John Tilley

AThe Loch Ness Monster
Bditto

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: DB1265
Genre: Comic
Condition: New / unplayed
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #2516

John Tilley on Columbia DB1265, performing 'The Loch Ness Monster' on both sides. This is a comic novelty recording about the famous Scottish cryptid, likely from the 1930s-40s.

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