Mark Bicknell

Nice price on the Joe Tex Keith, great record which I paid a bit more for than your asking price, bargain. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Just had a look on Popsike and there are just two demo's showing on there, pretty tuff record to find me thinks even on a demo, certainly two great sides.

Another bunch of demo's from me here, not a lot between some of these and stock copies in terms of rarity reckon the Tony Hestor, Casinos, Intros, William Hunt, Jimmy Gilford, Rose St.John and Jay Lyle are pretty tuff infact I can't remember if I've ever seen a Jay Lyle issue? also a bit of colour with the Atlantic, Curtom and King demo's here lol

Oh and here's one for the Yank on Ebay trying to sell an Issue for $5000 lol well this must be worth $8000 then, on a more serious note two stunning sides here and also came out on Brunswick of course.

Cool as Ice and very sexy, all one sided Demo's except Your Number 1 b/w Make Your Move.

Tony Hestor - Watch Yourself b/w Just Can't Leave You - Karate - clsaaic double header in nice clean condition - £175.00 includes postage add £5.50 for Special Delivery, cheques/postal orders/cash and Pay Pal welcome as a gift to avoid fees - contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Scan not from this copy for sale has no drill hole just showing example.

Yes had a Bobby Bland - Shoes Pink Demo but sold it about three years ago now, so they are around but pretty tuff to find. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I thought that Richard when I put the scan up but it looks nice lol Mark

Loving the information coming out of this thread, so did they do Charger O O T F demo's or just did'nt bother funny when the other titles exist on the demo, got me thinking now to which other records never had a demo produced, must be a few? Regards - Mark

A few more white beauties, feel free to join in lol Regards - Mark Bicknell

Another perfect ten sexy white demo's, I think The Sheppards Mirwood Demo is very sexy indeed lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Mikki Farrow - Set My Heart At Ease b/w Could It Be - Karate 524 stamped looks like side on bed frame stamp original - Iconic Northern Soul double header in nice clean condition, so hard to find beautiful copy - includes Special Delivery postage - cheques/postal orders/cash and Pay Pal as a gift to avoid fees - contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Makes me think Chalky that perhaps it's time to sort the wood from the charf mate, if you spoon feed people sub standard Funk records and tell them they are Northern shit sticks I guess lol Regards - Mark

One that perhaps some people don't know Chalky or don't remember, find it strange when from what I can see the uptempo records are what people want again in the main at nights? Mark

I raised a question on here recently Tony as to would a roots/classic spot work on today's scene, I did'nt mean the tried and tested top 500 either I meant the West Hampstead ethos pre 100 Club type of thing, but I think the question got a little confused and lost slightly, guess I mean all the best bits put together and presented bang slap in the middle of a night. Eddie And Ernie is sublime. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Another eight white demo's which I think are pretty tuff to find, love the Symbol/Eastern/Broadway ones. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Beautiful Richard. Mark

All records are in nice clean condition unless otherwise stated, cheques/postal orders/cash and Pay Pal as a gift to avoid fees welcome - postage included add £5.50 for Special Delivery mail, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Percy Wiggins - That's Loving You - A-Bet Demo - nice clean copy of this all time classic - £75.00 James Barnett - Keep On Talking - Fame Demo - Iconic record in nice clean condition - £175.00 Jerry Gayney - Just A Fool - Verve Demo - beautiful clean copy of this stunning record - £75.00 Padded Cell - Mr Misery - Toddlin Town - nice clean copy, great record - £100.00 The Hollywood Flames - I'm Gonna Stand By You - Symbol Demo - nice record, beautiful copy - £40.00

No mate just the 45, would be nice though, cheers. Mark

Having a ball picking up some nice little bit's and bobs got this for pennies recently and reckon it's pretty hard to find on a White Thomas Demo? great record at the best of times, be nice to get a thread going of what we consider maybe common records on stock/issues but perhaps elusive on a demo. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I'm very much old school when it comes to records, from way back when I first got into DJ'ing it was an unwritten rule basically that if you wanted to take the rare soul DJ mantle then the tools of your trade should be first generation original records either first generation American originals or UK/British originals, so in simple terms to answer your question it would have to be USA Hickory not the UK reissue, there are hundreds of people who DJ on the soul scene some follow the original only route and would rather not own or play a bootleg/pressing/reissue if they do not hold the original and that's how it should be otherwise anyone can become a DJ and it kind of dilutes it being a rare soul scene don't you think? When I was top of my game with the DJ thing I would never take short cuts and buy anything other than originals and still don't in my own personal collecting, of course you pick up the odd boot when buying collections etc. but never would I play them at a gig. I think most of us know who applies the original only ethic and it can take you along way up the ladder and far better to be one of the boy's than someone who wants the glory without putting the blood, sweat, tears and financial investment required. Mark you could go on Ebay right now if you had a couple of Grand handy and with a bit of digging put yourself a nice little box together of original records, you've just got to know your subject and do your best within your means but in all honesty The Newbeats and the like are simply not gonna cut the mustard anymore, not at any level anyway. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I think it's very much the case as Chalky said two different scenes with the common ground being 60's/retro influenced soul music, I did ask the question which Steve Cato kind of replied to being would an older DJ go down at a younger crowd event? someone else also mentioned that it mattered very little who was playing the music and off what format and the OVO ethos had little or no relevence to the younger retro cluber, the difference between the two scenes if you like is one has history and certain ethics it works to and the other is using some of the backbone rules if you like to develop it's own slant on things and good for them I say, still would be interesting to see how some records they have not been exsposed to would go down perhaps presented by older DJ's, we harp on about the younger coming to the older scene how about the older going to the younger otherwise it all seems a bit one sided. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

How refreshing that sounds, no soul police, no judging if the records are rare or not, just getting into the music wonderful, as it should be. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

How refreshing that sounds, no soul police, no judging if the records are rare or not, just getting into the music wonderful, has it should be. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Yes minter too and it's only £250.00 no bids, suggest you rip his arm off for this as I would'nt sell mine for less than £300.00. Mark Bicknell.