*JUST OUT!* Skull Snaps – My Hang Up Is You (Remixes) – Anorax UK Manchester Ritz 2026 Reunion Alldayer 7″

tracklist:

A01 My Hang Up Is You (Manchester Ritz Reunion Vocal Remix)
B01 My Hang Up Is You (Manchester Ritz Reunion Instrumental Remix)

WOW! We managed to get a limited pile of Neil Rushton’s ‘Skull Snaps’ remix 45, a vinyl 7″ made for guests of the ‘Manchester Ritz 2026 Reunion Alldayer’ Jazz-Funk/Northern Soul event, this is the SPECIAL YELLOW EDITION prior to the Anorax white label issue available in Central Europe exclusively from Record Shack  only. Definately a ‘Future Collector’s Item’!

Skull Snaps 1973 album on GSF is iconic because of the huge number of times tracks on it have been sampled by the Hip-Hop community.

The album, produced by genius George Kerr, and featuring the talented Ervan Walters and Sam Culley, was released with a flourish and in a classic gatefold sleeve but GSF floundered and the album flopped. It’s discovery by Rap music makers has been well documented but before that happened it was discovered by UK Soul detectives in the 70s.

As the Northern Soul scene shapeshifted on from 60’s Motown sound alikes into contemporary black music a whole new music rosta took over the dancefloors. And just as Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson’s ‘The Bottle’ got its debut British spins in the North, so did a whole slew of other acts – includung the Skull Snaps.

‘My Hang Up Is You’ became a single from the album and an underground anthem. One venue that became synonymous with the track was the Ritz in Manchester where the legendary Soul and Jazz-Funk All-Dayers helped shape UK dance music culture. Paul Mooney has created two 2026 remixes – one vocal and one instrumental – that pay homage to that 1970s golden era when Soul and Disco gelled into an unstoppable force. Fittingly both remixes have been dedicated to those Ritz All-Dayers.

*Special yellow label Manchester Ritz 2026 Reunion Alldayer edition pressed for attending Soulies!*