Mark Bicknell

Otis Clay - I Got Problems b/w Thank You Love - One-derful/Secret Stash now available, £12.00 plus postage £3.00 UK first class sign for and £5.00 Europe and rest of the world, pay pal as family and friends to avoid fees, please include full name and address with all payments please as I can't chase people for addresses, pay pal is bicknellmark@aol.com - due to the large number of pre reserved orders please allow 5 to 7 days for delivery as I like to process and send orders out in bulk. We have changed the title very slightly to 'I Got Problems' from 'I Got A Problem'as the actual title on the master tape box and studio log notes was 'I Got Problems' my mistake this, a minor change really the record looks and sounds fantastic, PM here to order or email bicknellmark@aol.com please don't forget to include name and address with payment. please note all Demos are pre sold out so Issues only available, please state if you have pre reserved a copy so I can tick off the pre reserve list. Mark Bicknell.

This little project I am involved in just gets better and better, doing a little work with the One-derful masters I have discovered 5 takes of Maxine Brown - One In A Million, how and why we have this tape is a complete mystery to me however One-derful did distribute for other labels so it may have found it's way to Chicago way back somehow, it's simply just under half an hour of soul history, I contacted Ady Crosdell regarding this as soon as I found them, as good as the find is there is nothing we can place it with at Secret Stash so I have hooked up my direct boss with Ady so they can discuss if there is any commercial use for this find, all I can say is the 5 takes are beautiful, it's like she is finding her way with the track, hairs on the back of the neck time for sure, also the good thing in all this with Ady being personal friends with Maxine I'm pretty sure she will get to hear the tape, has to be a one in a million find sorry I could not resist that. Mark Bicknell

Secret Stash News Update - February 2017 A new video plus all the latest new Secret Stash release news Video Promo view here Otis Clay - I Got A Problem b/w Thank You Love - One-derful/Secret Stash due for release towards the end of February 2017, two previously unissued One-derful masters from the legendary Otis Clay, the top side of this double header has certainly caught the imagination of the Soul scene, all Demos have pre sold out but you can still pre reserve an issue copy @ £12.00 plus postage, to secure a copy please PM here on Soulsource @Mark Bicknell or email bicknellmark@aol.com The Ringleaders - Baby. What Has Happened To Our Love (Alternate Take) b/w All Of My Life - M-Pac/Secret Stash is due for release after Otis Clay, I have had the test pressings which sound sublime taken from original studio masters 'All Of My Life' has never sounded this good, clean and crystal clear sound takes the tune into a different dimension from the bootlegs, Demos @ £20.00 are almost pre sold out so be quick, Issues are £12.00 plus postage, to pre reserve again PM here @Mark Bicknell or email bicknellmark@aol.com We have further releases which have just been submitted for clearance from Mckinley Mitchell - My Sweet Baby b/w Now That You're Gone - One-derful, two stunning unissued masters and two beautiful R'n'B winners from Ester Bell - Baby You Don't Know b/w Say What You Gonna Say - Mar-v-lus, again previously unissued, other tracks in the mix for release are Larry And The Hippies, Josephine Taylor and The Pagents to follow later on in the year. For further details check out the facebook group SECRET STASH CHICAGO SOUL RELEASES UK DIVISION, email bicknellmark@aol.com or PM here. @Mark Bicknell

As a thank you for the amazing response, support and sales of The Sharpees - Go On And Laugh and the pre reserves on the next release Otis Clay - I Got A Problem B/W Thank You Love due out very soon we thought it might be a little fun and festive to do a little competition to win some 45's and Secret Stash record vouchers which are valid for one issue copy of any future 45 release from the One-derful series, three record vouchers plus 3 copies of The Sharpees 45, so that's three prizes of voucher and 45. To enter simply send name and details via email to bicknellmark@aol.com will then draw the three winners out of the hat Christmas Eve simple. Massive thanks to everyone who has supported the label this year, some stunning new releases in the mix to look forward to in the new year. Mark Bicknell. A late PS We are proud to announce the next Secret Stash/One-derful release after Otis Clay will be an M-Pac double header from The Ringleaders - Baby. What Has Happened To Our Love (Alternate take 28) B/W All Of My Life AKA Sweet Little Girl taken for the original studio master sounding the best it's ever sounded, to pre reserve PM here via @Mark Bicknell or email bicknellmark@aol.com Demo £20.00 and Issue £12.00 plus postage, no payment required until release. The Alternate take of the iconic record adds to the mystique of The Ringleaders, coming soon in 2017. See below for new 45 flyer

Thought you might like to have a listen to this recently discovered track byThe Pagents - 'I Wanna Know'... previously un issued from the One-derful vaults, nice early 60's soul group sound, great harmonies having that something a little special, also have another track by them 'Won't Come Back' which is a stunning down tempo track, not sure what we are doing with this yet very possibly a 45 release but we have others in the process for the time being including Otis Clay -' I Got A Problem' B/W 'Thank You Love' due out very soon, all demos for this are pre sold out so issues only available to pre reserve, PM here or email bicknellmark@aol.com Please forgive the as live recording.