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Mile Long Records, Wheaton

Got a tip: My girlfriend lives about a mile from a station on the same line as the Wheaton stop (which turns out to be literally a block away) so we made plans to check it out. We made it down a week later and I was pleasantly surprised by the well kept and clean […]

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Savers, Downers Grove

Close to a year ago I picked up major scores at this shop while out that way getting my hair cut.  Apparently it had been a while between cuts because I only got back that way now.  Glad I did. My barbershop obsession was well fueled with a classic album I picked up from one […]

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Appleton Thrift Mania

Downtown Appleton offers a trio of record stores and I’ve already hit most of the thrift stores in the surrounding area.  Still, leaving no stone unturned and no crate un-dug, I trudged on during a more recent trip to revisit some old haunts and see what was left. BETHESDA THRIFT I called in advance to […]

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Hammond Salvage and Resale [Hammond IN]

                During my second trip to Hammond in about a month, I planned to make time to check out some vinyl in the area.  I initially drove to a Salvation Army in East Chicago – only to find that it was basically a soup kitchen and had no […]