Beverly Morgan Park | What’s for lunch?

One of our favorite things about Record Store Day is the sliders.  jack normally shows up with two 100 packs of White Castles to feed all of the RSD faithful.  But not everyone loves sliders the way we do, so what if you made the journey to Beverly and would like to try something else for breakfast lunch or dinner …

1940’s Chicago

Much has changed, and much hasn’t. Enjoy! Chicago – A Film from the Chicago Board Of Education from Fading Dyes on Vimeo.

What are you doing RSD?

Record Store Day has been a huge success over the past 7 years.  It is hard to imagine that the little flyer and poster we got in the mail back in 2007 was a pre-cursor to this international celebration we all treasure. But even RSD has it’s critics. About two years ago we started to see common dollar records being …

What if Buddy Holly Didn’t Die?

After reading this interesting alternate history where there wasn’t a plane crash and Buddy Holly never died we got to thinking of our own scenarios. Remember when Marty McFly started to disappear because history was altered?  Try to imagine a world where Buddy Holly lived past his 22nd birthday. Would the Beatles have ever become popular? The artists of the British …

How TO Clean Vinyl Records

Your record collection is a member of your family and, for the most part, has been in your life longer than your husband and/or wife(s).  You keep them out of harms way, order them, reorder them, then catalog them. So what is the best way to care for them? Remember that commercial “When EF Hutton speaks, people listen”?  When someone …

An RSD Exclusive!

UPDATED 3/27 We always wanted one of these Charlie Brown record players when they first came out. Didn’t get one, but that was the 80s way. Kids never got what they wanted back then. I specifically remember being 10 years old and walking into the Toys-R-Us and seeing this marvelous creation in front of my eyes with a price tag …

Where The Heck is Beverly? Err… Morgan Park

With Record Store Day 2014 just around the corner, our phone is already ringing off the hook.  The conversation normally goes like this, “Will you have DMB?”  “maybe…” “Cool, how long is the bus trip down Western from Wicker Park?” “Pack a lunch…” We understand Beverly/Morgan Park is a little off the beaten path.  That should not dissuade you from making …

We’re On A Mission From God

Let The #RSD14 Celebrations Begin with supporting the Beverly Arts Center When our neighbor, The Beverly Arts Center asked if we would like to participate in a fundraiser to help them stay in their building, we jumped at the chance to help.  So Beverly Records, along with the help of Da Greens Brothers,  have dedicated  April 13 as BAC Challenge …