Sharpees: Go On And Laugh - 7-INCH SINGLE

Sharpees: Go On And Laugh - 7-INCH SINGLE

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Title:

Go On And Laugh

Artist:

Sharpees

Label:

Anorax

Product Type:

7-INCH SINGLE

UPC:

199066634226

Genre:

Soul/R & B

Release Date:

2025-02-21

Number of Discs:

1

There are very special records that achieve mythical status amongst collectors and vinyl diggers. THE Sharpees GO ON AND LAUGH is top of that tree.Welcome to the strange world of Nothern Soul... The story began some years ago when legendary UK record dealer John Anderson discovered an acetate in Chicago with the record title GO ON AND LAUGH scrawled on it but no artist name.He sold it to cutting edge Northern Soul DJ John Vincent who credited the track to THE JUST BROTHERS when playing out.The acetate, by now popular amongst the Rare Soul cognoscenti, was traded back to John Anderson who passed it on to Mark Dobson, aka Butch. His DJ sets around the World made it an in-demand dance floor filler and a subject for many years of much conjecture as to the ID of the mystery artist who had recorded this masterpiece which was not just a one-off uber rarity but also the epitome of Nu-Northern Soul cool.Fast forward to 2016 when USA record label Secret Stash gained access to 200 plus master tapes recorded in the 1960's by the Windy City's ONE-DER-FUL set up.They were forwarded to UK Soul entrepreneur Mark Bicknell who to his amazement found GO ON AND LAUGH in the haul. And finally the whodunit mystery was over with the artist identified as THE Sharpees, who far from being obscure unknowns are fondly well known in Soul circles for their much loved DO THE 45 and TIRED OF BEING LONELY singles. Secret Stash promptly issued GO ON AND LAUGH in America but demand far outstripped simply and it quickly sold out with copies now fetching northwards of £150.ANORAX - living up to it's #eatsleepcollect mantra - have snapped up the rights and are delighted to issue it as a 500 run limited edition 7'.Tracklisting:A. Go On And Laugh B. Tired Of Being Lonely

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