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Smokestack Lightning

Bone record

Maker: Howlin' Wolf

Date Made: n.d.
Country: Soviet Union

Materials: film
Measurements: 6 1/2 in; 16.51 cm

Description

Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf. It is difficult to understand what is shown on this record but there are two separate body parts, each almost square-like. X-Ray USSR Record Roentgen Ribs Bones Music Vinyl Due to Soviet censorship, mainstream music (especially Western music) was banned. Bone music is the term for music that has been cut onto X-Ray film. The X-Rays used for bone music were stolen from Soviet hospitals and dumpsters to create these forbidden records. Each X-Ray has been cut into a record-sized circle with a small hole burned in the middle from cigarettes to fit onto a record player. Every X-Ray has one song and can only be played a few times on a record player before becoming destroyed since the film is so thin and delicate.

Accession Number: 2022.041.007

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