Tower Records
Retail companywww.tower.com
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Oct 28, 2026
John LamoreauxHOST
I was trying to think.
John LamoreauxHOST
I worked for Tower Records, their regional advertising and marketing in the early 2000s.
John LamoreauxHOST
And at the time, anything, anytime, anywhere, I'm probably getting that wrong.
John LamoreauxHOST
Three A's.
Mike BartlettGUEST
My wife and I talk about this.
Mike BartlettGUEST
We actually met working at Tower Records in London.
Mike BartlettGUEST
And she hired me because I'd done this quiz to get a position and she'd liked my taste.
Mike BartlettGUEST
You had to name the bands that you were into and you had to answer various questions to demonstrate your knowledge.
TylerHOST
CDs are fucking expensive now.
TylerHOST
Even, dude, when I worked at Tower Records, like the most expensive new CD, I mean, this is 2006.
TylerHOST
Yeah.
TylerHOST
But the most expensive new CDs were like $20, $18 to $20.
TylerHOST
It's Guttermouth, Shave the Planet.
TylerHOST
shave the planet their last record their ninth record from 2006 um this is an og because they've only it's only been put on cd once outside of the promo i got this from tower records when i worked there and um i wasn't allowed to play this record before 10 p.m at night because we were open till midnight and uh so yeah because there's so much cussing and so much craziness on it yeah i can only play it after 10 p.m But yeah, I love this.
TylerHOST
This is one of my favorites.
TylerHOST
Yeah, third favorite.
Warwick BrownGUEST
In LA and San Fran.
Warwick BrownGUEST
And then LA was very famous on Sunset Boulevard when you came around the corner, you had the Troubadour, and then you had the Whiskey Ogogo, which, of course, everyone played at those places, and Tower Records.
Warwick BrownGUEST
Tower,
Denis WalterHOST
that's it?
Warwick BrownGUEST
Tower Records.
Warwick BrownGUEST
There's documentaries on it and movies, and it was the size of, an airport, I used to think, and it had everything.
Warwick BrownGUEST
And if you hung around there enough, you would see that's where all the stars shopped, Elton John and Brian Wilson.
Bill WymanGUEST
Phoenix was so different back then.
Bill WymanGUEST
You literally had to get your dad to drive you to Tempe to Tower Records to get a Ramones record or a Clash record.
Bill WymanGUEST
The Sombrero Theater was a huge thing on 7th Street.
Bill WymanGUEST
And we would go there to see these rock movies of the Rolling Stones or The Last Waltz or Neil Young.
Warwick BrownGUEST
In LA and San Fran.
Warwick BrownGUEST
And then LA was very famous on Sunset Boulevard when you came around the corner, you had the Troubadour, and then you had the Whiskey Ogogo, which, of course, everyone played at those places, and Tower Records.
Warwick BrownGUEST
Tower,
Denis WalterHOST
that's it?
Adam ShlachterGUEST
Before I answer that, the second memory seared into my mind from when something hit me and like I could be transported back to that moment and it kind of gets to this question.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
I was in Tower Records also in 1993.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
Rest in peace.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
R.I.P.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
So in a way, I trust physical discovery more so than algorithmic discovery in that regard, because you like stumbling on things that you don't know what you're coming into, what you're looking for.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
And you might see something that looks cool because it's got a cool album cover, or someone recommended it, or you heard something when you walked in.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
So that other moment was me walking into Tower Records.
Adam ShlachterGUEST
I forget what I was going to buy, to be honest.
Tom TruittGUEST
fun.
Tom TruittGUEST
We had Tower Records.
Nick UresinHOST
Yes, there was Tower also, but Virgin Store was better than the Tower.
Tom TruittGUEST
Oh, yeah? I never went to the Virgin Store, but Tower...
Tom TruittGUEST
I spent a lot of my money in Tower Records and a lot of my time.
Tom TruittGUEST
And if you think about it, Nick, the interesting thing about the music business as it's evolved, you and I are both about the same age.
Tom TruittGUEST
The first time you bought your favorite record, you probably bought it on vinyl, right? Yes, of course.
CosmoHOST
That's C-O-S-M-O-E.
CosmoHOST
You can also pick up his album at a Sam Goodies or a Tower Records.
Dare TaylorHOST
There you go.
Dare TaylorHOST
There you go.
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