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Website. towerrecords.com. Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store [ 1 ] that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Records filed for bankruptcy and liquidation.
Aquarius Records was an independent record store in San Francisco, California, established in 1970. Aquarius was known for carrying an obscure selection of psychedelia, metal, and world music, and had an extensive mail order catalog. The store's selection was relatively small and was chosen and annotated by the staff of music aficionados.
Inside of Amoeba Music in San Francisco in 2011. A second location, in San Francisco, opened on November 15, 1997, in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood near Golden Gate Park. It is located in the former 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m 2) Park Bowl bowling alley. [1] It regularly stocks upwards of 100,000 CDs, vinyl records, and audio cassettes, both ...
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird holds the official Air Speed Record for a crewed airbreathing jet engine aircraft with a speed of 3,530 km/h (2,190 mph). The record was set on 28 July 1976 by Eldon W. Joersz and George T. Morgan Jr. near Beale Air Force Base, California, USA. It was able to take off and land unassisted on conventional runways. [47]
General information. Type. Commercial. Location. 506 Clement St. San Francisco, California. Coordinates. 37°46′59″N 122°27′53″W / 37.7831°N 122.4647°W / 37.7831; -122.4647. Green Apple Books & Music is an independent bookstore in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California.
Ubiquity Records was founded in 1990 by Michael and Jody McFadin out of the Groove Merchant record store on the Lower Haight of San Francisco, California. [2] Following the success of the Groove Merchant the Luv N' Haight record label (named after the Sly and The Family Stone song) was launched and in 1993 the company was incorporated as Ubiquity Recordings.
The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the world speed record; most aircraft to hold the record since have been military designs. Development. [edit] During his work on his 1930 movie Hell's Angels, Howard Hughesemployed Glenn Odekirkto maintain the fleet of over 100 aircraft used in the production.
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. [1] As of 2009 Fat Wreck Chords has released over 300 studio albums. [1]