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Recycled Records in Springfield
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Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, US
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Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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Phone: +1 217-522-5122
Site: http://www.recycledrecords.com/
Site: http://www.recycledrecords.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:9AM–5:30PM
- Tuesday:9AM–5:30PM
- Wednesday:9AM–5:30PM
- Thursday:9AM–5:30PM
- Friday:9AM–5:30PM
- Saturday:9AM–5PM
- Sunday:Closed
Comments (188)
Great staff had no problems with them all. The store is very disorganized. (I dont just blame the owners I blame people for not putting back records and things they pick up where they belong.) Records from all eras prices are good even found some collector records but youll be paying a price for them
Employees were very rude..couldnt even buy anything because he cant afford 3$ to charge a card that place is a joke 😁
Every time I visit Springfield I stop here, as you never know what musical treasure you might unearth. The place is dimly lit & cluttered, chock full of cds, lps, tapes, movies, posters, stereo equipment, and untold bric-a-brac. My wife unearthed a glass cake stand while I gleaned eight cds (new & used) of rock & blues. Had I more time, patience, and money, it could have been much more. The owner & staff are knowledgeable & helpful, never pushy. Dont let the shabby ambience keep you away--this is a rare treasure. Its a shame I live 14 hours away! Okay, maybe not; any closer and I would be bankrupt!
Excellent shop. Bought quite a few records on record store day and got a new turntable. Employee was very helpful in helping me find exactly what I needed based on my home setup and took the time to show me how to balance the tone arm.
This is the best record shop in central Illinois, period. The staff are real people, (NOT snobs), who are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The selection is massive, yet they are always willing to order hard-to-locate items for me. Thank you, Recycled Records, for always making my day groovy!
Records in boxes on floor. No air.walked in walked right out
Recycled Records is well known for having a bit of everything. as their name implies, they mostly deal in used vinyl, but have music in all formats, including reel to reel tapes. They also have loads of videos; old, but working audio and video equipment; t-shirts; jewelry, furniture and a little of everything in between. The owner and sales people were attentive and helpful. Even though there is tons of stock, they seemed to be aware of what they had. Prices are excellent.
Eclectic store lots of stuff to look at.
Reopening August 29, 2020 8:00am hurray!This is not a record store it is a destination! What a gem of a location to find just about anything you can think of and Mark and Gary seem to want to find it for you if you do not see it! The best vinyl collection I have ever seen in my life. I found old comedy albums I love....thanks for the help and keeping this place alive....you have to go to the second floor to see it all!Dont forget to click like if the review helps
Great place to browse if you’re a vinyl collector. They have thousands of LP’s upstairs in all genres. I always come away with a stack for my collection. The staff is knowledgeable and the place has a cool vibe to it. This is the premiere spot in Springfield to buy vinyl.
I can only get there once per year (I live 90 miles away) but dang, they have the selection! Vinyl from the 40s and up. Great blues selection. Lots of obscure / special / unique / just plain weird vinyl. Love it. I drop 100 bucks each year here....maybe more.
Came into town to visit my girlfriends family and she took me to this place, HUGE selection. Everything was neatly organized and very easy to sort through. I bought numerous records (Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore, Filmore the last days triple box set just to name a few) everything plays through perfectly with no skips and the box set came with poster booklet and 45. everything was reasonably priced. The staff was honestly friendly and extremely helpful. One of the guys gave me advice on when to catch the new stuff that comes in and the other held on to our stuff so we can go grab some food and come back, very much enjoyed record diving here and will be back many many more times, thanks guys.
All time lead-off hitter for downtown Springfield. If you are in town visiting and want to see what Springfield has to offer, this is where you go first... and last in case they got anything new and awesome in the time between.
Absolutely wonderful place, you never know what youre going to find. The workers are incredibly awesome. Hands down the best record store Ive been too, the whole upstairs is just bins brimming with records. When you go be ready to have patience and time to go through them. I frequent here often, and still never get sick of it.
A Springfield treasure and original.When and if this place ever closesSilence will suck .
One of my favorite places in the universe.LARGE collection of vinyls, CDs, cassette tapes, and genuine antiques (I personally go for the cassette tapes bc I was a 2000s kid). This place is very old and unique, has a great vibe- especially with the employees and owners who are always very friendly and knew how to help. I bought several cassettes from them and I have been happy with every purchase. Their prices are reasonable (especially bc I’m poor) and have this HUGE sale every February so if you’re in town during that month, I highly recommend!They also have an online site if you are looking for anything specific. They respond fairly quickly and are very easy-going people to talk to. I love the chill dude with long hair that works there. One time I asked if they had any Queen cassettes in stock and found out they didn’t but the guy came back with an email saying “this very opinionated record store employee recommends the following:” and gave me a list of his favorite albums by Queen. Friendliness with humor? Yes!I come here so often they’d recognize me the moment I walk through the door with cassettes by either George Michael or U2.Recycled Records has a very special place in my heart 💛💛
Awesome place! One of the best record selections in the midwest. If youre a collector of vinyl and youre in the area this is the place to be! Very friendly too! Stop in and see the guys!
Great place for cheap music supplied by very knowledgeable staff. A one of a kind original place.
Lots of records for a reasonable price here. I always have a blast coming here and spending a couple hours digging through the selection. The staff is really cool, too. Theyre always helpful and friendly, which is refreshing compared to some shops.
This place has a TON of inventory. Lots of great treasures are buried under the extreme excess of items if you are willing to take the time to dig. The employees are friendly and dont make you feel overwhelmed. The problem is the place is filthy. Literally cobwebs and piles of stuff covered in dust. Bugs all over too. If you dont mind the grime it is worth a look.
This place is run by some unprofessional and daft men. They’re rude and everything is way over priced. I would never choose to do business with them because they don’t respect the person. They have delusions of grandeur and will make you feel minute any way they can. Terrible business and terrible service.
Extremely helpful and knowledgeable staff. Vast selection of all types of music. Definitely the best record store in the area!!
Antiques, memorabilia and small selections of records and other used media. They have a little bit of everything. Very unique shop.
This place is so much fun! Everyone laughs when reading the cards. And tons of extras too. Always a pleasure visiting and laughing with owner Doug. This is the place to go for that one-of-a-kind card and gift. Love it!!!
This place...I could spend hours here.It has been around for quite a few years with minimal change.Want vinyl? They got it.Want cds? They got it.Want cassettes? Yep, they got em.8tracks, reel to reel, laser disc, betamax...you get the idea. Plus, the players for these and more! Antiques, furniture, kitsch...the list goes on. I think the only thing you wont find is food or automobiles and that may be just on Tuesdays.Locals...support locals.Visitors...this is a landmark like Lincoln. Check it out.
This place has everything. Jewelry, servewear, collectibles, posters, books, magazines, neon signs, art, cds, cassettes, 8 tracks, records, furniture; it goes on and on. The staff is friendly and the prices are fair. You could spend hours and not see everything! Dont miss it if youre in town!
This place has been a gem in downtown Springfield for many years. Its much more than a local pawn shop it is local culture. You will find a huge selection of LPS CDs and an insane amount of furniture trinkets speakers antiques and more here.
This is such a cool store. So many great vinyl records to choose from. The owner Sean McCann was extremely helpful. I have told all of my friends about Recycled Records. Best store.
I enjoy every experience that I have at recycled records and enjoy having conversations with Mark when I go there and John hes a pretty good dude too
Its a treasure trove of records, vintage media, turntables and so much more
Great place for antiques had lots of things to choose from I bought a ladys pocket watch at a fair price the watch however didnt fully function as it should I was unable to set the time ...but it was still a good deal
I used to go once a week. Really miss this place since I moved! Stuff upon stuff. Good to hunt for vinyls and so much more.
I hope you guys find a new owner!! Love this store. Been going here for years. Great people and service, bought lots of good music and stereo equipment at good priçes.
Not many of these cool little shops left, awesome vinyl collection and so much more. The owner is cool too. Definitely worth the stop.
I walk in, stood there for 20 mins while the owner chit chated. Was wanting to sell some old LPs. He was too busy talking about bobby and suzy or who ever it was then to do business. Id rather throw them in the trash then to have them make money off them.
Cool place! Lots of cds and vintage items! Very nice friendly owner and staff. Will definitely visit again if Im in the area!
A great place to find the albums that will take you back to the younger days of your life were music was one of the most important things in life , here you can find almost anything you want to hear from your younger days ! From records , cassettes , VHS and DVDS.
Ive always loved this place! I recommend this stop to anyone who loves shopping at small business and little treasure shoppes!!Amazing fellas who run it!
Heck yes to local record stores in Springfield, these guys have been doing it for 2,000 years. Lets tell Barnes & Noble and Hot Topic and their corporate vinyl record section to get out of town!
I found a wonderful tv stand that was in awesome condition and at a great price. The people that work there are very friendly and very helpful.
Amazing place. Lots of vinyl of very good quality. CDs furniture and used electronics. Friendly interesting staff and customers. Go out of your way to see it.
Awesome place with old school everything from stereo gear to music to guys running the joint... Made fair trade for box of records I would have donated... Good people.
This place should be Recycled First things first. This is not a good place to sell used cds and electronics. I went in with about $300 worth of stuff and not even at retail value and they offered me $35.00. I kind of chuckled and then told them I wanted to just buy a cd and keep my stuff. I have been here a few times and they do have a pretty decent cd selection. But the staff usually was always overly greedy or just plain rude (seriously.) There were a couple of trolls floating around passing signals (maybe cheap security) This was totally obvious. Lastly I was rushed to buy a cd. I didnt let them force me to rip myself off there so the guy made sure I got out of their quickly to find my cd and go. Hovering over the other end of the glass shelf staring at me with impatience. The guy at the checkout was really wanting one of my cds because of its quality and rarity. $2.00? I said no thanks and then he tossed my cd I purchased swiftly on a hard shelf beside the register which I am pretty sure is why my cd case was half broken on the opening corner when I opened the cd when I got back in my car. I promised myself to never go back there again and this will be a very easy promise to myself to keep
If youre looking for vinyl and odds in the end collectibles this is your place, staff seems knowledgeable and know how to find stuff, in the gobs of stuff that they have what is a good time
A wonderful dinosaur of a store, a dying breed, a flickering light still glowing in this new age digital world. This is not a hipster record store, albeit you will see hipsters out of their comfort zones perusing bins on occasion. This is a absolut no frills Music-LP-CD-Junk Store-Vintage Stereo Shop-Flea Market-Antique Shop on STEROIDS. I would guess over 100,000 Cds and 50,000 vinyls. All Cds are downstairs, All Vinyl upstairs, except new arrivals and stuff >$30. You will see all kinds here, street people all the way to politicians. A real nugget in the middle of a decaying city center. If from out of town and staying at one of the nearby hotels, YOU MUST GO HERE. They truly do have something for everybody. You can go upstairs and look at records for hours....basically undisturbed. They do have a listening station, but it is downstairs, so you will have to carry your finds down if you want a listen. They do have 45s inconspicuously located in file cabinets, one by the front desk, of rare singles, and one file cabinet full of them next to stairs as you go up to LPs, which are right next to the vintage nudie mags, Watchout kiddies! Places like this will not be around long, do yourself a favor and experience them.
This place is like walking into a time capsule! So many great pieces! If youre looking for ANY retro hi-fi piece or component, START HERE!
Great selection and interesting content, loads of vinyl and cassettes upstairs and a wildly old building with charming features. Across from isp canna
Theyve got a huge used record collection, and they also have other vintage knickknacks and collectibles.
Biggest vinyl selection Ive ever seen and had a blues section!
This place is so cool.
Having visited Recycled Records for the first time, I felt myself stepping back in time to an era when albums were like works of art. I will be returning as I add to my Beatles collection.
Very cool place, alot of cool vintage rock n roll memorabilia. Cant wait to visit them again...
Rest in peace Springfield lost a legend
Very cool place! The employees were super nice and friendly, and wearing masks!
So many choices!!! New and used cds and vinyl. Lots of vintage jewelry. Used musical instruments and equipment. Lots of musicians and music lovers shop here.
We love this place and the guys that work there. We always leave with a great find or two.
Always a fun visit. Like they say, youll love it now that youve found it.
Just go in and walk around. Youll find something you cant live without. BTW the records are up the stairway to heaven.
So I understand that old buildings collect dust but damn this place is just filthy filled with filthy items - The whole store smells - no it reeks - and they really are way overpriced on allot of things - Cds are cheap - I wouldnt know about records - Once I seen the old porn mags laying out in the open all nasty and dirty I was out of there - The employees looked like they were on water rations - When I seen what I think was the big boss I nearly had a heart attack - Seeing that much rank on single person is enough to make you cringe - I am shocked at the filth and high prices - and above all - not a single employee acknowledged my existence entering or leaving - I swear it was like a stank fest of filth - and every attitude of each employee there that day matched their filth with their equally grumpy attitudes ..... I immediately went home and took a bath - I will never risk that filth fest again -I have been to Memphis and seen some holes in the wall but this is just a dive - its a shame no one will do anything about this place being such a embarrassment to downtown - Its not hip - its just plain and simple filth -
In business over 40 years. All genres of CD and vinyl. More than 50,000 vinyl albums. Trippy decor. A true original.
Always go to Recycled Records when I am in town. Very rare for me to leave without buying something, today I went there twice!
Very interesting stuff here. Make sure to allow yourself plenty of time to browse.
Place is simply amazing when it comes to vinyl records!
My fave place to get vinyl. Cool, quality vintage and antique pieces too!
Been going there off and on for over 20 yrs love it there!! There always more than friendly
Large selection of vinyl and has much more than just records. If youre looking for an old, it new, album they most likely have it or can get it!
Great place nice people all kinds of good records and CD s it a lil bit of everything thats why o like the place
Love this place, if youre into classic vinyl you have to check them out.
They have any kind of record album you want!!!! Many different kinds of antiques and vintage jewlery!!!!
Just a fantastic atmosphere and all around experience. Friendly funny staff and an old school feel.
Amazing collection of vinyl. Check out the massive record collection on main floor and upstairs. Basement furniture collection is pretty plain.
Very cool place. They have old stuff a bunch of it. Great place to look around.
Amazing selection, everyone is very cool and helpful. Need to go back when I can spend a lot more time.
Great place for vintage vinyl. Needs some paint and fresh air tho.
This place has lots of music in all categorys. It has lots of hard to find oldies. The price isnt too bad.
Super place and a lot of excellent music to buy and other cool stuff.
Great location for all your classic vinyl, VHS and memorabilia needs. Not to be missed
Amazing selection and plenty of used equipment for a good price
Historical place. Please visit this place. All sorts of music. Records, 8 tracks, DVD, cassettes. Cool rememobilias.
Liked it and I will return. Takes me back a few years in the music seen . Lots available
Cool place! Takes me back with albums, cassettes and 8 tracks.
Love the vintage feel of the place! So much amazing stuff!!!
Such an interesting place to visit! Loved seeing all the different stuff!
Great selection of vinyl and unique items.
Their vinyl is a Little pricey, but they ha a ton of it, and if your in to dicker-en they will work with you.
Best store in Springfield Illinois. And great owner and workers.
My favorite place to shop in Springfield. Huge selection and a great group of employees.
Very down to earth, genuine Owners who take pride in their vinyl records. Rare spot!
Love everything about this place, the prices seem a bit high but its still a great place!!
Cool place lots of memorabilia and nice staff
Super helpful staff, well priced merchandise, and cool rare finds.
Great place with helpful crew..Shopping there for over 20 years...When you need they will have it...or get it.
Friendly, helpful staff with a crazy awesome selection of music and memorabilia
Leave your watch in the car and spend some time searching through 1,000s of sorted vinyl records and CDs.
Great place to shop for all types of music, furniture and jewelry.
Been going there for 40 yrs and the place is the most bring back memories of all times the good the bad tje ugly
Super large collection of vinyl upstairs, great spot to browse 👍
Neat shop with loads of vinyl. Worth a visit!
Rude didnt even say hi. Extremely over priced
Not a ton of records, more like a vintage shop-ish.
Great place, with friendly, helpful people. Been going there, since childhood. :-)
Great place to find old vinyl records but staff is a bit snobbish
Recycled Records has a large selection of all genres of music in Vinyl and CD in addition to just about everything else under the Sun.
Above this odd shop that feels like some kind of 80s movie up a flight of stairs, there is a place......there is a place......filled with music! Filled! With music!
Unique store with the best selection of music anywhere in the area.
They dont give you nothing back for what your item is worth I understand when you sell something you need to make a profit but they litterly give you hardly nothing back
Great way to spend some time looking at tons of awesome stuff!
Awesome shop...little bit of this and little bit of that...like looking for hidden treasures!
Had a ton of awesome stuff would be great to visit again
Huge sele tion of records upstairs, loads of more used and new things on the main floor Plus some furniture in the basement.
Love this place. You really have to stop in to understand. Go by a Xmas give for a friend.
Unique Place Great assistanceOrdered a Judy Carmichael CD.
Excellent store. The staff is friendly, and there is a lot to look at
A time gone by returns in the middle of Springfield. Great music and good deals.
Good and affordable place to hang out and listen to some good music
Loved it. Finding some of the oldies but awesome movies was a thrill.
Friendly, helpful staff. Great used LP selection!
Dont go here looking for actual records. Huge selection of used CDs, if thats what youre in to.
Cool place to find vinyl, helpful staff.
Selection was amazing and the owners are very friendly and helpful.
Great store Best store to buy music in Springfield.
Will hate to see this place go!
Great time always at recycle records. Thanks Mark & Gary.Thanks Glenn
Had fun looking through old albums
Great place. I could spend hours there.
Love all the neat stuff they have!
A bit pricey but cool store
Great place to find vinyl with a groovy vibe
Great used record/CDs but boy does it smell like mildew.
LOVE this place awesome customer service!!
Great place good prices great variety
Im sure there are some gems, i just have never found one.
Great selection of legacy music &EQ!
As always they treated us like family
A Springfield institution! What can I say, I love love love this place!
Large selection of comics, and all things pop culture.
Very courteous a lot of nice stuff
Old school they know what they have ..and want to help you
The absolute coolest place in Springfield....period
Pretty cool place
Love the place
Cant live without it wen you find it rock on mark co.
Allright place with a friendly and helpful staff
Wow great selection
Great local music store
Excellent place and affordable prices
They are looking to sell the business and all the inventory.
Very friendly people and music for days.
Always love checking out the old stuff.
If you know, you know.
Best record store ever
Awesome, great staff
For the analog /physical world of entertainment needs.
Cool store. Lots of stuff.
Great selection of records!!!
The store smelled like urine
Loved it, everyone friendly
Fun place
Always a sweet place
Lots of cds and vinyl.
A top-notch record shop.
The staff is amazing!!
A little bit of everything!
Very interesting...
Favorite video store
Your one stop shop.
Almost anything you want.
Just trying to shop
Worker who is old stinks
Great find!
Great selection
Big record selection
Good stuff
Just groovy
Hippies
Not organized
Overpriced
Very nice person and great choice of vinyls
Total reviews rating 4.5
188 Reviews for Recycled Records 2023:
Review №1
2017-10-08The Original. Here in Downtown Springfield IL. Stop in and see them sometime!!!! The whole upstairs is over a hundred yards of Records of everything you can dream of!!! Guitars,antiques, collectables, Tshirts and just to much tell you about in one post!!! Stop in see the guys they will take great care of you!!!!
Review №2
2022-07-30Salt of the earth hometown record shop. Nice staff, and there are deals to be found. Fun!
Review №3
2021-08-06I have heard about and seen this business often in the ten years I’ve lived in Springfield but had never been there until today. I even hear the Friday morning radio bit often as well. Alway seemed like a sincere and easy to deal with business owner. I found out today that was spot on. Went in with two boxes of old 79s, 33s, and 45s. I feel that not only was I treated fairly the conversation was open, honest and friendly. Though I had secretly hoped I had a vintage gold mine, which I didn’t, I somehow still felt I left a better person for having been there, met them and experienced this local spot. Thanks for your candor and help. I enjoyed the visit. God bless you.
Review №4
2021-09-07This is a storied business in downtown Springfield Illinois. It has an eclectic variety of merchandise. Everything from historic jewelry to a vast array of music that is available in multiple mediums. If you are spending 10 minutes or an hour going through the store you are likely never to get board!
Review №5
2021-10-07Always a fun place to dig for records since my first visit in 2004. Some prices are ridiculously high, but not necessarily on everything. I do wish they would stop with putting price stickers on the dead wax area of LPs to correspond with the price on the sleeve. I assume its done as an anti-theft measure and to prevent people from switching like records with different conditions and pricing into sleeves with cheaper tags. The stickers are removable, but its always a minor pain to get all of the stickers adhesive residue removed. That stuff isnt good for your stylus. Thats the main reason for a four rather than five star review.
Review №6
2022-07-23Great items and even better customer service
Review №7
2021-09-18Was hoping they would have the new Iron Maiden: Senjitsu on cd, and they had it in stock. Picked up a couple other cds and a movie as well. So, I got 3 cds (one of which was a brand new release) and a dvd for $30.73. Good bang for the buck.
Review №8
2021-07-15Mark and Gary Kessler are great guys to do business with whether youre looking for vintage albums, jewelry or collectibles. If they dont have it theyll find it for you. They buy gold, silver, diamonds and other valuables.
Review №9
2018-11-24Went there on Black Friday. Very friendly, chatty and knowledgeable owners and employees. They let us wait inside for 30 minutes which was really nice and had free coffee, donuts and fruit (courtesy of Hy-Vee). Quite a large inventory as usual plus lots of other interesting items. If you are looking for vinyl and other interesting stuff, you are sure to find something youll like!
Review №10
2021-12-07Wow, what dont they have, great assortment of CDs and stereos, memorabilia, antiques. And upstairs has over 30k albums. Many hard to find ones as well as new ones