Friendly people the team is very knowledgeable and kind. I will definitely be back again.read more

Bill and his crew know their stuff about music and they definitely have a lot of it! They carry…read morelots of new music, but their focus seems to be on used records and CDs. There's a lot to go through. They also carry a huge amount of used stereo equipment and Joe can answer just about any question you might have on any subject you can come up with regarding stereo equipment, speakers, accessories and jazz music too. He's there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. One caveat: the store can be quite cluttered with stacks of boxes and records and other items and sometimes they make it hard to get through aisles or inhibit your ability to shop items they have in stock. That's to both you and the shop's detriment. I brought it up to the owner once and he got short with me, so I left and haven't been back since, only because it's about an hour's drive for me. I will be back, I just won't anger the gods anymore.

What a great music store! Jim was the best, but the new owners are really fixing up the building…read moreproperly. If you have not been there in over a year, you won't believe your eyes. They have amazing piano drum and guitar instructors and Nick is an amazing guitar technician.

This is such a unique music store, and I love the vintage Chinese dragon drums and gongs. What's…read morebest is their outstanding service: I had a garage-tossed beginner drum set of decent quality with numerous missing smaller parts. At Offbeat, Jim searched his place for matching used parts, reset the entangled foot pedals, and got the whole set back in working order for minimal cost.

Had a great time flipping through vinyl and CD's here today! Yes. CD's. It felt weird to buy one,…read morebut everybody could use more of The Cure, in any format. John (the owner) clearly loves what he does, and was a pleasure. Found some great albums, in great shape.

Alot to dig through, not on a budget for sure so the Barrington nites better get them deep pockets…read moreout! Expensive here overall for things you'd dig for at most other record stores, yet it's still okay to peruse and decent to see. Nothing really nearby though in this area

Cute shop with good vinyls and cds, they have a decent selection and very nice staff!!read more

Fun digging real fast here in like 10 minutes to close! If you dig you'll find something easy for a…read moregreat price. There's also collector's items to splurge on that are much more money. Cool place overall

I will always support small businesses, but I'll never be back to this one. It's a shame because…read morethey have some great records! However, in the sensitive world we live in today, I don't think it's ever appropriate to tell a customer that you don't care if the president gets killed or doesn't... that's where I draw the line. Regardless of political views, I was not expecting to spend my afternoon hearing about it when asking if they had a specific item. I was going to leave this be and move on with my day, but it ruined my whole day. I never post reviews, (I had to download yelp just to leave this reviews), but I felt the need to say something. In a world so unsure and so broken, I walked into a record store to clear my mind. I left with stress and confusion. I guess I'll continue buying my records online instead of supporting this small business. What a shame.

This unassuming spot packs a punch. Outstanding little vinyl shop with great prices. May not have…read morequite the inventory of some other record stores in the greater Chicago area, but what they do have is well-curated, particularly their stock of new albums. The gentleman working when we visited was super friendly and helpful in our search, and had outstanding music playing during the entirety of our stay.

I finally went here a few weekends ago, after wanting for ages to visit this store. Honestly this…read morestore was SO GREAT to browse, that I wish I had visited here sooner. And the prices are really great, as well. The owner(I forget his name) was really awesome to talk to, and explained a lot about the store to me. Including the record/band/artist reference book in the front, where those artist/band and album name books used to be periodically mailed out to his record store and other stores, by a certain company. Though from what he told me, that company stopped producing those reference books by the early 2000s, sadly to say. The unfortunate thing is that too many other Chicago record stores seem a little overpriced IMO for their used records, such as for example Rattleback Records in Andersonville(Chicago) and Rediscover Records(Elgin). I'm glad this store wasn't like that for being overpriced for used records, and actually OTOH was pretty affordable. Their prices for used CDs, DVDs, and tapes was decent, as well. Yes no doubt for some people this store may be slightly out of the way. But I'd say for darn sure if you do like browsing in a record store, you should visit here at least once in your life! I do like how the inside of this store still felt pretty old school in its inside look, as well. And probably little changed, from when(I think) it first opened in the 1970s.

the person who answered the phone barely knew the value of anything or the price they would buy it…read moreat even tho i explained it complete utter waist of my time don't even call this place

The place is great, there's an amazing set of rare collectors items and singles along with a great…read morespeaker system and a dog that is friendly to the customers. The cashier is very friendly and helpful to customers. The music selection is very wide. This is a place to go to if you're in the Lake Geneva area and are disappointed with most record stores.

If you are looking for some great vintage records then Black Circle is the place for you.read more

This place was great! The store employees were friendly and helpful without being pushy or salesy…read more The store was filled with lots of records to browse.

Great store and selection along with the staff, but not the owner who insulted me when I asked to…read moreborrow a pen. The owner just lost customers due to his rude and unacceptable behavior.

Nicely curated shop with a bit of something for everyone, but especially record fans. However,…read morethere were other things I didn't necessarily expect to find, such as lots of vintage children's books and postcards. Definitely worth a stop!

One of the last stores that we checked out in the area and we wanted to see what it was. It's not…read morereally a antique store but truly more vintage like the name says. Great selection of vinyl records and this place is really clean and not cluttered. The price is really aren't too bad either depending on what you're looking for but vintage wise I don't expect you to find many particular fines. Staff here was very friendly too and I thought this place was a great visit before it closed in half an hour

If I die and wake up at This Old Book, I'll know I've been admitted to heaven. Because, books. And…read morebooks. And even more books. How big is this place? Does that aisle keep going back and back and back? Oh boy, does it ever. With more shelves of books? Thank goodness there are two armchairs about half way through the store. I'm getting palpitations. History and biography and science fiction and cook books and mystery and fiction -- well, not so much fiction for me, but more history -- and oh my, even a kids' area near the back. My hand is itching, longing to grab my credit cards and pile up all that I want at the front counter, charging and charging until my credit card is smoking. This Old Book is That Kind of Place. The scent of printed pages fills my brain. I'm getting dizzy again. Wandering towards the front of this store, and I find racks of posters and old maps. I am fascinated by maps. I pull a few from the rack and stare intently at the little lines and various colors. There are also travel posters. My favorite one is on the wall behind the register -- "travel by TARDIS." I wouldn't mind doing that myself, except that you can't be sure where you're going until you arrive. These are all used books, obviously cared for and loved. Nothing is in tatters. All are clean and fresh and look like they are new. The prices are second-hand book prices, which only sends me further and further into rapture. I pick up a few and tote them under one arm, and force myself to make my purchase and leave, before I lose all control. This Old Book is a treasure. I plan to return when I have more time, and a smaller balance on my credit cards, and allow myself to peruse every aisle, flip upon a few covers, and let myself strike gold. Because the printed word is a gold mine, the kind that has the most value, and I am a devoted prospector. This is a good place. You should shop here, and let yourself wander among the stacks. Find yourself some gold.

Love it. I want to visit again and again. I've been twice already. Gotten a handful of books for…read moremyself and some for others