If you’ve ever dreamt of living forever on a classic album, now is your chance.
UK company And Vinyly will press cremation ashes onto working sides of vinyl for you. Founded by Jason Leach back in the late ’00s, this was an existential concept Leach concocted after his mom started working with funeral directors.
“I was amazed by how little I or any of my friends had even properly considered or accepted our own mortality, and how incredibly sheltered many of us are from death and conversations around it,” Leach told BBC of his venture. “It was not intended to be a business. It was the result of having a bit of fun with what at the time felt like a shocking and disconcerting inevitability.”
Leach says that customers have requested a wide range of recordings for the specialized discs, from personal conversations to the simple but distant sound of crackling vintage vinyl. On the occasion that a client is looking to have certain songs and music added to the records, the company has found that most copyright holders are fine with the process. The cost can range from from $1,200 to $4,000, depending on the request. But for such an everlasting symbol of devotion, that doesn’t seem so bad.
