Chicago might be the best record-shopping city in America, and it isn't just volume — it's range. The city that birthed house music and modern blues still sells both by the crate: Dusty Groove's world-famous soul and funk stock, Gramaphone's DJ pedigree, and a dozen neighborhood shops from Logan Square to Hyde Park where the dollar bins actually contain music. Plan a full day; the shops cluster well for walking.
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,394 reviews
Old-school record store for new & used, imported & domestic vinyl plus CDs, games & DVDs.
4.5 ★★★★★ 1,105 reviews
Old-school record store for new & used imported & domestic vinyl, plus CDs, games & DVDs.
4.6 ★★★★★ 936 reviews
Old-school record store for new & used imported & domestic vinyl, plus CDs, games & DVDs.
4.5 ★★★★★ 625 reviews
Music store in loftlike digs selling over 500,000 titles of new & used vinyl, CDs & collectibles.
4.7 ★★★★★ 569 reviews
Spiffy storefront stop for rare, new & used LPs & CDs from a wide range of genres, plus DVDs.
4.8 ★★★★★ 555 reviews
Quirky shop for sci-fi, fantasy, horror & other books, plus indie rock, punk & metal records.
These shops buy collections: Reckless Records, Shuga Records, Dusty Groove, Hyde Park Records, Laurie's Planet of Sound, Rattleback Records. Read our selling guide before you go — pull your valuable titles first.
Walked in the door, what did I see? A vinyl treasure trove staring back at me! Disco, hip-hop, and old-school rap, Rock ‘n’ roll legends, every groove intact! Reckless Records, turn it up loud, Crates so deep, they could shake the ground! From disco beats to Zeppelin’s roar, Spin that record, give me more!
Small little shop hidden away in the middle of the big city. There is a nice variety of records to choose from, but not so many CDs, but the handful of cassette tapes really take you back to your youth. If your In the area stop by and say hi, workers are super helpful and respect your space as a shopper.
A cute record store with a large selection of great albums and music merch. I came to trade in some records and pick up a limited signed copy of BRAT they had. The trade in value was fair and I was happy with it.
