John K. Samson - Slips & Tangles (1993)

In 1993, John K. Samson, while a member of the up and coming Propagandhi, and later to be the driving force in The Weakerthans, released a cassette of solo acoustic recordings. What makes this album so memorable and special to me is how the lo-fi recording quality, most likely recorded in his bedroom, gives such a large sense of insight and essentially voyeurism into what was just a 19 year old guy by himself many years ago. Never reprinted, actual copies are essentially non-existent. What really makes me wonder is the fact that this fantastic album would have likely never been heard by anyone out of John K. Samson's immediate circle at the time had Propagandhi/The Weakerthans never achieved popularity, let alone being listened to by some guy in Australia 18 years later. An excellent album of the earliest known John K. Samson written material.

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