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This Company Will Press Your Ashes Into a Vinyl when You Die

───   07:04 Sun, 08 Jan 2017

This Company Will Press Your Ashes Into a Vinyl when You Die | News Article

Vinyly want to put you in the music, literally. If you’re cremated, then the company will combine your remains with the vinyl process, creating thirty sides of vinyl.

The company was founded by techno record label boss Jason Leach, who was inspired after he saw an American TV clip of someone’s ashes being shot out of a cannon. Naturally, because cannons and music link together, he wondered how he could add music into the equation of death.

The service, which converts the ashes of the deceased into a finished, vinyl record, starts at £3,000, or roughly R51,000.  That includes 12 minutes of audio per side that can include final words and memories, licensed music, or simple popping and cracking to ‘hear’ the ashes.

From there, buyers (either the pre-deceased or surviving loved ones) can choose a number of different configurations.  Jackets can include portraits created by James Hague or Paul Insect, complete with important details like date of birth, date of death, and vinyl stickers.  Additionally, Vinyly will happily add pre-licensed loops or even customized music for additional costs.

    “Live on from beyond the groove!”

Vinyly, which offers the service for ‘people, parts of people, or pets,’ has been offering the service for several years.  That could be perfect timing, especially with vinyl sales absolutely booming amidst a serious nostalgia revival (in both the UK and US).


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