Following up on my earlier Tower Records post, I can now answer the question “When was the last time I bought something at Tower?” Answer: today!
I’ve reading about the great deals that people were getting at the Tower clearances, but apart from those few outrageous finds there wasn’t anything that motivated me enough to plow through the bins one last time. Frankly, I’m sick of CDs these days, but after reading Doug O.’s blog post today about his Tower finds I figured what the hell. This sentence in particular got me moving:
I bought 94 CDs, for a total of $448.25 including tax. At the bottom it says “You saved 1104.16 today!”
The Glendale Tower is down to its last three days of operation with everything at 70% off. I’ve been pretty critical about Tower’s selection which isn’t surprising at all if you’re standardized on Fingerprints and Amoeba, but I was rather shocked at what I was able to dredge up. Here’s today’s haul:
Top row:
- Jerry Yester & Judy Henske – Farewell Aldebaran (I know that this is a poor “needle drop” version of this. Worse, it’s the Radioactive Records issue, and given their pirate behavior with the Trees, et. al. reissues, I wouldn’t buy anything with their label on it. On the other hand, Judy is selling the Radioactive version on her website, so go figure. The rights on this are so bolluxed up that a fully legit version will probably never be available)
- Kate Bush – Aerial
- Northern Picture Library – Alaska (Go LTM Go!)
Middle row:
- Eszter Balint – Mud (probably best known as Eva in Stranger Than Paradise. I have one of her other avant-pop albums and kinda liked it.)
- Brightblack Morning Light – self-titled
- Sun Dial – Other Way Out (the new 2xCD reissue version. Sheesh, I think this is the third or fourth time I’ve bought this album. Yes, it’s that good.)
Bottom row:
- Cloudland Canyon – Requiems Der Natur 2002-2004
- Le Volume Courbe – I Killed My Best Friend (was only vaguely aware of this because of Kevin Shields and Mazzy Star trainspotters keep namechecking it)
- Dengue Fever – Escape From Dragon House
Total: $51.96 (I saved $104.92 today!)
I understand that the Tower at the Sherman Oaks Galleria will be one of the very last stores in the nation to close. So, as other stores close, their remainder stock will be sent to Sherman Oaks. The great deals and unique finds from across the nation will arrive at the Sherman Oaks store until the very end.