Mark Bicknell

What a brilliant idea....beautiful i like it, will try and look for that station...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Free at last! Free at last! Just got home from hospital with a very sexy up to my knee black (very soulful) plaster cast, so just on a week in hospital and i'm so glad to be home, at least six weeks off work and no souling i'm gonna go insane, still time to sought the records out and get some new stuff into the DJ boxes ready for my return later on in the year, special thanks to James Trouble and all the well wishers like i said makes me proud to be part of such a wonderful scene. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Time to go, should be back home soon, thanks again for making me smile this weekend, oh and Mace Bobby Kline packed and ready to send, be lucky. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

You are a very sick man Mace...lol and that Bobby Kline upstairs has just gone up in price mate......lol of course there is the old Frank Dell classic 'I Broke My Foot Wide Open' and Willie Tee - 'Limping Up A One Way Street'....i'm sure you will all come up with a few stompers for me to enjoy, oh well back to ward two, see you all soon. Mark Bicknell.

Aviod very high stages at all times....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Just having a nice Sunday lunch before i go back to hospital, thanks again for all the kind words and support, keep the jokes coming it makes me smile, hope to see you all soon, i played a few records yesterday afternoon which was by far the best medicine i've had this week. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Final proofs are almost ready, and we will be going to print really soon. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Dave, love you too mate...lol thanks for the kind words, regarding Eddie Parker him gone now to another place.....lol Four Tracks sorry i need a couple of half decent tunes to play, I'll be back.........thanks again to everyone the kindness on this scene is awesome as are the people. Regards - Mark Bicknell

Lol...... been there done that Alison infact can't wait to get back to the soggy toast and Cyril crying allnight, he's about 90 and keeps the ward up allnight he was opposite me until i wheeled him out into the car park early hours this mourning, thanks for your kind words. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Well what a week i've had, turns out after a second visit to my local hospital that i have a nasty break in my left foot, been in hospital since Tuesday night waiting on a CAT scan which i had yesterday, waiting on the results of that which will now be Monday, been let out of hospital for the weekend but have to go back in Sunday teatime, thanks to everyone for the good wishes and messages,emails etc. really makes me feel i'm part of a wonderful scene. Going to be off work and out of action for several weeks so will be unable to DJ for Jon And Sue Buck on August 12th and the Winsford allnighter on August 20th really sorry but under the circumstances it's gonna be almost impossible to attend any venues until i'm fully fit. Will still be doing the Solar Radio gig every Sunday night www.solarradio.com and Channel 879 SKY DIGITAL 8pm - 10pm so at least i can keep my finger in on there. Thanks again for all your support and see you soon. Regards - Mark Bicknell ps it bloody hurts and thought i would get in first with the Long John Silver and parrot gags...lol

Full article:Â Soultime 2006 Calendar. Just another update on Soultime 2006 Calendar, we are almost finished with the layout stages and will be going into production mid August in time for the Christmas period, we have some space left for advertisers which are banner size adverts/ space at the bottom of each month, if interested please get in touch as soon as possible,deadline for copy and payment is the end of July. So far this has been very well recieved on the scene, for those who have seen the proofs you know how dynamic it looks and we hope it will be enjoyed by the scene worldwide, for further details please contact bicknellmark@aol.com Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Long live buying and selling records first hand i say, ebay, paypal, bidpay is all bollocks, never any redress on their part when it goes wrong or you get ripped off, fee's for listing, fees to use paypal again it's all bollocks, i played the ebay game for a couple of years until i got ripped off, no more sorry. Regards - Mark Bicknell

I got £260.00 for a spare copy a couple of years ago, mines not for sale either Andy but £200.00 seems to be a ball park price for this brilliant double sider, my copy is clean as was the spare i sold but have seen dished copies over the years so might be harder getting a clean copy. Good luck and see you Saturday at Middleton......gonna be a big thing. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

And i thought i had a drink problem......lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

The Masters - I Need Your Love - Crimson, blue eyed awesome record, The Sinceres - Girl, I Love You - Pzzaz top tune, and a few others. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Almost choked on me beef stew and dumplings, almost fell off the chair...keep the faith Craig Charles.....big collector that Mike Baldwin got a huge British collection...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Turnpikes another good tune that never really went that big, good thread this for records that should have been huge, few more i can think of...lol Two People has been played a few times in the North West Brian Flanders aka Flanny gave it a spin at the Bury soul night a couple of months back and it went down well, i've given it a few spins on the Solar gig Sunday nights and out and about so i'm sure it's gonna have it's day. Regards - Mark Bicknell

Always rated this record, never really went that big first time around but seems to be finally gaining long overdue turntable action out and about at the gigs, hard to put a value but has to be around the £200.00 mark and i suspet it will go higher. Fantastic record which i'm glad i picked up when i did. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Maxine Brown.....enough said! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

That would be fantastic but if Ian was not able to attend then i feel there would be no point to the reunion if we wanted the authentic real deal......just a thought and respect to Ian. Can you imagine if it did come off, it would be a blast and a sell out, Yate was a very important venue yet often gets overlooked for one reason or another. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Oh dear me, still have Cashmeres, Joann Courcy (second copy) Mikki Farrow,Little Frankie Lee,Volumes but Twans,Ray Pollard, Empires and Eric Mercury are all long gone many moons ago, not really bothered about not having them anymore but oh my god that little lot would buy us a nice new car, a big f*** off flash one...lol Now has Pete got a key for that room....lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

You are so sweet Pete......lol Mark Bicknell.

Remus, thanks for your kind words re myself and Mark White makes me feel very humble for the mention, that was along time ago mate, as i've stated on here and in numerous publications 'Ian' was the man then, forever and always without question he inspired me way back, so the period you were talking about the very early 80's i tried my best as Mark did to fall onto records like Gene Toones, Empires,Cashmeres,Bobby Kline,George Freeman,Ron Baxter, Sam Fletcher etc.etc. but Ian always had the edge on most of the DJ's of that period, i only wish he was still out there doing it and like you say not only a fantastic DJ but a top bloke and a man i'm proud to know and a real friend. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I seem to remember attending if not this allnigther but certainly a very early one at the baths, always remember Dave Thorley in a pin stripe suite and trilby hat playing The Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back, i was 16 years old and it must have been one of my first allnighters, as i said on here before there should be some attempt at a Yate one off reunion type thingy, get Tony, Clarky and all the original boys together, now that would be a blast. Regards - Mark Bicknell

Fantastic label one of my favorites alongside Sansu..... The Gee's - It's All Over Chris Towns Unit - Turn To Me Robert Neal - I'm So Glad Cathy And The Calendars - Please Don't Go The Jets - Anything I Do Plus a few more i'll dig them out as i can't think it's late and i'm pissed.... Regards - Mark Bicknell.