Reviews for The Old School Records
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Monday: ClosedTuesday: 11AM - 7PM
Wednesday: 11AM - 7PM
Thursday: 11AM - 7PM
Friday: 11AM - 7PM
Saturday: 11AM - 6PM
Sunday: 12 - 5PM
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in-store shopping accepts credit cards street parking, private lot parking dogs allowed wheelchair accessible bike parking plastic-free packaging
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Google: 4.5/5 Facebook: 4.4/5 BBB: A+The Old School Records
413 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park
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With me not being the typical record store customer, this place had a great selection of dance records to fulfill my taste. Peter was very helpful and I learned a couple history lessons while talking with him.
Legit Record store packed from floor to ceiling with used records, cassette tapes, VHS, DVDS, & cds. They have a hefty bargain bin. If you're looking for lots of stock of new stuff this might not be your spot but if you want fairly priced used records then this is a great spot. I have found a lot of hidden gems in here over the years at both locations. In the past I've gotten nice vinyl copies of hard rock bands like Captain Beyond and Lucifers Friend for NOT discogs/online prices. Last week I got a sealed Weird Al cassette for just a few dollars and this album is not available on vinyl so it makes it extra fun. They are not trying to be cool or capitalize on vinyl - they just like and sell lots of music and media. Go support - Go dig!
Had Kanye. I been searching for a vinyl store that had Kanye vinyl, search my local Walmart and Target almost everyday for atleast one Kanye vinyl, they had none. I didn’t want to get them online. Then I been searching for my nearest vinyl stores even ask employees if they had any and no, none. I wanted to win and not buy them online so I did a little google search “Kanye vinyl near me” and saw this store had Kanye vinyl in stocked, only problem was it was far from where I am. I still got there last minute before closing and there it was, a Kanye vinyl section. They had Late Registration, 808 & Heartbreak, and The College Dropout. I ended up leaving with The College...read full review