{"product_id":"bone-music-soviet-x-ray-audio-paperback","title":"Bone Music: Soviet X-Ray Audio - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Coates\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of the secret underground Cold War-era Soviet music subculture that distributed forbidden music on used hospital x-rays.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Cold War era, the songs that Soviet citizens could listen to were ruthlessly controlled by the state. But a secret underground subculture of music lovers and bootleggers defied the censors, building recording machines and making their own records of forbidden jazz, rock 'n' roll, and Russian music, cut onto used hospital x-ray film. \u003ci\u003eBone Music\u003c\/i\u003e is the follow up the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eX-Ray Audio: The Strange History of Soviet Music on the Bone, \u003c\/i\u003e delving deeper into a forgotten era when being a music fan could mean a lengthy prison sentence, or worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho made these records? Why did they do it and how was it even possible? Foregrounding interviews and oral testimonies gathered over five years, \u003ci\u003eBone Music\u003c\/i\u003e presents the stories of the original bone bootleggers, their customers, musicians, record collectors, and commentators, evoking a spirited resistance to a repressive culture of prohibition and punishment. It reveals that although Western jazz and rock'n'roll were important to the \u003ci\u003eStilyagi\u003c\/i\u003e youth culture, the true rebel music was that of forbidden Russian emigres, gypsy romances, and criminal tunes: the soul songs of a society brutally cut off from its culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated with dozens of new images of Soviet x-ray discs and sound letters, \u003ci\u003eBone Music\u003c\/i\u003e details how the bootleggers worked, outlining the technical precedents of their techniques, situating their discs in a revised history of recorded media, and bringing a wealth of compelling new detail.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Coates is the editor of \u003ci\u003eX Ray Audio \u003c\/i\u003e(Strange Attractor Press), a music producer, and director of the arts company Antique Beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767363141920,"sku":"9781913689476","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f0fd23acd30ff627cea1bf72aa8ebcb.webp?v=1780310089","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bone-music-soviet-x-ray-audio-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}