Mark Bicknell

Cheers Alan, i think i've located a USA copy but will know tomorrow, oh please contact me re show / records etc. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Don't worry about it Ted, let em' get on with it i say....lol Mark Bicknell.

Wanted - Liberty Bells - ShIng - A - Ling Time - Shout - can't be that hard to find so can anyone out there put me in touch with a clean mint copy or VG + at least - contact Mark Bicknell 0161 330 6267 bicknellmark@aol.com Many Thanks - Mark Bicknell.

Personally i would bring the police in get it to court then publically name and shame the bastard, stealing is bad enough but stealing records just goes against everything we stand for on this scene, it's just another negative that i really have no time for. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Russ, From what i understand via an email from the production company recently which said that the film was going into production around March time, as for an American release who knows???? Also in the treatment they sent me seems that Kevin Roberts is involved as musical advisor etc. i'm sure Kev will be able to shed more light on the progress of the project. Regards - Mark Bicknell

I'm on my second copy in twenty years sold the first one for £300.00 way back and thought i was doing well, as the years went by i just had to get it back and paid around £250.00 for the copy i have now, no not selling it as i ain't got too many records left like this...lol awesome Detroit and who the hell is Johnny Rodgers?????? Mark Bicknell.

I think on this one a red stock/issue USA copy is the best safe bet on the original authentic front, it was booted as a copy white promo which i had years ago, hope this helps. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Wow Clare, thanks for your kind comments, we will get together soon and will explain then in greater detail, never say never but for the time being i'm just sticking with my Solar radio show on Sunday nights, you and Rod are dear friends of ours even though he is a tosser but nice with it...lol thanks again. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Nice!!!! Mark Bicknell.

Sebastian forgive me i think i'm confusing you with Christian really sorry, when this guy sent me a scan i said ok i'll have it, he asked me to make him an offer i did he accepted it...like you say all part of the game, i hope he's not too miffed at me personally, i would love to hook up with him again but i don't think he will sell me any records again...still i had a few nice things off him. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I think we chatted about him when you were over here a bit back, seems he's not that well known, like i said i've not heard from him in ages...any wonder after Rufus Wood....lol Mark Bicknell.

Yes......but i'm not telling you...lol however from what i understand this chap was much older and a collector with nothing to do with the Northern scene. Regards - Mark Bicknell. oh and he's not contacted me since...lol

Well if a pressing can sell for over a ton then a first generation original must be mid hundreds as was stated at the top of this thread, personally i think it's a little more than that, perhaps a genuine big ticket item based on firstly it's quality, secondly two superb sides and thirdly it hardly ever comes up for sale or auction. Mark Bicknell.

Double conformation from a man who knows his onions and his records, still a hard second pressing to locate and this ebay sale confirms that. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Cheers Ian, well if Joe has never seen or had an original then it must be really hard to find...i got one only three or four years ago from a dealer in Sweden of all places, almost choked when he sent me a scan of it and a bargain at $250.00 USA dollars...again two great sides. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Yeh the flip is called 'Ghettoville' a much more crunching uptempo proper R'n'B kind of track. Regards - Mark Bicknell. Then if that's the case it's a pressing. Mark Bicknell.

It is a very hard original to locate and £500.00 i guess is a good ballpark start figure to work off, now either someone has a bargain here or the prices have finally dropped through the floor or is this a bootleg?originals green with blue script and the bootleg is green with black script, from what i understand pressings of this fantastic double header are not that common and it would not suprise me that someone would be prepared to pay £107.00 for one. Regards - Mark Bicknell. Forget my above comments re bootleg as if it's from Joe then no worries about that...someones got a bargain for sure. Mark Bicknell.

Big sorry and thanks also to Jon and Sue Buck as i won't be able to make the Leighton Buzzard reunion over Easter and also to Steve Plumb, Flanny and Barry at The Orwell Alldayer, Wigan on Easter Sunday, that pretty much covers all the future gigs, thanks also to everyone on here for your kind words and comments. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

And just ask Roger where he got his cut from...lol came off the 12" unknown artist, unknown track One -deful studio accetate, which i bought from Vince Ayres from Near Bristol in the late 80's erly 90's, i think we cut two Roger had one and maybe Soz has the other, message me off line. Mine is the true one off Roger's is a dub trust me...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Brett, I got your message mate, no need to worry all is cool, i just need to get a few things into perspective mate will talk soon i hope. Big sorry to Mace at Bidds, Mark Ethridge at Ponds Ford, Sheffield, Pete Kelross and Derek Mead at Bisley Pavillion, Rich and Jamie at Soulsville, Leeds, Johnny Timlin at The Valatone,London and a few others who have taken the trouble to book me over the next few months, i've sent you all an email and my original post should explain why i am unable to show. Like i say will still be doing my thing on Solar www.solarradio.com every Sunday 8pm - 10pm. Thanks again - Mark Bicknell.

Wow, thanks for all your beautiful kind comments etc. it's not only a health issue as i say one or two people will know where i am coming from, i'm fine just need a change of direction and a more normal way off life, no temptation of beer and other things that take my fancy. You are all brilliant and yes Taffy it is in our blood...always. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Due to recent personal and private circumstances, work and family commitments and a total U-turn by myself in life style and several other factors which one or two people know about (and before you say it yes i know i have mentioned this a couple of times in the past) but i really need some time out from the scene, DJ'ing etc. which even means i will be unable to honour several bookings coming up, at this moment in time my heart just ain't in it anymore, too many far more important issues and things to deal with, i love the music with a passion, will continue to collect and present my Solar show but as for covering all points of the compass around the country DJ'ing my own peace of mind, family and work has suffered big time, due to outside pressure and my latest diabetic check up i have no choice but to change a few things in my life, a big sorry to a few promoters who i am about to let down and a big thank you to everyone out there. I hope to be able to still contribute to the scene via my Solar show on Sunday's which i can do at my own pace but i hope to still maintain a standard, i wish everyone well on the scene and i hope to be able to get back in the swing of things somewhere down the line. When, where who knows.I just need some time out, need to do something else as i value a little more than a box of records, everything else has slipped down the pecking order and i'm not prepared to risk all the good things in my life anymore, and finally no the collection is not for sale although thirty grand would come in very useful right now. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

On a more serious note rather than my 'Mud' comments...lol i think the best two live shows i've seen have to be both on their home turf in a couple of small Blues clubs in Chicago were Jimmy Burns and Otis Clay, must have been about 100 people at the Otis Gig and a few more at Jimmy's show, not on the same night i might add. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Inspirational Alan...how about Garland Green - Ain't That Good Enough - Revue Mark Bicknell.

Oh yes Dave you certainly can Mark Bicknell.