Welcome to Rediscover Records!
Rediscover Records is a record store in Elgin, Illinois. We are located at 9 S. Spring Street in historic downtown Elgin. We specialize in the best in New Releases as well as the best in gently pre-played records. We have thousands of records 33-1/3rpm, 45rpms, and 78rpm records. We can be reached at 847-961-8445.
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If your attending the WXRT T-Shirt giveaway here Friday November 16th at 3pm, XRT promo staff will handle all the details regarding passing out numbers and the shirt giveaways, here is some info on downtown Elgin parking. Parking is FREE in downtown Elgin. There is plenty of street parking and while most spaces are timed at 2 hours, it is not watched *that* closely. Honest! There are two parking decks close-by. One is on Spring St and Chicago St (Irving Park Rd in other parts of the land) and the other is a couple blocks south on Fulton St. There are other restaurants and coffee shops nearby if you'd like to get a drink or a bite to eat. Of course we'll be open if you'd like to buy a record, or 5. We'll have a few sodas, waters, and snacks here as a "thank you" for attending. Thanks for stopping by and a big THANK YOU to WXRT!
HOURS:
Monday: 12pm - 6 pm
Tuesday: 11am - 7 pm
Wednesday: 11am - 7 pm
Thursday: 11am - 7 pm
Friday: 11am - 7 pm
Saturday: 11am - 7pm
Sunday: 12pm - 4pm
We are once again a participating Black Friday Record Store Day shop. We will post our complete of the items we will have in our shop on November 21st. We will open at 8am on Black Friday - November 23rd. Our list will be posted here on our homepage as well as on our Facebook page.
Erin Sauder from the Elgin Courier News stopped by to ask a few questions with their "Down to Business" feature about Rediscover Records. We were only too happy to oblige. Here is the link! Record Store Owner Living A Vinyl Dream
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We gladly accept all major credit and debit cards. Cold hard cash is always nice too.
We try to feature current releases and reissues on our home page. Please know while we try to keep our site updated as much as possible (especially the new releases and reissues) our site is but a snapshot, so to speak, of all the records in our shop. We have thousands of records, from the aforementioned new releases and reissues, to the best in used-preloved vinyl. We also have 45rpm and 78rpm records. Thanks for visiting our site and, as always, thanks for visiting us in person too.
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
$79. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Columbia Records
A 2017 Record Store Day release that we still have in stock. Hot on the heels of Springsteen's breakthrough record of "Born to Run" and appearing on Time and Newsweek magazines in the same week, Springsteen and the E Street Band set out to conquer England for the first time. This 1975 recording is the complete show with Bruce and the E Street Band. It opens with the piano acoustic "Thunder Road" and then romps through several Born to Run cuts like "She's the One" and "Jungleland". It includes an epic version of "Kitty's Back" and a great cover of "Quarter to Three". This may have circulated on bootlegs for years (you may have even paid this much or more for vinyl back in the day, with plain white labels, right?) but this is the remastered and cleaned up version released for the first time on vinyl. It sounds pretty sweet. It originally saw the Light of Day officially in the Born to Run 25th anniversary box set release, but in DVD and digital form. It's a 4 record set with a few liner notes from Bruce himself.
Let It Be
Artist: The Replacements
$22. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Twin Tone (Reissue)
Often hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, yet there are others who may not even call it the best Replacements album. Crazy! Originally released in 1984 on the Twin Tone label, this is where the Replacements began to leave some of their raunchy punk roots behind and began writing some really great songs. We say that as fans of the earlier material too, though. Includes "Answering Machine", "I Will Dare", "Unsatisfied", "Gary's Got A Boner" and even a cover of Kiss "Black Diamond". The photo, one of the more iconic in rock history, was shot on the Stinson's house in Minneapolis. Find this reissue in our New Vinyl rack.
Sea Change
Artist: Beck
$26. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Geffen Records
Nearly immediately upon its release, Beck's "Sea Change" was already hailed as one of the great break-up records of all time, right up there with Blood On the Tracks, Tunnel of Love, and Exile In Guyville. That rank has not diminished one bit over the course of 12+ years. It's also one of the best records of the 00's and one of the best releases continuing on into this century. Finally reissued and affordable. You really need this.
1000 Days
Artist: Wand
$19. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Drag City
One of the more exciting (of many) new releases from Drag City Records, brings us the band Wand. They seemed to have channeled their exuberant, in the moment, live sound and captured it on their recordings. Just think to cast yourself into these songs to an unknown universe of music! Find this in the New Vinyl rack at Rediscover Records or order it here with our secure "Buy Now" buttons, which will take you directly to your own Pay Pal account.
Broken Boy Soldiers
Artist: Raconteurs
$21. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Third Man Records
A great collection of rock and pop songs on the debut by The Raconteurs. "Steady As She Goes", the single, pays a homage to Joe Jackson with the bass line in "Is She Really Going Out With Him" and the rest of the titles are really strong with vocal duties handled by Brendan Benson and Jack White. Also includes "Hands", "Together", "Level" and "Call It A Day". Find other great Third Man Records releases here at Rediscover Records.
Lifer
Artist: Dope Body
$20. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Drag City
Another great releases from 2014 in stock at Rediscover Records! From our friends at the Drag City label, the label that has brought you Smog, Loose Fur, Pavement, Bill Callahan, and Ty Segall, just to name a few, has released the latest from noise rock band Dope Body! Recorded LIVE, this record brings that organic sound from this Baltimore quartet that begs you to inch up that volume! Included on this LP is "Repo Man", "Hired Gun", "Echo", "Day By Day", "Toy", "I'd Say This To You" and others. Dope Body is Zachary Utz on guitar, John Jones on bass, David Jacober on drums, and the vocals are handled by Andrew Laumann. Dope Body was formed in 2008.
Boy Crazy & Single(s)
Artist: Lydia Loveless
$21. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Bloodshot Records
Re-release of an EP from a few years ago titled "Boy Crazy", but it was only available on CD. This time it's on a vinyl LP and Side 2 is a collection of demos, rarities, and B-Sides. Tremendous Lydia songs on Side One like "All I Know", "All the Time" and "The Water". Side Two includes covers of Kesha and Elvis Costello! Find this in the New Vinyl rack at Rediscover Records or order it here with our secure "Buy Now" buttons, which will take you directly to your own Pay Pal account.
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes
Artist: The Ronettes
$23. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Sundazed Records
There's a wing in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame for singers like Ronnie Spector and her band the Ronettes for a reason. She's unbelievable. Despite Phil Spector being, what some say, certifiably crazy, he really was a mad genius. Behind his songwriting (with others) and his Wall of Sound production, these songs were really the template not only for "girl groups" but for rock n roll. Brian Wilson was a huge fan. The Beatles were enamored with girl groups and Wall of Sound groups and it was because of this, they hired Spector to produce their last record, "Let It Be". Included in this devastatingly good selection of tunes is "Walking In the Rain", "Baby, I Love You", "Chapel of Love", and one of the greatest vocal performances of all time, "Be My Baby". Keep listening to the Ronettes and Spector produced songs and you'll hear the influence in many other songs.
Sidelong
Artist: Sarah Shook
$18. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Bloodshot Records
This is straight up Cow Punk, as in, turn the buffet over and go home with the bartender drinkin' music! Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have spun several tales of whiskey-bent heartbreak that takes you back to the classic era of country music. Includes "The Nail", "No Name", "Dwight Yoakam" and others. This release has been picked up by Bloodshot Records and we could not be happier. Look for it on our own year-end "Best of". Includes a digital download.
Led Zeppelin III
Artist: Led Zeppelin
$26. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Atlantic
Yes, it as the spinning wheel on the front jacket. No, it's not broke or off its axis. Yes, it works. There, now that that is out of the way, we bring you the Led Zeppelin III reissue. This LP is quite a departure from their first two records to where it borders on acoustic. Sure there is "Immigrant Song" and "Since I've Been Loving You" but a few other songs, like "Tangerine" and "Gallows Pole" are quite sparse when compared to something like "Heartbreaker". This is the 2014 reissue. It is not the version with extra tracks or liner notes. It's the album as we remember it and with the remastering done by Jimmy Page himself, they really do sound spectacular.
Elephant
Artist: White Stripes
$24. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Third Man Records
The White Stripes, as great as they are, have really become the classic rock staples of tomorrow. We mean that as a compliment and this record hails all kinds of great songs to merit that status. Includes the now stadium favorite "Seven Nation Army", "Black Math", "Ball And Bisquit", "Little Acorns" and "In the Cold Cold Night", not to mention the Burt Bacharach/Hal David Cover "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself". Pressed to two discs of 180 gram vinyl. Find other great Third Man releases here at Rediscover Records!
Divers
Artist: Joanna Newsom
$31. 98 | Buy Now
Condition: New & Sealed
Label: Drag City
Angelic as well as melodic, we bring you the 2015 release from Joanna Newsom. This release, from Chicago's own Drag City Records is one of the more elaborate LP packages you will find all year. A thick deluxe version of original Newsom songs like "Anecdotes", "Goose Eggs", "Divers", "Same Old Man", "The Things I Say" and others. One of the more anticipated releases of the year, you may have seen Newsom perform on David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, on Portlandia, and in the Paul Thomas Anderson film "Inherent Vice". A grand follow-up to her previous releases, find this in the New Vinyl rack at Rediscover Records or order it here with our secure "Buy Now" buttons, which will take you directly to your own Pay Pal account.