Apple Vintage

26/09/2026

Guess the make? Embassy? Players no 6, looks a bit young for Senior service...

06/09/2026

One for our record dealers & shop owners 😂 I've a got a couple of signed Val Doonican LP's & six copies of Saturday night fever if anyone's interested.

'Customer of the day' goes to Obnoxious from Chester. Obnoxious turned up in a large van with an even larger collection of the worst music seen in the shop's recent history. Monogramed impersonations of Jim Reeves stared back at me in dismay. A thousand bedazzled Barry Manilows upturned their sleeves to the sky and laughed mockingly in my face.

In all, Obnoxious had about 5,000 records. 4,990 were instantly categorisable as 'charity shop fodder.' I shouldn't have bothered looking, but I'm a glutton for punishment. Besides, you occasionally find one decent record amongst 5,000 terrible ones. This unfortunately wasn't one of those situations.

Obnoxious helpfully refused to bring the vast majority upstairs, so I reluctantly broke shop policy and abandoned a shop full of customers to flick through several thousand albums on the side of the road. The Val Doonicans and Barbra Streisands multiplied, and the will to live abandoned me with great brutality. I was very aware that I'd abandoned a shop with customers inside to look at this 'collection.' The wind picked up and blew records down the street.

I was thoroughly unimpressed with the whole affair, and realised l was doing my best impersonation of Lord Weaver's 'sigh of resignation' every time Obnoxious brought out yet another box of Slim Whatmans. A friendly drunk arrived on the scene, and informed Obnoxious that his truck was 'an eyesore.' I was too fed up to laugh, or feel any emotions outside of general disdain at the situation. It was not fun by any measurable account.

In all, I rescued £8's worth (with circa 4,990 records rejected) and informed Obnoxious as such. Obnoxious swore at me, decided that I was incredibly rude for insulting him and his collection with my reluctance to look through it and tried to leave in a huff.

I attempted to apologise if my reluctance had been too obvious, but Obnoxious was having none of it. He said that I should be grateful to look at thousands of records, no matter how bad they are, as it's my job, and that he'd complain to my boss (good luck).

I considered trying to explain that I really shouldn't have abandoned a shop full of customers to look at his Liza Minellis, and that giving him a professional appraisal of his wares is us doing him a favour, and not the other way around, but he was having none of it. He resolved to tell all of his friends and family never to darken our doorstep again, and that he was going to sell them at auction.

Warning to Omega Auctions - beware of obnoxious men in obnoxious trucks...

30/08/2026

Low Stock on this years final batch of large 3 bay racks - only available from www.applevintage.co.uk

29/08/2026

The heatwave has officially broken, and it looks like this final Bank Holiday is going to be a washout. The silver lining? It’s the perfect excuse to stay indoors, dodge the rain, and finally get your vinyl collection sorted!

To sweeten your weekend inside, we're offering FREE POSTAGE on all our handcrafted retro record boxes and wooden crates for a limited time.

Whether you're digging out Northern Soul 45s, organizing your 90s acid house classics, or proudly displaying your ska and two-tone treasures, our solid timber crates are built for the job right here in Somerset.

To maintain exclusivity, fewer than 100 units of most designs are made yearly, making them the perfect standalone display piece for your collection.

Secure yours from our final batch of 2026 before they're gone!

👉 Shop now at www.applevintage.co.uk
(Free postage offer ends Midnight Monday 31st Aug)

Home Of The Retro Record Box. Vintage record boxes, vinyl crates, trugs & trunks many designs exclusive to us. Hand crafted using traditional methods from solid wood.

15/08/2026

New stock just landed & ready to ship - Limited numbers - Our last batch of 2026 -Handcrafted natural timber vinyl crates & racks only available from www.applevintage.co.uk

26/07/2026

Hi everyone! 👋

Just a quick update with some news and answers to a few FAQs we’ve been getting through the website about new stock and pre-orders.

🟢 The Good News: It looks like we’ll be ready to ship from mid-to-late August now instead of September! 🚚

🔴 The Bad News: This will be our final manufacturing batch of 2026. Once these boxes and racks sell out, we won't be processing new wood stock until around February 2027. 📦

To make things easier, we’ve created a dedicated pre-order information page on our website. You can access it right here:
👉 https://www.applevintage.co.uk/pre-orders-32-w.asp See less

26/07/2026

Solid wood crate storage racks for 7 & 12 Inch vinyl.
Limited stock available - Website Exclusive Range
Final Stock Of 2026 Available To Pre-Order Now For Delivery Late August only from www.applevintage.co.uk

21/07/2026

When you've spent all your money on the engine but still show up in style!

20/07/2026

They say the devil is in the details! After hitting a ebay feedback score of 6,666, it’s safe to say we take those details pretty seriously! 🎸 Whether it's for your 7-inch singles or classic 12-inch vinyl, thanks for trusting us with your collections. With over 17 thousand sales (yes 17,000) from our ebay store alone Here’s to keeping your records looking wicked!
You can visit our ebay store here : https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/applevntg
Or our main website for some great handcrafted storage : https://www.applevintage.co.uk/

29/05/2026