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We are currently observing social distancing and our doors are closed to the public for the foreseeable future. We will be maintaining minimal operations and doing as much as we can to continue web sales and ship orders.
If you are local we can also offer contactless curbside pick up at our Belmont & Wicker Park locations between 10-6 daily.

The inventory for the Belmont and Milwaukee Ave stores are available for purchase here, and we will be adding fresh new arrivals and new releases as best we can. Please let us know if you are interested in something you don't see here and we will try and get it for you. Gift certificates are also available if you would like to support us now and shop later.

We will continue to do everything in our power to keep you supplied with music and movies while also doing our part to help flatten the curve!
Thank you so very much for your continued support. We love what we do and very much look forward to the day when we can open our doors again.

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Locations & Hours

Lakeview:
929 W Belmont
tel: 773-404-5080
Monday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Wicker Park:
1379 N Milwaukee Ave
tel: 773-235-3727
Monday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Loop:
26 E Madison
tel: 312-795-0878
Monday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm

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 1989. (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.

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We still have a shop in London too! They are located in Soho at:
30 Berwick Street
London W1F 8RH
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JAMIE XX
Idontknow 12" (pre-order) I Don't Know		 cover
Beggars Banquet
IDONTKNOW is the first new material from Jamie XX since the 2015 album. This 12 is limited to 1000 copies.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $11.99
CONTAINER
Scramblers 		cover
Alter
Ren Schofield returns as CONTAINER with this excellent collection of blown-out, lo-fi techno/electro noise. Using a minimal set-up of a 909, a 4-track & some pedals, CONTAINER has a truly unique & bonkers sound. There's an incredible amount of depth & warmth to the sounds that could only be captured by a 4-track. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $24.99
COLTRANE, ALICE
Live At The Carnegie Hall Africa (45rpm)		 cover
Alternative Fox
In February 1971 Alice Coltrane performed at Carnegie Hall in New York with a large group of legends including Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Garrison, Ed Blackwell & more, not to mention Alice herself. This 45RPM record features an 8 minute + performance of the classic John Coltrane piece "Africa." It's a fierce performance led by heavy drumming.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $18.99
ORANSSI PAZUZU
Mestarin Kynsi (color Vinyl) 		cover
Nuclear Blast
The excellent Finnish progressive/psychedelic metal band ORANSSI PAZUZU return with a new album that should provide a distraction during these troubling times. The band's previous albums are some of the most mind bending metal we've heard over the past few years & they've stripped things down to the bare essentials on this one. Don't think we're saying that this one is less weird, it's just weird in a different way. The beats are repetitive almost with hints of kraut rock & cyclical patterns, almost like Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians" with a metal band accompaniment at times. Any fan of forward thinking metal should listen to this amazing band. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $32.99
LYNN, JACKIE
Jacqueline 		cover
Drag City
The talented Chicago musician Haley Fohr returns to her cosmic country alter-ego Jackie Lynn for "Jacqueline." With BITCHIN' BAJAS as her backing band, this version of Jackie is a bit more hi-fi. If Jackie was a real 70s country star, this would be like her dipping her toes into disco. This is the most "mainstream" record that Haley Fohr has probably made that starts off with a dance floor rocker that sounds like TRANS AM & soaring indie pop (with electric guitar) that reminds us of SMOG on "Shugar Water." Nothing Haley does is really ever "straight-ahead" though & that's what we love about her. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $20.99
SQUAREPUSHER
Lamental Ep 		cover
Warp
The coda to the excellent full length "Be Up A Hello" is a more relaxed, atmospheric affair, showcasing SQUAREPUSHER at his more measured and sensitive. This completes a stunning trilogy of releases to harken his return in 2020. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $14.99
LITTLE DRAGON
New Me, Same Us (ltd. Orange Vinyl) 		cover
Ninja Tune
The futuristic Swedish pop duo LITTLE DRAGON return with their debut on Ninja Tune. R&B tinged electro pop with fantastic production that sounds really good right now. Fans of ROBYN, SOLANGE, XX etc... will love this.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $24.99
DILLON, BEATRICE
Workaround (imp, In Plastic Sleeve) 		cover
Pan
Impressive debut album by the London based artist/DJ Beatrice Dillon. Working at a fixed 150BPM, Dillon's production is ridiculously crisp with a lot of interesting & sometimes disorienting hard stereo panning & some amazing sounding acoustic samples. Some of the beats remind us of Thom Yorke's techno experiments with hints of dub & hi-fi production that makes us think of the 80s digital sounds of YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA. Some pretty impressive restraint & maturity to be found here for a first album. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $26.99
PURITY RING
Womb (ltd. Red Vinyl) 		cover
4AD
The Canadian duo PURITY RING return with "Womb." At first many of the songs seem like crisp & clear electronic pop songs but there's something "off" & unsettling about the production & slowly you start to realize that there's a certain menace to some of it. Fans of other futuristic electro pop like GRIMES, THE KNIFE, THE XX etc will dig this unique stuff.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $25.99
THUNDERCAT
It Is What It Is (cream Vinyl) (indie-exclusive Edition)		 cover
Brainfeeder
The fourth official full length from THUNDERCAT is a major triumph, developing the ideas of future funk and lite rock, present in his breakthrough "Drunk", into a larger expression of music that touches on lo-fi beat music, chamber pop, yacht rock, hip-hop and other styles that defy categorization. With the help of such luminaries as TY DOLLA SIGN, LIL B THA BASED GOD, STEVE LACY and CHILDISH GAMBINO, It Is What It Is is certainly the most fulfilled bit of stylistic expression in THUNDERCAT's career. What is remarkable is how unified of a statement this record is. While not a step beyond the territory of what to expect from the artist - this is a THUNDERCAT record thru and thru - this is the most consistent and focused he has been throughout his career. Its a bit hard to think of who this record would not be RECOMMENDED to, so if you're reading this, this new record comes RECOMMENDED as hell!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $23.99
YVES TUMOR
Heaven To A Tortured Mind (color Vinyl) 		cover
Warp
It's hard to define YVES TUMOR, and honestly that seems to be by design - from their enigmatic noise releases on PAN that implement field recordings and the human voice in equal measure to their breakthru release "Safe In The Hands Of Love", a pseudo alt- rock record that spoke in equal parts to a 1990s nostalgia that was beginning to form and a newer vaporwave esthetic that valued the recycled past of low art, it's difficult to put a name on what YVES TUMOR really makes. "Heaven to a Tortured Mind" is the closest they've come to a purely pop record, but it's covered in enough experimental sonic weirdness that a non-poptimist will still enjoy the various directions this record will take. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $22.99
WARD, M.
Migration Stories (ltd. Color Vinyl) 		cover
Anti
"Migration Stories" is M. Ward's 10th album. This one has a sort of smokey Americana to it, with cavernous reverb on finger picked acoustic guitars, songs that sound like standards & then you realize it's an original with nods towards the past & an overall timeless vibe.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $20.99
NAP EYES
Snapshot Of A Beginner 		cover
Jagjaguwar
This is the 4th album from the Halifax, NS indie rock band. Nigel Chapman is an excellent lyricist who writes his songs in epic, 20 minute improvised sessions that are then organized by the rest of the band. Fans of MOUNTAIN GOATS, SILVER JEWS etc... will love this new one.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $17.99
DUNGEN
Dungen Live 		cover
Mexican Summer
Back in 2016, Reckless was lucky to host an afternoon in-store performance by the incredible Swedish band DUNGEN. The guys seemed a little sleepy or possibly a little hungover but they then proceeded to bliss us all out with an incredible instrumental jam session. It was definitely a highlight of our 30 years as a store. This live album reminds us a lot of that great day. Featuring a number of passages pieced together into a giant patchwork of jams, this live record should only help to solidify more that these guys are one of the best bands around. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $15.99
MINT MILE
Ambertron (2lp) 		cover
Comedy Minus One
After a few excellent EPs, SILKWORM & BOTTOMLESS PIT member (& current SUNN O))) bass player) Tim Midyett delivers the first full-length from MINT MILE. This epic double LP features a sprawling cast of characters including members of SONGS: OHIA & SHEARWATER as well as guests Kelly Hogan on vocals, Alison of HELEN MONEY & more. Fans of Tim's impressive music career will be floored by this musical statement. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $28.99
ANDO, HIROKAZU
Super Smash Bros. (videogame Soundtrack) (pikachu: Red/yellow/black Tri-stripe)		 cover
2D Ninja
Limited edition & already out of print at the label soundtrack for the classic N64 game SUPER SMASH BROS. Some themes by other composers are also included.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $39.99
HORSE LORDS
Common Task 		cover
Northern Spy
First album for Baltimore's HORSE LORDS since 2016's "Interventions" and this one's a doozy. Avant-garde, polyrhythmic rock mutations that owes as much to the classical minimalists of the late 20th Century (STEVE REICH, PHILIP GLASS, LA MONTE YOUNG etc.) as to psych- prog outfits like HAWKWIND or KING CRIMSON and even to free jazz composers like PETER BROTZMANN and ALBERT AYLER. "The Common Task" is rooted in a radical left utopian vision, liberating the mind by liberating the body to move. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Milwaukee Ave
New LP $19.99
TAME IMPALA
Slow Rush (2lp, 180g, Green Vinyl) 		cover
Interscope
LAST COPIES!!! This limited edition green vinyl pressing of the 2020 album by Kevin Parker's TAME IMPALA is out of print.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $29.99
WINDY & CARL
Allegiance & Conviction 		cover
Kranky
Reckless favorites WINDY & CARL are back on Kranky with their first album in 8 years Allegiance & Conviction. The Dearborn, MI duo are longstanding heroes of the space rock/ambient realm & a new record from them is always special. Crisp & clean, stream of consciousness guitar with almost barely audible spoken lyrics by Windy that give this one a bit more of a haunting quality than their other releases. Another great one from these record store owning drone masters! RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $15.99
AVERY, DANIEL & ALESSANDRO CORTINI
Illusion Of Time (ltd. Color Vinyl) 		cover
Mute
Highly anticipated collaboration between two greats of modern electronic music, Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini. Avery is a British musician who most recently released the excellent "Song for Alpha" which was a mix of washy ambience & melodic dance tracks. The synth wiz Cortini is best known for his live work with NINE INCH NAILS & a very prolific last few years topped off with the great "Volume Massimo" album. This album is everything we were hoping for with beautiful & arpeggiated synth patterns, thick sub bass lines, with some lo-fi tape hiss that will appeal to fans of BOARDS OF CANADA & SURVIVE with some shoegaze textures. RECOMMENDED!
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $27.99
ENO, ROGER / ENO, BRIAN
Mixing Colours (2lps) 		cover
Deutsche Gramaphone
"Mixing Colours" is the first collaborative album by the brothers Brian & Roger Eno. This reminds us of a Brian Eno's 2010s ambient albums, specifically "Lux" but honestly it makes us mostly think of different genre of music that he was a specific influence on, 80s Japanese ambient or "environmental music."
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $41.99
PEARL JAM
Gigaton (2lp) 		cover
Monkeywrench
Already being hailed as the most vital Pearl Jam record in quite some time Gigaton is going to make many fans extremely happy. It.s been nearly 30 years since Ten built a stranglehold on the indie & pop scenes of the early 90s. It would be easy to give up, cash in, & make uninspired drivel, but with Gigaton, you can hear a revitalized Eddy Vedder crashing directly against the politics of the day. For a band that led us directly out of the 80s to come back 30 years later with tracks that remind us so much of Talking Heads!? This is definitely worth your time! With free lithograph while supplies last!
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New LP $37.99
IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS
Who Sent You? 		cover
International Anthem
The Intl Anthem label continues their unbeaten streak with the second record from IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS, another collection of unbridled free jazz and spoken- word expression. Who Sent You? explores much of the same territory of late-capitalist struggles and Afro- futurist aspirations, but takes more time to let the sonic ideas breathe. Vocalist / poet Camae Ayewa (aka MOOR MOTHER) ties all of these songs together, playing with the cadences of the vocal rhythm while remaining true to the albums vision. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $21.99
DEEP SPACE DUO
Spacetones 		cover
Love All Day
DEEP SPACE DUO is a collaboration between Chicago musicians Whitney Johnson (aka MATCHESS) & Matt Jencik (IMPLODES). The two met while playing in the CIRCUIT DES YEUX live band & built their collaboration around their Acetone Top 5 organ obsessions. Long form organ jams with nods towards Terry Riley, early 90s noise/drone ala DEAD C & expansive ambient sounds similar to STARS OF THE LID. Limited edition of 100 in astronaut food themed plastic bag.
Available at: Belmont and Milwaukee Ave
New Cassette $9.99
CHAPTERHOUSE
Whirlpool (imp, 180grm Reissue) (blue & Silver Marble Vinyl, Numbered)		 cover
Music on Vinyl
Limited edition import only color vinyl pressing of this UK shoegaze classic from 1991. Though CHAPTERHOUSE arent often mentioned alongside the giants of the era like MY BLOODY VALENTINE, RIDE & SLOWDIVE, Whirlpool is definitely an important early 90s gem. A nice mix of woozy shoegaze melodies, dreamy psychedelia & even some nods at the popular acid house sound of the time. RECOMMENDED.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $33.99

Reckless Records in Chicago:
929 W Belmont, Chicago IL 60657 :: tel: 773-404-5080
1379 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60622 :: tel: 773-235-3727
26 E Madison, Chicago IL 60602 :: tel: 312-795-0878
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