Located at 1377 East 53rd Street, Hyde Park Records is one of the best places to visit if you’re looking for jazz, soul, R&B, funk, and stuff that might be off your radar. The place is stacked with cool material.
That’s just the stuff behind the main counter. Not only is that a stunning collection of high-end rap, soul, funk, dub, and Afrobeat albms, but there are also buttons, action figures, hand drums, African art, and even Funko Pops for sale all in one shot.
Vintage gear? They have it. This place is like walking into the coolest thrift store you never expected to find, and yes, there are plenty of records.
As seen above, they have plenty of CDs on hand as well. This whole rack was full of new releases from a wide variety of soul, rap, and jazz artists. The place is a buffet of cool albums, such as…
It also wouldn’t be a proper Chicago wrecka stow without some vintage house music available for you.
I walked out of there with three CDs – two funk and soul bangers and one weird French experimental library music compilation.
Be sure to seek this place out if you’re in this part of the city. It’s well worth it and you’re sure to find a lot of good stuff there.
Keep your mind open.
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