# Planet Dog Records

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{{Short description|Record label based in London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox record label
| name        = Planet Dog Records
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| founded     = 
| defunct     = 
| founder     = 
| status      = Active
| distributor = 
| genre       = [Ambient](/source/ambient_music), [techno](/source/techno), [breakbeat](/source/breakbeat), [psychedelic trance](/source/psychedelic_trance)
| country     = England
| url         = http://www.planetdogrecords.com
}}

'''Planet Dog Records''' is a small [record label](/source/record_label) based in [London](/source/London), England, known for its innovative [ambient](/source/ambient_music), [techno](/source/techno), [breakbeat](/source/breakbeat), and [psychedelic trance](/source/psychedelic_trance) releases.<ref name="rc">{{cite news |last1=Fyfe |first1=Andy |title=A COSMIC DOG |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |access-date=7 December 2023 |work=[Record Collector](/source/Record_Collector) |date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title=Planet Dog Records |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-54505 |access-date=16 June 2015 |edition=4th |date=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-972636-3 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It is part of the same organisation headed by Michael Dog (real name Michael Sassen) that ran [Club Dog](/source/Club_Dog) in London and the touring [Megadog](/source/Megadog) parties, and was created as a promotional vehicle for the participating artists.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1995 |title=Megadog: A Big Rover Comes to America |url={{Google books|Li0EAAAAMBAJ|page=8|plainurl=yes}}|magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |page=8 |accessdate=16 June 2015 |issn=1074-6978}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Hermes|first=Will |date=November 1995|title=Temple of the Dog | journal=SPIN | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYlQ2Hsft8QC&pg=PA36 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marshall | first=Jules | magazine=WIRED | date=May 1994 | title=Zippies!  | url=http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.05/zippies_pr.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Reynolds | first=Simon | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CXPZyYHLd-kC | title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture | chapter=Chapter 5: Fight for your right to party - Spiral Tribe and the Crusty Raver Movement| date=4 July 2013 | publisher=Faber & Faber | isbn=9780571289141 }}</ref> It was most active from 1993 to 1998, releasing recordings by [Eat Static](/source/Eat_Static),<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|date=2000|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music|publisher=Virgin|location=London|isbn=978-0-7535-0427-7|oclc=59455393|page=138}}</ref> [Banco de Gaia](/source/Banco_de_Gaia), [Children of the Bong](/source/Children_of_the_Bong), [Timeshard](/source/Timeshard), and [Future Loop Foundation](/source/Future_Loop_Foundation).  The label went on to have a turbulent relationship with its artists in 1999, that included its catalogue being taken into receivership largely due to the financial troubles of its UK distributor [A&M](/source/A%26M_Records)-affiliated Ultimate.<ref name="rc"/>

Many Planet Dog Records releases were re-released in the [United States](/source/United_States) on [Mammoth Records](/source/Mammoth_Records).<ref>{{cite news|last=Duffy|first=Thom |date=18 March 1995 |title=Home & Abroad |url={{Google books|2wsEAAAAMBAJ|page=46|plainurl=yes}}|newspaper=Billboard |page=46 |access-date=16 June 2015 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.planetdogrecords.com}}
* {{Discogs label|1568|Planet Dog}}

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Category:British record labels
Category:Ambient music record labels
Category:Techno record labels
Category:Psychedelic trance record labels

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