Knivo's Musings

Thank You for Supporting Simply Vinyl Records. There are certain milestones in business that genuinely mean something. We started Simply Vinyl Records after an afternoon listening to records at a friend's house, which led to a chance encounter with DJ and Radio Broadcaster, John Osbourne, which started our store... Today, we are incredibly proud to share that Simply Vinyl Records has reached 10,000 positive reviews on Discogs. For an independent record business built aro

This week we were privileged to be invited to purchase a collection of LPs and singles from a collection in Surrey. Within the 7-inch records were a large number of Stax soul singles, remaining in great condition since being purchased in 1967. Founded by siblings and business partners Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton (STewart/AXton - STAX), at a time when racial segregation was at its height in Memphis and Southern America, Stax records brought together black and white musicia

RIP...saddened to hear of the passing of legendary Rhythm & Blues guitarist Steve Cropper. His sound was key to the Memphis soul sound from Stax records and regarded as on of the greats! Thanks for the music. #stevecropper🎸 #stevecropper #bookertandthemgs #stax #otisredding #rhythmandblues #memphissoul #soulmusic 8 w

All records are collectible though some are sometimes more unusual than others. Recently a client contacted me wishing to sell their record collection. A large collection with a mixture of pop, rock, folk and heavy metal. We visited and talked through the collection, appraising and discussing the artists and records. Within the collection a few records stood out. Not regularly seen a handful of Nova Series records in well stored and near perfect condition. The Nova series w

Rarely does buying a record collection involve just a record collection. They often turn out to be more than that. A few weeks ago a customer contacted us via our website as they wanted to sell their vinyl record collection and were keen to find the right future home for their records. After forwarding home details, the next day we visited them to view, and make an offer. Within their home was a lovingly curated and stored Rockabilly and Rock n Roll Collection. A reflection