Mark Bicknell

Go polish your glasses lol

The very same thing happened to me a few years ago, visited my parents and there was a junk box of 45's in the shed which I must have left years before, flicked through them and found a VG copy of The Trends - Gonna Have To Show You - ABC hapy days. Mark Bicknell.

In the other little fifty count box by my turntable which actually holds 65 records lol includes - Sunday - Ain't Got No Problems - Alteeen Eddie And Ernie - I Can't Do It - Eastern DJ Sandra Phillips - You Succeeded - Broadway DJ The Poets - She Blew A Good Thing - Symbol DJ The Inverts - Time Will Change - Broadway DJ James Carr - That's What I Want To Know - Goldwax Little Johnny Taylor - Zig Zag Lightning - Galaxy Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q - Stax Billy Hambric - She Said Goodbye/I Found Tue Love - Drum Emanuel Laskey - (I've Got To) Run For My Life - Thelma DJ Eddie Hill - You Got The Best Of Me - Thelma Billy Kennedy - Sweet Things - Thelma Jimmey "Soul" Clark - I'll Be Your Champion - Soul Hawk Steve Mancha - Friday Night - Groovesville DJ Edward Hamilton - Call Me - Jameco DJ Edward Hamilton - Baby Don't You Weep - Mary Jane The Fantastic Four - Can't Stop Looking For My Baby - Ric-Tic The O'Jays - I'll Never Forget You - Imperial DJ The Soul Twins - Quick Change Artist - Karen DJ Tommy Neal - Goin' To A Happening - Vault DJ Sharon Scott - Could It Be - RCA Victor The Dynamics - You Make Me Feel Good - RCA DJ The Dynamics - I Need Your Love - RCA DJ The Dynamics - Yes I Love You Baby - Top Ten The Dynamics - Whenever I'm Without You - Top Ten The Falcons - Good Good Feeling - Big Wheel Falcons - Love Look In Her Eyes - Big Wheel Barbara Jean And The Lyrics - Why Wern't You There - Big Hit The Volumes - That Same Old Feeling - Impact DJ Lee Rogers - Sock Some Love Power To Me - Premium Stuff The Four Sonics - Eaisier Said Than Done - Sport DJ Deena Johnson - The Breaking Point - Wild Deuce Johnnie Mae Matthews - Lonley You'll Be - Jam Mikki Farrow - Set My Heart At Ease - Karate Tony Hestor - Watch Yourself - Karate The Fabulous Apollos - The One Alone - Valtone The Fabulous Apollos - "Some Good In Everything Bad" - Valtone The Remarkables - Is The Feeling Stil There - Audio Arts The Incredibes - I Can't Get Over Losing You - Audio Arts DJ The Incredibles - There's Nothing Else To Say - Audio Arts The Accents - You Better Think Again - One-Derful The Ringleaders - Baby What Has Happened To Our Love - M-Pac Joy Lovejoy - In Orbit - Checker Tony Clarke - Landslide - Chess The Dells - Inspiration - Cadet The Dells - Make Sure - Cadet The Dells - Run For Cover - Cadet The Dells - Thinkin' About You - Cadet Roscoe Shelton - Running For My Life - Sound Stage 7 Little Hank - Mr Bang Bang Man - Sound Stage 7 Little Richie - One Bo-Dillion Years - Sound Stage 7 DJ Gwen Davis - My Man Don't Think I Know - Sound Stage 7 The Charts - Desiree - Wand Johnny Moore - Havn't I Been Good To You - Wand Roscoe Robinson - That's Enough - Wand DJ Clarence Reed - I Refuse To Give Up - Wand Maxine Brown - Let Me Give You My Lovin' - Wand DJ Maxine Brown - One In A Million - Wand Nella Dodds - P's And Q's - Wand Nella Dodds - Come Back Baby - Wand DJ Chuck Jackson - Hand It Over - Wand DJ Chuck Jackson - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait - Wand Chuck Jackson - These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) - Wand DJ Chuck Jackson - What's With The Loneliness - Kent 6T'S - 8 Robert Parker - I Caught You In A Lie - Nola Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Tuff record to find mate, seems everyone wants the 'Garden Of Eden' side beautiful record, good luck. Mark Bicknell.

Phil theres one ending soon on Ebay and I also think there is one on there 'Buy It Now'. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Now £450.00 good price. Mark Bicknell.

You need a pair of these to really be into Crossover lol

I Really feel for the bloke here, hurts like hell when you have a few go missing but can't imagine a full box worth, about 15 years ago my wife Jacqui took a small fifty sales box to a soul night locally to us, front of the box, Ollie Jackson - Wipe Away The Tear Drops, Velvet Satins - Demo, Dickie Wonder, Hesitations - Built That Way - Demo, Intros - Jamie Issue and several others were removed from the front of the box by some low life chancer, when Jac got home I was off to an allnighter and as soon as I picked the box up I knew it was light of a few records, opened it up and this cold panic went through me like I'd been hit by a bus, all the tasty sales at the front gone, had no way of finding out who took them and never got them back, all you can wish for is that whoever steals records will have nothing but bad luck, I can't see what pleasure anyone would get by actually playing a stolen record, has to be financial reasons to try and make a fast buck through someone's misery. Good luck and I so hope you get them back, all you can do is move forward as time heals and all that but even after all these years it still angers me to think someone at a soul night could steal from a fellow soul fan, if they wanted the records that bad or did'nt have the funds I would sooner give them the fucker rather than have it stolen. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Elbie Parker - Please Keep Away From Me - Veep Demo - styrene copy, strong VG+ condition plays nice but as with many copies there is some slight styrene distortion which has remained the same since I've had it, plays well nice and loud, hard record to find, I'm pretty fussy when it comes to condition but due to the nature of styrene I have to mention this - £450.00 reduced good price - cheques/postal orders/cash and pay pal welcome as a gift to avoid fees, postage free sent special delivery - contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Regards - Mark Bicknell

Slightly repeating myself here but a valid point is sometimes you have to go backwards to move forward, recently I was trying to work out what first drew me to this music and the answer was so obvious I was blinded, messing about with records one afternoon I stuck on things like Jackie Lee - The Duck, Temptation Walk,Little Hank Mr Bang Bang Man, Gene Chandler - Mr Big Shot and so on, POW! tunes what it's basically all about, powerhouse driving beats, stunning vocals, perfect tempo etc. it really matters to me what era these records are from as I've said before a quality record is a quality record or imagine Jackie Lee - The Duck had never been discovered until now it would certainly hold it's own with the likes of Margret Little and in my opinion leave it for dead no contest, so many records get left behind in the pursuit of something new and different which is all well and good if the new and different hold the key ingredients and traditions of a quality tune. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Went down the rare route for many years when I was DJ'ing and it's so easy to get sucked into the if it's cheap it can't be any good syndrome which we all know is total bollocks lol, there so so many cheap/common/easy to find records that if they were hard to find they would be four figure sum records in terms of musical quality and merit if that makes any sense, stuff like The C.O.D.'s - I'm A Good Guy, Syl Johnson - Try Me, Lou Bond - You Shake Me Up etc. etc. all hold their own with the big ticket items in terms of quality, it's funny that kudos seems to only come if records are shit rare and high priced, perhaps this is less important these days but it certainly has been the case over the years, if you scratch the surface and step under it then there are hundreds of records out there to go at, digging around on Ebay in the wee small hours most certainly proves that lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Seems to me that the quality new discoveries are few and far between these days as it's already been stated here to find a new 60's record to compare with the now classics is now rare in it's self, however perhaps the injection to freshen things up is sitting right under our noses, I've started to revisit things which I used to have or which passed me by before and when you actually start to play one or two things it's easy to see that some records take on a whole new life and you forget how good they actually are, quality is quality from whatever era. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I would ahve thought a very small venue with DJ's and punters under five feet tall...get it mini allnighter lol

Funny this I was going through a couple of boxes and found this the other night, remember picking the 45 up a few years ago, what a great tune. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Point taken Joan still I've only got a few pressings left now anyway be them 60's original pressings lol

You could say that about record dealers or people who post big sales list on here or play lists etc. etc. Mark

Not at all mate did I think you were being pissy, however I have sent your wife a letter telling her how much you have soent in the past two years and told her to buy her bloody handbags from your local market lol, you stick with the original records mate and let her have the dodgy copy handbags lol on a more serious note collecting records is a very personal thing and whatever level or standard of records every collection is special to it's owner, despite selling as I've gone throughout the last thirty odd years for whatever reason I still have the bug, urge and desire to buy records and Jacqui makes do with an Asda carrier bag lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

PM sent. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Steve, I live in Mnachester mate, I think we DJ'd together a few years ago now at a do in Leeds run by Pete Smith, pretty sure you were there, I've not really done anything for a couple of years more out of choice, other commitments and it got a little stale for me but would maybe consider the odd spot, not cheap mind lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

No mate you have some nice records, many of which I stil have or have had lol same old story, collecting is a very personal thing, as I'm not active anymore as a DJ on the scene I have moved on some of the so called big hitters and collect basically for me now, don't get me wrong I have never bought a record I did not like but it's easy to get sucked into the you must have the biggies to be a good DJ, it helps but not always the case, if you have pulled these records together in two years then you should be very proud of yourself mate, blood, sweat, teasr and a lot of money lol collecting don't you just love it. Regars - Mark Bicknell.

Is that it lol

I have a couple of 50 count boxes which actually hold 67/68 records which sit at the side of my turntable which I rotate/add/subtract as the mood and tunes take me, not actually a DJ box as I don't really do that anymore, thought this could become an intresting thread so heres the contents of one of those boxes. Ricky Allen - It's A Mess I Tell You - Bright Star DJ Johnny Moore - It May Be Tears Of Joy - Bright Star The Hesitations - She Won't Come Back - Kapp The Hesitations - I'm Not Built That Way - Kapp DJ The Hesitations - You Can't By Pass Love - Kapp DJ The Hesitations - Wait A Minute - Kapp DJ Darrow Fletcher - Infatuation - Jacklyn Darrow Fletcher - What Have I Got Now - Jacklyn Darrow Fletcher - What Good Am I Without You - Jacklyn Darrow Fletcher - The Pain Gets A Little Deeper - Groovy Darrow Fletcher - I've Gotta Know Why - Groovy Crown Four - Birth Of A Playboy - Lee John Little Herman - I'm Gonna Put The Hurt On You - Gina The Capitols - Don't Say Maybe Baby - Karen DJ Deon Jackson - You Got Love - Carla DJ Deon Jackson - When Your Love Has Gone - Carla DJ Deon Jackson - Love Makes The World Go Round - Carla Canadian DJ Deon Jackson - Love Takes A Long Time Growing - Carla DJ Deon Jackson - Ooh Baby - Carla DJ Deon Jackson - That's What You Do To Me - Carla DJ Barbara Lynn - This Is All The Thanks I Get - Atlantic DJ Barbara Lynn - You're Losing Me - Atlantic Barbara Lynn - Take Your Love And Run - Atlantic Willie Tee - I Want Somebody - Atlantic Gene Chandler - Bet You Never Thought - Constellation DJ The Ballads - I Can't See Your Love - Wee Donald Height - Talk Of The Grapevine - Shout DJ Donald Height - Three Hundred And Sixty Five Days - Shout The True Tones - He's Got The Nerve - Josie DJ Vernon Garrett - Shine It On - Kent The Commands - Hey It's Love - Dynamic DJ Jackie Day - Before It's Too Late - Modern George Wydell - Funny Feeling - Tangerine DJ George Wydell - From Out Of Nowhere - Tangerine DJ Lee Williams And The Cymbals - It's Everything About You That I Love - Carnival Lee Williams And The Cymbals - Lost Love - Carnival Irma And The Fasinators - Lost Love - Scepter DJ Ray And Dave - Wrong, Wrong, Wrong - Mica Edd Henry The Nickles And Three Pennies - I Love Only You - Nu-Sound The Fabulous Peps - My Love Looks Good On You - D-Town Lou Johnson - If I Never Get To Love You - Big Top Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied - Big Top DJ Lou Johnson - Reach Out For Me - Big Top DJ Lou Johnson - You Better Let Him Go - Big Top DJ Anthony And The Imperials - It's Not The Same - Veep Bobby Wells - Be's That Way Sometimes - Romur Larry Atkins - Ain't That Love Enough - Highland Cissy Houston - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Janus DJ The Intentions - Don't Forget That I Love You - Philips DJ Big Dee Irwin - You Satisfy My Needs - Rotate DJ Ruby Winters - Better - Diamond DJ Tyrone Ashley - I Want My Baby Back - Phil L.A. Of Soul DJ The Servicemen - I Need A Helping Hand - Patheway The Sapphires - Gotta Have Your Love - ABC DJ Jimmy Norman - I'm Leaving (This Old Town) - Mercury DJ Jimmy Norman - Family Tree - Mercury DJ Lorraine Rudolph - Keep Coming Back For More - Jet Stream Timothy Wilson - Loving You - Buddah Lee Andrews And The Hearts - Can't Do Without You - Lost-Nite Lee Andrews - Never The Less - Crimson Freddie Houston - If I Had Known - Old Town DJ The Fiestas - Think Smart - Old Town Peggy Gaines - When The Boy That You Love - Kent 6T 14 Anniversary Debra Johnson - To Get Love You've Got To Bring Love - Kent 6T 24 Anniversary Ike And Tina Turner - Dust My Broom - Tangerine Inez And Charlie Foxx - Tightrope - Dynamo Barbara And Brenda - Never Love A Robin - Dynamo Not sure if you could get a spot out of these but I certainly have been palying a few of these at home recently lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Certainly is Chalky and never booted. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

30 quid sounds about right but 30 quid well spent top tuneage. Mark Bicknell.

I've been playing Ebay rather a lot just recently, wheeling, dealing, buying, selling, been picking up bits and bobs of things I once had or that passed me by over the years, so rather than trawl through page after page on there I find it sometimes quicker to just punch it an Artist name, title etc. just done it on Patti Austin and noticed these £8.99 Buy It Now Coral - I've Given All My Love To You Look A Likes, also seen The Vibrations - Cause Your Mine on this White Okeh looking thingy fuck me they can't even get the label right lol, I know this bootleg thing has been done to death on here but these bloody things seem to be out there in mass, whos doing them? where are they coming from? and why do Ebay allow these things to be sold on there? I don't have a problem with the odd 70's boot, reissue being offered on there but these things are new and current, I thought a couple of people got busted and taken to court but even that seems to make no difference at all. Then there is those nasty looking home made things on there as well, Motown tracks a plenty Oh I so wish they would go after these people which might go someway to stop this abuse of copy right, the joke is that some of the titles are pretty common and cheap enough to look for on the first generation original so makes you wonder whos buying them, they have no investment or rarity value at all and I can't see the point of wanting to own something which has no authenticity, if you just want to own the tune then why not simply download tracks off the internet or buy CD's, seems to be this it has to be on vinyl mentality with the Northern thing but again the joke is buying these fake records has nothing to do with that ethic as it ain't collecting is it? Regards - Mark Bicknell.