Sage Francis - Personal Journals SIGNED CASSETTE
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Orders will ship sometime in May 2025*
*ship date is subject to change in the event of manufacturing delays,
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Orders for this product page will receive:
1x "Personal Journals" Cassette Tape signed by Sage Francis!
FEATURES:
- wraparound vertical OBI strip featuring the Sage character from the original LP cover
* images on strip may be shifted by approx. 1/8" from placement pictured in photos
due to manufacturing process
- SIDE A: full-coverage, full-color on-cassette UV-printing!
- SIDE B: individually signed in silver marker by Sage on the red shell of the tape!
1x Sage Francis or SFR sticker
1x "Personal Journals" 320kbps MP3 Download UPON REQUEST
- includes the full album!
- if you'd like to receive a digital download, please email stormdavis at gmail dot com with your order number + they will respond with a Dropbox link or Bandcamp code within 48 hours.
- MP3s must be downloaded on a computer, not a mobile device
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This version has a LIMITED PRINT RUN OF 300 COPIES.
***Limited to 2 copies per customer***
Sage's classic debut album on CASSETTE TAPE, signed by Sage Francis!
As of now,* this pressing is EXCLUSIVE* to StrangeFamous.com - it is not available in stores or at online retailers.
*Maybe we'll throw some up on Bandcamp if they stick around awhile, and a few of our New England shop friends may get a handful. If they ask nicely.
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Sage Francis's debut studio album (released in 2002.)
Countless emcees and media types like to throw around buzzwords like "game changer," but rarely is that term as applicable as it is with an album like these. With his first official release, Sage took the opportunity to set aside the more boastful side of rap while catering more toward his poetic leanings all while turning the vocal booth into a confessional.
This LP shifted the underground and helped usher in a new understanding of how hip-hop records could be made. Over 20 years later it has not only stood the test of time, but parts of it seem to become stronger. We can confidently look back on it and say, "Hey... most of the music world wasn't ready for this when it first dropped, and they probably still aren't comfortable acknowledging it, but this is a bonafide classic."
TRACKLISTING
Side A
01 Crack Pipes
02 Different
03 Personal Journalist
04 Inherited Scars
05 Climb Trees
06 Broken Wings
07 The Strange Famous Mullet Remover
08 Smoke and Mirrors
09 Message Sent
Side B
01 Eviction Notice
02 Pitchers of Silence
03 Specialist
04 Hopeless
05 Kill ya' Momz
06 Black Sweatshirt
07 Cup of Tea
08 My Name is Strange
09 Runaways
REVIEWS
8.7 rating on Pitchfork Media
"Clearly, nothing embarrasses this guy."
"Bluntly put, the album is a masterpiece" - Dusted Magazine
"Instead of leaving you devastated, Personal Journals is strangely comforting. Sage Francis is our exorcist. Lyrically, nothing short of brilliant." - Stylus Magazine
"Personal Journals, is regarded as a benchmark in the growing indie rap field and effectively relates Sage's misgivings about himself and the world around him over non-traditional beats." - Synthesis
"There is something that makes this record sound simple and perfect at the same time. Personal Journals might be the best rap-record in my book for 2002." - Monochrom
"In the end, the album's journey has been circular, but we have learned why it must be. Ferociously demanding much of his listeners, Sage Francis rewards us with the revelations of despair, and they are impossible to ignore. Above all else, Personal Journals is foreground music, rightfully asserting its own necessity." -Brown Daily Herald