Perez Prado and His Orchestra – Big Hits by Prado album art
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Condensed Title Gothic No. 11 in red and blue and with inline images for a best-of compilation by Pérez “King of the Mambo” Prado (1916–1989), released in 1960. Tony Wilds reviewed Big Hits by Prado for AllMusic:
Big Hits actually is a powerhouse anthology: the first definitive, stereo collection of mambo hits. All were re-recorded for stereo in “new arrangements” as the jacket advertises. A couple originally were recorded in stereo, e.g., “Patricia” and “Why Wait,” but were not available in stereo, even as late as 1960. The most desirable selections are “Guaglione” and “Paris”; the latter may have been non-LP until this (Francis Bay covered it to even greater effect). Overall, the presentation is not as strong as it could be. A later issue has the tunes in different order and with the trademark organ mixed higher. Still, Big Hits is easy to find and very worthwhile.
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The large grot caps on the back cover appear to be Plain Gothic No. 6011. Watson Wylie’s liner notes and the track list are set in News Gothic. Additional fonts include Franklin Gothic and Century Expanded.
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