In the lovely, lovely time of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain, the authoritarian regimes of the USSR banned the import of records from the West. Jazz and Rock n' Roll were considered as corruptive capitalist influences. Whatever. The people wanted music, the people got music. Certain ingenious rockers in practically every country on their side of the Iron Curtain spoke louder than words when they started printing records on discarded x-ray plates. These records wore out more easily but were also cheaper and there was practically no way to control their circulation. Thus our rocking brethren in the East said a loud "Fuck You!" to their oppressors. How's that for sticking it to the man?
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