MUSICIAN Tony Strange has been reunited with what could be the last-remaining copy of the album he made 40 years ago.

His daughter Maria had been searching online for anything related to the 1979 recording to surprise her dad.

And she was stunned to discover there was a copy on the shelf of a Scottish record store.

It turned up after Neil McLeod, owner of Mo’Fidelity Records in Montrose, posted a picture of it as his ‘Dubious Album of the Week’ on Facebook.

“I couldn’t believe it when I found it,” said Maria. “All I was really expecting to find was an old newspaper cutting or something. I wasn’t expecting to find the album itself.”

Maria, from Wroughton, had been searching for the record made by her dad and his musical partner Kay in the 1970s after the family’s copies were lost.

“I really didn’t expect the shop owner to still have it, and when he said that he would send it, I was thrilled!” she added.

“It’s fantastic to have it back,” said Tony, 74, who still performs around Swindon as part of the Nitelife Duo. “It was a wonderful surprise. To think someone kept my album safe for 40 years is unbelievable,” he added.

Stage magazine described Tony and Kay as “one of the most polished vocal comedy instrumental double acts in clubland”.

The pair toured Scotland in the 1970s, with Tony going on to share the bill with names like Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Lulu and Freddie & The Dreamers. The LP, entitled You’re My World was dedicated to his two daughters, Maria and Nicola.

“My sister and I used to play the album virtually every day when we were growing up. We knew every track inside out, including the length of the pauses in between each song. Dad was often away touring and that LP was our connection to him,” added Maria, who was 10 when it was recorded.

The album includes covers of hits from the day, such as What I Did for Love, Wooden Heart and You’re My World. Tony started his career 60 years ago, as lead singer of The Ramblers, playing at Wroughton Scout Hut.

He later formed The Tempos which played in Swindon throughout the 60s at venues such as the Locarno, McIlroy's Ballroom and Swindon Town Football Supporters' Club.

“The only downside is that we no longer have a record player,” said Maria. “We’re trying to find somewhere that converts LPs to CDs as we might lose the record if we put it in the post and then we’ll have to start the again!”