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construction

custom record bin #2

I built this for my friend Jen who was moving into a new home and is also a rabid collector like myself.  Like the record bin I built for myself, it is constructed from scrap wood that would be normally thrown away, I pulled out many, many nails and screws to make it salvageable.  I […]

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record store suburbs

Vintage Vinyl, Evanston

                                  I typically like to think of myself as someone that is pretty tolerant of cold weather, I deal with it on a regular basis and I think my threshold is higher than most.  It’s been a really bad […]

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record store suburbs

Sunday record store assualt

Going to take the Milwaukee west Metra line to Western Ave, then walk to California/Lake and jump on the Green Line.  Two stores in Oak Park and a third in Forest Park, at which point I can jump on the # Harlem bus, head back up to Grand and either hoof it back west home, […]

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chicago record store

Kstarke Records, Ukranian Village

Kstarke has intrigued me for a while and I have no excuse for not having investigated sooner.  It is about one mile maximum on both sides of a $1 train ride (incremental fare with my Metra monthly pass).  However I always kind of worried/wondered that it seemed like everything I read emphasized their large inventory […]

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chicago record store

Laurie’s Planet of Sound, Lincoln Square

I had planned to visit Laurie’s for a while but it’s central North side location make it difficult to find a good route via public transportation.  On a ‘mild’ (32F) Saturday I decided I would take my bike on the Metra, and ride the ~12 mile round trip up and down Western via cycle.  As […]