spindle spider dot comLast second gsalr.com score brought me up to Jefferson Park for an impromptu but rewarding little jaunt. There were probably 20 vendors but I was nearly half way through before I encountered any records at all. And even that was a paltry 10-12 beat down old platters. Junk – no thanks. I continued to endure […]
Set out for a 14 mile round trip bike ride on a Saturday morning. After a couple weekends without any hits for ‘records’ in my search results on gsalr.com, I found two just about a mile away. I arrived at the first only to be told ‘sorry’ when I asked where the records were. Nice […]
Two bins hidden in the bowels of this Roscoe Village store. Nothing of interest.
Stopped in very quickly before grabbing some ‘za at Piece around the corner. Couldn’t find anything worthwhile, then found the record you see glaring at you above as the last item in the ‘new arrivals’ for jazz/blues. Q is the only artist in the CTI repertoire with a record in the 3000 series (two releases […]
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 […]
Was disappointed to again come across Engelbert releases that had mysteriously disappeared from their jackets! While it may have been a compilation, Golden Love Songs contained a copy of a Peter Frampton album! Still, an impressive amount of vinyl for a thrift store. A worthwhile hunt – I pulled out a nice copy of Friends […]
One of the saddest record collections on recent memory – maybe ever.
For Record Store Day I figured I should go check out somewhere new. At the CHIRP Record Fair, I was given a card by an employee – the only such gesture amongst a bevy of booths and vendors. I held onto it and remembered on the morn of the 19th. I set out via bike and […]
Went for a 20 mile round trip and picked up 5 records on the way: Stopped at Raffe’s Record Riot and scored 3 vinyls; Segued to Roscoe Village and Village Records where I just browsed (and ate a Bahn Mi); Headed back west towards home and stopped into see my friends Kelly and David at […]