The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra

The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1974
GenreComedy
Length40:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerThe Firesign Theatre
The Firesign Theatre chronology
Roller Maidens From Outer Space
(1974)
The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra
(1974)
Everything You Know Is Wrong
(1974)
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The New Rolling Stone Record Guide
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The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra is the seventh comedy album produced by the Firesign Theatre and released in January 1974 by Columbia Records. It is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche story loosely inspired by "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" by Arthur Conan Doyle.