TOWER RECORDS CLOSING DOORS

Levi · « **Reply #60 on:** 7 Dec 2006, 04:33 am »

More CDs piling in the livingroom.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #61 on:** 7 Dec 2006, 04:37 am »

Quote from: Levi on 7 Dec 2006, 04:33 am

More CDs piling in the livingroom.

Why not Levi...your getting them at a good price....

Watch for the final blowout....

Levi · « **Reply #62 on:** 7 Dec 2006, 05:23 am »

Yes it i$

mjosef · « **Reply #63 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 05:41 am »

Damn...went down to Tower today(Sat)...and all the good stuff is gone, the jazz section was empty...scored some Steve Roach and some World music @60% off...rap cd were 1.99$...tomorrow I will try the uptown store...was kinda weird seeing Tower like that, half empty(of stock not people)...kinda like watching a carcass being picked to the bones.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #64 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 05:55 am »

Sales picked up when 50% off went into effect....
I was able to score about 80+ cd's....I think I'm set for the winter.....

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Damn...went down to Tower today(Sat)...and all the good stuff is gone, the jazz section was empty

Hope you have better luck at the uptown store.....

mjosef · « **Reply #65 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 06:04 am »

Yeah, I am hoping the upper West Side folks are above clearance sales

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #66 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 06:10 am »

Quote from: mjosef on 10 Dec 2006, 06:04 am

Yeah, I am hoping the upper West Side folks are above clearance sales

I don't know....who can resist a bargain....and its Xmas shopping time....good luck.

Levi · « **Reply #67 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 06:45 pm »

check my livingroom.

Quote from: mjosef on 10 Dec 2006, 06:04 am

Yeah, I am hoping the upper West Side folks are above clearance sales

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #68 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 09:09 pm »

Interesting short article on some of the inside story of Tower Records by Wes Phillips in the current (Dec 8th) Stereophile eNewsletter:

http://www.stereophile.com/enewsletters/

Levi · « **Reply #69 on:** 10 Dec 2006, 09:25 pm »

chech my livingroom.

Quote from: mjosef on 10 Dec 2006, 05:41 am

Damn...went down to Tower today(Sat)...and all the good stuff is gone, the jazz section was empty...scored some Steve Roach and some World music @60% off...rap cd were 1.99$...tomorrow I will try the uptown store...was kinda weird seeing Tower like that, half empty(of stock not people)...kinda like watching a carcass being picked to the bones.

mjosef · « **Reply #70 on:** 11 Dec 2006, 05:23 am »

Ok Levi, hand 'em over...

As I thought, the uptown store had some good stuff left, spent over 2hours thumbing through the cds downstairs in the jazz section...when the sale drops to 75% (maybe later this week?) I will go back to see whats left in the other depts., rock/pop, and classical. All the good vinyl are gone...
Looks like I will have to wait until next year to upgrade my preamp.

Levi · « **Reply #71 on:** 11 Dec 2006, 05:51 am »

A day late, A dollar short. I hit the store almost everyday.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #72 on:** 11 Dec 2006, 05:55 am »

Quote from: mjosef on 11 Dec 2006, 05:23 am

...when the sale drops to 75% (maybe later this week?) I will go back to see whats left in the other depts., rock/pop, and classical.

Same here.....better know as "pot luck".....

Who knows....maybe some diamonds in the rough.....

warnerwh · « **Reply #73 on:** 11 Dec 2006, 06:30 am »

The diamonds in the rough are far and few between at our Tower. It was sad going in there too

Hogg · « **Reply #74 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 03:50 am »

I hope most of you subscribe to Sterophile's newsletter. There was a very touching piece by Wes Phillips on what Tower Records meant to him.

Jim

SET Man · « **Reply #75 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 04:10 am »

Quote from: warnerwh on 11 Dec 2006, 06:30 am

The diamonds in the rough are far and few between at our Tower. It was sad going in there too

Hey!

I went to the one uptown near the Lincoln Center today. I was there for about an hour. Look like most of the good stuffs are gone

And you are right it was very sad going in there....

But I did managed to get 9 CDs!

Two of which I considered a good score...

1. The Cardigans "Emmerdale" this is their first album.

2. Natalie Imbruglia "Counting Down The Days" Remember her? I like her music and her latest album doesn't seem to be released here in the US. Only import are available. So, this one is a bit expensive at $11.60... still cheaper than from the Amazon.... well is a UK import

Then the rest are those pop that I've have heard from the past but never got around to buy it. And I also got some of various Electronicas

Hmmm... I think I will go to see the one downtown tomorrow. Now that one would make very sad because I used to go there very often back than when I was in High School and early college year

Take care,
Buddy

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #76 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 06:27 am »

The sign in the window of my local Tower (L.I.) now reads......

"Last 10 Days".........

I did manage to find a few more Cd's.....

mjosef · « **Reply #77 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 06:38 am »

Is it still 60%?

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #78 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 06:50 am »

Quote from: mjosef on 12 Dec 2006, 06:38 am

Is it still 60%?

Yes still at 60% off.....Rap is down to $1.50 a cd (and still alot of it).....DVD still 50% off.

There were some items of interest...cd's.....but I'll wait, don't know the artists. See how low they go....so far, purchased about 90 cd's.....

mjosef · « **Reply #79 on:** 12 Dec 2006, 10:08 pm »

Same here, left a lot of "maybes" that I can consider if the price drops again. I don't think I have any "rap" cds, last thing I need is somebody shouting at me thru my stereo. I have some acid jazz with hip hop elements which is cool.
I think I am at half your tally. But I did pick up about 70 Cd's + 7LPs at the wfmu record fair in early November. Those Cd's were just a dollar each...so got lots of music for the winter.