While waking up today and doing my usual rounds (trib/reader/slashdot), I came across this story on Peter Margasak's Post No Bills blog. What a rough month for record stores. While I wasn't too sad or surprised by the recent Tower closing, this one hits a little harder.
Hi-Fi now joins the ranks of other lost Chicago record stores like Weekend Records & Soap, Sound Gallery, Second Hand Tunes (there is still one in Evanston, but their Chicago store is no more) and many more that I never got to meet. Is Dave's Records worried? How is it that Dusty Groove is doing so well? Should I be cursing Reckless Records for being so good?
What to do? Say so long to a shop that still carried a lot of used vinyl at reasonable prices. Those prices are even more reasonable now with everything marked down 50%. The final day is this Sunday(11/26), a perfect place to go to avoid those mobs of people on the Mag Mile.
I used to really dig this place when they occupied the two storefronts. (one for records, one for CDs) After they consolidated into one small space, it never was the same.
Posted by: Brad K | 11/20/2006 at 01:03 PM