Longest Playing Record AKA Piano Playing… 1959

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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...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50987
Sort Number:
59/091
Time in/Out:
01:36:37:00 / 01:37:41:00
Canister:
59/91
Film ID:
1599.25
Issue Date:
12/11/1959

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