Beverly Records is always trying to take care of our biking vinyl lovers. In fact, our recent post about biking to Record Store Day received more attention than we ever though possible. Jack even thought it was good! The only complaint was; Why did we make the route so short? Well if you don’t have much to do after you …
Do you remember Richard Dotson? If you grew up on the South Side the answer is, “Duh…, Yeah!” but ask anyone else and if their last name isn’t Grobstein they probably have no idea. For those who don’t know, Richard Dotson helped lead the 1983 White Sox to one of the most successful seasons in White Sox history. With his …
Beverly Records has been a fixture in the Morgan Park neighborhood since 1967 and being proud of our neighborhood we encourage you to spend a few hours checking out all of the sites. And the best way to truly experience Morgan Park is on a bike. Even if you do not live close by, Metra and the CTA are bike …
The year is 1908, err.. 1980, and the cold war is at its peak. Beverly Records has been in a fierce battle with Beverly Costumes over parking rights on 116th street. Back in 1980 we settled the score a little differently than how we do these days. Yep, a good ole fashioned bowling tournament at Evergreen Towers. Bowling in 1980 …
Ever wonder what a 48 year old record shop looks like? [panoramic panoid=”Fv3YNd9tP-0N_87evy6UVw” x=”160″ y=”0″ z=”1″ ezoom=”1″ eclick=”1″ escroll=”1″ ecompass=”1″]
The year was 1967, All hell was breaking loose as far as Christine “Mrs. Dee” Dreznes knew. the television news was full of riots, revolution and war. So every day when John “Mr. Dee” Dreznes arrived home from work he heard all about riots, revolution and war at the dinner table. In Mrs. Dee’s defense she had two draftable sons …
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 …
Much has changed, and much hasn’t. Enjoy! Chicago – A Film from the Chicago Board Of Education from Fading Dyes on Vimeo.
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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 …
