 1946 as part of Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan, the discs were initially a hit, because of the novelty of the colorful artwork, and the improved sound compared to the shellac records dominant at the time. The discs were manufactured by first sandwiching printed illustrations around a core of aluminum, then coating both sides with clear vinyl upon which the grooves were stamped.
The company went out of business the following year, having released between 67 and 74 double-sided 78 rpm gramophone records. Some of the Vogue issues were re-releases of recordings originally issued by other companies. The colorful artwork on the records have made Vogue Records a collector's item.
Enric R. Madriguera (born Barcelona, February 17, 1904 died September 7, 1973) was a violinist of Catalan origin who was playing concerts as a child before he studied at the Barcelona Conservatory. (The Castilian form of his name is Enrique, which he sometimes used on records.) While still in his twenties he was lead violinist at Boston's Symphony orchestras before becoming the conductor of the Cuban Philharmonic.
In the late 1920s Madriguera played in Ben Selvin's studio orchestra at Columbia Records in New York, and served briefly as that company's director of Latin music recording. In 1932 he began his own orchestra at the Biltmore Hotel, which recorded for Columbia until 1934. His music at this period was mostly Anglo-American dance or foxtrot, frequently jazz-inflected, although he had a modest hit with his rhumba rendition of Carioca (1934).
By the 1930s he was recording Latin American music almost exclusively. (His composition Adios became a national hit in 1931.) It was said that the ambassadors from all the South American countries declared Madriguera to be the "Ambassador of Music to all the Americas". Madriguera appeared in a number of "musical shorts" including "Enric Madriguera and his Orchestra" in 1946 where he performed a number of songs including the orchestra for his vocalist-wife Patricia Gilmore. A review of one of his appearances recorded how he "reflected the warmth of our neighbours to the south".
This Record is Vouge R776 by Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra. Vogue Record R776 is one of the More Rare Vogue Picture Discs and was released in only limited quantities resulting in it's being hard to find.
A-Side Vem Vem (The Cuban Kissing Game) by Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra with Matrix # P133
B-Side Mujercita by Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra with Matrix # P134
The Record is in Excellent (EX) condition with a few needle marks on the surface but they do not significantly affect the sound. The record plays all the way through without problems on my turntable with only moderate to low surface noise. The A- Side has two minor skips, but they may be improved by a thorough cleaning. The pictures on both sides are clear and bright with no yellowing or clouding of the surfaces. This record comes in a heavy gold paper sleeve.
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