Voted "Best Record Store in the North Side" 2004 and "Best Indie Record Store in Chicago" 2005 (New City)!
You can buy CDs, LPs, DVDs, Cassettes, VHS, Books, and assorted other strange objects here. Used and new.
We're located at 4639 N. Lincoln, 773-271-3569Hours: M-Sat 10-10; Sun 11-7
Visit us on the web here:
www.lauriesplanetofsound.com
(for store updates, new releases, staff picks, and other fun stuff!).
Arguably the best record store in the city, John Laurie's Lincoln Square spot, for the past ten years, has focused on indie- and alt-rock, offering both the more popular new releases and the more elusive...With probably the most helpful and non-judgmental staff in all of Chicago, Laurie's delivers evedn the most cerebral of indie-rock without the slightest bit of pretension. -New City 10/12/06
Since expanding a few years ago, Laurie's has increased its lot of cult DVDs, adding to the charm of an unpretentious Lincoln Square spot that's that's perhaps the only decent record shop both north of Belmont and east of Kedzie. Indie-rock and meat-and-potatoes rock afficianados will be delighted, but Laurie's also carries well-chosen batches of country. garage-rock, local music, and hip-hop. . .Those hoping to score titles that might've been purged from grandma's attic will like the used [LP] section." -Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune 11/24/06!
"Stroll down Lincoln Avenue to Laurie's Planet of Sound (4639 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-271-3569). This new and used record store is a great place to gauge your date's musical taste and knowledge of movies (they have a nice used VHS selection) and hip DVDs." -Monika Eng, Chicago Tribune 2/8/07!
