2016年9月15日 · While the mom and pop shops — those owned by local community members and known throughout that community — were great for a whole host of reasons, the national chains give us a common ground on which we can all relate. These are the record stores we all went to. Here are five we wish still existed.

2023年6月20日 · Record Bar – Founded in 1960, the chain grew to 180 locations including some operated under the Tracks name. In 1993, the company was sold to Blockbuster Video which converted all locations to Blockbuster Music Stores.

2002年3月2日 · In the '80s I traveled the world and found great stores like HMV and Virgin Records in London, Tower Records on Sunset Strip, King Karol in NYC, and smaller chains like "Licorice Pizza" in Pittsburgh among others. The closest thing to these giant record stores in the SACD/DVD-A era were the Media Play stores, which were a part of Musicland.

2016年9月24日 · Record Town was a popular store back in the 70s and 80s locally. A. Scrounger, fluffskul and Nostaljack like this. There was a McCrory's "dime store" inside The Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, OH that had a awesome record store in the early 70's.

2025年2月3日 · If you were serious about music in the ‘80s, Sam Goody was your spot. This iconic record store was a staple in malls across America, offering everything from vinyl records to cassette tapes and, eventually, CDs.

2024年2月25日 · In the late 1970’s, record store chains began to pop up all across the nation. Before that, most of us purchased records from retail stores like Montgomery Ward, Penny’s, Woolworth’s and K-Mart. Let’s not forget about the small independent record shops, too. Most of these big record store chains were located in shopping malls.

2024年11月30日 · Let’s revisit the legends that shaped the ’70s and ’80s music scene. 1. Tower Records (Los Angeles, CA) Flickr. Tower Records wasn’t just a store—it was an empire. The flagship on Sunset Boulevard was a mecca for music lovers, offering a dizzying array of vinyl spanning every genre imaginable.

It’s hard to link a store to a decade, but a number of chains just scream 1980s. Even if they weren’t created in the decade, these retailers made their biggest mark during the period. Here’s a look at some of our most-beloved dearly departed favorites:

2017年11月12日 · Tower operated retail record stores in the United States from 1960 to 2006. In 1983, the company began publishing a music magazine, Pulse!, which contained record reviews, interviews, and advertising.

2023年4月20日 · The introduction of the compact disc (CD) in the 1980s helped fuel the growth of record stores, both big chains and mom & pop shops. The business model was simple: make everyone buy their old vinyl records on CD.