What a shame

me too. but for me it was the one in NYC on 4th & Broadway. Miss that place…..

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whenever visiting my bro in Nyc, id always pop into Tower Records.

Just saw the trailer to this doc for the first time and it's shot straight to the top of my "must see" list. I miss Tower Records with a vengeance.

I first became acquainted with Tower's stores in Manhattan (4th and B'way and the big one at -- I think -- 66th and B'way) when I was going to college in NYC the late 80s.

When I returned home to suburban New Jersey they opened a store in my home town of Paramus in '89 or '90, which was like a gift from the music Gods. I practically LIVED in that store.

For a couple of years I worked at the KMart store next door and I would spend every lunch break in Tower browsing thru the CDs. I spent so much time in there that people started asking me where to find stuff cuz they thought I worked there, haha. I probably should've just gotten a job there but believe it or not K-Mart actually paid better. (Not much better but a little...)

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hopefully colin hanks does a doco about the making of 'larry crowne' too.



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For me, starting in 1975, it was the store on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. Three years later the West Covina store opened making it a shorter drive. I also visited stores in Westwood, Buena Park, Costa Mesa and Brea. Several years before the bankruptcy they opened a new, really beautiful store in Brea.

I'm of the generation that's used to owning physical items so I still buy CDs. I can order them on my mobile device from the comfort of my home or wherever I happen to be.

But I still miss making the sojourn to Tower Records.

Had the privilege to see it's origins when I was stationed in the USAF in Sacramento in the mid to late 80's. It was great.

Also remember the one in Oahu. I grew up on Maui and every time we took a flight to Oahu it was all but a requirement that we stop by Tower or our parents would have to deal with a bunch of grumpy kids all the way on the flight back!!

Only one I ever went to was the one in London England in 1987. What we had in Canada was the iconic "Sam The Record Man" in Toronto:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_the_Record_Man

I can remember that store as if it was yesterday. Much like The World's Biggest Bookstore (also in Toronto), you could get lost in there. Sam's was great though because of its huge selection as well as its late hours.

My home town had some great indie stores as well as a Sam's store. I still have a sealed vinyl Empire Strikes Back soundtrack here someplace in its Sam's bag.

I don't remember Tower in Minneapolis either since I used to frequent that city starting in 1978. House of Wax was the bomb though.

Will have to check the Tower story if we get it or else the DVD when it's released...

When we moved to Stamford, Ct. In 2001 , I was delighted to find a Tower Records two miles from our house.

I would peruse the bins almost every night after work, since they stayed open til midnight.

On rainy weekends I would stay in the Jazz/classical for hours listening and talking with the knowledgable staff.

When they closed in 2006, I was in tears.

RIP Tower.....

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