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- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

founded in 1971 by Paul Levinson and Ed Fox, taken over by Levinson in 1972. Its major release, ''

Twice Upon a Rhyme ''Twice Upon a Rhyme'' is an LP record by Paul Levinson with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal. It was released in 1972 by HappySad Records on vinyl. ''Twice Upon a Rhyme'' was recorded on and off from 1969 to 1971. It includes all original material ...

'', 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 *"

": an LP album (vinyl) by Paul Levinson with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal, 1972

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