I don’t know what people think that record collecting is all about. Or being out and about and searching for records. Probably seems very much ‘on the surface’, like just sticking my mitts in those crates is all that matters. But the real peak experiences come when you supersede that stuff and hit into something […]
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Always a highlight of my summer, Hog Days did not disappoint this year. In between the metric ton of pork I consumed, there was actually a record vendor at the flea market! Very nice collection, everything was bagged and individually priced and they had a ‘premium’ section with some nice wares as well. I didn’t […]
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Estate Sale, Bensenville
I believe this is something called ‘work life balance’ that entails not working yourself until your mental and physical health suffers, not attempting to do the work of more than one person, working off hours voluntarily, etc… I think this is part of a science fiction novel or something because it is laughable to think […]
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Goodwill, Kewanee IL
Visited the Kewanee Goodwill a number of times with varying results. Had an interesting visit on this late April afternoon as I dodged a tough rain storm. There were a nice selection of legit 70s-80s rock albums, just one after the other, I was surprised to find them all together in any Goodwill and definitely […]
Even Goodwill celebrates their vinyl culture and wants to get in on the RSD madness and I have no problem with that. Or maybe I only feel that way when they load their bins with rare Chicago polka vinyl prior to my visit. The Naturals album […]
I don’t celebrate Record Store Day as perhaps people feel I should, given my work on this blog. But I also don’t celebrate record stores, an opinion I unabashedly hold, I much prefer the grime and total gamble of thrift stores and garage sales. But when I found that a new record store had opened […]
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Savers, Franklin Park [RIP]
Very sad news which I luckily caught in time to make one last trip to a shop that has been particularly kind to me. It was pretty remarkable to have a legit thrift store in my hood and I’m proud to say I took good advantage of it. I documented more than a couple trips […]
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Goodwill, Addison
I have had pretty good luck at Goodwill Addison over the years and I try to stop by once every 4-6 weeks to look for new scores. I stopped by on a lazy Sunday afternoon and I was about 1/3rd of my way through the bin when I was fighting for room with someone else […]
It has been nearly two and a half years since I first visited Cheap Kiss records inside Cornerstone Books. I have been back at least once since to keep and eye on the bins. This time, I was there to buy books, not records. I had a bunch of gifts for an Christmas party and […]
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the space between
the space between records and their receptacles the travelers often depart the bin sees all bold and proud omnipresent always watching but off in the distance on the horizon orphaned vinyl long to make their way back home ‘pots & pans’ herb & mantovani piled high waiting for the phone to ring back at the […]