Mark Bicknell

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Hi Paul, I've tried and tried to get my Mojo back as it were over the past couple of years and it simply ain't there for me anymore, where I once had to have them at whatever cost now it just ain't that important to me now, sure I still like the music but even saying that I can go weeks without even playing a CD let alone records, now if I feel like this it makes me wonder how many more people out there feel the same and have stepped off the merry - go - round of record collecting, as this happens it adds to the record mountain, the only thing that will happen is that prices will level and records will sell for a far lower some say more realistic price and it then will become simply about owning the tune rather than the trophy aspect to it which may apply in some cases with the big ticket items currently I think we all know that owning rare records on this scene gives you kudos and status, nothing wrong with that but would this be as great if all the record prices imploded and the financial value aspect was taken out of the mix? then it would perhaps be based on quality of music/record rather than it's price tag, if you love the music then the money side of it should not come into it but I'm a little worried for some people who have invested big bucks in a box of records who may end up with egg on their faces when they come to sell them.

Asked around and no joy, reckon no Demo's of this then? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Chalky has asked me to re open this thread, happy to do so if we can keep it relevent to soul rather than other types of music which have little or nothing to do with this thread, thanks. Mark Bicknell.

I've contacted the company direct to see if I can get a distribution deal in the uk or act as an agent, if it does come off I will keep them as cheap as possible, fingers crossed will keep you posted. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Keep it to Soul please.

All I can say is this party had better be good as I've given up a trip to Birmingham to watch Chelsea play lol two rather nice looking corn beef hash pies ready and a yummy box of tuneage well a few pressings anyway ready and it's almost partyime, reckon we could all get very very drunk lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Rod and he's proud of them, you should see them all in their nice new white cardboard covers all gleaming in his record box lol Mark

Now that will be some hole lol Mark

Noticed these last night when I had a good look through Ebay, thought this had all stopped, the joke is some of the titles are not even that hard to find on originals, must be people buying them otherwise they would'nt be there would they, beggers belief whos buying them? Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Plenty of onions on mine please lol

Just had a peek on Ebay as I've not been on for ages and it's a wash with some very nice records many of which seem to be the top end prices many 'buy it now' do these records sell or do they just go round in circles? seems like the record moutain is twice as big as it was last year and it was huge then, made me think about selling prices and I will certainly be reviewing mine in the future, the amount of records out there is scary as you only have to look on here in the sales section it's mental, then add Ebay in the mix, record dealers worldwide, sure there are certain records which will always hold their value and some still seem to shock when they come up on auctions but the bigger picture suggests that the £50.00 to £500.00 records are getting a little tuffer to sell and Ebay for example seems to be full of those, there are many other factors which come into play of course, money is tight still for many people which certainly in many cases makes it a buyers market what does concern me as time passes say in 5/10 years time is this mountain of records going to be the size of Everest if it ain't already? as people deside to sell up which of late seems to be a bit of a trend which makes even more records avaiable on the open market. Sure there will always be collectors but to what degree? will some records still command top end four figure sums? or do we just simply do what we do at whatever level and capacity and just enjoy it? at the end of the day it's about the tune or is collecting rare soul records more than that? is it about kudos, owning something that very few have? or is it siimply the desire and passion to own the records at whatever cost? I've stated on here that I no longer have the desire of the chase nor the money to really do it justice, I still however enjoy a good tune which I'm sure is the case for many other people, I've been around long enough to know that a big price tag does not always mean a good record, for me something like The Intentions - Don't Forget That I Love You (Philips) leaves the likes of Antellects - Love Slave (Flodavieur) stone cold, chalk and cheese in the money stakes £50.00 against £3/4.000 but in terms of floating my boat no contest, horses for courses and taste and opinion is varried and rightly so but would some of the big ticket items be so highly desired if they were twenty quid records? value should really not come into it as a good record is a good record simple as, Four Tracks, Royal Esquires, Dream Team etc. good records when they were rare and hard to find and certainly good records when they turned up in quantity not exclusive anymore perhaps but still the same production values and quality, slightly gone off my original point here but all part of the bigger picture. Funny old game this record lark or should I say SOUL lark because that's what it's about really is this beautiful, wonderful, sexy music we call Soul, it may have many styles well certainly within the rare soul scene but the fact is you simply can't beat an artist with a pair of pipes that levels you and leaves you begging for more no matter if the records cost a fiver or five grand it should make no difference and between us I'm bloody sure we can keep this record mountain from getting any bigger well certainly for the time being anyway. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Has anyone ever seen or had a White Demo or Demo of Scientists Of Soul - Be's That Way Sometimes - Kashe 442 or is it the case like so many of the small label's that there are no Demo's? if there is one out there me want it lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Mud - Tiger Feet then everything just went downhill after that lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

No bickering from me Barry, I just suggested you check the Marie Knight is all. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Hi Russ, perhaps I'm playing it down a bit to be honest, still got a couple of nice 200 count rainy day boxes upstairs infact sorting a few tunes out for a house party we are going to Saturday, I guess the pressure has gone now to constantly buy new tunes to be at the top of your game when DJ'ing, I have forgotton some of the tunes I've had through my hands over the years, regrets none apart from some of the prices they sold for compared to now lol only records at the end of the day lol now football is far more important and I still spend a fortune on watching Chelsea with my lad oh look Cheryl Williams best that goes in the box for Saturday lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Look forward to it Joan, a little birdie told me you are coming, Lukes got a game Saturday morning so should be there around 2/3pm, just upstairs sorting a box out trouble is I've got no buggers left lol Regards - Mark

Not been anywhere Soul wise since April and a couple of do's before that this year so really looking forward to going to friends on Saturday for an allday/allnight house party, plenty to eat and drink, decks set up in the kitchen, several people bring a box of tunes, good company, play what you want and have a ball, just wondering if this is something that others do? or are we just getting old? lol no admission fees, no three/four journey to get there, no politics, tunes still sound as good and we can act and do what we want...playlist's to follow if we have the time lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Respect to you Phil, we go back a long way and we both had the same passion very early on for the desire to chase and own nice records, guess I've just lost the passion, still love the music just not that bothered about owning the records anymore he say's with a stone mint Little Richie sat in front of me lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I'm glad i'm not involved in the chase for rare records anymore, keeps you poor and for me a pointless exercise as I no longer DJ anymore not to say I don't dabble but tend to buy quirky littlle tunes, fair play and respect to those who still love the chase, sold a stack of records over the past three to four years with no regrets apart from the one's I've dropped bollocks on price wise lol. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Lavern Baker - Wrapped Tied And Tangled - Brunswick Issue/Stock copy - vinyl perfect nice clean condition, light scratches on lable but nothing major - £150.00 Cheques/Postal Orders/Cash and Pay Pal welcome as a gift to avoid fees, postage £1.70 Sign For Mail £5.50 Special Delivery - contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I would suggest you check the Marie Knight. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Morris Chestnut - Too Darn Soulful - Amy Stock/Issue - Iconic Northern Soul record on the dog rare stock/issue copy, has very slight surface noise at the start of record but nothing major, plays nice both sides - £500.00 includes Special Delivery postage insured to the value - Cheques/Postal Orders/Cash and Pay Pal as a gift to avoid fees welcome, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here.

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 free sent sign for mail, add £5.50 for Special Delivery, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Gordon Keith - Look Ahead - Calumet - £40.00 Dorothy Beery (Berry) - Don't You Give Me Love - Big Three - £75.00 Spyder Turner - I Can't Make It Anymore b/w Don't Hold Back - MGM Demo - £60.00 Joe And Mack - Don't You Worry - One-Derful - £50.00 Sunlovers - You'll Never Make The Grade - Mutt-Jeff Orange Design - £75.00 Bob Brady And The Con Chords - Goodbye Baby - Green Chariot, small drill hole - £50.00 The Cheers - Take Me To Paradise - Okeh - £60.00 Roosevelt Grier - Pizza Pie Man - D-Town - £80.00 Jimmy Burns - I Tried - Minit - £100.00 beautiful copy. Johnny Sayles - I Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love) - St Lawrence - £100.00 The Soul Twins - Quick Change Artist b/w Give Thed Man A Chance - Karen Atco Distributed - £50.00 - 1972 Atco Re- press taken from the same masterplates as the 1967 releases. The Capitols - Don't Say Maybe Baby - Karen - £75.00 Sam Dees - Fragile Handle With Care - Atlantic - £100.00 The Embers - Watch Out Girl - MGM Demo - £200.00 June Jackson - It's Whats Underneath That Counts - Imperial Demo - £75.00 The Jelly Beans - You Don't Mean Me No Good - Eskee Demo - £150.00 Valerie And Nick - I'll Find You - Glover White Demo - two black felt pen crosses on lable, beautiful Demo - £100.00 Patrice Holloway - Stolen Hours - Capitol very slight ring wear, nothing major - £250.00 The Van Dykes - Save My Love For A Rainy Day - Mala Issue - £250.00 dog rare. Blanch Carter - Halos Are For Angles - GSF Issue - £150.00 Sandy Wynns - The Touch Of Venus - Champion - £75.00 The Lovettes - I Need A Guy - Carnival - £75.00 stunning record. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Time to put this baby to bed well it is almost 6am early start and all that lol best to close it before it turns into the same old same as type of thread, interesting points raised. Regards - Mark Bicknell.