Tower Records -- the continuing collapse

Damn! I went to the Tustin store yesterday. Ethiopiques, Al Green, Fairport Convention, Thomas Mapfumo, Leo Kottke, Solomon Burke, etc. etc.

WELL THIS CRAP AIN'T GONNA BUY ITSELF

What poor Tower? We are taking advantage of an evil liquidation company! Who could possibly argue against that?

Based on all the 10/20% off purchasers alone I think they're doing just fine.

The amount of Six Degrees label stuff still on sale is mindboggling. I have a feeling if I'm even vaguely interested I can get it all for 90% off.

The amount of Six Degrees label stuff still on sale is mindboggling. I have a feeling if I'm even vaguely interested I can get it all for 90% off.

I almost think that the fact that there's so much of it will make people think, "This must not be very good." I do want those Zuco 103 CDs.

The Beatles - The Capitol Albums Vol.2
Pete Rodriguez - I Like It Like That
Willie Colon/Hector Lavoe - El Juicio
Hector "El Bambino" & Naldo Presentan: Sangre Nueva
LunyTunes - Reggaeton Hits
Adassa - Kamasutra

Ha, while I was in the store tonight I was thinking, "Does Tower own Six Degrees or something?" I want to go back for some of that later. Hopefully not everyone else will do the same thing before I get to it.

for the parents:
al green - i'm still in love with you
(the lower queen anne tower in seattle has an inexplicable amount of al green left still, which m. matos pointed out yesterday with great confusion and anger)
chris isaak - heart shaped world
paul simon - surprise

hey ahgf, i picked up el juicio recently, too. sounds good after one spin. i saw that you pimped it regulary on olde ilm, so i've got high hopes for it. have you heard that cruz/colon album at all?

It's the same down here and on the one hand I *don't get it* -- and on the other hand, this is going to make my eventual purchases of it all all the sweeter.

(I don't know why but this temporary board makes me want to change names.)

This Pete Rodriguez is pretty good so far, very boogaloo and Latin soul oriented. Two of these songs had hit remakes in the last decade or so (Tito Nieves's version of "I Like It Like That" and Sonora Carruseles's "Micaela," the latter of which I hated for a few years, especially since it was so ubiquitous, at least in certain circles, but was ultimately won over by).

Boris, Pink
The Knife, Silent Shout
Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man...
Mogwai, Mr. Beast
This one random Acid Mothers Temple album (that, happily, I don't have yet).

AHGF, remind me again the name of the one fellow you were broken up about who died earlier this year, Cuban percussionist I think? I think I saw copies of that one solo album of his around, might snag it next time I'm there.

there were about 10 copies of this at my tower, plus some more under the racks. not the breakout hit they had anticipated.

ned, which days are you in seattle? was there a fap planned?

re the six degrees stuff, what's good on that label beside bebel gilberto? the tower by me mostly has latin travels comps, which my natural instinct is to avoid, but maybe they're awesome. what about celso fonseca or that suba tribute comp? others? etc?

Evening of the 14th thru morning of the 17th. Keep an eye on ILE for any FAP talk but actually myspace might be handier for talk on that -- send me an invite if you're on (along with a message saying who you are if that isn't clear). 16th is probably when something bigger might happen depending.

i have an exam the morning of sat the 16, and then my dad is going to be in town after that. i'll see what happens.

and Greil Marcus's Dead Elvis for $7.

i grabbed

get physical - "comp vol 2" - $5
booka shade - "in white rooms" - $6
chelonis r jones - "dislocated genius" - $4
dj t - "boogie playground" - $5
osunlade - "five years on" - $6
dj food - "jazz brakes v 4" - $4
ammoncontact - "with voices" - $4
sun ra - "other planes of there" - $4
gong - "magick brother" - $4
"big apple rappin" - $2
"soul gospel" - $8
"soul gospel 2" - $10

all told the damage came out to about $75. not bad!

still waiting for bigger markdowns on reggae, which is the only section left with anything respectable in it. jazz is pretty shot, and new age is completely picked over! not a single tangerine dream or schulze disc anywhere. int'l and latin sections are also pretty dead. rock has BEEN dead for a while now, but inexplicably there are like 5 copies of this suburban base comp in the rock comps section.