#towerbooks

[indieephemera]

Receipt, dated June 3, 1992, from a purchase by Tower Books in New York City of fifteen copies of issue #1 of my fanzine, Nonstop Diatribe.

While I was excited to sell copies of my zine to In Your Ear and Newbury Comics, this sale to Tower Books felt like a big milestone. First, the fifteen copies they accepted was my second-largest sale, after the 20 or so I sold to famed NYC zine store See/Hear (RIP). Second, my zine was going to available at a worldwide mega-chain! And sister brand Tower Records was the very cool alternative to the deadness of the mall-dwelling Sam Goodys and Musiclands dotted across the USA.

Alas, Tower itself eventually ended up in the same record store chain graveyard as those others (and many more), as memorably covered in the 2015 Tower Records documentary All Things Must Pass.

[figandthewasp]

This makes me so happy I can barley stand it.

I worked at Tower Books in the late 90s and whenever I was asked for a recommendation, it was “Good Omens.” They almost always came back to tell me how much they LOVED it.

[mrhooperraps]

Tower on Florin Rd was my spot! I used to go there for all my new vinyl, cassettes, and later, for the first CDs that came in the long ass boxes. When my first album came out in 1991, I remember being most excited about being able to walk into Tower Records and see my cassette sitting on a shelf next to artIst I admired. R.I.P. Russ Solomon. Thanks for creating a place that nourished my love of music. #ripRussSolomon #putsaconthemap #sacramentolegend #TowerRecords #TowerBooks #music #icon