Three stars for offering very inexpensive records reel-to-reel recordings, and yes, cassettes and…read more8-tracks back in the day! It seems like you got eight [Yelper friend Michael N., is probably right, it was twelve vinyl records or cassettes] options of the "records" you wanted for a penny! The catch was you had to promise to purchase a set number of records or tapes in the future at full prices plus shipping. I remember seeing their direct mail ads as well as ads in magazines while I was growing up. Turns out the fancy phrase for this type of distribution is "negative option billing." Looking at old ads, thirteen records or tapes for $1.00 still seems like a great deal, especially these days! Columbia House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015; however, it looks like they may still cell CDs. Columbia House cited the intense competition of digital media and the resultant declines in the recorded music business. I'm glad I didn't "Go a little Crazy" and join their club!

For those who remember, was there a more hopelessly naïve business model than the Columbia House…read moreMusic Club? Heavily advertised in large circulation periodicals such as Parade and TV Guide the come on was too good to pass up. Send them a penny and they'll send you twelve vinyl records or cassettes (later CDs) of your choice as long as you promised to buy twelve more at an absurdly inflated price over the next year. I had legions of friends who built entire music collections by sending in numerous memberships under ridiculous fake names. I wonder if they ever caught up to Ben Dover, Dick Hertz or Buck Nekkid. Even as a teen you had to wonder how they made money off this termite infested marketing strategy. They're all but gone now but I to wonder how critical they were in the career trajectory of Billy Joel and the Captain & Tennille who always managed to be the featured artists of the month. Dick Hertz sends his regards and magnanimously awards five stars to this mail order dinosaur.

This store has absolutely everything you need and mores my first time visit I was primarily…read moreupstairs getting EIU gear. I didn't really check out the rest of the store. This time was a different story. I walked don't the entire first floor and boy was I surprised! They have sage, crystals, jewelry, dream catchers, Greek supplies, tshirts, posters, records, etc. I really can go on and on. This store meets both your spiritual needs and eiu swag needs lol. Service was great. I had question about some crystals. The young man working let me know he didn't know much about crystals but his girlfriend did and she would at work the next day. I went the next day and she surely knew about crystals. She answered all of my questions and more. I really like this store! And everything is reasonably priced.

if ur looking for some crystals they definitely have them, also lots of records and incense ^_^read more

They have a decent secretion of movies and music. The staff is helpful enough to find what your…read morelooking for but the issue I have is with the sales tactics. I went in looked around and found a movie, while I was checking out the clerk tells me about the reward card and how it would save me money. She tells me its "Free" and asks if I want one I told her If its free I will take it. Mind you I am only buying one movie thats on sale for $3.00, so I go to pay and she tells me to click on the pin pad to continue before using my card. I look down and see a wall of text that I need to scroll threw. I read the first few lines and find out that the "Free" card will charge me $11.99 after 30 days. I ask the clerk about it and she responds with "oh its easy to cancel you just call and say you don't want it anymore" I told her just to take it off and sell me my movie without the membership. I understand selling memberships I've done it in the past at old jobs but I have never told a customer that a paid membership is free just to get my numbers up If the staff needs to sell these memberships to keep their numbers up they need to do it in a less sleazy way.

Located in a subterranean alcove next to the basement Soma coffee shop, TD's is not only loaded…read morewith great albums and equipment, but offers a unique bohemian record prowl experience. The owner, Willy, is off the charts knowledgeable about all genres of music and himself a fusion solo-orchestral musician. The shop is going strong two blocks west of the IU campus on Kirkwood in the bowels of a garretted old mansion, this is an adventure not to be missed. I never leave empty handed. John Loveland

Great place with a long and illustrious history in Bloomington. Peruse the shop - you'll find…read moresomething you need.

While I'm not an indie fan, my girlfriend is. (When I introduced her to Parasol, she wanted to move…read moreinto their hard-to-find storefront-slash-warehouse.) I don't know much about the label or mail order business at all, but I can safely say that Parasol's storefront carries the best, and extremely well-edited, selection in town for indie and punk vinyl, CDs, and DVDs. Just the latter alone! You can buy the Kill Rock Stars Video Fanzine III, live performances from Coachella, and documentaries about freestyling, K Records, or even that one about early California hardcore, which features far too much footage of TSOL. There are also bins full of seven-inches, and a decent-sized collection of $1 vinyl and CDs. Much time could be successfully killed here. Anywhere I can buy the A-Frames Black Forest LP, and peruse seemingly endless back issues of Mojo, is aces in my book. They'll also special order anything you want, which means that I won't have to save my shopping list for trips to Chicago's Reckless!

From the owner: Record shop, record store, vinyl records, CDs, music magazines, DVDs , Blu-Rays, CD replication and…read moreprinting.

The Service Is Amazing The Selection Is Great…read moreAnd The Value Was Excellent My favorite Record Store Currently! Can't Find Any Pictures But That's Okay!

...reasonable prices on vinyl? Say it ain't so! Neat little shop in a college town where you can…read morehear tunes on some well-loved top-of-the-line-for-their-time JBLs while you flip through the bins. And if you're a folky type you'll really dig it here. There's a whole lot of space dedicated to fans of finger picking and banjos. I'll be back! Check this place out If you're in town!

I have been coming here since going to school at IU to stock up on cheap affordable IU gear! Prices…read moreon T-shirts and Crewneck sweaters can't be beat and they are all mostly Gildan brand! Now the music section has shrunk to an almost abysmal size since college but the clothing never disappoints!

As a gentleman of masculine pastimes, whenever i go to a new town I immediately begin gambling. I…read moreused a search assistant feature on my new model mobile phone to find Tracks, which I assumed was the town's horse racetrack. I had a hard time finding a place to park, due to the abundance of vehicles already taking up all of the spots. I drove for over an hour looking for a place to park. I eventually drove back to my home in Indianapolis, Indiana and took an Uber to Tracks. It was a long drive, but I gave the nice driver some very enlightening life advice as a tip. He was receptive, grateful and kissed my hand as I exited the vehicle. When I walked into Tracks for the first time, I knew I was in the wrong place. So I walked out the door and entered again. The second time, I knew I was still in the wrong place. I decided to ask some people in the shirt section what was going on and why there were no horses in here. No cashiers. No tickets littering the floors. They seemed genuinely confused, and offered me nosatisfying answer. I noticed a tall gentleman working behind the counter and thought "finally!, a guy who knows what's going on!". To the best of my recollection this was our conversation: "Hello, sir, I enjoy your location but dislike the parking options, could you point me to the horses" "Sorry about the parking it can be bad on the weekends. What horses do you mean?" "The racehorses, the ponies, where is the TRACK?" "Sir, we are a record store and sell IU merchandise, I think you might have us confused with someone else." "of course not, I knew all along" In an attempt to play off my blunder, I shimmied to the shelves containing large circular music. I browsed through their selection not knowing what to do next. My car was in Indianapolis, I spent all of my money on a Uber, and now I am pretending to want to buy circular music. When they weren't looking I did a military crawl out of the door. I am sure it is a good place if you want circular music or IU merchandise.

Just walking into the store throws you into a fit of nostalgia. The staff is always super friendly…read moreand always willing to help out. Highly recommend!

Not a bad store, except that it is nearly impossible to even get someone to look your direction…read more The selection is what you would expect for a place that buys from people. It is inconsistent, but you can also find some pretty cool things. Prices are not bad and they often have deals if you buy multiple items. I would say that they are better for movies than anything else; it is a pretty vast selection. It can be crowded and a bit messy. It seems like the employees are most of the problem here. The shelves can be really out of order and I have seen many times when the same item was listed at multiple different prices or had gunk and other stickers all over it. If you are patient and do not mind doing all the work yourself you can find decent deals; just be prepared to wait ages for anyone to help with things you cannot reach yourself.