Small but clean and well organized store. Nice spot.
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Didn’t buy anything, but two classics were found…. Almost bought the Sandpipers disc….
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CHIRP Record Fair
Concerned in Schaumburg writes: And so the plan was born! Early bird tickets got you in for the first 2 hours starting at 8am, and then they were half price for the first week or so! Only $12 – what a deal! A standard Friday nights bevy of beers and big eats led to a […]
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Jazz Record Mart, River North
Spent my birthday weekend relaxing in a hotel in River North eating and drinking non stop for 48 hours. I made a brunch reservation at Frontera Grill well in advance. Also made more casual plans to visit two of my favorite places in the area: Pizzeria Due which I’ve been going to almost since I […]
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Logan Hardware
Had a brief moment while in the area to swing through what is probably my favorite record store in the world. One WW record and one game each of Missile Command and Bezerk and I’m a happy boy!
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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 […]
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 […]
I smelled vinyl on the premises from across the street as I waited for Laurie’s to open. Quake wasn’t open yet either, but I peered inside and could see the record rack through the door. Didn’t buy anything but there was a bunch of nice stuff in here! The first five records I flipped through […]
No better way to spend a Saturday than the 6 hour round trip from River Grove down to Beverly Hills. I visited Beverly Records for the first time a couple months ago and I can honestly say that I did give them a fair shake the first time around – the place is a […]
While on my way down to Beverly Records, it dawned on me that there might be a thift store nearby. Considering my recent good luck in such establishments, I did a quick internet query for nearby locations and came up with this place at 93rd and Western. So I jumped off the Metra at 95th […]