Mark Bicknell

SONNY CRAVER - I'M NO FOOL B/W I WANNA THANK YOU - TERI DE - STUNNING DOUBLE HEADER IN NICE CLEAN CONDITION (SCAN IS GENERIC AND NOT FROM ACTUAL RECORD, SALES COPY BOTH VINYL AND LABELS CLEAN) - £175.00 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD ADD £3.00 sign for mail or £7.00 special delivery mail - PM HERE OR email bicknellmark@aol.com PAY PAL WELCOME AS A GIFT TO AVOID FEES/BANK TRANSFER/CASH/CHEQUE.

Some nice tunes there Rod.

THE FOUR LARKS - GROOVING AT THE GO GO B/W I STILL LOVE YOU - TOWER DEMO - STUNNING CLASSY DOUBLE HEADER IN NICE CLEAN CONDITION - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD - ADD £3.00 SIGN FOR MAIL OR £7.00 SPECIAL DELIVERY MAIL - PAY PAL WELCOME AS A GIFT TO AVOID FEES OR BANK TRANSFER/CASH - CONTACT VIA PM HERE OR EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com.

ALL RECORDS ARE IN NICE CLEAN CONDITION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ROSE BATISTE - SWEETHEART DARLING - GOLDEN WORLD DEMO - £20.00 BARBARA MERCER - NOBODY LOVES YOU LIKE ME - GOLDEN WORLD - £10.00 AL WILLIAMS - I AM NOTHING - GRAPEVINE GRP 136 - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD GEORGE BYRD - I'M AVAILABLE B/W BETTER TELL HER SO - ORANGE TANGERINE, SLIGHT STICKER TEAR ON TOPSIDE NOTHING MAJOR, PLAYS NICE - £75.00 BROWN SUGAR - THE GAME IS OVER B/W I'M GOING THROUGH CHANGES NOW - CAPITOL ISSUE - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD. C.J AUSTIN AND GOLD STAR - WE GOT TO TURN IT AROUND B/W ALL AT ONCE - ZANZIBAR - £10.00 BOB GREEN - I'VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL B/W PLEASE FORGIVE ME - FRETONE - £10.00 OTIS BROWN - I DON'T WONN'A CRY B/W THE WILLIE BOP - SPECT - £15.00 THE FIESTAS - BROKEN HEART - OLD TOWN - £10.00 JIMMY McCRACKLIN - EVERY NIGHT EVERY DAY B/W CAN'T RAISE ME - IMPERIAL WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING RARE - £40.00 THE BROADWAYS - GOIN GOIN GONE - MGM DEMO - £10.00 EMANUEL LASKEY - I'M A PEACE LOVING MAN B/W SWEET LIES - THELMA - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD. LITTLE BEN AND THE CHEERS - BABY YOU'RE MINE - RUSH - £20.00 BARGAIN. THE SOOTHERS - I BELIEVE IN YOU - PORT - BLACK FELT MARK ON TOPSIDE - £25.00 THE ELGINS - I LOST MY HEART IN THE BIG CITY - LUMMTONE - £25.00 TONY HARRISON - SAD OCCASION - COMMERCE - £25.00 BARGAIN. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG - TELL ME SOMETHING B/W HENPECKED - CELTEX - £25.00 BARGAIN. SHAREN CLARK AND THE PRODUCT OF TIME - MAMA DID'T LIE - APT - £30.00 BARGAIN AWESOME RECORD. DEON JACKSON I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - SHOUT - £25.00 BARGAIN. RAY RAYMOND - SHE'S ALRIGHT - TUFF - £20.00 GREAT RECORD. JOE AND MACK - DON'T YOU WORRY - ONE-DERFUL - CLASS TUNE - £30.00 CHEAP AS CHIPS. MEL WILLIAMS - THEY DON'T MAKE ME MAD - TASTY HASTY - RARE RECORD - £50.00 SEEN FOR A TON. LITTLE HELEN - MORE AND MORE - SOULTOWN - STRONG VG CONDITION PLAYS NICE - £30.00 CHEAP AS CHIPS. THE ROYAL PREMIERS - I CAN MAKE IT IF I TRY - M.B.S. STUNNING TUNE - £30.00 BARGAIN. ADD £3.00 FOR SIGN FOR MAIL OR £7.00 SPECIAL DELIVERY - CONTACT VIA PM HERE OR EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com

THE SWEETHEARTS - BEAUTY IS JUST SKIN DEEP - KENT ISSUE - NICE COPY - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD THE HIGH KEYS - LIVING A LIE B/W LET'S TAKE A CHANCE - RARE BLACK STOCK/ISSUE - VERY SLIGHT LABEL TEAR ON TOPSIDE NOTHING MAJOR, PLAYS NICE - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD PAY PAL WELCOME AS A GIFT TO AVOID FEES - ADD £3.00 FOR SIGN FOR MAIL £7.00 FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY, CONTACT VIA PM HERE OR EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com

Some of my nice bits and bobs, they look good, sound good and by golly they do you good, you can look as forward as you want and you wont even come close lol

I don't really collect now certainly not the rare stuff but love to dabble with Motown, never really bothered before but love it now, you can get some stunning records together and has it's been said for reasonable prices, great fun getting the Northern related stuff Vows, Liz Lands, Barbara McNair etc. I got a mint VIP R Dean Taylor Demo really cheap off ebay and numerous others, like Joe said just collect the good titles and leave the dross.

GREG PERRY - IT TAKES HEART - ALPHA - BEAUTIFUL CLEAN COPY - £80.00 TYRONE BARKLEY - MAN OF VALUE - MIDSONG - NICE CLEAN COPY - SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD MANDRILL - TOO LATE - ARISTA NICE COPY - £55.00 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD ADD £3.00 FOR SIGN FOR POSTAGE - PAY PAL WELCOME AS A GIFT TO AVOID FEES. CONTACT VIA PM HERE OR EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com

Had that happen to me many years ago had a Chuck Holiday on Gloria taken by a friend again never could prove it but he knows that I know and I'm afraid that's the only way I got any satisfaction, it's horrible to think that someone you know has done this to you that's the hardest thing to come to terms with all you can hope is they have bad luck, people like this are firstly not soul fans and secondly not your friend, really feel for you pal. Mark Bicknell.

It would be nice if Universal stepped up to the plate here and actually admitted they have fucked this up big style, let's hope if there is a Volume 2 that a little more care and quality control comes into play, would it not be too much to ask for a simple admission and apology.

Good old socks lol who said romance was dead....... now Motown socks there's an idea still knowing our luck they would have holes in them lol

Here, here to that Pete, top bloke went the extra mile to make sure the sets were good, well pleased.

Paul try Jason on here mate he has a few copies, checked and played the one I'm having off him so can't fault the guy, worth a go if you are struggling.

Just replied Jason thanks mate you have made my weekend sir.

I take all the points about arm weight, balance etc. but the fact is you don't need all this pissing about every time you play them, fact is there is a production fault, groove too close whatever there is a problem otherwise this thread would not now be 7 pages, I hope I can track a playable copy down but to be honest the excitement and appeal of this has now completely gone.

Now I'm totally pissed off with this, just had another email saying I had a refund as there is no replacement stock and the manufacturers are not producing this package anymore and I've been refunded into my pay pal account which I have, Universals customer service and the way this has been handled is shocking, I've sent my set back because it was faulty and now here I am without a set, had another email yesterday saying a replacement had been processed and would be dispatched shortly, just checked order on line as the order numbers were different to original order on the replacement and it's been canceled so I'm totally pissed off and a little confused, there is a production fault on some of these so it had to go back now I'm gonna struggle to get one, total fuck up from start to finish, perhaps Phil Dick will sell me a spare lol or if anyone has a complete playable non skip copy spare please let me know.

Just had this email from Universal, looks like my replacement has been processed so I really don't know what's going on lol Hi Mark We would like to let you know that your free replacement order has been processed and will be despatched shortly. Your order number is 3398884. ORDER SUMMARY PRODUCT NAME PRICE QTY STATUS TOTAL PRICE Various ArtistsThe Motown 7s Box - Rare And Unreleased Vinyl £44.99 1 In Progress £44.99 Delivery Details Recipient: Mr Mark Bicknell

Latest email today from Universal, seems they are waiting on new stock, so fingers crossed. Hi Mark, Thanks for your reply. Please accept my apologies for the delay in this response. The issue has been raised further with our head office, due to the fact of similar issues that have been raised by other customers. We are in the process of receving new stock from the manufacturers and are currently wating on an ETA from the label which we should have been today. I can issue you with a full refund if that is was you require, or alternatively, I can advise you later on today of when we are due more stock. Kind Regards, Anthony O'Brien Universal Music Universal Music Direct Support Team

Are there no pressing plants left in the UK Paul? or is it all down to costs, seems if it is the case then it's gonna bite Universal on the arse, tend to agree with an early posting on this thread that if a smaller company had have done this then the attention to detail would have been paramount.

Only perfect sets will be worth money the faulty dodgy ones are worthless.

Here's the email I had yesterday from Universal. Hi Mark, Thanks for your reply. I am sorry to hear that this has happend. I have raised this issue with your warehouse team who said they have stock to replace. Unfortunately, as its limited they are unable to send out replacements for the faulty items and can only replace the whole order. They have assured me that they do have stock left for a replacement. If I can ask that you send the item back to us at the following address (we will refund your postage) and I will send your replacement via express delivery as good will gesture - Customer Returns, Universal Music c/o Arvato UK, Chippenham Drive, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0AT Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused, and hopefully you should recieve your order shortly. Kind Regards, Anthony O'Brien Universal Music Universal Music Direct Support Team If you reply to this email, please do not change the subject line.

I did Dave and they offered to cover this by sending the return priority mail lol

I tried cleaning my Temps an no good there is a production fault on some of them no question.

Yes Kev I noticed that it looked almost dirty if that makes any sense, thought it was a little odd before I sent it back.

Maxine Brown - It's Torture - Kent 45 - WANTED nice clean copy please, contact via PM here or bicknellmark@aol.com