Below are all of the known early demo recordings by the band (which was still going by Magnified Plaid at the time) which were recorded in 1993 and 1994 prior to the first actual studio recording sessions the band had. The first three were all recorded on a 4-track tape deck by Mike likely in his parent's garage. The fourth of these demos was recorded by Aaron Sprinkle at his church's studio and is the demo tape which ultimately lead to them getting signed by Tooth & Nail Records on May 9, 1994. Lastly is a demo which appears to be of a practice session rehearsing the songs which eventually be recorded in the studio for Pokinatcha.
MAGNIFIED PLAID
Tracks:
* This was the first song Mike ever wrote for MxPx. It was released in 2018 on a special bonus flexi-disc with the Deluxe Collectors Edition vinyl release of MxPx.
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I LIKE ORANGE STATION WAGONS
This was the demo cassette that was given to Aaron Sprinkle at a Poor Old Lu show in Port Orchard, WA in the Summer of 1993 that ultimately lead to the band recording a four song demo with Aaron that fall and eventually getting signed to Tooth & Nail Records the following year. Tracks:
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SUMMER JAM '93
This demo made it into the hands of fans and has been relatively widely circulated on CD-R and digitally online. Tracks:
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MAGNIFIED PLAID
(CIRCULAR FILES)
This demo cassette was sent to Brandon Ebel at Tooth & Nail Records by Aaron and is what ultimately lead to the band being signed by the label on May 9, 1994. The tracks were originally to be released as a 7" vinyl record to be titled "Circular Files", but instead it was decided to record a full album at Avast! studios the following July. Three of the tracks from this demo were released on the 2006 Deluxe Edition re-release of Let It Happen. All four of these tracks were re-recorded in the studio for the official album releases of Pokinatcha and 17. Tracks:
* Available on Let It Happen: Deluxe Edition (2006)
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MXPX EARLY DEMOS
This demo cassette contains what appears to be a practice session of the songs which would eventually make their way onto the debut album Pokinatcha (all except one of the tracks are on Pokinatcha). These demo tracks are occasionally circulated also with 3 (of the 4) tracks from the "Circular Files" demo above. Tracks:
* This is the only track off of this demo which didn't make it onto Pokinatcha
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