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Here are our "Best of 2022" staff lists, with great assists from some friends of the store and a playlist of a few of our favorite tracks. If you bought music from us or spent some time in our shops this year, we appreciate your support so much!

See what we have left from the RSD Black Friday releases - there are still some cool titles available!

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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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COLOURED BALLS
Ball Power (reissue, Blue/white Vinyl) 		cover
Just Add Water
Just Add Water hits it out of the park with this reissue of the 1973 album from Australia's COLOURED BALLS. Like THE SAINTS & RADIO BIRDMAN, COLOURED BALLS played hard rock with hints of what was to come with punk rock & some power pop influence. Lead guitarist Lobby Loyde was the group's wild card, with incredible soloing ala Randy Holden with interesting use of effects. Any fan of Aussie proto-punk & early punk absolutely MUST pick this up. INCREDIBLE!!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $25.99
LES RALLIZES DENUDES
Mizutani (reissue) 		cover
Temporal Drift
Temporal Drift's official LES RALLIZES DENUDES reissue series continues with three new releases on the same day. There's been a ton of music released over the years but almost all of it has been unofficial. The band actually only released three proper albums during their 30 year existence. "Mizutani" is an outlier for the band as they're best known for their scorching, blown-out live recordings but this one is a mellow album of outsider folk tunes featuring the band in a stripped-down duo form recorded in 1970.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $33.99
LES RALLIZES DENUDES
'77 Live (2lp Reissue, Clear Vinyl) 		cover
Temporal Drift
Temporal Drift's official LES RALLIZES DENUDES reissue series continues with three new releases on the same day. There's been a ton of music released over the years but almost all of it has been unofficial. The band actually only released three proper albums during their 30 year existence. "'77 Live" was recorded in Tokyo in 1977 & displays their famous blown-out, feedback drenched sound perfectly.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $53.99
LES RALLIZES DENUDES
'67- '69 Studio Et Live (reissue) 		cover
Temporal Drift
Temporal Drift's official LES RALLIZES DENUDES reissue series continues with three new releases on the same day. There's been a ton of music released over the years but almost all of it has been unofficial. The band actually only released three proper albums during their 30 year existence. "'67-'69" documents the early years of the band & these are the most experimental & far-out recordings from these reissues hinting at what was to come with noise music in Japan & other countries around the world in the coming decades.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $33.99
SMILE
Europe: Live Recordings 2022 (12", 6trks)		 cover
XL
This lovely companion EP for "A Light For Attracting Attention" showcases live renditions performed across Europe in 2022, and includes a version of Thom Yorke's 2009 solo track "FeelingPulledApartByHorses". Super duper limited and very RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Loop
New LP $18.99
FELT
Gold Mine Trash (reissue) 		cover
1972 Records
We're big fans of FELT here at Reckless so any reissue is reason to celebrate. This compilation was originally released in 1987 & it documents their released on Cherry Red between 1981-1985. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $27.99
FELT
Bubblegum Perfume (reissue) 		cover
1972 Records
We're big fans of FELT here at Reckless so any reissue is reason to celebrate. This compilation was originally released in 1990 & it documents their extremely prolific 1986-1988 Creation Records era. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $27.99
BEHERIT
Drawing Down The Moon (2023 Reissue) (gatefold W/ Booklet)		 cover
Nuclear War Now
Finally!! Fancy reissue of some of the most evil music ever put to tape, BEHERIT'S 1993 album "Drawing Down the Moon." Everything about this record totally kicks ass. From the opening spoken intro, you know you're in for something serious. The vibe of this record is totally oppressive, dark & heavy so much so that we wonder if the band even realized if they were onto something this great while they were making this classic metal slab. This is essential listening for any fan of black/death metal specifically bands such as VON, SARCOFAGO, CELTIC FROST etc...LEGENDARY!!!!!!!!! This NWN press comes in a heavy, tip-on gatefold with a thick booklet.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $36.99
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Ghost Riders (imp, 2lp) 		cover
Efficient Space
The Australian label Efficient Space gave us the great Sky Girl compilation & now they focus their sites on rare garage & early rock n' roll & post VELVETS shambolic pop. There's some great tunes on here by mostly unknown groups & some quick searching online told us that the original 45s for most of these songs are difficult to find & valuable. Mostly slow, meandering & melancholy songs that would sound good on a night drive or floating out of the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $36.99
YO LA TENGO
This Stupid World (2lp) 		cover
Matador
It's 2023 and at this point YO LA TENGO is as much an institution as the Library of Congress. It wouldn't do them any damage to the legacy to rest on their laurels and put out a laid back, "hey we're still here" sort of record. Yet "This Stupid World" is the band's most vivid and uptempo effort in nearly a decade. The band burns through nine tracks of indie rock with focus and skill, building pleasant rhythms only to deconstruct them in thrilling dissonant glory. As the title may imply, the songs here portray a world-weariness that comes with age, and yet this music ironically offers a glimmer of hope, a human touch that can break thru in that bleakly inhuman world. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $29.99

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