'Bone music' brought Western tunes to Soviet fans by recording songs onto X-rays - The World from PRX

Stephen Coates began collecting contraband Soviet bootlegs, known as "ribs," over a decade ago. He also researched the Soviet-era "art" of recording Western music records using discarded X-rays. Coates discussed this topic and his book with The World’s Host Marco Werman.

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