HappySad Records was an
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
founded in 1971 by
Paul Levinson
Paul Levinson (born March 25, 1947) is an American media theorist, novelist, singer-songwriter, and short story writer. He currently serves as professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, sh ...
and Ed Fox,
taken over by Levinson in 1972.
Its major release, ''
Twice Upon a Rhyme'', was rediscovered and described thirty years later, in July 2002, in Japan's ''Record Collectors Magazine'' as "human mystical pop music". HappySad Records has repeatedly been listed in Hans Pokora's series of books titled ''2001 Record Collectors Dreams'' and subsequent editions, and reviewed in ''Fuzz Acid and Flowers, a Comprehensive Guide to American Garage, Psychedelic and Hippie Rock (1964–1975)'' by music historian Vernon Joynson.
In 2008 a South Korean company, Big Pink/BeatBall, re-released the HappySad record as a CD, which was followed by a Japanese edition released by Vivid Records. In 2010 and 2012 a re-mastered edition was released in a limited edition in England by Whiplash Records.
Releases
*"Merry Goes 'Round" b/w "Raincheck": a single (vinyl) by Trousers, 1971
*"Raincheck" b/w "Looks Like a Night (I Won 't Catch Much Sleep In)" follow-up single (vinyl) by Trousers, 1971
*"
Twice Upon a Rhyme": an LP album (vinyl) by Paul Levinson with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal, 1972
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Website
Record labels established in 1971
American independent record labels
Rock record labels
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