A short history on bone vinyl for those unaware: in the 50’s most music, especially western music, was banned in Russia. People of the street markets soon discovered many old X-Rays being discarded, and afterwards learned you could lathe cut records onto them.
The by-product would be an extremely flimsy one-sided 78 record, and the center label hole would usually be created by the cherry of a smoking cigarette. There are documentaries available online, and a lot of fakes for sale as well. Today we digitize one that has been in our collection for over a year now, and was sent to us from Dusheti, Georgia. For those curious, I included just how far this brittle record travelled, to arrive intact in Chattanooga, TN.
‘Retromanstore2019’ is a reputable source for an authentic bone vinyl if you ever find yourself on the market. Ours arrived in a postage decorated with gorgeous stamps, wish we had not ripped through them in haste to see the record inside. Included are some photos of the stamps and a link of the song below (and YouTube), enjoy an old Georgian Folk song from the mid 1900’s.