Private Function have achieved a ‘world first’: urine-filled records

One of the wildest bands on the Aussie music scene has taken their antics to the next level with a bizarre – and some may say gross – new stunt.

Rolling Stone previously called the group ‘one of the wildest bands on the Aussie music scene’. Picture: Instagram.

Australian punk band Private Function has celebrated the release of the “world’s first piss-filled record”, selling all 50 copies of the special range.

The special “gold” vinyls have been released ahead of the Melbourne band’s new and third record 370HSSV 0773H out on March 31.

Vocalist Chris Penney collects his personal sample. Picture: Instagram

Anthony Biancofiore opts for a plastic vessel. Picture: Instagram

Vocalist Chris Penney took to Instagram to explain the process behind mixing each band member’s urine with the record.

“Turns out you can’t just put piss into liquid disks for many reasons,” he said.

“We needed to find a bacterial solution that would kill the piss otherwise it expands and can break open the records.

Lauren Hester makes a successful return journey from the bathroom with her glass jar. Picture: Instagram

Milla Holland with a filled plastic container. Picture: Instagram

“I do love the idea of the records breaking open onto your shelves and covering all of your records with piss, I do hope that happens at least once.”

The band eventually found the solution – mixing their collective urine with antibacterial liquid and an acidity regulator.

Aidan McDonald repurposes a Gatorade bottle. Picture: Instagram

Rolling Stone previously called the group ‘one of the wildest bands on the Aussie music scene’. Picture: Instagram

While the band is yet to unveil one of the special 370HSSV 0773H records, Mr Penney said “just imagine a vinyl record filled with piss”.

Normal editions of the album “aren’t filled with piss, just raw human emotion”, he said.

The South Australia commissioner recently lifted a ban on Private Function’s new album, the first 3000 copies of which the band previously revealed would be sold with a “scratch and win” record sleeve.

The ‘sScratch and win' album. Picture: Instagram.

One of the copies would supposedly reveal three matching icons, awarding its owner a signed test pressing of the album, $2999 in cash and an image of their face printed on all future presses of the album.

South Australia, however, has laws requiring any “scratch and win” promotion to have a permit.

Private Function has previously released other controversial limited-edition vinyls, one of which (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) contained pressed bags of unidentified white powder.

A ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ record containing pressed bags of unidentified white powder. Picture: Instagram.

Rolling Stone labelled Private Function as “one of the wildest bands on the Aussie music scene” in August 2020.

370HSSV 0773H marks the band’s first album after parting ways with founding guitarist Joe Hansen following allegations of misconduct.

Originally published as Private Function have achieved a ‘world first’: urine-filled records