Mark Bicknell

NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB 2ND ALLNIGHTER - ADY CROASDELLS TOP TEN PLAY LIST AND MORE..... Get ready for the big one!!!! new century soul The next regular monthly Northern Soul Allnighter hosted by THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB, NEW CENTURY HOUSE ( CIS ) MANCHESTER in only a few days off and the pre buzz and support for this huge event is awesome, its more than just another North West based Soul event far more this will become a National event situated in the North West as people seem to be coming from all over the UK and in advance we thank you all for your loyal dedicated support and look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday January 31st - 9pm through 7am this time in two rooms. Paul Sadots wonderful Play Once Upon A Time In Wigan will be celebrating the end of the first leg of their national tour of the play being its the final night at The Contact, theatre in Manchester the same night, so a special room has been added to the New Century event to pay tribute to the remarkable play and the legendary Casino Club, Wigan with a show after party for cast and crew followed by DJs Russ Winstanley, Dave Evison, Steve Whittle and Brian Rae playing top tunes from the 1973 - 1981 period which will be open from 2am through to 6am. Upstairs in the main room we have a superb line up of DJs to entertain everyone which includes Tim Brown, Robbo, Dave Rimmer, Mick H, Gary Cope, Kiddo, Jo Wallace, Mark Bicknell plus our very special guest Mr Ady Croasdell playing! - get this little lot from the main man listed below................. add this to a superb sound system, rare footage screened allnight, late bar with reasonable prices, first class venue with plenty of seating and that all important ATMOSPHERE.......man I can taste it!!!!!!! everything is in place to make this event bigger and better than the first one which was mind blowing to start with. ADYS GONNA DO US ALL........BIG TIME! MAGICIANS - (JUST A LITTLE ) FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING VILLA UNISSUED. THE KILLER VOCAL EVERYONES TALKING ABOUT!!!!!! MARTHA STARR - SWEET TEMPTATION - CHARAY. DEVONNES - DO THE GETTIN UP GWP ACETATE. LUTHER INGRAM - OH BABY DONT WEEP - UNISSUED MASTER. PENTAGONS - GONNA TELL HER - SUTTER. GERRI GRANGER - WHY CANT IT BE TONIGHT - ASSOCIATED ACETATE. NANCY WILCOX - GAMBLERS BLUES - RCA ACETATE. LOU JOHNSON - THE PANIC IS ON - BIG TOP ACETATE. SHARON SCOTT - IM NOT AFFRAID - PIED PIPER ACETATE. MAGIC NIGHT - IF YOU AND I HAD NEVER MET - ROULETTE. What a night this is going to be................................ Ady will also be helping Paul Sadot promote the superb new Ace/Kent CD Once Upon A Time In Wigan which features manty of the tracks featured in the play also JO Wallace will have copies of her wonderful new Motown Soul Satisfaction CD on the night, so loads to look forward to on January 31st. If you plan to hit Manchester early doors please check out the Allnighter pre bar at ATLAS ON DEANSGATE, from 7pm through 10pm with Steve Cato and friends warming everyone prior to the big one just down the road, admission is free and is the perfect way to start the night off. For further information on the Allnighter you can call Chris on 07989 415991 / Lee on 07973 864256 email info@newcenturysoul.co.uk or check out the website www.newcenturysoul.co.uk - Admission to the Allnighter is £10.00 advance tickets and £12.00 on the door, membershipe will also be issued on the door and you will also get our first NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB NEWSLETTER, which will feature future dates, DJ line ups and the music policy on special nights in the second room to follow this year.......all good stuff! REMINDER TO ANY RECORD DEALERS/SELLERS WHO WISH TO RESERVE A SPACE FOR SATURDAY PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE SO WE CAN HAVE YOUR SPACE READY - call Mark 0161 330 6267 or bicknellmark@aol.com Finally we simply look forward to seeing you all on Saturday for what promises to be a huge night, again from us all at THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB we thank you. I have tickets here so you can call me on 0161 330 6267 to reserve. Keep It Real - Mark Bicknell.

NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB FINAL UPDATE - DJ TIMES AND MORE FOR ALLNIGHTER THREE SATURDAY 28TH FEB 2004. Final quick update to all things soulful set to happen at the next NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB - ALLNIGHTER THREE THIS COMING SATURDAY FEB 28TH 9PM - 7AM - IN TWO FANTSTIC ROOMS. DJ TIMES - MAIN ROOM - Across The Board Northern Soul. 9 - 10 - KIDDO 10 - 11 - STEVE THOMAS / KARL RHODES 11 - 12 - MARK BICKNELL 12 - 1 - SIMON INGRAM 1 - 2 - NIDGE SHAW AND COOKIE 2 - 3 - GUY HENNIGAN 3 - 4 - KARL RHODES 4 - 5 - GARY BELCHER 5 - 6 - STEVE THOMAS 6 - 7 - MARK BICKNELL SECOND ROOM - MODERN SOUL. 9 - 11 - CHRIS SHARPLES / TONY SHAWCROSS 11 - 1 - JIM HARGREAVES / ANDY LETT 1 - 2 - DAVE RIPPOLES 2 - 3 - CHULL 3 - 4 - PETE HAIGH 4 - 5 - TONY DAWBER 5 - 7 - JIM HARGREAVES AND FRIENDS - Last Man Standing!!! Please note the allnighter warm up pre - bar has now been moved from Atlas Bar on Deansgate and will now be hosted by Steve Cato at the Ducie Bridge Bar bang opp. the allnighter venue - from 7pm through to around 10pm, on two floors dance floor upstairs - music throughout the venue, admission free, a good place to meet up with friends, have a drink and collect tickets for the allnighter. Then from 7am through to 11am you can relax , chill out over tea, coffe and breakfast with even more quality tunes at THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB BREAKFAST BAR SESSION, just 200 yards from the venue at RIKI TIKI TAVI, situated in THE PRINTWORKS COMPLEX, again admission for this superb NEW IDEA IS TOTALLY FREE, a good way to wind down before your journey home, Top DJs on hand to make breakfast go with a swing. RECORD DEALERS - RECORD DEALERS - RECORD DEALERS.... Just one final point if you are interested in booking a free pitch to sell records this coming Saturday - Please secure now as space is limited, we would like to offer a pitch to the dealers who supported the venue last month and will try and fit everyone in who wishes to sell, so could you please give me a quick call to arrange this 0161 330 6267 or bicknellmark@aol.com And finally dont forget the preview of the SOULMASTERS rare soul footage this coming Saturday, exclusive to THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB, which has to be seen to be believed ( see previous posting on Soulsource for more details) - This will be a one off showing of some wonderful footage, so check out the big screen behind the DJs in the main room. For further information / TICKETS etc. please contact CHRIS ON 07989 - 415991 OR LEE ON 07973 - 864256 OR CHECK OUT www.newcenturysoul.co.uk See you all Saturday - Keep It Real - Mark Bicknell.

Dear All, Sorry Ive not posted too much here recently but Ive just had the worst week of my life as my father Alf Bicknell passed away last Monday, so its been a bastard of a week all in all, thanks for all the good wishes etc. its really helped me get through the past few days, some of you may have known my dad had a pretty unique job back in the 60s as he worked for The Beatles so we have had added presure with the press etc. because of his connection with them. I will try and get back on track with all things soulful over the next few weeks, I hope to honour all DJ bookings if i can but dont shout at me if i cant the music being high on emotion makes it just that little bit harder to do. Any of you who may have met my dad will understand how difficult this is right now he was a super bloke and i will miss him so much. He always made my friends off the scene so welcome when they came to the house when i lived at home, he was a real one off. All the best - Mark Bicknell. bicknellmark@aol.com

New Century Allnighter 4 - DJ Times and More. Firstly, a million thanks to everyone who sent emails and cards to me over the past few very difficult days, its been the worst period in my life to date losing my father but the Soul thing has helped me get through it, without question not only is the music the best in the world but its followers are the best people in the world, my very close friends have been superb, a special big thank you to Guy Hennigan whos words and advice helped me through the really bad period and to people like Jumping Joan, Chris Waterman, Lee Crank and many others really I can not find the right words to say what I really feel so thanks will just have to do. Really looking forward to THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB 4TH MONTHLY NORTHERN SOUL ALLNIGHTER - this coming Saturday AT THE NEW CENTURY HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET MANCHESTER - OPPOSITE VICTORIA TRAIN STATION - 9PM THROUGH 7AM IN TWO SUPERB ROOMS - IN ROOM ONE - DJ TIMES AS FOLLOWS. 9 - 10 - KIDDO 10 - 11 - MARK BICKNELL 11 - 12 - CHRIS CHURM 12 - 1 - KARL RHODES 1 - 2 - DEAN ANDERSON 2 - 3 - TIM - BROWN 3 - 4 - MARK BICKNELL 4 - 5 - DAVE THORLEY 5 - 6 - LES HARE 6 - 7 - KARL RHODES AND IN ROOM TWO. SOUNDS OF THE MIDLANDS DJS LITTLE SCOTTY KENNY HICKMAN MICK BENNETT COLIN KIDSON TIMES T.B.A ON THE NIGHT.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROOM RUNS FROM 2AM THROUGH 6AM. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW UPGRADED SUPERB NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB WEBSITE - WHICH HAS FULL INFORMATION AND DETAILS OF ALL NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB EVENTS. http://www.newcenturysoul.co.uk This Alllnighter should be a bumper packer so please be early. Looking forward to seeing you all at the CIS this coming Saturday. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

New Century Soul Club - latest news Firstly a big thank you to everyone who attended Allnighter 4 back on March 27th, musically it was the best yet, all the DJs delivered quality music throughout the allnighter in both rooms, its fair to say that THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB has become a quality national event and we can promise many more fantastic nights in the future. The CIS venue is possibly one of the best venues in the country and its solid reputation is building by the day, full credit to promoters Chris Waterman and Lee Crank with a little help from the team for making Manchester even more soulful than it already is. Easter is always a busy time on the Northern scene and there is plenty of events to keep us all entertained next weekend, New Century is on a bit of a day out in Birmingham on Easter Sunday 11th April hosting its first huge Alldayer in three fantasic rooms at CLUB AIR,Heathmill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, New Century has joined forces with the highly successful New Untouchables with this event so it will be a very busy day from 2pm through to 2am - DJs include CARL WILLINGHAM, KARL RHODES, KIDDO, STEVE THOMAS, PHIL BLACKNELL,GARY BELCHER, DAVE WELDING, ROB KAY, JOHN POOLE, MICK H, SEAN CHAPMAN, PID, GAV N VIC, ROGER BANKS,ROB BAILEY, MARK RAISON, MARK THOMAS, NEIL HENDERSON - A modern room has now been added to this superb event with DAVE THORLEY and friends presenting the quality Modern and crossover flavas The venue is state of the art and as ever THE NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB can promise a first class quality sound system throughout all the rooms, there are hotels rooms booked near to the venue for anyone wishing to stay over, further information on this please contact CHRIS 07989 - 415991 - LEE 07973 - 864256 - FULL DETAILS ON www.newcenturysoul.co.uk full upgraded website with everything New Century. Tickets can be secured on line at £10.00 advance or you can pay on the door at £12.00 - for direct credit card bookings contact rob@newuntouchables.com This is going to be a quality event for Easter Sunday and we look forward to seeing you all, the music is without question going to be first class and we are confident that we can capture some of the magic of past and current Midlands venues which has always been a Northern Soul hotspot. Lastly many thanks to everyone on the scene who has sent emails and messages to me over the past few weeks, its been a difficult time for me but everything Soulful has helped me, a big sorry to the couple of venues I failed to attend in particular Dave Raistricks Skegness weekender, and Sian at The Rugby Soul nights. Looking forward to the easter bash in Birmingham and all future NEW CENTURY SOUL CLUB events - full details of Allnighter 5 to follow soon. Keep It Real - Mark Bicknell.

Mark Bicknell Farewell A Final Thank You To Everyone. Well thats pretty much it from me on a DJ front had a fantastic weekend at The New Century Soul Club on Saturday and a blinding last Allnighter for me at Sheridans in Dewsbury, many thanks to Chris Waterman and Lee Crank at New Century and to Mr Andy McCabe and Mr Kevin Murphy for Sunday nights electric venue in Yorkshire, i really enjoyed myself and it was good to play a few tunes at both venues, i really plan to have a serious amount of time out from the UK Northern scene, like ive already said ill never say never or totally burn my bridges but for a number of reasons both personal and public i have to do this. I have two more U.K events to do at The Plintston, Letchworth 2nd Anniversary on Friday September 3rd and Bridgewater Sports and Social Club, Bridgewater on Saturday September 18th and one final overseas event in Milan, Italy in October then im done. Thanks to everyone who has tried to talk me out of this, thanks for all the emails and good wishes, thanks to all the promoters who have booked me over the years its been fantastic fun and a joy to do. I will still be doing my Solar Radio show every Sunday on Channel 879 SKY DIGITAL also www.solarradio.com - 8pm - 10pm UK Time / 9pm - 11pm Central Europe - for any requests, mentions, dedications contact bicknellmark@aol.com or studio@solarradio.com. Some two hours of all the very best in quality hard to find Northern Soul, some four decades of quality Northern Soul club culture and music, Rare Northern, Club Classics, Stax, Atlantic, Motown, CD and re - issue previews and reviews, special studio guests and much much more. Check out the link here on Soulsource or go to www.solarradio.com Thanks again - See you sometime soon - Regards Mark Bicknell.