spindle spider dot comGot a tip this location had a ‘plethora’ of Eng. My CI didn’t lie; they never do. live album – bought it, though I found the jacket empty…. in time – one of my most wanted, still in the shrink, bought it sweetheart – already have it EH – already have it miracles – would […]
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 […]
While out getting my hair cut, I stopped at a nearby Savers to scope their vinyl. I was pleased to find that they had almost double the amount of records of the Franklin Park store I visited recently. It was in total disarray and used the same horrible style of bins FP did. That being […]
I took a bike ride to Bank of America to deposit some cash (it actually counts the bills! So cool). My plan was then to ride to the grocery store 1/2 block away, then hit the liquor store on the way home. Absent minded, I just left the bank and started heading home. I remember […]
I had planned to visit Old School during an overly ambitious trip I attempted a number of weeks ago. For today’s ‘re-do’, I found myself in the area visiting an estate sale just a few blocks away. I walked over and came out on Madison Ave. at Beloit St. I turned my head to and […]
Got a tip from Kelly at Knick Knack and swung through on a Saturday afternoon. Walked away with the last Herb Alpert record I needed and another 5th Dimension release! Also got the haps on a giant estate sale in May with 2500 records over in….yeah right! Like I’m telling you! And I also stole […]
Stopped in after Old School Records down the street (and a quick stop into Army-Navy Surplus) on the hunt for vinyl. Vinyl was scattered around the store, felt like I was on an Easter egg […]
Went out on a Saturday morning/afternoon with my mom to do some record hunts. She doesn’t collect but surely influenced my taste in music at an early age. As my own tastes are still mostly pre 1980 it was easy for her to get down with the game plan and get in the crates herself. […]
Learned just this weekend that my friend Rich was uprooting his store and moving to greener pastures down the block, in a new, bigger retail space. With the prospect of molesting 1000s of pieces of his vinyl, I immediately volunteered to help. When I arrived, the heavy lifting was done – everything had been moved. […]
Came through Val’s after a segueway into the Brown Elephant to find an unattended store. A voice called out from the back room, and soon appeared an older woman carrying a large plate of garlic bread. This must be Val. She was cordial and asked if I was looking for anything in particular. I never […]