★ Welcome to Phil's Record Store Field Guide ★
[UPDATED 2024]
>> Forty Years. Thousands of Crates. One Map.
For nearly forty years I've been buying music — records, cassettes, CDs — from shops big and small, legendary and long-forgotten. This field guide is my way of mapping those places: the current neighborhood favorites, the vanished gems, and the online stores that keep the hunt alive. Part directory, part diary, all crate-digging.
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>> Dusty Groove Records — Chicago, IL
| Status | ● CURRENT / ACTIVE |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL — Wicker Park area |
| Type | Used & New |
| Formats | Vinyl · CDs |
| Genre Focus | Jazz · Soul · Funk · Latin · World |
| Best For | "The holy grail of soul, jazz, funk, and Latin. Some of the best finds of my life came out of these bins." |
| Links | Website | Discogs | Instagram |
CURRENT STORES — DIRECTORY BY CITY
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MY FINDS — RECENT ACQUISITIONS FROM THE FIELD
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| # | Album / Artist | Format | Store | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kind of Blue — Miles Davis | LP | Dusty Groove, Chicago | 2023 |
| 02 | Remain in Light — Talking Heads | LP | Stardust, Baltimore | 2024 |
| 03 | Sandinista! — The Clash | 3×LP | Cheapo Records, Cambridge | 2022 |
| 04 | Bitches Brew — Miles Davis | 2×LP | Princeton Record Exchange | 2023 |
| 05 | My Favorite Things — Coltrane | LP | Normal's Books, Baltimore | 2024 |
RECENTLY ADDED TO THE GUIDE
- [NEW] [Current Store] Princeton Record Exchange — Princeton, NJ
- [Current Store] Third Man Records — Nashville, TN
- [NEW] [Historical] Tower Records — Chicago, IL (CLOSED)
- [Online Store] Discogs — Global
† HISTORICAL STORES — GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN †
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