Mark Bicknell

The point has nothing to do with if it's crap or not my point is who are we to question how or what people collect and how much they spend it has nothing to do with us as collecting is a very personal thing, how would you feel if someone questioned how and what you collected? I do not have an opinion on the quality of this record as i have moved on from such records but to question the methods of other people seems to be a regualr passtime on this forum, basically i take your points of the ridiculous prices of such records but if we choose not to get involved then whats the problem if someone else wishes to own such a record for whatever reasons. And one other thing there are many questionable records which are championed on this scene which are far more offencive than this one.......we don't all know it all guys and i really take offence to the idea of having a pop at someones freedom to buy what they want and the quality,style or price has nothing to do with anyone else. Mark Bicknell.

No Brett collectors i think is the correct and proper term here, perhaps they collect what they want rather than what other people think they should or tell them too, it may not be what we all consider to be trendy or in vouge but if a record whatever the style or era still floats someones boat then who are we to question that, perhaps there should be more concern here with the record prices and the possible danger of when our generation finishes with this music then the prices will implode and perhaps get back to some reasonable level...still i guess it depends if we are buying into the true appreciation of the music or the trophy hunting ethic, whichever i find it all a little trait and quite disturbing to be honest, we are losing sight of why we are into this music are we not? it's about the tunes, discovery and enjoyment and if spending £300.00 on The Invitations is waht someone wants to do in his or her pursuit of enjoying what they do then good on them. Mark Bicknell.

Fools!!!!! i don't think they are fools, perhaps rebuilding their old collections or something else, it's a strange scene but all are driven who collect records to chase whatever the title. Mark Bicknell.

Is this not because this record is quite rare, seems to be two issues here collecting and the current scene, not everyone's bag perhaps but if someone is prepared to pay whatever then that's up tp them don't you thnk? Collecting records and the current scene seem to be worlds apart, quite frankly it's all gone made and basically you don't have to subscribe to it, simply do your own thing otherwise it will push you over the edge and in the end you could end up hating it. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Again Christian a very decent thing to do, it's nice to help each other out. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I mean a request was made to locate a 45 and you have come up with a copy, i just feel this is a perfect way to do things, nothing negative Christian just a nice gesture on your part to be able to supply someone with a want. Fantastic - Mark Bicknell.

Nice way for a thread to end, well done Christian. Mark Bicknell.

I have a promo of this, always thought it possibly one of the harder Deon Jackson 45's to locate, no idea of it's current price but it should not be a fortune......still with the current prices who really knows. Mark Bicknell.

It seems to me that the value of a record or it's ethos is far more important than the actual music content for some people, sure value is important when buying and selling but these things are not trophys they are pieces of music, i feel often this is lost as it seems to be more about 'look what i got' and 'look how much this cost me', half the fun of collecting the records has now gone because many titles are out of the reach of the majority of people on the scene, i never thought i would say this but for me now i embrace the music rather than than the paper lable sure will always have the original format head on as a DJ but if i can enjoy the music the best way i can and if that means enjoying certain tracks say on CD then so be it, shoot me down in flames if you like, like i give a f*** anymore....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

So was the one i had Ted...records like this tend to do the rounds over the years, i remember the copy i had of The Twans having several homes before it got to me via Dave Greet i think.......wonderful this record collecting lark. Mark Bicknell.

Pete, Can confirm there is an issue/stock of Gene Toones, i had it way back bought for £40.00 from a good friend of mine Mark White around early mid 80's later sold it for £300.00 to Carl Fortnum think he still has it? as far as i am aware i think there are possible 2/3 known issues out there so rare as rocking horse droppings mate, thought i did well way back sold it around 1990, not paper label either printed straight onto the vinyl like Maxx stuff for example - deep navy blue label, lettering in silver which was worn away on my copy also had seen better days condition wise, slight noise, possible styrene can't remember but can confirm a very hard record to find, possibly add another zero to my selling price, just one of many records i have had through my hands over the years, still all part of the game.....well that's what i tell myself anyway...lol Empires, Imperial C's, Eric Mercury.......I'll get my coat. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Ok it's 2am we have all drunk more than we know what to do with, the lagers all gone and we are drinking cheap Greek brandy but it seems a good idea at the time, i can just about see the decks so here goes the party is almost over, well almost we ain't had our sing song yet to The Poets etc. but i'll leave that up to your imaginations........lol Would be nice to see some other selections up here, then maybe we can have one big house party sometine in the future????? YOUNG HEARTS - GET YOURSELF TOGETHER - PICK-A-HIT SIR MACK RICE - IT'S ALRIGHT - MERCURY THE WEBS - TOMORROW - POPSIDE THE LEGENDS - "FEAR NOT" - LOCKET THE ULTIMATIONS - WOULD I DO IT OVER - MAR-V-LUS FELICE TAYLOR - I CAN FEEL YOUR LOVE - KENT THE CREATIONS - JUST REMEMBER ME - GLOBE DIAMOND JOE - HOW TO PICK A WINNER - SANSU DJ JOHNNY MOORE - SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING - BLUE ROCK JIMMY BURNS - GIVE HER TO ME - TIP TOP DJ JESSE JAMES - BRING MY BABY BACK - 20TH CENTURY THE MAGIC TONES - IT'S BETTER TO LOVE - MAH'S LOU JOHNSON - YOU BETTER LET HIM GO - BIG TOP DJ PORT MOMENT...... JOHNNY NEWBAG - SWEET THING - PORT THE INTRIGUES - DON'T REFUSE MY LOVE - PORT THE GEE'S - IT'S ALL OVER - PORT IRMA AND THE FASINATORS - LOST LOVE - SCEPTER DJ RON AND THE EMBRACES - YOU CAMR INTO MY HEART - SPECTRUM THE ARABIANS - (PLEASE) TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - LE MANS DJ JOHNNY DIXON - WHERE WERE YOU - BOSS VITO AND THE SALUTATIONS - I'D BEST BE GOING - SANDBAG THE HESTITATIONS - WAIT A MINUTE - KAPP DJ O.V. WRIGHT WITH THE KEYS - THERE GOES MY USED TO BE - GOLDWAX DJ JOE SIMON - WHEN - SOUND STAGE SEVEN THE FANTASTIC FOUR - (I'M GONNA) LIVE UP TO WHAT SHE THINKS - RIC - TIC DJ TIME TO GET EMOTIONAL........ CLARENCE REED - I REFUSE TO GIVE UP - WAND MILT GRAYSON - YOUR OLD STAND-BY - DERBY ROMANCE WATSON - WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME - CORAL DJ GLADY'S - LOVE - O-GEE THE MASQUERADERS - HOW BIG IS BIG - BELL What!!!! it's only 3.30am oh! what happens now is behind closed doors.......now where's my copy of???????? Regards - Mark Bicknell....and yes i need some serious help...lol

Needs playing out and about again i think......both sides are awesome! Mark Bicknell.

Checked, played, packed and ready to post Jo....it's a pleasure oh and it gave me something to do for a hour or so, the joy's of being off work..lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Johnny no suprise mate all great minds think alike and when can i come round your house for a party...lol i'll bring the beer. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Far too many bottles of Becks to really care anymore....can see this party going on allnight, still nothing new there...lol really late and the night is still young, decks cranked up to full volume and here we go......... T.J.WILLIAMS AND TWO SHADES OF SOUL - BABY. I NEED YOU - JOSIE LITTLE CHARLES AND THE SIDEWINDERS - TALKIN' ABOUT YOU - DECCA DJ SHEILA FERGUSON - "AND IN RETURN" - SWAN DJ THE INSPIRATIONS - YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND - MIDAS THE DYNAMICS - YOU MAKE ME FEEL GOOD - RCA DJ WILLY McDOUGAL - DON'T TURN AWAY - KINARD LOIS BLAINE - STOP IT BABY - A&B DON GARDNER - IS THIS REALLY LOVE - CEDRIC JOE MURPHY - SO BLUE (WITHOUT YOU) and the flip IT'S A WEAKNESS - VIVID CHUCK BRIDGES - DON'T YOU MAKE ME CRY - SCOOP DJ PATTI AUSTIN - (I'VE GIVEN) ALL MY LOVE - CORAL DJ GODY COLBERT - BABY I LIKE IT and the flip I WANNA THANK YOU - REVUE DJ GEORGE WYDELL - FROM OUT OF NOWHERE - TANGERINE DJ SCIENTISTS OF SOUL - BE'S THAT-A-WAY SOMETIMW - KASHE THE FABULOUS APOLLOS - THE ONE ALONE and the flip DETERMINATION - VALTONE THE MASQUERADERS - HOW - LA BEAT JOHNNY RODGERS WITH THE NU-TONES - MAKE A CHANGE - AMON HOLLIDAYS - I LOST YOU - GROOVE CITY FOUR TRACKS - LIKE MY LOVE FOR YOU - MANDINGO PAT AND THE BLENDERS - "JUST BECAUSE" - FAST EDDIE CAROL ANDERSON - I'M NOT WORRIED - WHIP and the other side TAKING MY MIND OFF LOVE DORIS TROY - FACE UP TO THE TRUTH - CAPITOL JOANN COURCY - I GOT THE POWER - TWIRL DJ SEMINOLES - YOU CAN LUMP IT - MID TOWN BIG DON'S REBELLION - IT WAS TRUE - ETHON DJ THE ACCENTS - YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN and christ oh the flip WHO YOU GONNA LOVE? - ONE-DERFUL EDDIE HILL - YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME - THELMA RUFUS WOOD - BEFORE 2001 - ESPANOLA MARVA JOSIE - "DON'T" - UNITED ARTISTS DJ GEORGE SMITH - I'VE HAD IT - TURNTABLE And we still got three cases of Becks and a bottle of eggflip to go so watch this space, some great House Party lists coming up on here, so let's keep them coming. Regards - Mark Bicknell ps i need to get out more i know, still only a bit of fun..lol

The party continues see part three, more beer please! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

One case of Becks down and two more to go, everyone feeling soulful and the houseparty rocks, main set to follow in the wee small hours, here's another selection from the collection sure to bring a tear to the eye.......... I must be getting a little stir crazy with the busted foot and spending too much time on the PC. JOHNNY DAYE - GOOD TIME - JOMADA LEE ROGERS - OUR LOVE IS MORE - D-TOWN THE FOUR VOICES - WE LIVE IN THE GHETTO - VOICE RICKY ALLEN - IT'S A MESS I TELL YOU - BRIGHT STAR DJ THE EMBERS - WHERE DID I GO WRONG - ATLANTIC DJ IRENE AND THE SCOTTS - I'M STUCK ON MY BABY - SMASH DJ E. J. AND THE ECHOES - YOU'RE GONNA HURT - DIAMOND JIM THE FABULOUS DIMENSIONS - I CAN'T TAKE IT BABY - SAPPHIRE THE VENTURAS - BABY BE MINE - DANIELS BOBBY JOY - YOU SWEET DEVIL YOU - TANGERINE DJ OLIVER JOY - KEEP LOVE GROWING - BIG DEAL LITTLE JEWEL - I WANT TO - TAY-STER LUCILLE MATHIS - I'N NOT YOUR REGULAR WOMAN - A-BET JAY AND THE SHUFFLERS - ALWAYS BE MINE - CRACKERJACK JOE ANDERSON - I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU - HEIDI DJ CROWN FOUR - BIRTH OF A PLAYBOY - LEE JOHN POETS - I'VE GOT TWO HEARTS - SYMBOL ROY ROBERT - I KNOW WHAT TO DO TO SATISFY YOU - TINA JESSE FISHER - YOUR NOT LOVING A BEGINNER - WAY OUT CLARENCE REED AND THE DELMIROS - SOONER OR LATER - SELMA DJ THE JETS - EVERYTHING I DO - PORT WAYNE ANTHONY - BLOW ME A KISS - WALANA THE APPRECIATIONS - SHE NEVER REALLY LOVED ME - SPORT DJ SHARON McMAHAN - LOVE IS WONDERFUL - KAREN ARTISTICS - GET MY HANDS ON SOME LOVIN and the flip I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU - OKEH MARGIE JOSEPH - "ONE MORE CHANCE" - VOLT DJ THE FANTASTICS - HIGH NOTE and the flip THAT ONE - SOUND STAGE SEVEN DJ THE CORONADERS - YOU CAN DO ME SOME GOOD and the flip I'M SOLD ON YOU - BRIGHT STAR DJ FAYE CRAWFORD - WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG - RCA DJ CONNIE QUESTELL - TELL ME WHAT TO DO - DECCA And the night is young, beer flowing with an endless bar, good company what more can a man ask for, big finish to come, only a bit of fun and what a way to spend a Saturday night....like i said 'Ain't Nothing Like A House Party'. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Yummy Dave i reckon these house parties could catch on....lol admission price is a 'passion' for the music and a few cold ones. Cheers mate, Mark Bicknell.

Fantastic this music ain't it, always has been and always will be. Mark Bicknell.

Mak, pretty much all been played on the show at some stage over the past five years, but might just do what you suggested, just intrests me what we like to play away from gigs or what we would like to play out and about if we had a free run. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Don't start me off on promoting things....lol leave that to the people who know what they are doing, i could'nt organise a piss up in a brewery if the beer was free, stick to private house parties..lol Mark Bicknell.

£250.00 seems to be the current price on this fantastic double sider, i would suspect the issue/stock copy is a little harder to find than the promo, glad i picked this one up when i did lol. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Following on from my 'Ain't Nothing But A House Party' thread recently ( only two days to go now can't wait ) heres a few selections of the type of tunes i will be playing, my friends are gonna prop me up behind a set of decks, case of Becks lager and my records, no agenda, no politics just back to basics,desert island disc time folks!!!! what would you play if you had a free run at it???? Mixed bag here of hard to find stuff and cheapies but all of a quality me thinks?????? THE MIGHTY MARVELLOWS - TALKIN' BOUT YA BABY - ABC TWO PEOPLE - STOP,LEAVE MY HEART ALONE - REVUE DJ SUNLOVER'S - MY POOR HEART - BREAKTHROUGH LOU BOND - YOU SHAKE ME UP - BRAINSTORM THE HARRISON BROTHERS - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - BOBALOU Pips Douglas Gibson and Luther Ingram i think. THE TEMPOS - I'LL NEVER FORGET - DIAMOND JIM MINNIE JONES - SHADOW OF A MEMORY - SUGAR THE STRALOLINERS - WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH MY LOVE - FEDERAL THE LOVATIONS - HEAVEN TOLD ME SO - PART THREE SHERLOCK HOLMES - STANDING AT A STANDSTILL PART THREE JACKEY BEAVERS - BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - GRAND LAND MONIQUE - IF YOU LOVE ME (SHOW ME) AND NEVER LET ME GO - GOLD MAURCI THE MONTICELLOS - I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY'S FACE - RED CAP Also great flip on this class record 'Don't Hold Back' MIKE WATSON - I DIG YOUR KIND - ETAH FALCONS - LOVE LOOK IN HER EYES - BIG WHEEL JIMMY NORMAN - I'M LEAVING (THIS OLD TOWN) - MERCURY DJ CLAUDE "BABY" HUEY - DRIFTING - M.I.O.B THE FESTIVALS - HEY GIRL AND CHECKIN' OUT - BLUE ROCK DJ THE METRICS - WISHES - CHADWICK LITTLE NICKY SOUL - YOU SAID - SHEE HAROLD BURRAGE - MORE POWER TO YOU - M-PAC THE COMPANIONS - BE YOURSELF - GENERAL AMERICAN THE VOLUMES - YOU GOT IT BABY - INFERNO DJ EMANUEL LASKEY - (I'VE GOT TO) RUN FOR MY LIFE - THELMA DJ MATTHEW BARNETT - IF YOUR LOVE IS REAL - PUFF THE HYTONES - "BIGGER AND BETTER" - A-BET THE VOLUMES - THAT SAME OLD FEELING - IMPACT DJ KIM WESTON - THAT'S GROOVY - MGM BOBBY SANSOM AND THE MAUS-MARKS - "DON'T LEAVE"(BABY DON'T GO!) - SUBLIME. JIMMY GILFORD - HEARTBREAKER - SOLID HIT DJ And thats just to go with the first case of lager beer......lol it's gonna be a good night.....lol. Interesting to know what we play away from the venues at parties, in bedrooms etc. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Top tune had this for years, one that you picked up cheap years ago, thought i had seen it listed somewhere recently for £100.00 still no matter worth at least that in terms of quality. Regards - Mark Bicknell.