The Nona Tapes
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| Released | December 12, 1995 (VHS) September 5, 2006 (DVD) | |||
| Recorded | September 24, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Mockumentary | |||
| Length | 25:03 | |||
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| Director | Rocky Schenck | |||
| Producer | Katherine Shaw David Naylor Samson Aslanian | |||
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The Nona Tapes is a 1995 mockumentary by the American rock band Alice in Chains directed by Rocky Schenck to promote the band's self-titled album. Released on VHS on December 12, 1995, it features journalist Nona Weisbaum (played by Jerry Cantrell) interviewing the band in Seattle and also includes the music video for the album's lead single, "Grind", and outtake footage overdubbed with the second single, "Heaven Beside You". The Nona Tapes peaked at No. 23 on Billboard's Top Video Sales and at No. 25 on the Top Music Videos chart. Because it is no longer for sale, original copies of the VHS are considered a rarity. However, in 2006, Best Buy offered a DVD version for free for a limited time with purchases of the compilation The Essential Alice in Chains. On June 19, 2017, Alice in Chains' official Vevo channel uploaded the video on YouTube.