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Tower Records was an American record label active from 1964 to 1970. A subsidiary of Capitol Records, Tower often released music by artists who were relatively low-profile in compared to those released on the parent label, including artists—such as The Standells and The Chocolate Watchband—later recognized as "garage bands". For this reason ...
The film is about the rise and demise of Tower Records, the retail "giant" that once advertised its East 4th Street and Broadway New York City location as "The Largest Record-Tape Store in the Known World". [2] It also offers insights into the critical upheavals in the 21st-century recording industry. [3]
The Tower Records stores in Japan split off from the main chain and are now independent. Arguably the most famous Tower Records outlet was the purpose-built building that company staff general-contracted, with many personally contributing their labor, which opened in 1971 on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Horn Avenue in West ...
The new operation opened just six months after Tower Records shut down. [citation needed] Although he no longer had the rights to the Tower name, Solomon used the same color scheme and the new logo was created by Mick Michelson, the same designer who had done the original Tower Records logo in the sixties. Solomon was joined in the effort by ...
In 2006 Flashback Records acquired Listen, a record store at 144 Crouch Hill, Crouch End, London which was facing closure due to a fading vinyl market. In 2014 Flashback Records opened its third retail store in Shoreditch. In 2021, Flashback's Crouch End record shop relocated to a larger premises on 26 Topsfield Parade, Tottenham Lane, Crouch End.
Empire Records is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, written by Carol Heikkinen, and starring an ensemble cast including Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler.
Long-time Tower employees Mike Farrce of Sacramento (1977-2002) and Terri Williams of Land Park (1975-2002) stand outside the old Tower Records on Broadway in 2015.
The revamped store was reopened in 2013 attended by many of the world's biggest stars including Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Elton John. The largest record shop in Ireland is Tower Records in Dublin, the largest in Asia is Tower Records in Shibuya, Tokyo and the largest in the United States is Amoeba Records in Los Angeles.