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Thread started 01/21/06 7:29am

tricky2

The Death Of Music Retail

I need your help. (and this may only apply to the older Prince / Music fans here). I'm starting a list of old and current music retail stores. If you see any missing please add to the list. This is for a special project I'm working on. Do this now before we forget!

Thanks in advance everyone,

Tower Records

Amoeba

Bleeker Bob's

V.I.P Records (Long Beach/LBC)

The Wherehouse

Music Plus

Licorice Pizza

Peaches

Sound Warehouse

Sam Goody

Musicland
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Reply #1 posted 01/21/06 7:36am

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Harmony House (I've found some great singles, box sets and DVD's there but the one by me closed)
Are you looking for stores only in a certain area?
Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. --Kahlil Gibran
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Reply #2 posted 01/21/06 7:37am

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Rose Records

Blockbuster Music

Media Play

Virgin Megastore

Coconuts

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Reply #3 posted 01/21/06 7:50am

tricky2

MoonSongs said:

Harmony House (I've found some great singles, box sets and DVD's there but the one by me closed)
Are you looking for stores only in a certain area?



I'm looking for stores across the U.S. and well know international stores.

Thanks for the input.
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Reply #4 posted 01/21/06 8:28am

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Hot Hits, Record Time and Melodies and Memories in Roseville, Michigan (near Detroit) and Neptune's in Royal Oak, Michigan are some of my favourites.
Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. --Kahlil Gibran
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Reply #5 posted 01/21/06 9:48am

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I used to work for the coprorate headquarters of Music Plus. It was started by a few founders of The Wherehouse who broke away from that company. Music Plus was sold to Blockbuster in the late 80's/early 90's and became the seed stores for Blockbuster Music (that's when I left). The Wherehouse was later bought by Blockbuster Music, and the circle was complete.

I looks like most of the big chains have been mentioned, but don't forget The Wiz.
[Edited 1/21/06 9:59am]
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Reply #6 posted 01/21/06 10:02am

Stax

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There is also Hear Music, Starbucks' music retail chain.
a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on
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Reply #7 posted 01/21/06 12:14pm

nammie

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Record Express, Strawberries, Peaches, HMV & Fat Beats
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Reply #8 posted 01/21/06 8:43pm

VinnyM27

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In Ann Arbor, Encore Records, PJ's New and Used Music.....I think that's it as far as ones that are still open. Borders, too. There was one in Yspilanti that closed.

Tom Tunes in St. Clair Shores (by Roseville...not sure if it's still open).

FYE
Media Play (RIP)
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Reply #9 posted 01/21/06 9:17pm

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May be a Bay Area thing but Rasputin's Records is still doing business...
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