Music-loving undertakers are pressing ashes into vinyl records – enabling the dead to communicate from beyond grave
ASHES can now go into a vinyl record — letting the dead communicate from beyond the groove.
Incinerated remains are pressed into a seven or 12-inch, so the bereaved can take their loved ones for a spin on the “urntable”.
Audio recordings from the deceased can also be incorporated in a new deal offered by Wessex Vale Crematorium in Southampton.
However, it is far from dead cheap — costing £1,490 for a single record.
Manager Lisa Johnson said: “What you receive is a real playable vinyl record containing around 18 minutes of audio on each side, along with a small amount of the ashes.
“Many people choose to include recordings of special occasions or conversations with their loved ones.”
The ashes are added in a “unique” pressing process by Yorkshire-based label Vinyly.
Owner Jason Leach said: “We have developed a unique additional process that enables us to press a small amount of a loved one’s ashes into real vinyl records, creating an audio-visual memento.
“The first step is the collation of the content – this can be collaborative and is, we have learned, often a cathartic experience, with friends and family contributing photographs and words, voicemails, answerphone messages and recordings of special times.”