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.

In 1968 and 1970 tower opened larger locations in san francisco and los angeles respectively. Joined by keyboardist billy preston the band played a 42 minute set before the metropolitan police asked them to reduce the volume. At 16 founder russ solomon cobbled together a vast inventory in the back of his sacramento calif shop tower drugstore. The life and death of tower records revisited.

It was a weekday morning and my older sister and i traveled via the subway from our neighborhood in bay ridge. From these humble roots grew the international empire of tower records. Directed by allan moyle. 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.

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. In 1961 the younger solomon opened the first official tower records complete with its famous red on yellow signage on sacramento s watt avenue. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules. 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.

Tower records was always about curation.