Record Store Day is synching up with shops in Illinois for its annual celebration Saturday.
The holiday will bring special releases, deals and concerts to a number of record storefronts for its 15th anniversary.
Vinyl copies of David Bowie's “Brilliant Adventure” and The Rolling Stones’ “More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)” will be among the exclusively released titles at indie record stores. The Lumineers’ “Brightside: Bonus Track” also will hit the shelves. A full list of releases can be found here.
Initially, the celebration started out as a way to nationally spotlight independent record stores. Now, the efforts have grown to a grander scale, with stores participating across six continents. In Illinois, a near total of 100 stores will take part in the action.
Here’s a list of participating stores in Chicago:
- Logan Hardware
- Gramaphone Records
- Out of The Past Records
- Cafe Mustache
- The Exchange
- Shuga Records
- Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles
- Bucket O'Blood Books & Records
- Audio Archaeology
- 606 Records
- Beverly Phono Mart
- The Music Experience
- Reckless Records: Broadway
- Chicago Ray Records
- Groovin High, Inc
- Reckless Records: Wicker Park
- Death or Glory
- Records
- Kstarke Records
- Pinwheel Records
- RPM Music Chicago
- Rattleback Records
- Tone Deaf Records
- Wild Prairie
- Dave's Records
- Beverly Records
- Dr Wax
- Reckless Records: Loop
- Record Breakers
- Hyde Park Records
- Joyride Records
- Bob's Blues & Jazz Mart
- Laurie's Planet of Sound
- Dusty Groove
- Favorite Records
Here’s a list of participating stores in the Chicago area:
- Slackers CD's & Games, Glen Carbon
- Shandi's Music, Washington
- Purple Dog Records, Naperville
- Dumb Records, Springfield
- Revolution Vinyl, Galesburg
- Rich's Record Emporium, Collinsville
- Record Wonderland, Roselle
- Retro Rock Records, Roscoe
- Score! Records, Alton
- RiverBend Records, Godfrey
- Plaza Records, Carbondale
- Recycled Records, Inc., Springfield
- Rediscover Records, Elgin
- Cheap Kiss Records, Villa Park
- Capitol Music, Canton
- See You CD & Vinyl, Urbana
- Reef Records LLC, Antioch
- Culture Shock, Rockford
- Younger Than Yesterday, Peoria
- Oak Park Records, Oak Park
- Beyond The Limit, Norridge
- Mile Long Records, Wheaton
- Siren Records McHenry, McHenry
- Ragged Records & Music, Rock Island
- Black Dog Vinyl Cafe, Plainfield
- Slackers CD's & Games, Alton
- Algonquin Records, Des Plaines
- Illiana Music Inc., Lynwood
- Left 'Round Records, Plainfield
- P-Mac Music, Carbondale
- Vintage Vinyl, Evanston
- Main Street Records, Inc, Mount Vernon
- Scratched Vinyl, Barrington
- Audiophil's Records, Joliet
- Windy City Records, Downers Grove
- J&B Music, Joliet
- TechNoir Records, Park Ridge
- Exile on Main St., Champaign
- Waiting Room Records, Normal
- Co-Op Records, Moline
- Vinyl Frontier Records, McHenry
- Kate's Pie Shop Cafe & Records, Rockford
- CD Source, Rockford
- North Street Records, Normal
- Trusty Chords Record Shop, Edwardsville
- Conservatory Vintage and Vinyl, Flossmoor
- Kiss The Sky, Batavia
- The Old School Records, Forest Park
- Co-Op Records Pekin, Pekin
- CYKLOPX, Forest Park
- Music Masters Worldwide, Downers Grove
- Mother Murphy's Rock and Roll Emporium, Normal
- Toad Hall Books and Records, Rockford
- Val's Halla Records, Oak Park
- Record Swap, Urbana
- Error Records, Urbana
- Squeezebox Books, Evanston
- Green Tangerine Records, DeKalb
- America's Groove Record Store, Effingham
- Blue Village Vinyl, Westmont
- Slackers CD's & Games, Fairview Heights
- Rolling Stones Records, Norridge
- Reverberation Vinyl, Bloomington
For more information, contact each store, or visit Record Store Day's website.
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