Out of the Past Records

Out of the Past is a West Side record destination with a family history and an unusually extensive physical layout. The official description refers to ten rooms, a useful warning against planning it as a quick look through one set of bins. Charlie Joe and Marie Henderson built the business, now continued by Annisa Gooden, with soul, funk, jazz, blues, hip-hop, reggae and Latin music among its interests. Current new-release and event activity shows that the shop is not only an archive of older stock. Vinyl and CDs both matter here. Choose the Madison Street visit when there is time to browse beyond a single department, and let the changing used selection sit alongside whatever contemporary release prompted the trip.

New and used vinyl and CDs across soul, funk, jazz, blues, hip-hop, reggae and international recordings, including collectible older material.

4407 West Madison Street in West Garfield Park. This is a separate West Side destination from the Ashland and Milwaukee record cluster.

Allow time for the room-by-room stock rather than expecting a single quick aisle. Confirm a particular preorder or event through the current site before making it the purpose of the visit.