2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records

Get the detailed story of the World's Greatest Record Store Chain, told by the people who worked and

Episodes

Total: 103

Send us a textOn Friday, August 9th, Charles R. Cross passed away from natural causes. For those who

Send us a textWhen Greg Wallis was hired at Tower Tacoma by Dave Coker, Greg had never heard of Towe

Send us a textMelissa Greene-Anderson grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Since high school she

Send us a text“Son, never trust us lawyers because we’re going to fuck you every time.” In 1991, how

Send us a textJust a quick check in with everybody on this hot & beautiful 4th of July week. Fin

Send us a textWhen Kat Gavin was born, her mother was only 18 years old. And as a result, Kat’s crib

Send us a text“A month before my 12th birthday, I turned on the TV on a Sunday night and there were

Send us a textRichard Leibowitz grew up in the Hudson Valley of New York to a father who listened to

Send us a textSerge Bielanko was one of the leading forces behind the Philadelphia-based rock &

Send us a textGrowing up in a small town 50 miles outside of Los Angeles, Denise McDonald has a very

Send us a text“I remember standing on the sidewalk, talking to Rick [Briare] and telling him I was i

Send us a text“ ‘There’s a place called Tower Records’ and the way that he described it, it was a su

Send us a textKevin Winnick was working in Washington DC for a small chain of pop culture/entertainm

Send us a textMegan Jasper grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts an industrial town, just an hour outs

Send us a text“He [George Scarlett] said that someone had suggested me for the position [Administrat

Send us a textWhile Chris Hopson was putting together Tower Records’ in-house advertising agency, in

Send us a textJoy Slusarek Proft spent 15 years working for Universal Music Distribution. Like many

Send us a textMatt Lavelle used to listen to music with his grandfather. No talking. No commentary.

Send us a textFuzzy Swing never worked for Tower Records, but he worked at Tower Records in San Fran

Send us a textOn Friday February 16th, Kevin Cassidy passed away. We are rerunning our episode from