Laurence Schwab

22 Dec 11
Forgotten Pre-Codes: "Take a Chance" (1933)
David Cairns
A bunch of stuff happens: songs intrude intermittently. Part revue, part story, all strange.
- Forgotten Pre-Codes /
- Monte Brice /
- Laurence Schwab /
- The Forgotten /
- Pre-Code

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