Gary
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Post by Gary on Sept 30, 2015 15:00:46 GMT -5
For those of you old enough to remember what a record store looked like; or I guess old enough to remember what a record looked like
Tower Records Documentary 'All Things Must Pass' Exclusive Clip: 'We Were the Local Record Store' News / TV / Film
By Malorie McCall | September 30, 2015 9:00 AM EDT
When a record store is iconic enough to still have name recognition among millennials, it can only be Tower Records. As the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, which couldn't be truer for Tower Records. The famed record store was a staple in the music industry in the late 20th century, but by 2006, Tower Records had filed for bankruptcy. The upcoming documentary All Things Must Pass aims to explain just what happened.
Elton John Shopped There and Dave Grohl Worked There: Behind Colin Hanks' New Tower Records Doc
The film, directed by Colin Hanks, looks beyond the fall-back idea that Internet killed the record store and follows the rebellious beginnings and heartbreaking demise. The documentary also offers insight into another integral part of Tower Records: Its unique founder, Russell Solomon.
Solomon also narrates the movie. In an exclusive clip from the movie, Bob Delanoy and Steve Nikkel -- longtime employees of the store -- discuss just how integral Tower Records had become to the music industry by its peak.
The documentary premieres Oct. 16.
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Luckie Starchild
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Sept 30, 2015 18:28:41 GMT -5
Thanks for posting!
FYI, there's still a Tower Records in Tokyo… I was there a few months ago and loved being able to shop for physical musical product...
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Gary
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Post by Gary on Nov 15, 2020 15:05:48 GMT -5
Tower Records Is Back — as an Online Music Retailer By Mitchell Peters 11/15/2020Click to copy www.billboard.com/articles/business/9484432/tower-records-returns-as-online-store/Tower Records has relaunched as an online music store. The iconic music retailer, which closed its U.S. physical locations in 2006 after filing for bankruptcy, returned as an online store earlier week. In addition to selling music and merch, the new Tower Records website also features online music performances and the return of the company's Tower Pulse! magazine. The music chain's relaunch was originally scheduled to coincide with this year's South by Southwest in March, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Along with reviving its website, Tower Records also had planned to open a series of pop-up shops, the Bay Area's ABC7 reports. Tower Records' Russ Solomon to Be Inducted Into Music Business Hall of Fame at Music Biz 2018 Conference Tower Records CEO Danny Zeijdel says the music chain's relaunch “has been met with tremendous success, feedback. A lot of people are so happy taking pictures of when they receive an order from Tower Records, posting it on Instagram.” Founded by Russ Solomon in Sacramento in 1960, Tower Records revolutionized music retailing until digital music took over the business. At its peak, the retailer had $1.1 billion in revenue from 173 stores, of which 106 stores were in the U.S. The company went out of business in late 2006, following two bankruptcy filings that quickly turned into a Chapter 7 liquidation. The rise and fall of Tower Records was documented in the 2015 film All Things Must Pass, which was narrated by Solomon, who died in 2018.
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