how can i download these tapes:eek:
the bukowski tapes
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Abord the Yorikke!
Did they ever remake the Tapes without the shitty piano tune?
I watched the 2nd half of this Saturday night. I wanted to walk up to the brewery to listen to one of my favorite local bands but had sinus pain so bad it hurt to walk. So, I stretched out on the bed with a bottle of vodka and the Bukowski Tapes. Yes, that monotonous piano music gets real old after about 30 times. What the hell were they thinking??
These tapes were produced by Barbet Schroeder as a *weekly* feature and sign-off for either a French or German tv station. I believe that it was German. It was the last thing the station played - or that's my understanding. Notice there are 52 of them? Once a week... for a year ... consequently the piano music before and aft. I happen to like the music as a palette cleanser between episodes. The segments were never designed to be shown back to back and I'm glad Schroeder left them in their original weekly format because I enjoy listening to them with that original format in mind. It's a short simple piano interlude in a classical style, and I would guess that Schroeder used it in deference to Bukowski's love of classical music. Music or no music, these tapes are the last things I'd give up in my Bukowski collection.
yes, it was on 3SAT, a German TV-station, in 1994. every sunday night after midnight (starting times veried between 0:00 and 1:20).
I remember staying awake and recording them every week on VHS-tape. (since time was variing and the pieces were so short, I couldn't just program the recorder. Had to stay up [and sober] to push the button at the right moment.)
yes, in that context the music made sense. and yes, watching them all in a row, the music sucks. a lot.
does anyone have an image of the actual vcr tapes? i bought two copies because the first set i purchased looked like dubs, but i wasn't too upset because i got a mint clamshell case and an almost perfect viewing copy. the 2nd set i purchased looks like the real deal, but i recall seeing the tapes somewhere else(abe? ebay?) and they looked slightly different. here's an image of what i believe to be real deal...
thanks mjp. the image you provided is of the tapes i saw elsewhere that made me second guess my copy. upon inspection of mine, they look as if they are 20+ years old, as does the label. maybe they made several prints/labels? well, since the viewing quality is perfect(as much as old vhs tapes can be) that's all that really matters...
i do have the originals as a dvd. got them for the excellent booklet.
but still, i'd LOVE the cats here in germany to bring out a DVD-edition of them with the subtitles optionally blended in. they were decent. unfortunately, these suckers only brought them out on VHS some centuries ago. and it doesn't look like they will go for a dvd soon ...
too bad.
but still, i'd LOVE the cats here in germany to bring out a DVD-edition of them with the subtitles optionally blended in. they were decent. unfortunately, these suckers only brought them out on VHS some centuries ago. and it doesn't look like they will go for a dvd soon ...
too bad.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I also have the same label on my copy, but also with a different phone number. The label is slightly different though. It reads:
The Charles Bukowski Tapes
Volume 2
Lagoon Video
P.O.Box 5730
Santa Monica, CA 90409
(310) 823-4024
c Les Films Du Losange
- I bought them from Kerouac.com (the same guy who has The Beat Museum) for $110 years ago.
Any chance someone can post a vid. from Buk. Tapes on to YouTube?
CB is telling a story about a job hauling carcasses.He quits on the first day.
Thanks.
CB is telling a story about a job hauling carcasses.He quits on the first day.
Thanks.
Forget it. I'm an idiot.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Maybe you need a multiple region DVD player. I'm watching the Bukowski tapes on my cheap multiple region DVD player without any problems. I'm glad I never have to worry about color systems and regions anymore.
You could watch the Buk tapes on you computer with the free VLC player though!
Btw, I just saw that a used copy costs $46 and upwards, and a new copy is $60 on Amazon.com...:eek:
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mjp
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Yeah, it's out of print. That's what happens. You can't put off buying short run DVDs these days. They disappear too fast.
Man, I'm so glad I bought them while they were still to have at a reasonable price.
I said this in the 'Barfly'-thread already: In Germany there's going to be published a 2-DVD-version of 'Barfly' which also includes 180 min of the 'Buk-Tapes'. That would be PAL then.
That double-DVD should be out end of September and I will have it in my shop. The price should be something like 19.90 EUR.
I can confirm, that they ARE annoying.
Can't confirm, they cut it out, since I haven't seen the DVD yet. It's still only announced, not delivered. But I will tell you about the exact content right after this thing is out.