5.30.1926
It's out of my hands, love's taken over...

2.11.1978

At long last, from deepest, darkest Chicago....it's LPP 003! side one: Armando - Don't Take It (Thomos Edit) (mp3 clip) side two: Armando - Don't Take It (Johnny Fiasco Mix) (mp3 clip) From the lost archives of Head Studios comes a long-forgotten and previously unheard acid opus from Head Studios friend and Chicago legend Armando Gallop. An improvised, one-take afterparty session from 1988, featuring quite the ever-relevant public service message from Sharvette (using the adjacent bathroom as a makeshift vocal booth, sitting on the toilet lid). Sublime relic of Armando's unparalleled agility in acid production from the developmental cradle of his signature (and oft imitated) avant-garde style. Flipped with an unbelievable extended instrumental re-rub from Johnny Fiasco himself, currently in heavy rotation with Chicago's drinking elite. Promo sheet. Limited number of test pressings now available, $9.99/each + shipping. As usual, wholesale pre-orders for finished copies of LPP 003 can be placed through Crosstalk, our Chicago-based global distributor. Keep an eye out for the main black vinyl pressing of LPP 002, out soon with 'proper' artwork and the usual improper subject matter. New Let's Pet Puppies T-shirts coming as well, just in time for summer (this batch may even be non-homemade). Near-future masterpieces to include an unreleased vintage beast from the legendary ADONIS and modern re-vamps courtesy of Chicago's #1 dog-hoarder, Derrick Carter of B.H.Q. Studios/Kennel! Spencer Kincy come home.

3.8.1965
Men/babes/nerds/whiskey:
I really dragged ass on this one, mainly due to the fact that my regular pressing plant REJECTED this project, claiming to be "thoroughly offended and embarrassed" by my artwork (all female staff, naturally). Instead of clean up my act and settle, I switched plants altogether and accordingly there was a bit of a delay. Thanks to everyone for all your support and for staying on my case!

LPP 002.....Better Spread on Red! Transparent RED vinyl with alternate labels and lyric sheet, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. Finished red vinyl copies now available, $9.99/each + shipping. I also still have a very small number of unexpected LPP002 test pressings from when I switched plants, black vinyl with blank labels, $9.99/each.

9.28.1982
Hold your horses Missing Doggers, the heat is in the mail. If I'd known every online shop/distributor in the world was going to get all copy-and-paste-y with this website then I would have made my blurbs hotter! Let's try that again:

Holy whiskey it's LPP 002!
The heavens have parted and a gift of light has been bestowed upon the undeserved scourge of mankind, behold the almighty LPP 002! Two genre-defying masterpieces of vintage electronic magic from the legendary and reclusive Marcus Mixx, three time Grammy-winner and undisputed Grand Master of Chicago house music. The tender, heartwarming touch of 'T.A.P.' will....

....and blah blah blah. Now back to the real:

"Imagine a wasteland of buildings, destroyed by a single demo cassette. You dig beneath the rubble and you find it! The basement party that beat it so hard, it shook the earth. You find the cassette. You find the tape machine and miraculously the power's still on! So you do the only thing you CAN do in that situation....you beat it one more time."
-Gitano Camero, 1987

11.10.1995

Holy whiskey it's LPP 002! side one: Marcus Mixx - T.A.P. (mp3 clip) side two: Marcus Mixx - Psychousic (mp3 clip) Two resuscitated monsters from the Mixxer that may sound familiar to a few of my biggest record nerds (snort snort)......about as twisted as Chicago gets and originally recorded in 1987! Although these barely surfaced on a tiny local pressing, they still managed to have heavy influence on an entirely new breed of emerging Chicago producers (Ron Trent/Rush/Gemini etc). Once again Johnny "The Ears" Fiasco has blessed us with some superb pre-mastering work, off to the plant this week! Better spread on red.... LPP 003 is going to hurt, get some rest. Supremely-heavy Armando Gallop unreleased acid nugget, flipped with an unbelievable re-rub from Johnny Fiasco himself. Full details/clips to come soon, and after that we move on to Mr. Music Box himself, Chicago's own Gene Hunt! I'm thrilled to be working with one of Chicago's true originators, spent the majority of last week harvesting some gorgeous throwback material off reel, some tracks 15:00+!

6.26.1934
Finished label copies of LPP 001 are OUT! Distributors and stores abroad are already lurvin' on it and the US gets its fix this week. 12"s are $7.99/each + shipping, or to find a wholesaler/retailer near you to harass please see the contact page. Also currently available at all Harold's Chicken Shacks and participating Hot Topics.

Whiskey thanks to all my Missing Dog nerds for the support, but Frankie says R-E-L-A-X! I won't be re-pressing any of Marcus' early EP's in their original form, and only a fraction of the originally-released material will be reborn in the form of puppies. $500 for a clean 'I Wanna House' on eBay? Go nuts! I still need a clean one myself.

12.9.1989
LPP 001 test pressings are gone! Thanks to all 3 billion people who inquired this week, it seems someone here in Chicago listed a copy on eBay that I gave them and accordingly my inbox has been crammed. To make it fair for all I've listed the last few remaining test pressings on eBay myself, pabam!

Marcus turns 40 years old tomorrow and is being a huge baby about it. He's got much to be pumped about, and a swanky new office/studio in Lake Pointe Tower of all places (Oprah's digs); anyone who needs a "cheap but not cheap" music video made can contact him through his budding new website, www.marcusmixx.com.

1.18.1961
Wholesale pre-orders for finished copies of LPP 001 can now be placed through Crosstalk, our Chicago-based global distributor.

8.29.2001

Extremely excited/relieved to announce details for LPP 001 (finally!): side one: Marcus Mixx - Without Makeup (Ron Hardy Mix) (mp3 clip) side two: Marcus Mixx - The Spell (Ron Hardy Mix) (mp3 clip) Two brilliant and never-before heard mixes courtesy of Chicago's own legendary Ron Hardy, recorded at the infamous Head Studios circa 1988! Ron did very little production work that ever saw daylight, and these are magnificent examples of his legacy. Please see the newly added about page for full details, and you can view the promo sheet here. An extremely limited number of test pressings now on hand, $9.99/each + shipping and it's first-come first-served. Could be a minute before final copies are around so be quick! I feel extraordinarily lucky to have the immensely talented Johnny Fiasco handling all the pre-mastering for this project. He is a living legend here in Chicago, and has managed to re-animate and re-invigorate some terribly deteriorated tracks, as evidenced by the phenomenal-sounding vinyl pressings! Johnny also recently contributed an amazing mix for an upcoming unreleased Armando Gallop acid freakout, keep an eye out....HEAT!!

4.13.1893

'Shake That Thing' has been licensed to Clone Records out of Holland for their 'Box Jams' compilation, available on mixed CD and unmixed 2x12" vinyl. The track originally appeared on the sought-after orange label 'Missing Dog Vol. 2' EP from 1988, and has recently generated some much-welcomed acclaim. It's also available for digital download at Beatport.com.

'House Flashback' has been licensed by DJ Deep for his 'City To City' compilation on the highly reknowned BBE Records out of the UK, available on mixed CD and unmixed 2x12" vinyl. This was a rather awkward situation as I first learned of the compilation by finding it in the record store! 'House Flashback' originally appeared on the b-side of 'The Best Of Ron Hardy Vol. 1' EP on Streetfire Records, an amazing EP with misleading label info (thanks to the infamous Larry Sherman). BBE incorrectly credits 'House Flashback' to Ron Hardy (the Chicago Mix of 'Liquid Love' was the only Ron Hardy Mix on the 12"), when in fact the track is 100% vintage Marcus Mixx & L.I.A.M. material. Apparently the record has been a long-time favorite of DJ Deep, who tried unsuccessfully to find the original producers. BBE has been fantastic since I contacted them regarding the license, and my only qualm is their failure to post a clarification of the artist info on the BBE website (it was obviously too late to amend the printed media).

12.17.1998
This project has been about 2 years in the making, and I'm extremely excited/relieved to announce the first release is finally coming to fruition. Spent the majority of the last few months arguing with the pressing plant about quality control, I was receiving batch after batch of warped test pressings and finally had to switch plants altogether. A small number have already gone out to local drunks and I'm hoping to get another batch out to distributors and long-time Missing Dog heads this week.

Got the chance to test some of the new material live on December 3rd at Streetside Cafe in Chicago, Marcus came out and we had a good time, people seemed to either love the new stuff or be totally weirded out, which is exactly the reaction I'm hoping for. You can check the flyer and a few photos from the night here.

VERY Limited Edition Missing Dog T-shirts available NOW! Whiskey fast!

2.1.1906
Finally posted a much-needed revamp of the site, which is now completely free of all frames (a search engine may actually find me now!) as well as stupid fonts. For anyone who hasn't already noticed, there's alot of non-sensical Japanese garbage on this site, and oddly enough Marcus Mixx is incredibly popular in Japan. For all our Japanese guests who may stop by, please don't take anything too personally, and if you do then at least send me a nasty email so I can post it for all to enjoy.

Some very sad news today, last week Gitano's (L.I.A.M.) mother passed away unexpectedly. He is understandably upset and I intend to get him super-jazzed about this project, which HE SHOULD BE.

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