Welcome to Rediscover Records!
Rediscover Records is a record store located within a store, Two Doors Down. We are located at 207 E. Chicago St. in Elgin, Illinois. You can read a little more about us, including our business hours, in the "About" section of our website.
We can be reached at: 847 961 8445
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Be sure to click on our "Vinyl" links to the left to find some of the best in new releases as well as gently used LPs. Click on a genre to find a small sample of our vast gently played record collection. Records in each link are alphabetical by album title. There may be variance in price via our website versus in-store. We also have thousands of records priced less than $10, $5, and even choice records in our "dollar bin records".
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The time is now to Rediscover Records. Look to this page for records we are featuring. Here are a few.
Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
Artist: Wu Tang Clan
$18. 99 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Loud Records
Now me - being a white, suburban-class, pimply teenager - would normally write off a large group of hip hopperz, or gangsta thugz, as being pretty unintelligent and... Well... Stupid (C'mon! I wear thick-framed glasses, khakis, and listen to Wilco!) Then a person like Robert Diggs (aka RZA) comes around and blows every notion I had ever had about Hip Hop out of the water. This guy - pretty much known as a thug from brooklyn - wrote, arranged, produced, mixed, and arranged nearly this whole masterpiece of a record. The story behind the title itself is pretty amazing (Wikipedia it, if haven't heard). This record changed the way I listen to music, and taught me a lot about that whole 'never judge a record by its sleeve' thing... Well... Everything except Barbra Streisand... -John Perrin, Elgin, IL
Ska Authentic Vol. 2
Artist: The Skatalites
$17. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label:
From the back jacket liner notes, "The Ska-talites consist of musicians who are the best individually, and have combined to produce a song that is the greatest." That's it, end this write-up of this record right now. That is really all you need to know about Jamaica's legendary Ska-talites! This record features Tear Up, Rain or Shine and Tell Me. Lee Perry, The Gaylads, Delroy Wilson! The influence of this band knows no bounds.
Kung Fu Meets the Dragon
Artist: Lee Perry
$16. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Justice League
Arguably one of the greatest reggae records of all time and is a Top 10 seller all-time in Jamaica. Lee Perry Meets the Dragon! The cover is almost worth the price of admission alone. Includes "Heart of the Dragon", "Hold Them Kung Fu", "Black Belt", "Iron Fist", and the great lead track, "Enter the Dragon". Produced by Lee Perry. Here are the list of musicians appearing on this record:
BACKED BY: The Upsetters
BASS: Boris Gardiner
DRUMS: Boo Richards, Benbow
LEAD GUITAR: Chinna
HORNS: Bobby Ellis, Dirty Harry
PIANO: E. Sterling
PERCUSSION: Lee Perry, Skully
MELODICA: Augustus Pablo
Legend
Artist: Bob Marley
$21. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Island (Reissue)
You've heard the songs, you have the CD, you probably had a poster of Marley on your college dorm room wall. However, did you have this on vinyl? Here it is, all the songs, all the passion, right on one glorious slab of vinyl. Includes; "No Woman, No Cry", "Jamming'", "Exodus", Redemption Song", "I Shot the Sheriff" Find the best reissues at Rediscover Records. Act fast, this won't stay in the shop very long. Often times, we have just one or two copies of each record available at a time. (Sshh, trade secret!)
Utopian Parkway
Artist: Fountains of Wayne
$24. 98| Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Yep Roc Records
We don't know what records you have in your best of the 90's list, but in our world, Fountains of Wayne's "Utopian Parkway" is a strong contender for our best of the 90's list. Includes "Red Dragon Tattoo", "Utopian Parkway", "Valley of Malls", "Troubled Times", "Laser Show", "Lost in Space", to name a few of these stellar tracks. Originally released in 1999 and this Yep Roc release is the first time this classic has appeared on vinyl.
Rough Travel For A Rare Thing
Artist: Bill Callahan
$21. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Sea Note Records
A live release from the leader of the band Smog, Bill Callahan. Originally released in 2010, this Sea Note (label out of Chicago) release includes "Held", "Bowery", "In the Pines", "The Well", "Diamond Dancer" and others. Use our secure "Buy Now" buttons that take your directly to your own PayPal account to purchase this. Find this LP in our new vinyl bins if you are shopping in the Brick & Mortar version of Rediscover Records.
For Emma, Long Ago
Artist: Bon Iver
$16. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Jagjaguwar
This stark record was recorded in a cabin in Wisconsin. One of the better records of 2008. Written after the break up of a long relationship some may regard this as one of the great break up records of all time, right up there with Blood On the Tracks, Tunnel of Love, or Sea Change. Buy it on vinyl, you won't regret it. We ship in a sturdy records only box.
Track listing is as follows:
1. "Flume"
2. "Lump Sum"
3. "Skinny Love"
4. "The Wolves (Act I and II)"
5. "Blindsided"
6. "Creature Fear"
7. "Team"
8. "For Emma"
9. "re: Stacks"
I See A Darkness
Artist: Bonnie "Prince" Billy
$19. 98| Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Palace Records
This 1999 release is, arguably, one of Will Oldham's best releases. It's best to listen in a dark room with the only other sounds, perhaps, a creaky floor and a ticking clock. Vinyl sounds better and this record is no exception. If you are unfamiliar with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, this record is an incredible place to start. There's a darkness on the edge of town and it lurks within this record.
Beast In Its Tracks
Artist: Josh Ritter
$21. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Yep Roc
"In the daylight you can almost believe you're through the worst of it, but come sundown there's that old beast at your heals again. Some nights, the songs I was working on helped me stay ahead of it. Other nights the heartbreak got me." -Josh Ritter (From the sticker on the jacket sleeve). The 2013 from extraordinary singer and songwriter Josh Ritter. Includes future Ritter classics like "Third Arm", "Evil Eye", "Hopeful", "In Your Arms Awhile" and "Joy to You Baby". Includes a CD of the entire record. Ritter is one of the premier song writers of this day, but can pull off a mean cover song as well. For further proof, look up his cover of Bruce Springsteen's "The River". As if this wasn't enough, this record is on the always cool Yep Roc label.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Artist: Neutral Milk Hotel
$16. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Merge
One of the more acclaimed and beloved records of the 1990's, it's Neutral Milk Hotel's second studio album "Aeroplane". Released in 1998, this is a landmark conceptual album of lo-fi brilliance. Includes the title track, "Holland 1945", "Oh, Comely", & "The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3". This record has influenced many bands including Arcade Fire, Brand New, and countless others. This record continues to garner new fans and sells well as it was the 6th best selling vinyl in 2008. You probably have it on CD, on your hard drive, don't you think it's time to have it on vinyl?
Stories Don't End
Artist: Dawes
$19. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Hub Records
One of Rediscover Records highlighted 2013 releases, the much anticipated release from Dawes. This L.A. combo creates some of the best Americana/roots rock around. Tracks included on "Stories Don't End" include "Just Beneath the Surface", "Someone Will", "Side Effects", Hey Lover", "Bear Witness", "Just My Luck", and the big hit "From A Window Seat". Look for Dawes on a summer tour near you as they are a fantastic live act. This record comes with a complete Digital Download. The original release date was April 9th, 2013.
Bears for Lunch
Artist: Guided By Voices
$18. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: XL/Columbia
The 2012 release from Guided By Voices. Actually, it's one of 3 releases from GBV in 2012. Contains 19 songs (would you expect any amount of songs less than 19 songs from GBV?) that include "King Arthur the Red", "White Flag", "The Corners Are Glowing", "Smoggy Boy" and "Waking Up the Stars", to name but a few. We have guest reviewers on a few of our album write-ups. Would you like to write one? Pick out a record on our site, send us an email, we'll review it (probably publish it) and credit it to you and your town. Thanks for your interest in all things Rediscover Records.