The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent And Depraved: Clear Vinyl LP { vinyl }

'The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved' is a 2012 recording of Hunter S. Thompson’s seminal 1970 sports article. The article is credited with being the first piece of Gonzo Journalism - an unconventional journalistic style for which Thompson was known. Voices include actor Tim Robbins and Thompson’s illustrator Ralph Steadman. The dialogue is interspersed by jazzy musical passages played by a band led by jazz guitarist and composer Bill Frisell.

1. Overture (My Old Kentucky Home)
2. I Got Off The Plane Around Midnight...
3. At The Airport Newsstand
4. The Next Day Was Heavy...
5. The Governor, A Swinish Neo-Nazi Hack...
6. Entr'acte
7. On Our Way Back To The Motel
8. It Was Saturday Morning, The Day Of The Big Race...
9. In A Box Not Far From Ours...
10. Some Time Around 10:30 Monday Morning...