Tony hawk is selling his rare x ray the avalanches vinyl for charity.
Vinyl x ray.
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.
Only 12 copies of the 7 inch exist throughout the world.
After world war ii most popular music became banned in the soviet union.
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.
Stephen coates is explaining the remarkable story behind his x ray audio project.
The avalanches say their x ray vinyl concept is a nod to the bone records of the 1950s soviet era where western records banned following world war ii were cut onto x ray film disposed or.
Now hawk is offering up his copy of the rare 7.
Our specialty is comfortable safe light weight flexible and extremely crack resistant lead vinyl aprons providing the best available protection against x ray radiations.
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.
All of the proceeds raised will go to his non profit organization.
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.
The avalanches share x ray vinyl copies of new single reflecting light limited to just 12 copies this unique single has been pressed onto x rays of the avalanches robbie chater and tony di blasi.
Partnering with melbourne vinyl factory small run the australian act have produced a limited x ray film pressed vinyl of their single.
The translucent vinyl features a scan of hawk s dislocated fingers containing the single reflecting light from the avalanches forthcoming third album.