Jim the owner is great. He always makes me feel at home since I've been coming here over the past…read moremonth. Prices are fair and the selection is vast. Lots of oldies and reissues too. I have yet to dive into the CD's. Definitely check him out.

Stopped here after dining at Grindhouse Cafe. There's so many cool records here! Over on the left…read moreside of the store are the $3 bin and the $10 bin (these records have plastic covers). On the right side are the more popular records that range from $20+ (also have plastic covers) and the CD selection. The guy that owns the store is very friendly. He was telling me that he has been at the location for about 8-9 years. What's really nice is that he looks at each record and cleaned them on this cool machine. Made the records look like new! Thank you so much, sir! I'll definitely be back soon!

Bought a beautiful vintage Philips turntable from Illiana Music listed on Reverb. This was at the…read moreend of February, 2020. The turntable arrived a later... ..but was completely destroyed, because the heavily weighted platter had not been secured, was easily able to lift off the half inch tall spindle, and acted as a wrecking ball to demolish the tone arm, snapped off the tone arm rest, cracked the stylus, broke off the needle, inflicted massive gauges in the top platform off the turntable, and was able to damage mechanical components to the point of rendering it a total loss. My loss of well over $100 was not great.. ...but much more sad was that a beautiful, 50 year old piece of classic hi-fi history had survived graciously for decades.. ...only to be senselessly demolished because of a simple lack of effort (and respect) to pack securely. All turntables have a provision to allow you to lock the springs, remove the platter and place it under the cabinet to prevent this damage. Very simple and takes all of 2 minutes. The shipping box had no damage... ..it's just that during handling, if not held perfectly still at all times, the platter will lift and freely bounce around inside the dust cover... ..and the platter is nearly 75% of the entire turntable's weigh and will easily bulldoze anything it can reach... ..and it certainly did just that. I wrote Illiana Music about the total destruction immediately, then several more times with no response. In May (3 months later) I finally received a response that the owner had a death in the family and someone else had been handling selling and shipping. As much as I can relate to loss of family, Illiana Music had no problem taking my money but not taken responsibility for their neglect and failure to deliver what I paid for... ..have they made any effort to compensate my total loss of money I gave them. I've written twice since, it is now going on 4 months, no further response and I've lost well over $100.. due to Illiana Music's complete negligence, zero customer service, zero responsibility for losses because of their poor service, and totally ignoring my communication. Hate to say it but.... WHATEVER YOU DO, ***STAY AWAY FROM ILLIANA MUSIC... FAR AWAY!***

I stumbled upon this record shop by accident last week (right by the Lansing airport) and was kind…read moreof taken aback. I have no idea how long they've been in business, but this place is a must considering how few record shops there are in the south suburbs. They have an extensive selection of LPs as well as used audio equipment. I had my eye on a few uncommon (but not super-rare) records and found them within minutes. Unfortunately, they were all $10 each, which is higher than I've seen anywhere else. I'm not an expert on record stores, so maybe that's not crazy, but I was a little shocked how many records were in the $7.50 to $10 range given their conditions. (There are also $3 and $5 records, but not as many.) $6 each for CDs is also pretty insane. So I'm docking them one star in that regard. Part of the charm of a record store is the crusty employees who are more than willing to give their opinion on what you listen to, regardless of if you've asked for it. Rest assured, the lady working there was pleased to tell me she hated one of my favorite bands. That ticked me off, but she does know her stuff and happily offered some suggestions of bands I might like that I've never heard of.

Jaslyn was welcoming and friendly as I recently visited the store for the first time a few weeks…read moreago as I was looking for gifts. I have always passed the store and decided to go in. Since my first visit, I have been in the store several times now. Most of the sales associates are personable. Victoria is not one of them. However, I do love the store, the organization and the cleanliness of it. Everything is easy to find. Nice selection of books and vinyls.

Prices are great for used books. Seems like they only buy back good quality items, which is great…read morefor buyers. If you are selling items to them make sure you do not bring in junk because they will only be giving it back to you. I do like that they offer cash price or trade price for their buy back. They seem to be a bit under staffed so be prepared to wait a little but, you only have to wait a little because the employees hustle.

We prefer to buy vinyl at stores like this to support local business vs buying off Amazon. The…read morecatch is the business needs to be open when they say they are going to be open. We could forgive the time on Google saying 11:00 AM when the sign on the door said they open at noon on Sundays. We went and killed some time, had some lunch. We finished eating and came back at 12:30... the store was still closed. Of course, when we went back to the car and were driving off and happened to pass the store only a minute later, THEN we see an employee coming out of the now unlocked door to set something up out front. We can only assume they had to have seen us trying the door moments before and just didn't care. It's not a difficult thing to open your doors when you say you're going to be open. It is actually one of the critical elements when running a business. We even gave them an extra 30 minutes so we weren't busting the doors down. It's not like opening at noon on a Sunday is the crack of dawn. It can't possibly be that difficult.

I came in with a few friends on July 22nd wanting to buy some vinyl. No hello from the person up…read morefront and didn't offer any help to if we need anything. We figured he has a great personality over the radio he might act the same way in person, nope not the case. I think Tom would of had a better time popping pimples off Roseanne Barr behind then us being in his store.

Nice place with a lot of vynil. various prices 12" and 45's live djs today. Various selection and a…read morestation to listen to records help if needed.

Rude and pretentious. Very much the attitude of "We don't care how much money you plan to spend, we…read moredon't need or want your business." The establishment is clean and spacious, but the condescending vibe is just stifling. After 5 minutes, I regretted making the drive to the burbs from the city.

Selection of used DVD's is amazing. They have a small selection of vinyl records. Employees and…read morepoint of sale is all the way in the back of the store. If you need help you must go to the back of the store to get help. Employees are busy with buy back and preparing merchandise to put on shelf. Record prices seemed high and DVD's were reasonably priced.

The best retro Gaming store ever. Easy to find what I was looking for and the staff was helpful and…read morenice.

An incredible shopping experience for all vinyl collectors…read more The owner of the store is an experienced and careful collector who refurbishes and treats all vinyl and vinyl equipment in the store himself. On top of that the aesthetic of the store is truly unique compared to any other in the region with it's cozy feel and warm lighting. On top of that the organization of the records is easy to access and alphabetical, my only issue is that the owner is difficult to negotiate with but he'll take offers they just have to be good offers and he at least won't give you attitude while you're trying to bargain with him, unlike most record stores nearby. However, if you get to know the guy and shop consistently he'll throw you some deals and maybe some free pins.

I am impressed! I live in the Bay Area now, but I grew up in CP. I genuinely did not expect to find…read morethis cool little shop on the square! Very competitive pricing, not much markup and a really solid selection. I was really impressed with a few of their rarity albums and some really cool original pressings. The guy working there was super nice too- Just a really inviting place, I'll be visiting every time I'm back in the region. Good selection, great prices!

Great place to pick up a record or plants. Dylan is a great guy who is easy to work with and will…read morerecommend music or plants. Stop by and support local businesses!

Dylan is incredibly friendly and helpful. I came into the store new to vinyl music scene and he…read morehelped me understand the ins and outs from what makes certain aspects collectible as well as helping me get set up on a record player. He also helped me special order a couple records both have been extremely quick pick up time! Would highly recommend checking out!

This place had a great collection of well organized records. The staff was friendly and helpful…read moreand were very kind to my young daughter who is just starting a record collection. This place is a worthy stop! If we lived closer it would be a regular stop for us.

From the owner: Small family owned business who has a love and passion for music. We buy, sell and trade music…read more We offer great prices and honesty with the records. All used vinyl graded and priced using Discogs. Call, text, or email anytime. Hope to see you soon!

On my visit I could only spot one employee at the POS counter and none at the Starbucks. Seem to…read morehave a large selection of books, magazines, and records. New records were a couple of bucks higher than both Target and 2nd & Charles.

Love having a bookstore back in nwi! Clean, friendly staff, and very comforting environment.read more