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Jul 11, 2018ba_library rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good documentary about Tower Records. Interviews the man who created the business Russ Solomon and others who worked there. Several musicians provide commentary; Dave Grohl (Nirvana) worked at a Tower in Washington DC, Elton John did all of his vinyl shopping early Tuesday mornings, Bruce Springsteen comments he knew how well his band was doing by looking at his record display at Tower. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion by 2006 the company filed for bankruptcy. Insightful look at the record business and at business practices in general of that era. The record business dropped off substantially after the disco era (1970s) but boomed once again after MTV. The format of records changed over the years from vinyl to compact disc to online versions. One person talks about Napster and how it was affecting the business. Someone else talks about how people now had an option of buying ‘songs or tracks’ instead of whole albums. I vividly remember Tower Records. They had a huge store on lower Queen Anne in Seattle, as well as another branch on the Ave in the U District and also a store on NE 8th in Bellevue. If you wanted music in those days, you went to Tower Records