Owing to a combination of Wilson deciding that he would rather focus on producing and Motown's Berry Gordy's lukewarm reception of the vocals and wish to prevent his producers from having a successful recording career, the demos were destroyed.
[3] Due to its scarcity it remains one of the most collectable discs especially by followers of Northern soul.
[5][6] Owing to the demand caused by it being played at the famous English Northern soul nightclub, Wigan Casino, it was first officially released in the UK in 1979 on the Tamla-Motown label,[3][7] and again in 2004 with a version of the same song by Chris Clark on the B-side.
The Chris Clark version (in an alternate mono mix) was issued on the British "A Cellarful of Motown!
Bruce Springsteen cover reignites row over lost northern soul classic, Guardian, 9 April 2023.