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Record Store Nostalgia
4:07 pm
Fri January 18, 2013

Slideshow: Tacoma's Tower Records

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The Tacoma Tower Records Store on 38th Street wasn’t just a store, it was a scene. Complete with cutting edge finds, knowledgeable staff, colorful displays, and intriguing people, music-hungry teens combed the aisles in search of new treasures.
Credit Bill Hansen
A CBS Records employee inventorying the records.
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Tower Tacoma record display for the STYX album 'Pieces of Eight.'
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Tower Records Tacoma staff
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Dave Coker (left), Lori Hansen, and Elvin Bishop
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Beach Boys' in-store performance.
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By Amber Cortes

KUOW listeners Whitney Keyes and Chris Porter remember the Tacoma Tower Records well, and they shared their memories with us.

Whitney Keyes

“I grew up in Tacoma, Wash., and my favorite record store on the planet was the Tower Records near the Tacoma Mall. It was the go-to place to get the hottest 45s and albums -- and check out cute boys!

“I LOVED going down every aisle, alphabetically in my fave music categories, looking at the covers -- front and back of EVERY record.

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Record Store Nostalgia
3:54 pm
Fri January 18, 2013

Slideshow: Fallout Records

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Band The Accused in front of Fallout Records, circa 1987.
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The Mooney Suzuki's in-store performance, November 2000.
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The A Frames' in-store performance.
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The White Stripes' in-store performance, June 2000.
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Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain read from 'Please Kill Me,' September 2000.
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By Amber Cortes

Tim Hayes and Rob Fletcher share their memories of Fallout Records.

Tim Hayes, Owner, 1999-2003

"Fallout Records was a fiercely independent record-skateboard-zine/comic store that supplied the progressive, free-thinking consumer with creative alternative choices they couldn't find elsewhere or had no idea existed.

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Music
2:16 am
Fri January 18, 2013

Want to Hear Beck’s New Music? Do It Yourself!

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Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb perform tunes from Beck's 'Song Reader.'
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In the days before records were mass-produced, people learned about popular songs through sheet music.  The pop musician known as Beck (no relation to KUOW’s Dave Beck) was so intrigued by that idea that his latest album isn’t even a recording at all. 

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Local Music Vendors
12:20 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

Map: Do We Still Need Record Stores?

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Tomorrow is a dark day for many a Seattle vinyl enthusiast — Easy Street Records, the lower Queen Anne record store, is closing after serving the Emerald City for more than a dozen years. Many are bemoaning the loss of the Queen Anne record store, but what about you? Do record stores matter to you? I mean, do they really matter? Do you still buy music from stores, and how much?

With music available online through iTunes and services like Spotify, why do we still need record stores? Ross Reynolds talks with local music writer Charles Cross, Sarah Moody from Hardly Art and Eli Anderson from Neumos and takes listener calls.

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