Buying records in 1984 at a Tower Records store
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Published 2022-08-07
This is a short video...a little over 3 minutes.
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All Comments (21)
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Just before CDs started to muscle their way in.
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Taking it for granted, records were still quite pricey for us ordinary souls. I could only afford a new one every few months, had mostly cassettes though and mainly stuck to singles. It could be overwhelming walking around the various floors and viewing a world of wonder. It also took a good length to build up a full collection of one artist, but by that time you managed to learn every lyric and beat by heart. Happy days indeed.
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I was a 6 year old boy that year and it was interesting how they did receipts for the record albums. Today they scan them and the receipt came out after you pay for them. Vinyl records made a huge comeback in recent years and I bought several vinyl records at Wal-Mart.
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I see a Journey FRONTIERS with a hype sticker
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I used to shop for those 12" singles - those were the days!
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4th & Bway. I can remember my first time walking into this place as clear as day. Loved this place.
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Dang I miss those days,just the smell of fresh vinyl
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From 3:04 to 3:17, you see a few seconds of The Weirz' "Imagination" video, which came out in '83. It got some airplay on WTBS Night Tracks, but not on MTV. I'm seeing "Talk Show" from Go-Go's and "Declaration" from The Alarm in the New Releases section, so this is definitely '84. Great times! Thanx for posting this!
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My first recording i ever bought was The Fixx -"One Thing Leads To Another" 7" single in 1983. My first 12" album was Motley Crue -"Shout At The Devil" also in 83.
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And a lot of these record were reprints already. was in there all the time then to think I was only 19 then and now Im 58
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and the store is playing King Crimson Three of A Perfect Pair album in the background!!
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Tower Records had beautiful art displays on their walls of current albums being sold. Wish someone had video of that.
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1984, age 12. I didn't discover Tower Records until 1990. It was in Cherry Hill NJ and they used to create custom cassettes (pick songs from a list in the order you want. You can even name the cassette and they'll create a case cover) Tower was my musical haven in the 1990s, but in 1984, it was Sam Goody and Musicland. BTW, I also spot Oliva Newton John!
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Was that Olivia Newton John towards the end looking at Adam And the Ants LP's? Lol! What a super place. I miss the 80's !!!!
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hey dudes buy 2 of everything and never open it! you'll thank me many years later!
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My first time in TOWER records in Greenwich Village was Fall 1983 and was a regular customer until they closed. I was heartbroken when Tower went out of business even though vinyl was mostly phased out. I also went to Tower records at Bway and 66th street. I shopped at Tower almost every weekend. I bought Thompson Twins 'INTO THE GAP' and GO GO'S 'TALK SHOW' March 1984.
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Everything seems more slow and relaxed
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I used to go to the Tower record store on Broadway and Astor place.I remember Bob Marley Exodus was released on Compact Disc.
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Sounds like King Crimson playing in the store, nice choice store personnel!
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I used to love going to the Tower Records store on the drag in Austin back in the day.
