>Another decent shop for old Chicago house goodies (and techno as well, btw) >is Hot Jams at 5012 S. Pulaski. About half of their inventory is used >vinyl. Two things I don't like about this shop though is the fact that all >of the vinyl they have in the bins is kept under lock and key... so if you >go there in person to flip through their inventory, it can get pretty >aggravating in a hurry to try to find something. The other thing is that >they charge an arm and a leg for used vinyl, a lot of what they have will >set you back $10 per 12" or more. However, they do have a lot of hard to >find classic stuff that you might not find at Gramaphone or 2nd Hand >Tunes... everytime I've been there they've always had a good amount of stuff >on the Trax label and DJ International, etc. They do mail order as well, >their number is 773-581-JAMS. I still prefer Gramaphone over the others, as >their selection (at least where new releases are concerned) is second to >none in the city. Now, if they would just figure out a way to create better >parking arrangements in the area.... :)
(i know plaslaiko will agree with me on this one) if you to hot jams, make sure you stop for lunch at MR. SUB. hot damn. btw, to make this sorta 313-related, I liked tresor 8. The claude young is great of course, but I love all the more uhh... "atmospheric" stuff too. chris
