The Peanut Vendor

"El manisero", known in English as "The Peanut Vendor", is a Cuban son-pregón composed by Moisés Simons. It has been recorded more than 160 times,^[1] sold over a million copies of the sheet music, and was the first million-selling 78 rpm single of Cuban music. In 1933, artist Len Lye created a short film by the same name.

"The Peanut Vendor (El manisero)"

"True Love (Amor sincero)"

September 1930

May 13, 1930

Son-pregón

RCA Victor

Moisés Simons

Theodore F. Therrien

1928 for Columbia records. This was the first recording. Tumbao TCD 46.

Rita Montaner

1930 and his Havana Casino Orchestra for RCA Victor. The version which started the rumba craze; singer Antonio Machín. Harlequin HQ 10.

Don Azpiazú

1930 with the Cuarteto Machín. Harlequin HQ 24.

Antonio Machín

1930 . Columbia 2351. First recording by a U.S. group.

California Ramblers

1931 and his Orchestra. Due to authentic percussion instruments being unavailable for the recording, the arranger (Sid Phillips) had to improvise his own.

Bert Ambrose

1931? Sexteto Okeh (Los Jardineros) Okeh 14027.

1931 and his Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra OKeh 41478. First version by a U.S. jazz group; also on Parlophone PMC 7098.

Louis Armstrong

1933 . A stop-motion animated music video for this version was created by New Zealand artist and animator Len Lye.^[15]

Red Nichols

1938 , as "Manicero", released on: Telefunken A 2749 (recorded: Berlin, Oct.-03-1938)

Rosita Serrano

1947 . The second largest selling 78rpm version. First significant instrumental version.

Stan Kenton

1949

Django Reinhardt

1952

Dean Martin

1956 , Orquesta Sensación, "El Manisero," Puchito 262, 78 rpm matrix – FB-OB-3113; 45 rpm matrix – 45 G8-OW-3113 OCLC 84977883, 81455334

Abelardo Barroso

1957 Stan Kenton, his band's second recording of the song:

Kenton in Hi-Fi

1958 on Anita Sings the Winners (Verve)

Anita O'Day

1950s for RCA Victor

Pérez Prado

1950s Conroy (Conrado) Wilson & His Combo, "," Puchito 620-A, 45 rpm matrix – ICD-45-946 B; also released as Puchito 45-8012

El Manisero

1960 for RCA Victor

Chet Atkins

1961 and Tito Puente

Rolando Laserie

1966 and Chico O'Farrill on Spanish Rice.

Clark Terry

1961 . Instrumental. Used in the 5th episode of season 2 of the acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, "Breakage".

Alvin "Red" Tyler

1975 on Brazil.

The Ritchie Family

1998 Instrumental. Originally recorded and included in 1960's "See It in Sound" but not released until 1998.

Esquivel

2001 . Instrumental version included on the album Supernova.^[16]

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

The song exists in 160+ recorded versions, including:^[14]