Words: Erin Pophal / Photography: Simon Brubaker for our Definitive guide to Chicago’s best record shops Rare and recommended titles are marked as such, and time seems to fly when digging through the vast and fairly priced stock. Each new record has a stickered staff review worthy of your attention, and labels from far and wide are more than adequately represented. In store shows have included the likes of Circuit Des Yeux’s Hayley Fohr, Jack White, and Wild Belle. With a massive selection on Milwaukee Avenue, their curated wall of staff picks is a lesson in music appreciation that never ends.Īs an institution Reckless has been a strong presence in the Chicago music scene for the past two decades. Originally a London standalone, Reckless expanded to Chicago’s iconic Wicker Park neighborhood in 1988. What’s the story? The Mecca of Chicago record stores. Phone: 77.Location: 1379 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622 About half of the merchandise is 50 percent off, and there's furniture for sale in the basement, too.ĭollar Buster, 1379 N. Signs in the window of Dollar Buster promote a "Wall-to-Wall Sell Off" and "Everything must go."ĭollar Buster sells kitchen, bath and party supplies, as well as items for baby showers and birthdays. Milwaukee Ave., is advertising a going-out-of-business sale and plans to close "in mid-March or sooner," a worker said. Meanwhile, Dollar Buster, a general merchandise store currently at 1379 N. Including its basement, the building offers 15,000 square feet of retail space over three levels, and Reckless Records is not planning to divide it, Taylor confirmed. Their current space is much smaller," Kishtow said. "We are happy that staying in the neighborhood. Reckless Records opened in Wicker Park in 1994. "Landlords closer to the North/Milwaukee intersection are now looking to rent to the larger chains, which means that the area will become less interesting and as you go further south it will become more interesting," Taylor said. Last February, Joseph Dushey from New York City-based Jenel Management added several Wicker Park buildings to his portfolio, including the building where Wicker Park's Reckless Records resides. Smith said there is at least one year remaining on Reckless Records' current lease. Taylor also could not elaborate on the precise plans but said, "One thing I'm sure of: It will be the most amazing record store in Chicago!" Though the plan is to relocate the store down the block, Smith said it's "still up in the air on timeline and how soon we will give up this space." Mark Kishtow, senior vice president of Jameson Real Estate, which sold the building to Taylor, said Reckless Records was planning to use the vintage ads, including a marquee sign which they "loved from day one."įounded in 1982, the independently owned record store chain has operated in Chicago since 1988 and has shops in Wicker Park, Lakeview and Downtown.īryan Smith, general manager of Reckless Records' Chicago stores, said "we're excited." An ad from 1971 advertises an Electrophonic "nine-piece total music system with 8-track stereo" for sale at Aronson for $169.95. "They'll be easier to organize with the extra space," Taylor said of the in-store performances.įaded signs advertising name brands like Hitachi and Electrophonic have remained on the building's facade. Taylor said the the size of the building and location were the main attractions for the shop, which will initially just be for selling LPs, CDs and DVDs, though there will be plenty of in-store performances. Milwaukee Ave., the building, constructed in 1913, was previously home to Aronson Furniture, which sold appliances and home stereo systems. About two blocks south of Reckless Records' existing storefront at 1532 N.
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