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11th Oct 2023, 5:47 PM
	danceband91 Member since Nov 2020 119 Points	Turner Layton does indeed seem to have a disproportionate number of hard-to-locate records. As mentioned in another post, I've been putting together a Columbia FB discography for the 40s, and found Turner Layton issues to be by far the hardest to find even a mention of, let alone a recording. It does seem to be somewhat of a puzzle. In total, he released 95 records on the FB label in the 40s, which is behind only Carroll Gibbons (188) and Victor Silvester (279), so his recordings must have sold well (as also evidenced by his constant presence in the Missing Charts book). It's maybe more just a reflection of changing tastes - his style of singing was already out of date in the 40s, and I suspect it was mainly the older generation that were buying his records. Their children probably didn't want to listen to them, nor would record dealers be able to sell them, so a lot would have just been thrown out as early as the 50s and 60s. Certainly today I doubt there are many people who would buy a Turner Layton record or enjoy listening to him. There must be some though - it's just a question of you finding them...

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