Welcome to Parasol Records & Mail Order...

Only a small portion of our inventory is listed on our website. Head over to Discogs to see all our CDs, LPs, 45s and DVDs (click here to browse over 10,000 items). We've also got over 1,200 back-issues of magazines listed on eBay (click here to see those). But, if you are in the Urbana-Champaign area, please stop by Parasol HQ and browse the bins. We even have some stuff hidden away in the shop you won't find on-line!

Store Hours
Monday-Saturday 9:00-4:00
303 W Griggs St, Urbana, IL 61801
(just north of Downtown Urbana, down the street from Baldarotta's Porketta & Sicilian Sausage and 25 O'Clock Brewing Company)

Record Store Day 2025 -- Left-Overs!

We've still got some left-over RSD titles. They'll be available in the shop this week, then we'll add them to our website. So, if you're in the neighborhood and missed out on any of these, come on by!

Beck/George Harrison, Blasters (box), Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan, Camper Van Beethoven, Bobby Charles, Alex Chilton, Patsy Cline, Ry Cooder, Cure (12"), Kenny Dorham, Neil Finn, Fruit Bats/Anais Mitchell (7"), Gorillaz, Grateful Dead (box), Paul Hardcastle, Francoise Hardy, Hindu Love Gods, House Of Love, Jayhawks, John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band/Elephant's Memory, La Lom, Lemonheads, Johnny Marr, Nektar, Oasis (box), Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Panda Bear (7"), Pixies, Prince & The New Power Generation, Public Image Limited, Queen, Lou Reed, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Scott-Heron, Shakira, Archie Shepp & The Full Moon, Ensemble, Struts (7"), Marty Stuart, Talking Heads, Thin Lizzy, Throwing Muses, Treasures Untold: A Modern 78 Rpm Reader (book/CD), Ben Vaughn Combo (7"), Verve, Scott Weiland (7") and Wire.

See All New Arrivals

Available now!

Mark Bacino's new record, "Top of the World", is available now on vinyl and CD. You can buy a copy here or on Mark's Bandcamp Page (available as a download only, too)...

Order CD or LP

SHINDIG!: THE BEST MUSIC FROM THEN & NOW

UGLY THINGS: WILD SOUNDS FROM PAST DIMENSIONS

SOME NEW ARRIVAL LPS & CDS...

SOME NEW ARRIVAL DVD & BLURAY

Parasol Mail Order, Urbana, IL

Shop the collection!

Only a small portion of our inventory is listed on our website. Head over to Discogs to see all our used CDs, LPs, 45s and DVDs (over 10,000 items). We've also got tons of magazine back-issues and other print-goods on eBay. But, if you are in the Urbana-Champaign area, come on by and browse the bins. We even have some stuff hidden away here you won't find on-line!

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