The Gonzo Tapes

[gonzocanuck]

From Rolling Stone's website: (props to Mr. B!)

The Gonzo Tapes, a five-disc set of unreleased recordings by Rolling Stone’s own Hunter S. Thompson, will be released on October 28th. Compiled while filmmakers were producing Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, the audio on The Gonzo Tapes was recorded between 1965 and 1975, with Thompson using the tapes to capture his thoughts and descriptions of what was happening around him or to look back at what he experienced. Thompson’s widow granted permission to director Alex Gibney, producer Eva Orner and archivist Don Fleming to go through the tapes that were stored in boxes in the basement of Thompson’s Woody Creek, Colorado home. Disc 1 on the collection will feature Thompson’s year riding with the Hell’s Angels, Discs 2 and 3 both draw from his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Disc 4 covers Thompson’s exploits between 1973 and 1974 and the fifth disc features his 1975 trip to Saigon. The cover features original artwork by Ralph Steadman and the package will contain essays by Gibney and Thompson’s fellow foreign correspondent Loren Jenkins.

Comments

[unrepentant.livejournal.com]

Ahhh!!! MUST HAVE!!!

[gonzocanuck.livejournal.com]

Totally! I'm sure it's a gold mine...although hopefully a decipherable one :-)

[ericgarcia.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! I thoroughly enjoyed the reenactment from the tape excerpt in the documentary, Gonzo

[gonzocanuck.livejournal.com]

Cool! I have still not seen the movie...either I missed it when it came to the Plaza or...I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD!

Hunters New Movie

[(Anonymous)]

Where do I GET A COPY OF THIS Hunter movie? I MUST HAVE ONE!!!

Re: Hunters New Movie

[gonzocanuck.livejournal.com]

Stay tuned to http://www.shoutfactory.com/ I guess!

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