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, released August 14, 2012, prepackaged with the ''White Pop'' variant edition of '' The Mighty Death Pop!''

Background

On April 20, 2012, Psychopathic Records released an

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for the album '' The Mighty Death Pop!'', announcing that it will be available in three separate editions, each with a variant color cover and prepackaged with a bonus album. The third variant, the ''White Pop'' edition, contains the

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''Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium'', which features remixes, outtakes and leftover songs recorded during ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' sessions; these tracks include appearances by

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. On July 19, 2012, 30 second snippets of ''The Mighty Death Pop!'', ''Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium'', and the other two bonus albums pre-packaged with ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' were released on

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. A day later, the snippets were removed from the website per Psychopathic Records' request. On August 8, the album along with ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' and its other bonus albums were all released early during the 13th Annual

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. "Birfday Party" originally had plans of including

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, but despite

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liking the idea of the track,

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". The Insane Clown Posse initially planned to have the remix of "When I'm Clownin'" from the Extra Pop Emporium as a single music video from that album, but they ultimately nixed that plan when

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and a new verse by

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Production

''Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium'' features several songs originally considered for inclusion on ''The Mighty Death Pop!''. These outtakes include "Up Ya Ass", "Birfday Party", "Playin' In The Woods", and "Shugston Brooks 1959–2004". The liner notes include explanations as to why each track was not featured on the main album, as well as stories on how every track came to its fruition. A few songs from ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' were not only remixed by Mike E. Clark, but also remixed by Brian Kuma & Joe Strange. Each remix includes at least one additional artist.

Reception

Reviewing '' The Mighty Death Pop!'' for The Daily Blam, Kevin Skinner favorably reviewed ''Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium'', writing "many of the tracks come off even stronger than their standard album counterparts."

Track listing

The track listing for the bonus album ''Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium'' has been confirmed to contain 13 tracks as part of the ''Mighty Death Pop'' infomercial. On June 30, 2012, the confirmed track listing for Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium was released.

References

External links

Official website

Bowski Graphics (Album Cover Designer)
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