Don Marlowe Of Our Gang Comedies Talk w/ Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy 7" Record

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Don Marlowe – Of Our Gang Comedies Talks With Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy (1968) 7″ 33⅓ RPM Record

Label: Don Marlowe, Ltd. – Hollywood, California
Catalog No.: 181-29318
Format: 7″ 33⅓ RPM vinyl single
Year: 1968
Side A: Don Marlowe of Our Gang Comedies talks with Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy
Side B: Blank / solid orange label

🎙️ Item Description

Rare spoken-word record privately issued by Don Marlowe in 1968, featuring what is promoted as a recorded telephone conversation with Stan Laurel (of Laurel & Hardy fame).

This limited, non-commercial 7" pressing was distributed shortly after Laurel’s death and remains one of the more obscure and controversial pieces of Laurel & Hardy memorabilia. The record label misidentifies Marlowe as a member of Our Gang Comedies—a claim later proven to be incorrect.

Pressed on black vinyl with pink front label and orange reverse, 33⅓ RPM, copyright Don Marlowe Ltd., Hollywood, Calif.

📜 Background & Provenance

This record documents what collectors often call “The Lost Interview” between Stan Laurel and Don Marlowe, a fan who later claimed association with Our Gang.

In 1964, Marlowe secretly recorded a telephone conversation with Stan Laurel. After Laurel’s death in 1965, Marlowe issued this 7″ record in 1968.

While the record label identifies Don Marlowe as a member of Our Gang Comedies, this was later proven to be incorrect.

Marlowe later wrote about the incident in Classic Film Collector magazine (1970):

“During the latter years of Stan Laurel's life it was difficult for him to get around. I once offered to take his tape recorder to a shop to have it repaired... A number of years ago, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I was at a television station and happened to telephone Stan, and turned on a recorder... A few years after his death I was told that I was the only person in the world who had ever made a [telephone] recording with Stan Laurel. Because of many requests from people all over the world for a copy of this recording, I decided to put the conversation on a record…”

This provides valuable context to the rare and unofficial nature of the release, making it an intriguing collectible for Laurel & Hardy enthusiasts and classic film historians alike.