Comments on: FAREWELL, TOWER RECORDS http://blog.mixonline.com/audiobites/2006/10/16/farewell-tower-records/ George Petersen's rants, musings and general commentary about recording, live sound and professional audio in general Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian McDonald http://blog.mixonline.com/audiobites/2006/10/16/farewell-tower-records/#comment-59 Brian McDonald Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:20:51 +0000 http://blog.mixonline.com/audiobites/2006/10/16/farewell-tower-records/#comment-59 I remember the first time visiting Tower in NYC back in the 1980's. The A&R guy I was working with at CBS brought me in to give me a gift for a job well done after some album work. It was quite a treat; I felt like the entire universe of music recordings existed in a single place and I was a kid again looking at the amazing amount of recordings that existed on earth. The demise of Tower tells us those times have passed and we have arrived in a place where the carrier media of the music (vinyl and plastic) is truly on its way to becoming transparent. Like most of the people I talk to about this, I hold this as a historical marker; an event that was inevitable and is now set as part of our recording industry heritage. I remember the first time visiting Tower in NYC back in the 1980′s. The A&R guy I was working with at CBS brought me in to give me a gift for a job well done after some album work. It was quite a treat; I felt like the entire universe of music recordings existed in a single place and I was a kid again looking at the amazing amount of recordings that existed on earth.

The demise of Tower tells us those times have passed and we have arrived in a place where the carrier media of the music (vinyl and plastic) is truly on its way to becoming transparent.

Like most of the people I talk to about this, I hold this as a historical marker; an event that was inevitable and is now set as part of our recording industry heritage.

]]> By: Chadley http://blog.mixonline.com/audiobites/2006/10/16/farewell-tower-records/#comment-51 Chadley Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:49:54 +0000 http://blog.mixonline.com/audiobites/2006/10/16/farewell-tower-records/#comment-51 There were times I would walk into a Tower Records and be a little dis-heartened that an album I wanted was considerably more expensive there then in several other stores. Part of me always had difficulty walking in there and buying the album I wanted, without thinking I might be able to get a better deal. I think, in part, this was Tower Records un-doing. Despite those facts, there were still my favorite store to shop at. I almost never bought something that wasn't on-sale, but I always looked at everything anyway. They carried everything I could have wanted, and albums I never knew existed. This is an unfortunate blow to the Indie music community. There were times I would walk into a Tower Records and be a little dis-heartened that an album I wanted was considerably more expensive there then in several other stores. Part of me always had difficulty walking in there and buying the album I wanted, without thinking I might be able to get a better deal. I think, in part, this was Tower Records un-doing.

Despite those facts, there were still my favorite store to shop at. I almost never bought something that wasn’t on-sale, but I always looked at everything anyway. They carried everything I could have wanted, and albums I never knew existed. This is an unfortunate blow to the Indie music community.

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