VHS
Remember that thing before teh DVD but after Betamax? VHS! Here are some of the Sublime VHS that I have collected. Much more to come.
THE “STP” MASTER VHS CASSETTE TAPE!
Dated 4/7/95, this cassette was made about a month before “SkunkRrecords” started sending out a VHS with both “Date Rape” and “STP” on it for promotional purposes to venders on 5/10/95. (*see the next VHS*) when sublime got together with Greg Abramson & created the masterpiece known as the “STP” video, the film had to be converted to VHS for the band to view. This is one of the og masters from straightline that were sent to Skunk Records & to band members.
THE SKUNK RECORDS “DATE RAPE”/”STP” OG PROMOTIONAL VHS!
This is a VHS sent out by skunk records to executives, music stores, clubs, radio stations, television, etc. To promote sublimes’ videos for “Date Rape” & “STP”. It came in a generic white sleeve with no label or identification. The VHS is dated 5/10/95, which is just a little less than two months after the “Date Rape” video was shot at fern’s in long beach.
The “Tour Long” VHS Tape!!
This tape (and the “Tour Short”) were released by Skunk Records in November of 1996 as a “teaser” or a precursor to the “Stories, Tales, Lies & Exaggerations” VHS that was on the way. They were mostly given away,….. with the exception of selling them to some record stores around So. Cal.
The 151 minute (Extended Cut) “Stories, Tales, Lies & Exaggerations” VHS
This version of the “S,T,L & E” VHS is Extended BY 21 MINUTES! At the time of it’s release; prior to the DVD releases of both the “STLE” and the “Collector’s Edition”, the only place that you could see the extra footage was on this VHS cassette. They were very hard to come by back then & even today, you’ll still be hard pressed to locate the 151 minute version of this release. Grab it if you see one!!!
