Lauries Planet of Sound

User Reviews of Lauries Planet of Sound

Yelp.com Review - by Jenny R.

3.0 of 5 stars. No Sass Dragons, no Off With Their Heads, no Fucked Up. 0 for 3. While I will admit, their music selection lacks, their obscure literature made up for leaving almost empty handed. I was able to find a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by adele n.

3.0 of 5 stars. Lauries regularly refuses to take my money. When a new release I'm looking forward to comes out on a Tuesday, I typically buy my copy the following Saturday or Sunday. Lauries is very often sold out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katelyn G.

1.0 of 5 stars. I went in here, looking for something that I thought they *might* have but apparently they didn't. I understand but I would have assumed they might either suggest somewhere I could go to find this, or...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Anne S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The staff here are so nice. They will order anything you ask for, and help you find anything, too. Whenever I need a present for my impossible to shop for family, I come here, and leave with something...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Come here to unleash your inner kid (or adult).Last night's treat: Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends, 2nd Season, 4-DVD set.I had even more fun watching my kid for the first time watch Rocky, Bullwinkle,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Marshall T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ater searching far and wide, north and south in this town for the all in one record store, Laurie's has to be the bee's knees.Quite frankly, vinyl is getting circulated at a massive rate, and all the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tracy Ellen S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Find music you can't find anywhere else. Find something you weren't attempting to find. I still wish Coconuts music store was still open.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kate R.

5.0 of 5 stars. The absolute best record store still around in the city. I don't usually spend money on music...so I try to stay away honestly. You can find stuff you didn't know you wanted. Be careful!
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Drew S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Not since Napster's demise in 2000 have I paid anyone for music. Kazaa, eDonkey, Bittorrent- that's right I'm a big time music pirate. So sue me. HA! Moving on- Laurie's Planet of Sound changed all...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ariel P.

4.0 of 5 stars. There are many things that are kind of irritating about living this far north, Laurie's is not one of them. This record shop brings me back to my California adolescence, pre- Virgin records, when...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is such a great spot in chicago! A music store like music stores used to be a SHOULD still be...Reminds me of my teenage years. Incense burning, vinyls, cds, dvds, buttons!!!!! Great selection....
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by S. M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I can't even review this place on its true specialty, which is music and movies, because I barely looked at them! I actually stopped in because my friend and I were shopping in Lincoln Square and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love the incense vibe - but why don't they sell incense and incense holders, I wonder?Great selection of movies on DVD and VHS, music on LP and CD, cool magazines, other little goodies and nostalgia...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I had serious nostalgia when I walked into Laurie's. The musty, incense-like smell brought me back to my teenage years when I would venture into East Lansing to go to Flat Black & Circular. Great...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by K R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I think Laurie's is one of the reasons I have come to love Lincoln Square. Living in Boston for roughly 10 years (in various neighborhoods), I was only *once* situated near a record store, and it was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by miz m.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is an old skool, college town-esque, hipster record shop, but set in the city. They also sell great used books for cheap. The staff is friendly and it makes me happy having it in the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul F.

2.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's is alright. Just not my cup of tea. Indie rock, indie hip hop of the rhymesayers variety, some reissues. Prices are a bit high and its heavy on rock and reissues. Not too much to dig, but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Todd R.

4.0 of 5 stars. My favorite record store in the city. Not the largest selection in the world, but what they do have caters to my tastes really well. Cool selection of oddball and hard to find DVDs. Prices are fine...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Allan M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Decided to scrap my July '08 update, and write a totally new one. This store really is warming up to me as of late(and to the point where I'll overlook it's small problems, such as usually closing 10...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel D.

4.0 of 5 stars. great place all around, but i am particularly impressed by the video selection. i could easily spend thousands here.
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul K.

4.0 of 5 stars. They had the fucking Crispin Glover album for sale. I bought it.Last fall I used to come here every Sunday night after work, buy an album and then go across the street to the Davis and watch a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Q.P. G.

4.0 of 5 stars. A very nice record store run by folks who are truly enthusiastic and knowledgeable about music. They have a great used vinyl selection and the prices are always fair. Support Laurie's!
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by T. C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I feel compelled to write something, b/c it appears that Laurie's has had a run of baddish press from Yelp this summer. It's not THAT bad. The staff are what you'd expect at a neighborhood record...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great selection of hard to find CDs, and totally obscure DVDs as well. Staff was knowledgable and helpful.This store rocks!
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren G.

4.0 of 5 stars. As an owner of a vcr, I was completely pleased to stumble upon an episode of MST3K for $2.99, but also got two completely cheesy out-of-print/not available on dvd movies to have my own MST3K-fun with!...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe T.

2.0 of 5 stars. I applied for a job here when I first moved to Chicago in 2005. The application was basically a "music knowledgeability" test. "Name as many Chicago record labels as you can." "Name as many Neil...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Misi P.

2.0 of 5 stars. I am a record store connoisseur. A sommelier of vinyl if you will. An emeritus of wax. Get my point?So Laurie's....service was ok...selection of wax was kind of small, and the clientele was rude as...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill M.

2.0 of 5 stars. I don't come into this place very often, to tell you the truth, because it's not quite worth it. The selection is huge but anything that I see that's interesting I usually already own. It's that...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good record store. Unfortunately, I haven't been here in forever.Good selection, although the prices are a little on the high side. I can't complain too much, because they usually have whatever it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Callie K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's RULES!!!One of the few record stores that actually gives me warm & fuzzy vibes when I walk in. Normally, I get nervous when I walk into record stores, likely in anticipation of the inevitable...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin M.

4.0 of 5 stars. 100% all about indie labels and indie bands here!! I am so not ready to go digital when I run across record stores like this place. The people are nice, the selection is diverse and I found more CDs...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've been here a couple of times and found a handful of records. I'm really happy with what I got. Although their standards aren't quite as high as Shake Rattle Read or Dave's Records, their vinyl...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jen d.

4.0 of 5 stars. this place was my local record store when i first moved to chicago and lived on eastwood. also, the fantastic record roundup!! record roundup closed before the invention of yelp unfortunately but...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by katherine r.

4.0 of 5 stars. My favorite local record store. Very good selection, as they have a mix of used and new CDs available. I always find something I've been hoping to get my hands on. A very large selection of used...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lee C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love going to Laurie's. They have a pretty good selection of used and new vinyl. Same goes for the CD's. They also have a fairly large collection of 45's, cult DVD's, books on music and pop...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ross B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's selection is pretty good, but mostly I love the hand-written staff reviews they leave scotch-taped to their favorite CDs. In the Psychedelic section, nearly every disk comes with a three...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura I.

4.0 of 5 stars. Just stumbled into this place one day after moving into the neighborhood and quickly fell in love. This is how I remember records stores being and what a record store should still be today. Good...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Zachary M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Selection of rock/indie/etc vinyl is decent but prices on some of the used stuff is very high. Also had a bad experience with one employee who snapped at me when I inquired about purchasing a record...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by chris w.

4.0 of 5 stars. lauries is pretty amazing. you can regularly find original copies of minor classics...from juicy Lucy to earth opera. But it is hit or miss mostly due to the fact that reckless gets a much higher...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gene W.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is the black hole where my money disappears. They have a really exceptional selection of old classics and newer records on vinyl. The staff here is a bit friendly and less pretentious than...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael P.

4.0 of 5 stars. My place of employment also has a shop set up in this neighborhood, I used to ask for extra shifts out there just so i could hang out in Laurie's during down time and blow the tips i made that day on...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by matty B.

4.0 of 5 stars. kind of a hit or miss place as far as records go but when it hits it hits HARD! i got an amazing copy of hunky dory here for less than $10. need i say more? plus they have really cheep used vhs.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's is yet another little gem in the charming Lincoln Square neighborhood. For such a small space they have a good selection of new and used DVD's, CD's, and LP's. They have a small section of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike B.

4.0 of 5 stars. If I could give this 4 1/2 stars, I would. Laurie's is the last of a dying breed -- the cool, without being too hip, indie record store. They stock the latest and greatest indie music with just...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alice S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent, just excellent. This is now MY music shop. In what other brick and mortar store can I find in stock: Modest Mouse (Good News For People Who Love Bad News); Rolling Stones (Flowers);...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by P R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yes, this place is cool, great selection for my tastes at least. Not a huge place but I like that fact that I don't get lost in there for hours at a time. Of course the staff may be a bit "too cool...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Nice little record shop. They have a pretty decent music selection, and quite a large selection of DVDs as well.I haven't gotten much attitude from the staff there which is something I cannot say...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by John M.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was my spot when I lived in North Center, right in between my job in Ravenswood and home. After Hard Boiled opened, and after they hired a couple of salty staff (Mark @ Hard Boiled = not overly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chas V.

2.0 of 5 stars. Ok, I guess. But a disappointment if your tastes skew towards Funk & Soul. However, it may work for you if you like indie rock and other stuff. You should probably check them out because the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I almost always find something interesting in there, and I like the fact they sell both vinyl and movies on VHS for cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Renato P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Not a bad place , they are hindered by the fact they don't have much in stock that I'm interested in , damn them. I saw a good amount of interesting cd's , dvd's t-shirts and vinyl the last few times...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda W.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like this store a lot. I'm sad that record stores keep disappearing. I wouldn't be who I am today without them! The last two times I visited Laurie's, they had just what I wanted; the new...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Okay record store. Good for getting LP represses of the classics--old obsure 60s pychedelia (Food anyone?), jazz, and 70s hard rock. However, the prices are high, the used selection is downright awful...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Keara S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Unlike Reckless, Laurie's understands the importance of alphabetizing their stock. So you can find things you're looking for. Neat! Terrific selection of books, and the staff will not sneer at you...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda N.

4.0 of 5 stars. I stopped in on a Friday night. Walked out with a lot of discs, (since what I like is either very old or more obscure than popular music today(This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, etc.) better laid out...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Diane S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've never been the type to look down my nose at someone whose never been inside a Reckless Records, but truly the selection does not even compare. I have found the oddest, most obscure cd's at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Katarina X.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's a little dirty, it's small and can get cramped when shopping on weekends... Laurie's is a fantastic institution, and an endangered species (independant seller in a time of downloads). Laurie's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by richard f.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm a long time fan of Laurie's. John and the entire staff are tops. There's a great vibe that only gets better as they grow. If you're looking for an independent source(and you should be) for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Neil A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Boy, for a place that doesn't look like it has *that* much selection, it sure has a lot of selection. I was able to find a bunch of records I never thought I'd find in your conventional record store,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Phillie P.

3.0 of 5 stars. I used to live really close to LPOS and I would go there once in a while to pick up vinyl records. I scored a couple of killer K-tel comps of 80's and disco. I haven't been there a while, but it was a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve R.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's a nice little niche store. I wasn't floored by the selection but you can still find some unexpected gems in there. There's some hipsterism on the part of the staff but it's not nearly like some...
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruno A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was very pleased to see this store when I first stumbled upon the Lincoln Square neighborhood. I enjoy the serenity that comes through thumbing through old cds/dvds and books that used places offer...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Desiree K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Sometimes, it's not that you don't want to patronise a small, independent record store. It's that when you check out the Bruce Springsteen tab, there are only four records of his entire canon, and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's is my favorite independent record shop in Chicago, not only because of its convenience. They have a great selection of local artists and independent labels that you wouldn't find at Best Buy...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah K.

5.0 of 5 stars. My record store of choice. And being that I'm kind of a snob about where I shop for music, this is really saying something. The store has a huge selection - trust me, it's really very rare to be able...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyle H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Doesn't have the huge selection of say, Reckless, but I never have trouble finding 10 CDs I'd like to walk out with everytime I go. Also have a good selection of music DVDs, LPs and music memorabilia....
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tony c.

2.0 of 5 stars. over priced on cds . but they do have some deals on records and vhs tapes.
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like this place. Its totally local non-corporate and they have some pretty obscure interesting stuff, in both CDs and videos. I mean weird Chicago memorabelia like a BJ and Dirty Dragon...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Really love Laurie's... I'm fairly new into the obscure and indie music world, having rejected mainstream radio about the time XRT was bought out by Viacom. The staff are helpful and friendly, even...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The top independently owned record store in Chicago.Their new and used selection is very good if you are looking for indie, rock, punk, or alt-country. They also have very good recommendations for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Minty M.

5.0 of 5 stars. i really like this store. they sell cd's, records and cassettes. they have used movies and a bunch of cult classics and music dvd's. i bought a devo dvd here! they also have a large selection of...
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Yelp.com Review - by carey f.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm too much of a folkie for Laurie's, most of the time, but I can rarely resist their used vinyl and CD bins. If your taste runs to the obscure and godawful, check out the vinyl graveyard under the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe B.

4.0 of 5 stars. There are still a handful of great record stores left in this city and this is one of the best. If they don't have it, they'll get it. And you don't feel like you are being judged when you get to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicholas R.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place rules so hard. It's easily my favorite record store in the city. The neighborhood is top notch, the selection they offer never lets me down, and their employees aren't ugly like some...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Laurie's.They have great hours, the store is impeccably organized and the staff is nice and helpful. It's a cool place to drop in and explore on a regular basis. There's just something about...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Maggie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Some members of the staff are nice and don't roll their eyes at your selection. Some aren't - but since rolling your eyes at people is the biggest perk of being a record store employee anywhere, what...
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I don't shop here as much as I used to now that I am a full-fledged Rhapsody, iTunes, eMusic and Napster addict. However if you are a fan of indie rock or are looking for a place that has lots of...
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The have a decent selection of cd's, vhs tapes, and dvds. Most of the items are used and fairly pric...
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Yelp.com Review - by Patricia B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This indie shop supports the local bands and musicians, and for this, they have my praise and applause ddddddddddddd.....(that's the sound of my hands clapping together for Laurie's :) Come on, you...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2005
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Music by ryan p. at InsiderPages

Laurie's Planet of Sound is a music store with a large collection. They have all different types of music to choose from and their inventory is huge. They have all different types of music and their store is...
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Best used and new music store in Chicago by Jennifer W. at InsiderPages

This store, a block up from the Old Town School of Music, is one of the gems of Chicago. The selection is great (and includes CDs, vinyl, books, and DVDs), the vibe is funky, and the staff recommendations go...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Laurie's is out of my way to stop in, but when I have the time I make the trip because it's definitely worth it. I always find my indie rock needs here.
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by A.S. V.

4.0 of 5 stars. A Lincoln Square store that expanded last year is a classic indie music store with helpful music geek staff, and also a good video collection.
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert L.

4.0 of 5 stars. This hip, independent record store is known to most alternative bands and solo artists in town. They have a local band CD section that alone makes it worth the trip to Laurie's. A great selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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