Mark Bicknell

Richard, can i DJ........lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Cheers Pete. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Just wondering how much Tony Clark - The Entertainer - White USA Chess Demo is worth? i know the stock/issue is ten a penny and pretty common, but not seen many demo's over the years, just thought i'd ask as i know a 'Landslide' demo is pretty tuff to find and thought it might also be the case with this one. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

YES and thank you....lol Mark Bicknell.

Mick, Stevie Cato has offered a possible venue for a North West event perhaps around Christmas time and i believe The Orwell Boys have something in the offing, love to have you in 'The Shack' again sometime soon, well your name is on the list....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Smart arse....lol Mark Bicknell.

I might even have a set...lol Mark Bicknell.

Dave, i will give this a full review/preview on the show mate, looks fantastic and i know the content will be spot on, good luck with it. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Well if the re issue CD is going for £100.00 then the UNI original must be worth loads, mines upstairs lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

--> QUOTE(mark.b @ Jul 26 2006, 09:27 PM) link yes details are russ winstanley inventor of northern soul cloud cuckoo land somewhere over the rainbow sorry no idea mark And i bet you cleaned that up too Mark????? lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Steve, You would have to contact the guy directly, it's fine by me but the funds raised would have to go to Solar, good idea though so feel free. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Richard, not jumping the gun mate just so blown away with all your efforts, so i'll leave it up to you to confirm everything from here on in. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Sure Brian - You can send an email for details tony.monson@btinternet.com or send to the following address - Thank You. Payable to - Solar Broadcasting Limited. For The Attention Of Tony Monson. Solar Radio Boulevard, 221 - 225 Grove Hall Court, Hall Road, London, NW8 9NR. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Thanks Russ, will do mate awesome 100mph Northern mate, also got a spare issue now...lol see you soon i hope. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

'Friend Of The Soul Shack' Brilliant mate. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Thanks Mak...even gonna play my Persionettes demo soon....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I never mentioned the price...lol you did and what does sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssso mean oh i get it so ok....lol, i paid nothing like £100.00 for i, like you say not worth a ton but does it matter how much it costs...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

After the recent scare i am pleased to say that 'The Soul Shack' is still on the air, your support and donations has secured the future, funding has always been a problem so again i can't thank you all enough. Future shows have been made possible with the support of 'Friends Of The Soul Shack' they all know who they are so again thanks. Future Guest DJ's and Collectors - There are several top guests due to pop into the studio over the next couple of months, Barry Maleedy will be joing me on Sunday August 6th with some of the Orwell 'Wall Of Sound' leading up to the Mini Allnighter in Wigan on Friday August 25th in two rooms with DJ's Barry, Flanny, Steve Connor, Steve Plumb, Soul Sam, Butch, Neil Jones and myself, future guests confirmed in the 'Soul Shack' include Nick Hackett, Dave Rimmer, Chris Anderton, Tony Smith, Neil Jones, Mark Ethridge, Jo Wallace, Mick Howard, the return of Flanny and Mr Plumb and others to be confirmed. Venue Details and Requests Most Welcome - For requests, mentions, dedications contact bicknellmark@aol.com - www.solarradio.com Promotions are more than welcome to send details of all future events and i will gladly mention them on the show, please send details well in advance of the event so i can give it a good mention leading up to the date. New Compilations - New Releases - Reviews/Previews - As ever i will be reviewing/previewing all the current new re issue CD's from the likes of Ace/Kent, Goldmine Soul Supply, Universal, Grapevine, Hayley etc. and all re issue 45's etc. again please feel free to contact me with press releases etc. bicknellmark@aol.com The Music - I try to play a good cross section of quality music on the show, everything from big ticket Northern through to early 70's crossover, Detroit, Chicago, Soulful R'n'B, lesser knowns, classic oldies from time to time, artist features and much more -Cashmeres, Four Tracks, Inverts, Claude Huey, Falcons, Volumes, Brothers Of Soul, Willie Wade, Moses Dillard, Bettye Lavette, The Heartbreakers, Four Gents, Hestitations, O'Jays, Artistics, Metros, Ascots, Bobby Kline, Elbie Parker, Jimmy Burns, Emanuel Laskey and many many more. Sponsors - Big Thanks - Thanks again for all the dozens of emails, phone calls and donations you have without question kept the 'Soul Shack' dream alive. Many thanks to Mike Hughes for allowing me to post all this stuff on here, i return all favours via the show, will be thanking everyone via the show over the next few weeks. Lastly big thanks go out to all sponsors past and present which include Paul Donelly, Stuart Cosgrove, Neil Jones And Jayne Malone, Andy McCabe, Chris Waterman, Paul Conroy, Eddy Edmundson, Jo Wallace, John Manship for on going selections to play on the show and all the new sponsors aka 'Friends Of The Soul Shack' Stop Press - Stop Press - Stop Press - Stop Press. A venue has been secured and booked for Saturday September 9th in London, for a 'Soul Shack' night full details to follow soon - Top DJ's TBC - Further details to follow. Every Sunday 8pm - 10pm - www.solarradio.com SKY DIGITAL CHANNEL 0129. Regards and thanks - Mark Bicknell.

Nice sunny day and i'm off work doing the washing, might even put the hoover round the gaff and prepare tea....lol postie at it again this time dropped this little beauty through the window....me and that young man are going to have words i think...lol The Persionettes - Call On Me B/W It Happens Every Day - OR White Demo........mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm so now have a VG red issue for sale top side plays well but flip has a little light noise, plays well though, not a clue on it's value???? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

No Joan, i bought one years ago yes but it had a crack in it so i got my money back, waited years to find another copy, cost me a little more than the £80.00 i spent on the cracked copy...lol but just had to have it.......................tunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne Mark Bicknell.

Funny old game this rare? soul collecting lark, i would just like to through one point into the mix here, often it seems to me some records have a real buzz about them when there are only a handful of copies around, then the chase is on, prices go up as demand is created then a twenty five count box turns up and the interest seems to go, is it not about the quality of a tune rather than how much it costs?, a good example of this is Lorraine Rudolph, ok not a mega hard to find record to start with but pure quality be it a fiver or two hundred pounds, the mother load was found several years ago just means more people can own a good record rather than a rare record, big difference, i guess my point is does it really matter if they are ultra rare or not, we are dealing with basically commercial flops at the original time of release anyway, perhaps more the case when the records are hot is to pay your money and take a chance! John provides us with the chance to listen to many of the hard to find records on his site which is a good thing for point of reference etc.yes some are the Kings New Cloths kind of ethic and if you want to follow trends etc. i.e. some of the tunes which on the surface appear rare then turn out to be nothing more than DJ hype then who's fault is that, not John's i feel he is simply relaying information nothing more. On the other hand if you spend time on John's site you will find some blinding under £50.00 records which in terms of being the real deal and of a quality should feature alongside the so called rare items, it's already been said here that rare does not always mean good, i could list some examples but not all will agree, nail on the head there what's good for one it not always good for the next man and that is i guess what drives us to collect. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Well what a week that was.....everything now is very much back on track and the Soul Shack is here to stay for the time being, i've had a long chat with Tony Monson at Solar and the bottom line is due to all of your wonderful support and donations the funding problem has been solved, i can't thank everyone enough infact we have all been totally blown away including Solar with the support. Looking forward to the possible Soul nights that may come together again in support of the show...so watch this space. Regards and thanks - Mark Bicknell. www.solarradio.com

Been going a little crazy so postie been busy, even caught him trying to leave a 45 on the door step the other....naughty man in this heat....lol The Inverts - Time Will Change - Broadway DJ. Monclairs - Wait For Me - Sunburst with yellow rim harder than plain red, have spare now if anyone interested for a tenner great record. bicknellmark@aol.com Jimmy Burns - I Tried - Minit, taken me for ever to get this. Betty Lavette - What Condition - Karen, already mentioned here completes the Lavette saga for me....awesome. And a few more that have yet to arrive. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

One of Mrs Bicknell's favorite records alongside Troy Dodds - Try My Love - El Camino...yes she went to Stafford.....lol Gail Anderson is a top record and should be a far bigger record than it is, stunning singer. Regards - Mark Bicknell.