My guess is we're reaching collective tipping point on a lot of this -- elsewhere donut in Seattle suggested that everything will be hoovered up by people looking for Amazon resales more than anything else. Kinda doubt it will be all that complete but we'll see.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 December 2006 05:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 December 2006 05:12 (seventeen years ago) link
soul jazz "new york noise 2"isolee - "western store"losoul - "getting even"dj food - "refried food" 2cdbooka shade - "memento"greg wilson - "credit to the edit"v/a - "soma compilation, vol 3"
a little less cost-effective, this altogether cost me around $40.
at this point nothing left in my local store except soul jazz comps and uber-ridiculously priced imports (single disc comps for $36) which aren't really cost-effective at 60% off. there are signs everywhere which say "10 days left" which makes me think i'll drop back in around the 18th and see what's left.
lemme know if it hits $1 or $2 status for dance or reggae ...
― vahid (vahid), Monday, 11 December 2006 05:59 (seventeen years ago) link
I would love to get this. IF THE PRICE WASN'T SO STUPIDLY HIGH STILL.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 December 2006 06:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― deep space nine (deep space nine), Monday, 11 December 2006 06:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― vahid (vahid), Monday, 11 December 2006 07:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 December 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― arthritic hand golden fist (RSLaRue), Monday, 11 December 2006 23:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 01:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― van priest (van smakk), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 01:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― marcos (mucho), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 01:44 (seventeen years ago) link
haha, yeah I picked up a pile of those fall cds but ended up putting them all back. The double CDs seem like a good value on the surface but it seems like the 2nd disc is never essential.
― walterkranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 01:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link
Is the Lizzie Borden movie Born In Flames any good?
― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 04:27 (seventeen years ago) link
I got
This Heat box (the store has a second one!)Les Savy Fav 3/5 (long gone in Portland)Judee Sill Heart Food (ditto)Jesu s/t (ditto)Arthur Russell Another ThoughtThe Incredible String Band The Chelsea SessionsMatt Bianco Whose Side Are You On? (I don't think I've seen a copy of this since the eighties)
From this, I deduce that South San Jose is nowhere near as infested with hipsters as Portland, and also that Tower Records centralized ordering process may have contributed somewhat to its downfall.
― PFS (pfs), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 06:29 (seventeen years ago) link
josh wink profound sounds vol 3 $2kelley polar love songs of the hanging gardens $2hardleaders suspect package $5
i am tutoring down off silver creek valley road tomorrow ... maybe i will swing by the blossom hill store and check it out - do they have a good dance section?
― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 07:23 (seventeen years ago) link
still can't believe The Shortwave Set has survived...get with it, folks!
― henry s (henry s), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tyrone Slothrop (Tyrone Slothrop), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― ... (50 Bourbon St), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― ng-unit (ng-unit), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 17:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (unperson), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 17:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tyrone Slothrop (Tyrone Slothrop), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 17:20 (seventeen years ago) link
i was there over the weekend and there was still quite a bit of stock on the shelves but most of the good stuff had already been snapped up.
― j.m. goatse (get bent), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link
I hear you. (I've already made a pretty good catch on those myself.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 17:29 (seventeen years ago) link
I sit here debating whether or not I want to drive 10 minutes to check it out each day.
― ... (50 Bourbon St), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link
Curious (George) - isn't there some amazing market in Memphis as well? If pickins are slim at Tower, there's always mojo criollo, ginger beer, etc.
― jaq (jaq), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 18:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― deep space nine (deep space nine), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link
I must be getting too picky. I did not see alot of good stuff left there on Sunday.
― cornyrocker (DC Steve), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh, but fuck Knocturnal...i want my dollar back.
― deej (deej), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― deej (deej), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 20:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― deej (deej), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 20:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 21:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Most of those terrible West Coast rap CDs that you'll find in abundance at the liquidation sales were distributed by Tower-owned Bayside, who made a lot of poor decisions when it came to urban music. Most of this stuff had been collecting dust in the warehouse and probably would have forever (or at least until it got dumpstered).
Regardless, if Bayside bought/distributed it, it more than likely made it into Tower stores. Since both those entities will cease to exist soon, you probably won't find artists like this with widespread mainstream availability anymore.
― Baron Von Jigglesworth (Baron Von Jigglesworth), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 23:32 (seventeen years ago) link
To be fair, Tower was pretty decent about getting Southern stuff (certainly better than most chainstores.) They had a lot of pre-Major Without A Major Deal Swishahouse stuff and various other Screwed Up Click stuff at the SF ones.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lingbert (Lingbert), Thursday, 14 December 2006 03:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― amon (amon), Thursday, 14 December 2006 03:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 15 December 2006 04:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 15 December 2006 05:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 15 December 2006 05:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 15 December 2006 05:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― deep space nine (deep space nine), Friday, 15 December 2006 08:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― A Radio Picture (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Friday, 15 December 2006 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― arthritic hand golden fist (RSLaRue), Friday, 15 December 2006 14:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lingbert (Lingbert), Friday, 15 December 2006 18:19 (seventeen years ago) link