Performed On Roof Of Tower Records

The record a new documentary from colin hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.

Performed on roof of tower records.

At 16 founder russ solomon cobbled together a vast inventory in the back of his sacramento calif shop tower drugstore. I still remember my first ever visit to tower records as a 13 year old in 1987. The tower records in west hollywood that opened up shop at in 1971 was the first southern california location of the sacramento based chain and probably safe to say the most famous. Joined by keyboardist billy preston the band played a 42 minute set before the metropolitan police asked them to reduce the volume.

In 1961 the younger solomon opened the first official tower records complete with its famous red on yellow signage on sacramento s watt avenue. From these humble roots grew the international empire of tower records. Directed by allan moyle. The life and death of tower records revisited.

Tower records was always about curation. It was a weekday morning and my older sister and i traveled via the subway from our neighborhood in bay ridge. The power of tower records the chain of record stores run by russ solomon who died on sunday at 92 defined the retail music business in the predigital era with stars and fans embracing its. On 30 january 1969 the beatles performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their apple corps headquarters at 3 savile row within central london s office and fashion district.

Twenty four hours in the lives of the young employees at empire records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager.