Best Local: Record Stores

Browse any of these Chicago and suburban locations for some great music finds!

Music lovers rejoice! Chicago is home to an array of great record stores, with selections ranging from today’s hits to the classics. Stop by any of these Chicago and suburban stores to keep your vinyl collection growing!

A person wearing a plaid shirt flips through vinyl records in a record store, browsing shelves filled with albums.

Stop by a Chicago favorite, Reckless Records! Since opening in 1989, the record haven has expanded to three locations throughout Chicago, selling a variety of records, CDs, DVDs, and video games. The store also offers a small description, along with a store member’s grade, on each record. Sell your old records and get some new all at the same location! The East Madison location is only a 7 minute walk from 73 East Lake or a 10 minute walk from 215 West Apartments!

A woman wearing orange headphones browses CDs in a music store, holding a CD case and looking at it closely. She is smiling slightly and dressed in a tan jacket and white shirt. The store shelves are filled with CDs.

It’s all vinyl, all the time at Dave’s Records! Totally devoted to vinyl, Dave’s contains records of all speeds, formats, and style. If it’s on vinyl, it’s at Dave’s! With over 25 years of experience and over 40,000 titles stocked, Dave’s is a record junkie’s haven. Only a 15 minute walk from The Belden Stratford!

 

Plastic bins filled with rows of vinyl records, each separated by labeled dividers such as “KRAUTROCK” and “UK 60’S/70’S ROCK,” displayed in a brightly lit record store.

Like that old time rock ‘n’ roll? Visit Record Breakers, located above Reggie’s Rock Club! The store carries an array of rock options such as classic rock, hardcore, ska, and punk. Only a 7 minute walk from Vue20!

Two people browse through vinyl records in a brightly lit record store, surrounded by colorful album covers and posters on the walls.

Enjoy good music, even in the suburbs, and visit Kiss the Sky! A music store and laidback music venue, Kiss the Sky offers the feeling of a “listening room” to get up close with the music. Visit one of their Saturday Morning Café sessions, live music every Saturday morning. Afterwards stay and browse their selection of vinyl and CDs. Only a 12 minute drive from AMLI at St. Charles!