{"product_id":"merle-likes-2-dance-ep","title":"Merle - Likes 2 Dance EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat : 12\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel : Still Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalog # : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSTILLM044\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre : \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/passengerseatrecords.com\/collections\/house\" title=\"House\"\u003eHouse \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago deep house pioneer Merwyn “Merle” Sanders needs no introduction to true heads. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs one half of the legendary Virgo Four (alongside Eric Lewis) and under a slew of aliases, Merwyn helped shape the sound of late ’80s deep and acid house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir records, now considered foundational, continue to echo across dancefloors and DJ sets worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late ’90s, after years of trying to release more material through Trax Records, Merwyn took matters into his own hands. He self-produced his first 12” under the Merle alias — a record that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003esadly flew under the radar at the time, with most copies eventually destroyed. But one track survived and thrived: “Fannie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLikes 2 Dance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat started as a quiet release became an underground classic, highly sought after by DJs and collectors alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Still Music and Jerome Derradji proudly present the full reissue of this cult favorite — featuring the two original mixes along with a never-before-heard unreleased remix by Merle himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special edition comes housed in a full sleeve, complete with a detailed backstory written by Jerome Derradji about the track’s origins and legacy.\u003cbr\u003eA true slice of Chicago house history, back where it belongs — on wax.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 241px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3156704237\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/still-music.bandcamp.com\/album\/merle-likes-2-dance\"\u003eMerle Likes 2 Dance by Merle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Passenger Seat Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45184692355267,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/5011\/1427\/files\/Merle-MerleLikes2Dance.jpg?v=1778957116","url":"https:\/\/passengerseatrecords.com\/products\/merle-likes-2-dance-ep","provider":"Passenger Seat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}