Mark Bicknell

That does suprise me, still a fine LP and i guess Kenny was right to include it in the cheap LP/Rare 45 thread going on. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Agree Tabs superb album, has to be worth fifty quid of anyones money??? perhaps a little more, like you mines not going anywhere....lol. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Kenny suggested i bring this into the mix here from another thread running at the moment on Gloria Jones - 'Come Go With Me' boot question, not sure if this is a common LP though? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Lol Ken...nice one mate, not so sure it's a cheap LP though but i take your point. Made my day Ken i did chuckle!!!!! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Cheers Steve, now i've just got to fingd one to check lol See you soon mate. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Not got the 45 anymore but kept this tasty LP. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Thanks for that, i knew it was booted as an issue look - a - like but was unsure about the demo, thinking about it could be double trouble finding a goodun'...help!!!!! Regards, a confused Mark Bicknell.

Hi mate, well after telling me all that i reckon you should sell me your demo.......lol cheers anyway i'm sure something will turn up. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Looking for a nice clean copy Authentic stock/issue (this was booted i think???) or a demo of The Casanova Two - We Got To Keep On - Early Bird 49658 - had this years back and need some nice kind soul to hook me up with another copy - please contact bicknellmark@aol.com or telephone 0161 330 6267. Regards and thanks - Mark Bicknell.

Thats you out then Jo as you don't wear any......oh arrr Mrs......lol oh what a beautiful thought...lol where are you gonna be spinning next? and i don't mean playing a few tunes either! Regards - Bickers xxxxx

Good point Steve, when this is listed for sale always seems to be £25.00 however it comes up few and far between so this would suggest that it's selling price has little do do with how rare or hard to find it is, Sansu put out a lot of records and i reckon would have pressed at least 500 demos on each release so there are possibly out there or in collections which may push the price up next time one appears, quality record that has plenty of plays in it...you silly bugger selling it...record dealers! i don't know.....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

All three are class records....any luck on the Conduc 45???? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I stand corrected not 'Sue' but i did put a question mark against it...lol UK has never been my strong point, still hard to find on USA. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Good luck on finding 'The Rubiayats', this took me ages to find on Sansu also came out on UK Sue i think? not an exspensive 45 but elusive, i'm pretty much complete on Sansu and i reckon 'Curly Moore' is eaiser to find than this and that's very possibly the hardest and most indemand Sansu to locate. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Doc, been playing this superb record on the show on and off for a few years now also worth checking out 'Tomorrow' by them on same lable, both tunes i would think are under twenty quid mate both quality tunes, i'm pretty sure JM has 'Tomorrow' but not 'Give In' but as already stated not too hard to find. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Are you up late again doing your homework????....lol you will always be able to 'dip your hips' Joan....come on very possibly my best ever one liner introduction to a record???? made you laugh for years. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Very true Dylan, but £70.00 was still quite a bit of cash to part with for a tune around that time, i seem to remember getting John Leach - Lawn, Ronnie McNeir - De - To, Belairs - Palmer, Imperial C's - Phil L.A. Of Soul, Melvin Davis - Wheel City, Silhouettes - Goodway, Peoples Choice - Palmer and three or four others which i can't remember what they were from the same guy, a well known collector from Mansfield when he sold up around 1990/91 and paid under a grand for the lot, i think the most expensive record out of the bunch was the Imperial C's @ £150.00, one or two friends of mine at the time thought i was mad to pay £70.00 for Melvin Davis (Wheel City) i would wager that if this came up for auction now it would sell for around a grand? infact i can't honestly remember seeing a copy for sale in recent times which confirms that some of these records are rare by definition, rare not often seen and hard to find. I'm sure the likes of JM, Tim Brown, John Anderson, Dave Thorley, Pete S, Pat Brady and the many other guys who trade and deal in rare soul records would agree and conclude that if they knew then as in way back what they know now then they would all be retired lazing on a beech somewhere in the sunshine....ok JM does that now...lol but he does work very hard on a Wednesday at the close of auction...lol I don't think we will ever get back to the days of coming out of Stafford with a copy of Betty Wilson for eight quid, Sam Fletcher a tenner and so on but i do feel that the lesser rare records will level price wise and become within the reach of people and the genuine rare records, the big titles and in demand records will continue to make us have debates like this by hitting the top book prices. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Simon, i think JM has sold a couple of copies of this one this year on his auction, £800.00 or just over for one copy and a little under £700.00 for the other but i'm sure he can confirm this, so your valuation would be about right, this is a prime example of a timeless quality record which will always sell and sell well. I've had this record for about sixteen years now and i think i paid something like £70.00 for it then so not a bad investment are they some of these records?...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I've just spent a couple of hours looking on several record sites and there seems to be a huge amount of the same type of records listed and some stick out more than others things like Carol And Gerri - MGM £300.00, Metros - RCA £150.00, The Ringleaders - M-Pac - seen that for £400.00, Bobbi Smith - American Arts - £150.00 and the list goes on, many of these titles are it would seem simply not that rare or hard to find, it must be a minefield dealing in records these days, as it's already been said the big ticket items and the odd ball bargains seem to be selling but the £50.00 to £400.00 records seem to be very slow to sell, the fact is that many of us are sitting on these types of records, most of mine i did'nt pay anything like the current prices for so it makes little or no sense to sell them? however if you want to buy other records and harder to find items then sometimes needs must and all that. It's funny but the big classic records like Sam Williams, Jimmy Burns, Dena Barnes, Billy Prophet, Jimmie Raye, George Blackwell, Bobby Kline, Ronnie McNeir, Willie Hutch, Melvin Davis (Wheel City) and records of that ilk seem to pretty much hold their book price perhaps because they are generally rare and or timeless records? Some of the other stuff as mentioned above are i feel still good records but should not demand the inflated prices when there are hundreds of copies out there in circulation. Of course demand of a tune often increases the price for a short time and sometimes waiting a little longer rather than buying it straight a way will save you a small fortune, hard i know if you are DJ'ing but not so bad for the collectors. Please don't get me wrong a good record is a good record whatever the price but my general rule of thought is if there are a huge number of copies found then this should reflect the price, that's how i thought it has always worked? Still it must be a hard one to call if a twenty five count box or more is found of a real monster rare tune worth big money, nice problem to have but what do you do?, leek them out one at a time for big money or flood the market at a lower selling price? of course this has happened in the past, Danny Moore, Royal Esquires spring to mind still good records and just meant more people could locate a copy but the big ticket price fell dramatically. I feel you have to study the market place, check all the web sites, follow the pattern on Ebay which i personally don't get involved with anymore but still have a look and as already confirmed here you will see the same type of records popping up on a weekly basis like Bobby Read - Bell, Wade Flemmons - Ramsel (Jeanette), Metros as mentioned etc. etc. like i said it's a minefield but there is a pattern there as i'm sure you are all aware of. There seems to be a huge amount of records which are simply too over priced and are simply not selling in the volume they once did, i think most of us are happy to sit on what we have, swap, trade, buy the odd thing here and there but have become very selective in what we buy? prices are falling slowly on some titles and will level out and we will get back to more realistic valuations on the more common stuff, the rare end of the market will continue to amaze and suprise us, nice when you already have them but a different story if you want them....lol having said that even some of the final auction prices fail to meet the book prices so it's basically down to if only one person wants it then you will get the records at a fair price, get two or three people after a biggie and that's when the prices hit a premium.........still gives me a buzz this record collecting lark! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Lol.....sorry missed that one and i have the CD upstairs...perhaps Tony will reply to this one as i'm really unsure about this one. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Thought i might be way off on the price, picked mine up a good few years ago for a few quid so sorry to give the wrong information, top tune though. Sorry can't help with mp3 of Artistics as i'm totally hopeless with stuff like that, good version though infact a killer LP. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Top tuneage...can't help you with a copy sorry mines staying where it is...lol i reckon it's a good fifty quider but i bet i'm way off????, also fab version by The Artistics on the 'Im Gonna Miss You' Brunswick album. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Sorry the word 'legit' was perhaps the wrong word, i was simply picking up on the fact that Tony said Kent/Ace have a master tape on the Spencer Wiggins and if the other copies have dried up it might simply be nice to maybe use it on their new 'Kent Select' 45 series. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I remember the day way Back when 'Brian Rae' first got the Goldwax import CD's, we were both blown away by the Spencer Wiggins and i think the Wee Willie Walker track 'I Don't Want To Take A Chance' was on one of the CD's too, which later came out on the flip of one of the 100 Club Anniversary 45's with the Magicians on the flip. Just a thought Tony/Ady if you hold the master tapes it might be nice to use the Spencer Wiggins for it's first legit UK issue on the 'Kent Select' series of 45's might make a nice 'B' side?????? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

A very good point, although my comments were based on the condition aspects of the record, it's value depending on the condition rather than the merrit of the tune, for what it's worth if i had £3.2k plus to through at records i'm certain it would go on many others above 'Billy Woods' as it's never hit the spot for me. Regards - Mark Bicknell.