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Vinyl x ray. The wild story of x ray vinyl it s not our idea it s been around forever explains robbie and it s actually a creepy cool yet obscure chapter in pop culture history. The special pressing was made on x ray film featuring a scan of skateboard legend tony hawk s injured hand and then mounted onto transparent pvc. Coates a musician who s been performing in russia for ten years with his band the real tuesday weld four years ago stumbled across what he thought was a vinyl type disc cut onto an x ray in a st. Partnering with melbourne vinyl factory small run the australian act have produced a limited x ray film pressed vinyl of their single.
Stephen coates is explaining the remarkable story behind his x ray audio project. After world war ii most popular music became banned in the soviet union. India s first manufacturer of lead vinyl x ray protective garments. All of the proceeds raised will go to his non profit organization.
Tony hawk is selling his rare x ray the avalanches vinyl for charity. It s not our idea it s been around forever he told triple j. The translucent vinyl features a scan of hawk s dislocated fingers containing the single reflecting light from the avalanches forthcoming third album. Produced by the vinyl factory and antique beat the film is part of a larger project which has seen stephen coates and paul heartfield publish a book and tour a series of live events the next of which will take place at rough trade east in london on 9th march.
Now hawk is offering up his copy of the rare 7. The story behind the vinyl x ray is pretty cool as well with robbie chater from the band explaining that it was a tribute to the bone records of the 50s soviet era.