Gramaphone Records

This article is about the record store. For the type of analogue record, see Gramophone record.
The store in 2010
interior of the store

Gramaphone Records is a DJ-based vinyl record store in Chicago, Illinois.

History

The store opened in 1969 and originally sold folk, Jazz, and Blues music. By the 1980s, the store was selling house music records. The store was the first of its kind in the Chicago area, focusing on vinyl for DJs, and since has become a destination point for traveling DJs. The store focuses on stocking House, Dubstep and Electronic Music[1] The store has been important in the promotion of Chicago house music.[2][3][4] The store is currently owned by DJ Michael Serafini[5]

In Film

The store has been featured in the documentary Better Living Through Circuitry.

External links

  1. ↑ http://www.depauliaonline.com/arts-life/a-day-for-the-records-1.2155932#.Uu558HddXSw.
  2. ↑ http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/09/gramaphone-records
  3. ↑ http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2011/07/the-5-influential-record-stores-that-changed-music-forever.html
  4. ↑ http://5chicago.com/news/2013/04/17/your-guide-to-record-store-day-in-chicago-house-music-edition/
  5. ↑ http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2014/01/lost_in_the_night_disco_gets_r.php