Another great opportunity courtesy gsalr.com. A sale in the neighborhood I grew up in and close to my alma mater (high school, specifically) I got there shortly after 8 to find an elderly woman relaxing in a lawn chair surrounded by her goods. Initially I only saw a single crate and down onto my knees, […]
Month: May 2014
Reverberation Records, Normal IL
Found myself visiting Bloomington for work, something I’ve done a handful of times over the years. My work did not take long and I knew I wasn’t going to get back by the normal ‘end of day’, so why not dilly dally a bit? Nothing better to do. A colleague had advised me on a […]
Top Spins [Appleton WI]
Records on the pricy side…didn’t buy anything but nice place.
Store was mysteriously closed, the sign(s) tell a hell of a story.
Best. Day. Ever.
I recently discovered gsalr.com which is a website that consolidates info on yard/garage/rummage/etc sales. These are always prime targets for old vinyl but now you can not only find them with a few clicks, I get daily emails that list all the sales within 20 miles of my home and even highlight the word ‘records’ […]
Gramaphone Records, Lakeview
Gramaphone is part of the ‘vinyl triangle’ in Lakeview that also includes Dave’s and Reckless. During my first visit to those stores last fall I neglected to stop at Gramaphone as I did not realize how close it was. I was aware that they specialized in house music so I wasn’t fully excited to go […]