Tomorrow Is  the 10th Anniversary of “Record Store Day” and who better to share the record store experience than our Curator, Dave Sholin, who fondly recalls:

    “The thrill of walking into a record store, picking out an album or single and waiting to enter a listening booth before deciding to purchase or not–all the while under the watchful eye of a clerk  who made to make sure no one accidentally walked off     with some of the merchandise!”

    “One of more surprising examples of “the more things change, the more they stay the same” is the renewed interest in vinyl by Millennials and members of the digital generation. Turntables  are back in vogue, too.  Apparently, there are people in the world     who appreciate both the sensation of holding a record and the audio quality it delivers.”

Many record stores were local mom n’ pops, but there were chains, too: Sam Goody, Strawberries in the East, Coconuts in Chicago, Turtle’s in Atlanta.

In Los Angeles, Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. was ground zero for music aficionados, musicians ranging from the famous to the not so famous to the never will be famous, record company execs, agents, radio station talent:  a special club of fellow music lovers.

In 2015 Colin Hanks  (Tom’s son)  directed “All Things Must Pass” a documentary about Russ Solomon and the Tower Records chain he created, nurtured, ruled over, and loved.