Boxing Day Sale Today Only!

Happy Boxing Day!

Today, Dec. 26th is Boxing Day. WTF is Boxing Day? Well, if you are in the Chicago area, today is the day where you can save 20% on all clothing (except Alex Grey shirts) at Sunshine Daydream Hippie Record Shop in Lake Zurich. We have some new Fleece lined leggings that came in just before Christmas! Great for NYE, cause its supposed to be very cold that night.  We also have some other goodies on sale today as well. 

In case, you haven't been in our shop lately, we have some great new merch that came in. Third Eye Pincone necklaces made from real pine cones, and some cool new hat pins from our friends at Uncle Johns Outfitters.

We're back to our regularly scheduled hours which means during the week we are back open at Noonish. We are here tonight till 9pm, Our 20% off Boxing Day Sale is today only and is only good in our shop and not on our website.

Christmas Hours

Ho, Ho, Ho...It's almost the last minute, but there is still time! Sunshine Daydream will be open extended hours for the next 2 days and we'll even be open on Christmas Eve for you real last minute types. We have all kinds of great gifts from Beatles drinkware to Grateful Dead T-Shirts, Hula Hoops, Hippie Clothes, and lots more. Come check us out in Lake Zurich, IL for all of your hippie holiday gifts this year!

Holiday Shipping Update from Sunshine Daydream

The clock is tickin' but there is still time to get your Grateful Dead and hippie holiday gifts and have them in time for Chanukah or Christmas. 

The elves at Sunshine Daydream are working day and night to get your orders out, but the sooner you order, the better. Supplies of many items in our web store are limited this year, and once we run out, that's it until after the new year.

Orders will now have to go via Priority Mail to make it in time. In stock orders placed by 4 PM Central, will ship the same day. We're located in the Chicago area, and can get your order to you quicker than some of the other guys. We have 3 pickups a day from the post office, so the earlier in the day that you order, the better chance to get it out on the earlier truck. Priority shipping and our Midwest location, put us on either coast in just a few days. Priority Mail is a 2-3 day service, but is NOT guaranteed, although they have been pretty good this year, with our packages at least. The only guaranteed way to get your order is by choosing express mail. It's a 1-2 day service and IT IS guaranteed. It's also very expensive, but no one said to wait till the last minute...

We also offer FREE priority mail shipping on all orders over $100.

Be sure and check your spam or junk folder in your email program. Our order confirmation emails often end up there. You can also add us to your safe senders list and that will solve the problem.

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Black Friday Record Store Day at Sunshine Daydream

It’s Black Friday Record Store Day at Sunshine Daydream.

We open at 9:00am

There is a limit of 1 of a title per person and a total limit of 3 Black Friday Record Store Day releases per person. We have these limits in place, as we don’t have a ton of these releases and want to give all of our customers a chance to get something they want. Below is the list of the artists that we have for Record Store Day releases. Please keep in mind that we may only have 1 copy of certain titles for sale.

Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force

Bon Jovi

David Bowie

Miles Davis

The Doors

Fishbone

Flaming Lips

Game Theory

Gov’t Mule

Grateful Dead

Green Day

Jimi Hendrix

Imagine Dragons

Iron Butterfly

Judas Priest

Mastadon

Dave Matthews Band

Metallica

Peter Murphy

New Order

Conor Oberst

Outkast

Rammellzee Vs. K-Rob

Ramones

Chris Robinson

South Park

Wu-Tang Clan

Ben Kweller

Umphrey’s McGee

Record Store Day Black Friday

Black Friday Record Store Day is coming up next week. Also known as Mini Record Store Day, or Record Store Day Part 2, whichever you prefer, its a great day to shop at your local record store and get your hands on some limited edition vinyl releases by your favorite artists.

Sunshine Daydream will open at 9am on Friday November 28th with sales throughout the store and lots of special RSD vinyl records. These are limited edition pressings by many different bands. The complete list of what is being released can be found here. This list does not mean that we will have all of these for sale in our shop. As our allotment of Black Friday Record Store Day releases are just starting to trickle in and we have several different distributors shipping to us, we will not know everything that we have for sale until late Wednesday. We will post our list of available titles on our storefront door and on our facebook event page sometime on Thanksgiving day.

We are an official Record Store Day Participating Store, but because we are a smaller shop, we don't always get all the releases that we want (but we do get what we need...LOL), so we have some rules for our shop on these Record Store Days. Out of the titles that we do receive, we may only get 1 copy of a certain title or we may get multiples. 

There is a limit of 1 of a title per person and a total limit of 3 Black Friday Record Store Day releases per person. We have these limits in place, as we don’t have a ton of these releases and want to give all of our customers a chance to get something they want. Sorry, we can’t hold items, and it is first come first served. Any unsold releases will be available on our website on Monday 12/1.

#BFRSD

#RSDBF

Rocktober Instagram Photo Contest

Sunshine Daydream

Rocktober Instagram

Photo Contest

5 people will win a Grateful Dead or Pink Floyd 2015 calendar and 

1 lucky winner will get a $50 shopping spree to use in our store! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Follow Sunshine Daydream on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunshinedaydreamlz

2. Post a photo on Instagram of you and your favorite Grateful Dead or Pink Floyd item. It could be you with a record, t-shirt, sticker, tapestry, poster, or anything with either of those bands. 

3. Tag it with both   and .

Remember, if your account is set to private we will NOT be able to see the photo and you will not be entered. Please make sure to change your account settings to public for the duration of the contest. 
All valid entries will be commented/liked by the SunshineDaydreamLZ Instagram account. 

We will pick and announce the winners on 10/11. Entering our contest is as easy as 1-2-3 .         

Widespread Panic Records

Widespread Panic Record Albums

It's Rocktober, and it's time for the next 2 vinyl releases from the Widespread Panic album catalog, Ain't Life Grand, and Everyday.

Back in July, their debut album, Space Wrangler and their 2nd album, self titled Widespread Panic (Mom's Kitchen) were released on pristine vinyl 2 record sets. Sunshine Daydream still has a few copies of each left in stock. 

Everyday is the third studio album by the Athens, GA based band. It was first released by Capricorn Records and Warner Bros. Records on March 3, 1993 but was never released on vinyl. The band recorded the album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, AL, and was the group's first to feature band mate, John Hermann. Order your copy here.

Ain't Life Grand is the fourth studio album from Panic. It was first released by Capricorn Records and Warner Bros. Records on September 6,1994 and like Everyday, was never released on vinyl. The band got minor airplay for their cover of Bloodkin's "Can't Get High," as well as their own "Airplane." The band begun rehearsing for the album by recording pre-recording sessions at John Keane's home studio like their first album, Space Wrangler. They were so pleased with the results that they decided to use the sessions for Ain't Life Grand instead of going into the studio on a future date with their producer Johnny Sandlin. You can order your copy of this album right here.

Our record department also has other Widespread Panic titles on vinyl, and we also carry a wide assortment of WP posters and merchandise. 

Check out our website, or visit our Chicago area store for all your Panic needs.

WSMFP

Widespread Panic Vinyl Reissues

Widespread Panic

Vinyl Records

     

Widespread Panic has begun to reissue some of their back catalog on vinyl, and Sunshine Daydream has the first two titles available to order. Some titles have never been released on vinyl before. Their debut album, Space Wrangler was just reissued on vinyl on July 15th. Originally released on Landslide Records in 1988, and again on Capricorn in 1992, Space Wrangler broke ground on what has become almost 30 years of music. 

Their second album, self titled "Widespread Panic" was released by Capricorn Records/Warner Bros. Records on July 30, 1991 and re-released in 2001 by Zomba Music Group. This title was never officially released on vinyl. This ttitle is also available to order, and will begin shipping on 7/28.


Hold on though, because on August 26th, the bands 3rd and 4th albums will be out on pristine vinyl!

Everyday is the third studio album by the Athens, GA based band. It was first released by Capricorn Records and Warner Bros. Records on March 3, 1993 but was never released on vinyl. The band recorded the album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, AL, and was the group's first to feature band mate, John Hermann. Keep checking our website for preorder availability.

Ain't Life Grand is the fourth studio album from Panic. It was first released by Capricorn Records and Warner Bros. Records on September 6,1994 and like Everyday, was never released on vinyl. The band got minor airplay for their cover of Bloodkin's "Can't Get High," as well as their own "Airplane." The band begun rehearsing for the album by recording pre-recording sessions at John Keane's home studio like their first album, Space Wrangler. They were so pleased with the results that they decided to use the sessions for Ain't Life Grand instead of going into the studio on a future date with their producer Johnny Sandlin.  Keep checking our website for preorder availability.

     

Our record department also has other Widespread Panic titles on vinyl,

as well as an wide assortment of their merchandise.

WSMFP

Grateful Dead Hot Wheels

They never had Hot Wheels like this when I was a kid. 

This is the 2014 Limited Edition Grateful Dead Hot Wheels Series, and are available from Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop. There are 6 different die cast vehicles in the set. We only have a few of each design, so don't wait to get one before they're sold out! You can get them at our shop in Lake Zurich or you can order them on our website.

            

   

Grateful Dead Hot Wheels

Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop

Father's Day Grateful Dad Gifts

Don't Forget Pops!

Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop has a great selection of Father's Day Gifts for dad! Whether he's a deadhead or just grateful, our Grateful Dad T-shirt or baseball hat would make a great gift for your padre. He could wear either of them proudly. The t-shirt is 100% heavy cotton and is available in sizes up to 3X. The baseball hat is a cotton adjustable size baseball hat with the Grateful Dad design embroidered on the front. Both are officially licensed Grateful Dead merchandise.

Order by Monday June 9th and you will have it in time for Father's Day. If you are in the Chicago area, you can visit our shop in NW suburban Lake Zurich. We're open 7 days a week.

Remember, Father's Day is Sunday June 15th - and you can't forget dad.

Record Store Day at Sunshine Daydream

Record Store day is almost here. We will open at 10am on Saturday 4/19 with free coffee and pastries to get the day started. We will have lots of limited edition records for sale (the list of our supply is below), there will be store giveaways, sale prices thoughout the store and more. Please join us for the 2014 Record Store Day,  tomorrow beginning at 10am.

Please keep in mind that we may only have one copy of a title, or multiple copies. There is a limit of 1 of a title per person and a total limit of 3 Record Store Day releases per person. We have these limits in place, as we don’t have a ton of these releases and want to give all of our customers a chance to get what they want. Sorry, we can’t hold items, and it is first come first served. ‪

Aerosmith Rocks
Aerosmith Rock in A Hard Place
The Allman Brothers - Selections from: Play All Night: Live at the Beacon
David Bowie 1984 picture disc Creedence Clearwater Revival The 1969 Singles
The Doors Weird Scenes Inside The Goldmine
Drive-By Truckers The Dragon Pants The Everly Brothers Roots
Fishbone Fishbone
The Flaming Lips 7 Skies H3
Fleetwood Mac Dragonfly/The Purple Dancer
Grateful Dead Live at Hampton Coliseum
Green Day Demolicious
Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey MILLIONS: Live In Denver
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth
Joy Division An Ideal For Living (1978)
Jorma Kaukonen Quah
Nirvana "Pennyroyal Tea"/"I Hate Myself and Want To Die"
One Direction Midnight Memories
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes Live At The Greek
The Pixies Indie Cindy
Pretty Lights The Hidden Shades
The Ramones Meltdown With The Ramones Soundgarden Superunknown: The Singles
Bruce Springsteen American Beauty
The Velvet Underground Loaded
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Yardbirds Little Games Frank Zappa "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"/"Down In De Dew"

April 15th - Sunshine Daydream Tax Day Sale

Today is April 15th - Tax Day

Owe Uncle Sam? That Sucks!

Refund smaller than you thought? That Sucks!

But we are going help take the bite out of tax day. You can get a 15% discount on your web purchase, today only. Use coupon code "TAXMAN" at checkout. Be sure to check out all the new stuff that we have recently added. Rare posters by the Allman Brothers, Umphrey's McGee, Ratdog, & Phish, New Tapestries, New Purses & Backpacks, and lots more.

Pi Day Today!

Happy Pi Day! - Save 14%

Today is 3.14 aka Pi Day, and it's a beautiful day here in Sunshine Daydreamland. 

You can save 14% today only, on our website or in our suburban Chicago shop. On the web at www.sunshinedaydream.biz , use promotion code 314159 . Visiting our store in Lake Zurich today? Check in on Facebook or Foursquare  when you are here to receive your discount.