Tower Records: Going out of Business - Beyond Tiki

OL ookoo lady Tiki Socialite Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 779	OL ookoo lady Posted posted on Sat, Oct 14, 2006 8:10 AM I can't really cry for Tower, cause I remember when we used to buy our records (yes, this was back in the vinyl LP days) from individually-owned music stores. These were small shops that were run by people who were passionate about music. We would drive to Long Beach to buy blues records from a guy who knew all the artists. He would just hand us stuff as we walked in the door, knowing what we liked. There were many stores like that serving their niche markets. Then the Tower Records megastore came to town. The small stores couldn't compete with their prices and hours (open til midnight). One by one they all closed down. It seems like divine karma that an even more impersonal marketforce, the internet, would drive Tower Records out of business.

I can't really cry for Tower, cause I remember when we used to buy our records (yes, this was back in the vinyl LP days) from individually-owned music stores. These were small shops that were run by people who were passionate about music. We would drive to Long Beach to buy blues records from a guy who knew all the artists. He would just hand us stuff as we walked in the door, knowing what we liked. There were many stores like that serving their niche markets.

Then the Tower Records megastore came to town. The small stores couldn't compete with their prices and hours (open til midnight). One by one they all closed down.

It seems like divine karma that an even more impersonal marketforce, the internet, would drive Tower Records out of business.

Post #260735 by ookoo lady on Sat, Oct 14, 2006 8:10 AM