Longest Playing Record Aka Piano Playing Marathon (1959)

Title reads: “Longest playing record!“ Harrogate, Yorkshire. Piano playing marathon. M/S Sandy Strickland playing his piano to an audience in the St. James Theatre. C/U Sandy playing with both hands while his back is massage. G/V crowds going into theatre which has displayed large banners telling of Sandy’s attempt. C/U banner reading: “Syncopating Sandy, Can He Keep Awake for 134 Hours?“ L/S people going into theatre. C/U blackboard reading: “Sandy Has now played non-stop for 50 hours“. L/S Sandy playing piano, in front of the stage, two girls jive. C/U girls’ feet as they jive. C/U hammers on open fronted piano pounding the cords. M/S Sandy having his swollen right wrist bandaged whilst continuing to play with his left hand. C/U bandage being applied. C/U blackboard reading: “Third day, wrist and ankles swelling up, getting tired“. C/U pan from Sandy down to both hands playing on keyboard. G/V audience watching. Panning C/U from Sandy eating with his right hand while playing piano w