John Tilley

AThe Loch Ness Monster
B(2 sides)

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: DB1265
Genre: Comic
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #10089

John Tilley on Columbia DB1265, performing 'The Loch Ness Monster', an apparently novelty or comic recording. Tilley is unidentified in standard sources, and this appears to be a routine Columbia release of the 1940s era.

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