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Locations & Hours

Lakeview:
929 W Belmont
tel: 773-404-5080
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 8pm

Wicker Park:
1379 N Milwaukee Ave
tel: 773-235-3727
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 8pm

Loop:
26 E Madison
tel: 312-795-0878
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 8pm
Sunday: 10am - 7pm

About Us:

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 1988. (LPs & 7"s). We would love to have you visit us in person.

We are always looking to buy your unwanted CDs, DVDs, and vinyl. Please get in touch if you are interested in selling your collections. We buy at all locations every day up to an hour before closing time.

You can also visit:
The Reckless Blog

We still have a shop in London too! They are located in Soho at:
30 Berwick Street
London W1F 8RH
Reckless Records London

Information

After nearly 30 years on Broadway, the Lakeview store has MOVED around the way to *** 929 W BELMONT *** (just east of the Red Line stop). Come by and see us - same hours as before.

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HERNDON, HOLLY Proto
4AD
"Proto" is Berlin-based composer HOLLY HERNDON's most adventurous release to date. The album's centerpiece is her treating of vocal samples through voice processors, creating a swirling chorus that seems both synthetic & humanistic. The result might be described as "cyborg folk music" - compositionally, it borrows elements of Bela Bartok or Aaron Copland (particularly on the track "Frontier"), but the vocal timbre and cadence has just a hint of artificial sentience. The most notable piece of the vocal ensemble is "Spawn", an AI designed to process audio from the music "she" hears, and to use information to improvise and create vocal lines. "Her" contributions are heard throughout the record, mixing the computer voice to Herndon and her human associates. The product of this odd collaboration is a spontaneous expression that's at once accessible and other-worldly. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $18.99

LOCKS, DAMON & BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE Where Future Unfolds
International Anthem
Chicago's improvisational jazz scene has flourished in the last few years - in large part due to its advocacy on Int'l Anthem, a Chicago-based label responsible for carrying the scene's prominent releases and giving them a wider exposure outside of the city. As improvisation, performance is perhaps THE central element to this music. Artists such as MAKAYA McCRAVEN, JAIMIE BRANCH, and IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS rely on the energy of the stage and the symbiotic relationship between the performer and audience to create their albums. This has never more clear than here, on DAMON LOCKS' project "Where Future Unfolds". Starting as a sound collage with Civil Rights Era speeches and a drum machine, it has expanded to include the BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE of musicians, choir singers and dancers, all in expression of the struggle for racial and class empowerment, all unified by time. Recorded at Garfield Park Conservatory during their debut performance, "Where Future Unfolds" is soul-jazz theater. It's dizzying, free and yet tied seamlessly together by its central theme. CANNOT BE MORE RECOMMENDED!!!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $21.99

EQUIP Cursebreaker Zero Act 1 Cemetery Moonglow
100% Electronica
Never one to do the same thing twice, Equip ushers in a new era of original vaporwave. After I Dreamed of a Palace In The Sky's gauzy new age and last years tribute to 16 bit RPGS OSTs, Synthetic Core 88, comes a new adventure, "CURSEBREAKER X". CURSEBREAKER ZERO is a series of three singles leading up to the album, featuring self-sampling eccojams as vinyl exclusive b-sides. The first "CEMETARY MOONGLOW (in the cold air of the night)" mixes the gothic synthpop stylings of 80's 4AD with the atmosphere of a Castlevania game. Catchy SNES-era leads weave between waves of dreamy chorused out guitar wash amongst a slushy backbeat.
Available at: All Stores
New 45 $15.99

LIVANSKIY, KEDR Your Need (ltd. Yellow Vinyl)
2MR
We're big fans of the Moscow based DJ & electronic musician Kedr Livanskiy & this is her second full length. With help from the Russian producer Flaty, Livanskiy has expanded & cleaned up her sound. Her previous releases were pretty lo-fi & that quality almost defined her sound but it's cool to hear that she can still make interesting songs when everything is crisp & clear. Like her other records, Livanskiy sings in Russian so there's still a little mystery for us. With hints of BJORK's early productions & 2MR label mate & former Chicagoan & friend of the store GEL SET, Kedr Livanskiy is making some of our favorite pop-leaning dance music right now. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Belmont
New LP $18.99

AMESOEURS Ruines Humaines (imp, 12" Reissue) (silver Vinyl, Ltd. Ed.)
Northern Silence
Here it is, the 2006 EP by the French band AMESOEURS, a French band led by Neige who would later go on to form the massively popular black metal/ shoegaze crossover group ALCEST. This EP caused quite a stir when it was originally released & since then it's become an underground classic. Back then, there weren't many bands attempting the delicate balance between black metal & shoegaze or post rock & now there are literally hundreds of bands doing this most notably DEAFHEAVEN. AMESOEURS combined elements of black metal (blast beats, harsh singing) with melodic post-rock bordering on Slumberland-esque indie rock, goth & shoegaze. They released an album a few years later but nothing on that really touches these three amazing songs. The original vinyl release was on 10" & it's now been expanded to a 12" release. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Belmont and Loop
New LP $20.99

APOCALYPSE HOBOKEN Everybody's Been Burned (purple Vinyl) (reckless Exclusive Color, Ltd 100)
Underground Communiq
RECKLESS-EXCLUSIVE PURPLE VINYL EDITION of this brand new collection of APOCALYPSE HOBOKEN songs from demos, splits, comps, etc which have all been remastered & sound amazing. APOCALYPSE HOBOKEN were/are (they've played shows here & there since they broke up in 1999 after the release of "Microstars") one of the most powerful & unique punk rock bands to ever emerge from Chicago. You know it's HOBOKEN as soon as you hear 'em with their angular & aggressive style capped by TODD POT's great lyrics & delivery. Truly one-of-a-kind & limited to 100 copies on PURPLE VINYL. * FYI there is a naked man on the back cover.*
Available at: All Stores
New LP $14.99

THIS HEAT Repeat / Metal (remastered) (reckless Color Vinyl Exclusive)
Modern Classics
The Modern Classics label (via Light in the Attic) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first ever gig by the legendary experimental rock group of London known as THIS HEAT with three new reissues."Repeat/ Metal" was recorded in 1979-80 & was intended as their third proper album but it wasn't officially released until 1993. These are the most experimental recordings by the group with two side long tracks of tape loops & studio experiments that still sound incredibly modern & unique 40 years later. We are honored to present our own limited Reckless Records vinyl color of 100 copies of each of these essential remasters. This pressing is only available in our physical shops & web store & was also for sale at the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival. RECOMMENDED OF COURSE.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $23.99

THIS HEAT Live 80- 81 (reckless Color Vinyl Exclusive)
Modern Classics
The Modern Classics label (via Light in the Attic) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first ever gig by the legendary experimental rock group of London known as THIS HEAT with three new reissues. "Live 80-81" was compiled by guitarist Charles Bullen & drummer Charles Hayward & features lo-fi cassette recordings from various shows across Europe recorded in 1980 & 1981. As you can imagine with early 80's boombox recordings, the sound can be rough at times but the performances are incredible & prove that they were a formidable live band at their peak. We are honored to present our own limited Reckless Records vinyl color of 100 copies of each of these essential reissues. This pressing is only available in our physical shops & web store & was also for sale at the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival. RECOMMENDED OF COURSE.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $23.99

THIS HEAT Made Available (remastered) (reckless Color Vinyl Exclusive)
Modern Classics
The Modern Classics label (via Light in the Attic) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first ever gig by the legendary experimental rock group of London known as THIS HEAT with three new reissues. These Peel Sessions were recorded for the legendary DJ's BBC Radio 1 show & were the first proper recordings that people ever heard by the group. Songs from their first two albums are featured here along with some tape experiments unique to this release. These recordings were first officially released in the late 90's & this is the first re-release on vinyl since then featuring newly remastered sound. We are honored to present our own limited Reckless Records vinyl color of 100 copies of each of these essential remasters. This pressing is only available in our physical shops & web store & was also for sale at the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival. RECOMMENDED OF COURSE.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $23.99

SPIRITUALIZED And Nothing Hurt
Fat Possum
On the last few SPIRITUALIZED albums, Jason Pierce has seemed almost weary of life. His view isn't negative though, more dazed or shocked by the ups & downs of just being alive. Those familiar with the recent albums "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" & "Songs in A&E" will recognize Pierce's affinity for gospel & 60's rock & roll with a noticeably simplistic almost nursery rhyme approach. Most of the tracking was done "long distance" with very few tracks made with the players in the same room. You'd never know it from listening though. SPIRITUALIZED is one of our favorite bands at the shops & this is another classic to add to the collection. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $17.99

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