The Cratedigging Co-Op

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Get into the groove - literally
Ashes to ashes is so old-fashioned - vinyl is better
By Mark C. Brown 20 hours ago

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That sound you hear is the ripping of millions of wills around the world as music fans rewrite their wishes for the afterlife. A British company, Vinyly, will take your cremated ashes and press them up on fully-functional slabs of vinyl to pass out to your friends after you die (on second though, better delegate the "passing out" part to someone you trust).

You choose the music. You choose the cover. And you've got immortality in a far cooler way than any urn could provide you.

It can be spoken words so your friends can hear you from beyond the grave. It can be pet ashes (Vinyly isn't picky). Costs start at 3,000 British pounds, and custom covers and add-ons can boost the price considerably (especially if you want your record to be sold in stores - yep, that's right. You could top the charts posthumously, just like Elvis did).

While the concept is novel and combines two technologies no one had thought to put together in the past - cremation and pressing records - the company is dead serious. "Despite the site's lighthearted tone, all of our services are carried out with the utmost respect & care," Vinyly notes.

The playlist possibilities are endless: "Stairway to Heaven," "Highway to Hell," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," or, of course, "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)." And every pop and click in the recording? That's you!