Ramoncito - Pilar Arcos Y José Moriche Con Los Castilians

Hola Jose.

I'm sorry that our system makes it so hard for you to find the tracks on the flip side of records. But you are correct, "Tango Azul" is indeed on the flip side of "Ramoncito." 

However, it is not performed by the same artist, Pilar Arcos. The tango, composed by Ciociano, Cesar A., is performed by Genaro Veiga con Orquesta Tipica. Interestingly, the label on this Brunswick 78 does not distinguish between A-side and B-side.

Normally, to find a B-side, I search for the artist on the A-side, then scroll down the list of recordings until I find the same catalog number, in this case Brunswick 40890. However, since Pilar Arcos did not record the flip side, it did not turn up in her name search. So I searched the song title, "Tango Azul," and found the corresponding flip side of Brunswick 40890. Although the A/B sides ar not designated, I notice that the Pilar Arcos side ("Ramoncito") has the catalog number underlined (40890) while the "Tango Azul" side does not. I found this explanation on a blog by a teacher named Pat Costa: 

"A slight modification (of the Brusnwick label) occurred between 1928-1940. Brunswick would underline preferred side.  If the record has an underlined side and has the phrase “The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company” at the bottom, it was made probably between 1928-1930." 

 My Frontera database search revealed five other recordings of "Tango Azul." You may find them interesting. 

Thanks for your interest in our archive. 

Agustín Gurza, Editor, The Frontera Collection