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Reckless Records is a group of three record stores in Chicago IL. We carry new & used CDs, DVDs games and loads of Vinyl. Originally started in London, our first Chicago location opened in 1989. (LPs & 7"s). We would love to have you visit us in person.

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SAULT
Sault 5 (imp) 5'		 cover
Forever Living Origi
FINALLY! We've been trying to stock these records for MONTHS & they're finally here! SAULT is a mysterious group from the UK though through some digging there are theories that artists like producer Inflo, singer Cleo Sol & possibly even Chicago's Kid Sister are involved. This music is a mix of funk, minimalist post-punk similar to ESG, a similar post-modernism to another Reckless favorite GOAT, CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit's motorik beats & more. This checks so many boxes for us & we're very stoked to have these! RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $34.99
SAULT
Sault 7 (imp) 7'		 cover
Forever Living Origi
FINALLY! We've been trying to stock these records for MONTHS & they're finally here! SAULT is a mysterious group from the UK though through some digging there are theories that artists like producer Inflo, singer Cleo Sol & possibly even Chicago's Kid Sister are involved. This music is a mix of funk, minimalist post-punk similar to ESG, a similar post-modernism to another Reckless favorite GOAT, CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit's motorik beats & more. This checks so many boxes for us & we're very stoked to have these! RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $34.99
NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
Descension (out Of Our Constrictions) :w/ Evan Parker		 cover
Eremite
Long-form live improvisation from Joshua Abrams' ensemble Natural Information Society. Incorporating the free spirit of Evan Parker's saxophone for the second time around. The compositions were created with Parker in mind and the group make a vast range of musical references. Minimal, driving, explosive even at times. Another great work from Chicago's underground jazz explorers. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $38.99
DISAPPEARS/ STEVE SHELLEY/ WHITE/LIGHT
Disappears + Steve Shelley + White/light (2lp, 45rpm)		 cover
Vampire Blues
Limited edition 2LP/45RPM release of these epic collab jams from 2009 featuring the first line-up of DISAPPEARS, SONIC YOUTH drummer Steve Shelley & SONIC YOUTH sound man Jeremy Lemos' WHITE/LIGHT band that also featured PINEBENDER guitarist Matt Clark. This is very much like DISAPPEARS but more "out" with heavy grooves. Comes in a bootleg style sleeve. We're the only store in town that has these so get em here! RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $29.99
MADLIB
Sound Ancestors Arranged By Kieran Hebden		 cover
Madlib
"Sound Ancestors" has been out in the world streaming for a few months now & we're very excited to be able to finally stock these in the racks. This isn't the first collaboration between MADLIB & Kieran Hebden aka FOUR TET but it's certainly the most fully realized one. Hebden acts more as an arranger or editor for MADLIB's beats & samples. The album has a great flow & bounces from psych-rock breaks to soulful vocal passages, a decent variety of guitar samples, some jazzy excursions all combined with MADLIB's insane knack for digging out the coolest beats. Hebden's thoughtful arranging gives everything enough room to breathe & it really grows on you with repeat listens. AN INSTANT CLASSIC!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $25.99
GENEVA JACUZZI
Lamaze 		cover
Mexican Summer
Geneva Jacuzzi is a L.A. based musician & performance artist & "Lamaze" is a collection of recordings from the early/mid 2000s reissued again by Mexican Summer. Hints of 80s dance, new wave & early hip-hop production with great analogue sounds that will appeal to fans of minimal wave, vaporwave, Italo disco & artists like Saada Bonaire, Patrick Cowley, Nina Hagen etc...RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $18.99
YOUNG, NEIL & CRAZY HORSE
Way Down In The Rust Bucket (4lp Box Set)		 cover
Reprise
2021 is set to be possibly the biggest year yet for Neil's archive releases. We know of at least 3 that are coming & there are likely more. This 4LP set features the earliest live recordings of the "Ragged Glory" tunes in front of an intimate crowd in 1990. The recordings are raw & excellent sounding. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave and Loop
New LP $69.99
WILLIAMS, YASMIN
Urban Driftwood 		cover
Spinster
Yasmin Williams is a 24 year old guitarist from Virginia. She uses a unique playing style with the acoustic guitar horizontal on her lap, tapping the fret board with her left hand & either plucking the strings with her right hand or sometimes a kalimba. Drawing inspiration from everything from Hendrix, the music of West African griots, NIRVANA & legendary black guitarists such as Elizabeth Cotten & Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Williams' playing sounds more like 80s & early 90s Windham Hill legend Michael Hedges than a lot of people might want to admit & there are even melodic similarities to some complex emo guitarists such as JOAN OF ARC/GHOSTS & VODKA phenom Victor Villareal. We're not sure why but this record couldn't come at a better time while we're snowed in with frigid temps in a pandemic in early 2021. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $22.99
TRIBULATION
Where The Gloom Becomes Sound (bone White/black Melt Vinyl)		 cover
Metal Blade
The great Swedish goth metallers TRIBULATION are back with their 5th album & shockingly, the final album with main songwriter Jonathan Hulten who amicably left the group after finishing the record. Similar to their last few albums, this one owes as much to goth & death rock as it does to their early metal sound. Great songs & dark vibes that will appeal to their fans, stuff like SISTERS OF MERCY, CHRISTIAN DEATH & the classic Swedish sound. RECOMMENDED
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $26.99
BODY
I've Seen All I Need To See 		cover
Thrill Jockey
Big time return for this Portland duo. THE BODY departs a bit from the power electronics of their more recent albums, zeroing in on a live presence based around Lee Buford's pummeling drums and Chip King's thunderingly resonant guitar sheets of noise. Amazingly, this is one of the heaviest records in their catalogue; but more importantly that heaviness provides space to explore subtleties in the vicious crackling distortion. An absolute mind-melter! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $20.99
HERON
Heron (imp, Reissue) 		cover
Trading Places
HERON was a group of British hippies that signed a deal with Dawn Records (COMUS, TRADER HORNE etc...) in the late 60's & went into the studio to record a single. The group hated the session so they opted to record their album in nature's studio, a grassy field. Their debut might seem a little corny in concept but it's a beautiful album full of simple songs with incredible harmonies. Imagine SIMON & GARFUNKEL if they weren't so square (no diss on S&G we luv em!) or PENTANGLE if they were more into the flower power thing. This is an amazing collection that will appeal to any fan of 60's British folk or fans of Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, etc...AMAZING stuff.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $19.99
FLAMING TUNES
Flaming Tunes (reissue) 		cover
Superior Viaduct
Gareth Williams was a member of the highly influential THIS HEAT & sadly he died on Christmas Eve in 2001. The great Blackest Ever Black (RIP) reissued this on vinyl in the aughts & it was a big staff favorite & now Superior Viaduct has delivered their version with original tape cover art. The songs are a mix of ENO-esque experimental pop, lo-fi recordings that would fit in nicely on the New Zealand Xpressway label, Eastern influenced melodies & a playfulness that may remind you of Robert Wyatt's 80's albums, Kevin Ayers & Syd Barrett. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $22.99
HUM
Inlet 		cover
Earth Analog
In the middle of the pandemic in 2020 we got a nice surprise when HUM dropped their first album in 22 years without any warning. After numerous delays the physical versions are finally here. The band hasn't changed their sound much, maybe just updated it a little more with modern effects pedals & synths. This is a strong album with memorable riffs & vocals melodies. This one maybe feels a little more shoegaze but it's still got some muscle to it. Fans of their original albums & stuff like SHINER, early SMASHING PUMPKINS, CHAVEZ, TORCHE, SWERVEDRIVER etc... will love this. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $33.99
PYLON
Gyrate (reissue) 		cover
New West
FINALLY. PYLON formed in Athens, GA in the late 70s. In pretty much any other place, PYLON would have been the best band there, but early 80s Athens also was the home of R.E.M & B-52s. PYLON had their share of success though releasing a handful of classic underground singles & albums & even opening for U2 on a tour. Reissues have been rumored for years but now thanks to New West they're finally here. The band's sound was tough & in your face, like GANG OF FOUR with all of the bass tone taken out or the most aggressive parts of BLONDIE amped up 100%. Their singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay has one of those amazing voices in post punk & new wave, bouncing between poetic speaking & totally crazed throat-tearing screams. We are so excited to be able to carry these records by this band truly deserving of their cult status. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLE.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $21.99
STEVENS, SUFJAN
Ascension (2lp, Clear Vinyl) 		cover
Asthmatic Kitty
Recently Sufjan Stevens moved from NYC To the Catskills & while his trusty acoustic instruments were in storage he wrote & recorded the music that would become The Ascension with synthesizers & a drum machine. Though electronic, these are still Sufjan Stevens songs & the album is a dense 2 hours of danceable electronic pop, lush synth ballads & even some experimental/drone leaning moments.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $24.99
CALLAHAN, BILL
Gold Record 		cover
Drag City
Just a little over a year after 2019's excellent "Shepard in a Sheepskin Vest", Bill Callahan is back with the aptly titled "Gold Record". This time around Bill brings in even more colorful instrumentation & an expanded musical vocabulary- with mariachi trumpets & guitars, even cowboy whistles shifting in & out of focus to a near psychedelic effect. Every song has a story to tell, with Callahan's free-wheelin' & wry vocals reminding us of the great storytellers like TERRY ALLEN & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON. The record also contains some 'gold' Callahan lyrics, including "it's almost beer-thirty", "...with eyes like honey-drunk bees", & of course the introductory line, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash". As always, on Drag City & recommended!
Available at: Belmont and Loop
New CD $13.99
ROLLING STONES
Goats Head Soup (2lp, 2020 Remaster) (deluxe Edition W/ Bonus Tracks)		 cover
Interscope
2020 remix & half-speed master of of possibly the most under appreciated 'Stones albums, "Goats Head Soup" from 1973. Mick, Keef & the boys were always thought of as bad boys, especially compared to their rivals THE BEATLES, but we know now a lot of that was myth. But on this album the weariness of fame and the road, drug use, the fall-out of Altamont etc... seems to have creeped in & permeated these songs. There aren't a lot of outtakes for their albums usually but this one has a decent amount including a mostly unknown track with Jimmy Page called "Scarlet" which is just bonkers if you think about it. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Belmont
New LP $34.99
NAUCKE, BRETT
Ems Hallucinations 		cover
American Dreams
The always reliable Chicago based experimental musician Brett Naucke recorded these pieces at his residency at the famed Stockholm Elektromusikstudion in 2019. Recorded on the legendary Buchla 200 series Analog synthesizer, Naucke has done a fantastic job of creating a heavy, electronic space for us to lose ourselves in during pandemic times.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $17.99
OLSEN, ANGEL
Whole New Mess (clear Smoke Translucent)		 cover
Jagjaguwar
Though this might seem like a pandemic record, This record of stripped down versions of the "All Mirrors" songs was originally recorded at Phil Everum's (MICROPHONES/MT. EERIE) Unknown studio in Washington back in 2018. These versions were originally intended to be released side by side with "All Mirrors" but it sort of makes sense now that she decided to hold them back. Recently the Chicago ex-pat has discussed in interviews that she's backing away from some of the more visible aspects of being a "rock star" so a return to her more minimal songwriting style makes sense. We're just happy that she decided to release these amazing versions. RECOMMENDED OF COURSE!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $19.99
L- SEVEN
L- Seven L-seven		 cover
Third Man
Third Man has delivered an excellent LP of previously unreleased material by the early 80s Detroit post-punk band L-SEVEN, not to be confused with the well known 90s group L7. Led by vocalist Larissa Stolarchuk who would later play guitar with LAUGHING HYENAS as Larissa Strickland, L-SEVEN made rhythmic & angular post-punk that had touches of SLITS & ESSENTIAL LOGIC funkiness to it but a darker tone ala PYLON. They only released one 7" at the time & it was the first release on the TOUCH & GO offshoot label Special Forces. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $15.99
POLIZZE, MIKE
Long Lost Solace Find (transparent Blue Vinyl, Ltd.)		 cover
Paradise of Bachelor
"Long Lost Solace Find" is the debut solo album by Mike Polizze of PURLING HISS & BIRDS OF MAYA. With help from buds like Kurt Vile & WAR ON DRUGS engineer Jeff Zeigler, Polizze has now made his own classic Philly record. There's no way you can listen to a song like "Cheewawa" & not hum the melody to yourself for the rest of the day. Mellow acoustic rock that will appeal to KV, WAR ON DRUGS, Steve Gunn, AFGHAN WHIGS, & THE CHURCH will dig this. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Loop
New LP $19.99
OHMME
Fantasize Your Ghost (color Vinyl) 		cover
Joyful Noise
The massively talented Chicago duo OHMME are back with their third album. Sima Cunningham & Macie Stewart are both fantastic guitarists, multi-instrumentalists & their vocal harmonies are truly impressive. Crisp & complex songs that almost veer into math rock territory at times. Fans of ST. VINCET, THE ROCHES, TALKING HEADS, FIERY FURNACES etc... will love this. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Loop
New LP $20.99
ELDER
Omens (2lp, Color Vinyl) 		cover
Armageddon Label
The band of U.S. ex pats now based in Berlin known as ELDER return with their 5th album. Melodic & progressive, metallic hard rock with some tasteful synth programming & soaring vocals. Fans of early MASTODON, TORCHE, BARONESS etc... will eat this up. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Belmont
New LP $34.99
COUNT OSSIE & THE MYSTIC REVELATION...
Grounation (3lp, Reissue) Of Rastafari		 cover
Dub Store
ESSENTIAL reissue of this classic Rastafarian record by the Jamaican drummer Count Ossie. Rastafarians were considered outcasts in Jamaica in the 50s when Ossie was getting his start but they gradually became accepted in the music scene. In 1973 Count Ossie released this incredible album of music dedicated to the Africans that were brought to Jamaica as slaves. Heavy & repetitive percussion & a almost improvisational jazz feel, this album will appeal to fans of 70s spiritual jazz like Eddie Gale, Chicago's own Philip Cohran & even the early Moondog records at times. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Loop
New LP $39.99
ARCA
Kick I 		cover
XL
ARCA is making a pretty serious statement with her 4th album "KiCk i." We loved the 2017 album & this time she brings in some big guns including Bjork, Rosalia & Sophie. The Venezuelan artist has made her most "mainstream" album yet, though if you know her other music you'll know that it's not going to a traditional "pop" album. Bombastic beats, quick edits & an overall pretty claustrophobic vibe, this is futurist music for troubled times. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $23.99

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