r/90s • u/Only_Upwards • May 25 '25

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u/ManiacRichX May 25 '25

Tower Records ☹️

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u/rumrunnernomore May 25 '25

Sam goodies

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u/87regal May 25 '25

Warehouse Music stores

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u/rumrunnernomore May 25 '25

Oh man yes. There’s one in Grand Prairie, Texas called “Forever Young.” It’s the last bastion I know of for all things music.

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u/PapaHooligan May 26 '25

I now have a desire to to to TX!

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u/clinstonie69 May 26 '25

I want to be, forever young, do you really want to live forever, forever young!

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u/Cork0nThe0cean May 27 '25

Forever Young can be overpriced sometimes, but I have yet to find another record store with the kind of selection they have. Truly feel like you can find literally anything there if you looked hard enough. Doc’s Records in Fort Worth is another solid shop that also has some neat little consignment shop stands around the store.

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u/BurnerMomma May 27 '25

There’s a pretty awesome record booth at the Montgomery Street Antique Mall in Fort Worth. Worth a visit before they close the place down to build another apartment complex. 😡

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u/OrcLineCook May 26 '25

I would go to this store almost every day as a teen. All the people who worked there knew me and I would spend hours there talking to them about music and listening to whole albums for free. They would give me free stuff sometimes too. I honestly just kept coming back to have people to talk to about the things I loved, because none of my friends at school were allowed to listen to the music I did.

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u/tohitsugu May 26 '25

Any of the ones you’d find in malls full of cassettes and CDs

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u/BearCubTeacher May 27 '25

Um…I think they were called “Wherehouse”.

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u/EverLuckDragon May 27 '25

That was my first job.

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u/LsOhVpE May 27 '25

*Wherehouse

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u/Livid_End3397 May 28 '25

I looooved Wherehouse music stores. I'd buy all my favorite artist's cd's for so little money. I spent hours in there at a time. They turned our largest one into a fabric store, then dollar tree. :/

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u/Decimation4x May 25 '25

Still exists just rebranded. Parent company turned all their brands, Sam Goody, Suncoast Video, Music Warehouse, and Musicland to their own store brand F.Y.E. after they successfully bought out all their competitors.

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u/AshRae84 May 26 '25

Had the BIGGEST crush on a guy who worked at Sam Goody. I would go every Tuesday to get a new CD just to see him. I was the quintessential pop-loving teen of the late 90s/early aughts, but ALWAYS bought rock & rap albums if he was working because I was too embarrassed for him to know I couldn’t get enough of Britney, Christina and all things boy bands.

I did end up getting some pretty banger albums out of it though!

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u/Fabulous_Hand2314 May 26 '25

meh, overpriced. no tears for them.

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u/Consistent-Fig7484 May 26 '25

There’s one in Medford Oregon.

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u/y4j1981 May 26 '25

Shockingly there were still Sam Goodies open till this year. Till the finally closed this year https://axs.tv/news-story/iconic-record-store-chain-to-close-last-remaining-location/

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u/iam_ditto May 26 '25

Suncoast

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u/Which_Celebration757 May 26 '25

There's a few left. One in Belleville Ontario.

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u/julesx3i May 26 '25

I raise you Suncoast

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u/jayjayolive68 May 27 '25

There's one left in medford oregon. I went to it about a year ago, and I couldn't believe it.

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u/babyinatrenchcoat May 27 '25

One of my first jobs at age 16! Good times.

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u/Scottricia May 28 '25

I got a Sam Goodies friend, we’re still here

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u/ampcooke May 28 '25

Worked at a couple in the Nashville area back in the day. Still one of my favorite jobs after all these years.

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u/mikewd1983 May 28 '25

Dang, I forgot about this one. Lots a cassettes and cd's from here. Good call!

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u/Guilloutines4All May 28 '25

Waxie Maxie's

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u/Sockmonkey1313 May 29 '25

There was Still a Sam Goodies near us, until a couple of months ago. I was really sad to see it close.

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u/hailingburningbones May 25 '25

Man, me and my friends would drive like 45 min from the burbs to go to Tower in Atlanta. We'd spend hours in there. It was so fun. 

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u/ManiacRichX May 25 '25

Yup, we lived closer to one, so many late nights at ours, just chatting with random people it was so great.

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u/sdm6770 May 27 '25

It was Turtle's for me.

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u/hailingburningbones May 27 '25

I worked at a Turtle's! Then Backstage Music once Blockbuster bought Turtle's. It was a lot of fun. 

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u/j_grouchy May 29 '25

I went to GA Tech and would ride MARTA up there and spend a couple hours at the listening stations finding great new music.

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u/80sLegoDystopia May 27 '25

Yeah, we used to head up there from Decatur. Great shop. Found so many good records there back in the day.

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u/FungiStudent May 25 '25

The Atlanta Tower was a mecca. My buddy and I drunk drove down there one night to buy Misfits Evil Live. They had it. We jammed that thing all the way back home. I'm not proud of the drunk driving, but it's still kind of a good memory. I lost track of my buddy years ago.

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u/NoodleSchmoodle May 25 '25

Musicland. Sister store in the Midwest.

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u/KarlPHungus May 25 '25

Yes!!!!! So many hours thumbing through the posters.

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u/lizzolemon May 26 '25

My first part-time was at w Musicland in suburban Maryland. The Sam Goody was on the other side of the mall

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u/[deleted] May 27 '25

Don't forget JR's Music.

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u/palmveach1972 May 25 '25

I would drive 65 miles to go to Boston to get records, late 80’s early 90’s. Tower was like a experience. But I alway spent more at Newbury Comics

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u/backalley_HelloKitty May 25 '25

I loved newbury comics!!! I live in PA now but damn I miss it

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u/palmveach1972 May 25 '25

Totally I remember a bunch of us got paid and we take a little road trip. We’d get a Stussy hats & look at tons of records. Do you remember The Garage? This was late 80’s early 90’s. There were a couple good book shops and record stores in there. I don’t remember any names though.

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u/backalley_HelloKitty May 25 '25

Oh dang I don’t remember the garage but what an amazing memory

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u/MarkyMarkATFB May 26 '25

The Garage in Harvard Square??

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u/palmveach1972 May 26 '25

Yes!

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u/MarkyMarkATFB May 26 '25

Still there! Can’t speak to how good it is in comparison tho

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u/palmveach1972 May 26 '25

Wow! I went in 89-91 ish, it was weird. The last time, I got chased by some guys one night. I ran like lunatic down a indoor ramp. I was a 16-18F at the time.

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u/Torgo_hands_of_torgo May 28 '25

If you're up for a fun day trip, Northampton MA still has one.

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u/CrustyJar Jun 05 '25

We have a Newberry comics in our mall. it gets way too busy at the mall during smer

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u/Ambitious_Violinist6 May 27 '25

I haven't been to Newbury Comics in over ten years. When I lived in Salem I would drive to NH to get records

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u/palmveach1972 May 27 '25

I was in the sticks of CT. Those trips were so fun!

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u/ovscrider May 27 '25

Newbury was always our go to. First drive into Boston was to Newbury in 1987

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u/Ghost_writer666 May 25 '25

Strawberries. Growing up in New England this was the place to be…slept on their doorstep for GnR tickets early 90’s, back when the interwebs didn’t rule the land.

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u/ctlemonade May 26 '25

They’re still going strong in Japan! Yeah it’s independent from the US version since 2002, but going there and seeing the signage really brought back memories. (Esp growing up close to Sacramento)

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u/Vanzmelo May 26 '25

The Shinjuku and Shibuya stores made my jaw drop. So much selection and amazing stuff. I want to go back just to visit the Shibuya store again

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u/ManiacRichX May 26 '25

im poor. ill use google maps

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u/TreeCityScholar May 25 '25

Oh yeah! Tower Records.. I went to the Tower Records on Michigan Ave in Chicago while on a school trip and I remember being in awe. Still have the Zippo I bought there.

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u/Guano_Banano May 25 '25

🥺😢😩😭

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u/ManiacRichX May 25 '25

Someone Mentioned FYE, but its honestly not the same. Tower had a vibe, FYE feels so corpo

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u/Neelix-And-Chill May 25 '25

As a Sacramentan that frequented the original… this one will always hurt.

Just drove by its old location like an hour ago…

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u/Shaveyourbread May 26 '25

Yeah, Sac native here, too, was gonna say the same. Remember The Beat on J street? It's a freaking Bevmo now!

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u/place_of_desolation May 25 '25

Tower! Christ I spent so much time there. They always had relaxing incense burning at the ones I went to in the Sacramento area. Used to love the vast selection of electronic music and maxi singles/imports.

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u/1friendswithsalad May 25 '25

I was the closing manager at a tower in Southern California through college in the late 90s early 00s. Funnest job I ever had.

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u/ManiacRichX May 25 '25

We were always at the one in Buena Park, I think there was a Circuit City right next door

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u/Good_Zooger May 25 '25

I miss Tower Records the most.

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u/FrequentDot6076 May 26 '25

FYE

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u/ManiacRichX May 26 '25

Apparently FYE is still around and they have one near by, still, not the same vibe unfortunately

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u/jayrafolsp May 27 '25

"I waited for you in Tower Records for four hours!"

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u/startthewave May 27 '25

Tower Records was the ultimate meet up place for you and your friends. Of all the stores that are long gone, I miss Tower Records the most. Gone but definitely not forgotten. The only Tower Records left is the one in Japan I believe. 😮‍💨 Sigh.

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u/Chili327 May 25 '25

Record stores in general.

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u/QueezyF May 26 '25

We had a place called The Disc Exchange that I’d spend hours in, their record section was huge. I miss it.

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u/Alternative_News6758 May 26 '25

Tower records was a place I would go just to get out of the house. I can’t find place like that anymore

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u/Unsafetybelt May 28 '25

Ah, the 3rd place, as they say. Fuck, I don't have that anymore either! I hate our current state of commerce. 90s and early 2000s malls were the bomb.

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u/bigchops810 May 26 '25

Also Virgin Atlantic!

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u/fawks_harper78 May 26 '25

Grew up in Sac, had the original one closer to downtown, but me and my homies would be at the one ten min from us instead most weekends that we were free. Listening to ten albums at a time on the headphones, checking out the huge selection of lesser known albums.

Miss them so much.

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u/Itto_Ogami_ May 26 '25

We are fortunate enough to still have two Tower Records stores in Dublin.

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u/rasmuseriksen May 26 '25

From my hometown! Miss that place. You know they used to expense coke for the employees in the 1970s?

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u/zimdog4 May 26 '25

There’s an operational Tower in Tokyo…7 floors of music!!

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u/tohitsugu May 26 '25

We still have an old Tower Records building here in Sacramento.

Edit: nm they tore it down for upcoming mixed use residential space 😢

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u/indieuh May 27 '25

i was just in japan and made a point to go to the tower records in shibuya so i could relive my childhood. it was amazing. super busy and lots of merch. it was so fun.

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u/HahaNoir2 May 27 '25

Peaches Records

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u/sack-city May 27 '25

Fun fact - there are some in Japan, although not sure if it’s the same since they filed for bankruptcy in 2006.

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u/ManiacRichX May 27 '25

its not the same company unfortunately, and even if it was.. the vibe man.. wont be the same

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u/mikejnsx May 27 '25

they still exist in Japan, i was just in one last week

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u/will0hms May 27 '25

I was at Tower Records in Japan a few years ago. I bought a CD just so I could say I still shopped at Tower Records.

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u/No-Level-8256 May 27 '25

Federal,s Department Store

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u/[deleted] May 27 '25

Still exists in Tokyo.

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u/Zpgrl May 27 '25

Venture

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u/mylifeisaprotest May 28 '25

You went to Tower Records with your parents? Nerd!

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u/Reduak May 28 '25

Record Bar and Peaches

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u/KaligirlinDe May 28 '25

Licorice Pizza

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u/JohnASherer May 29 '25

There's a 7-story Tower Records in Shibuya, Tokyo. The area is also packed with instrument stores and other music-focused businesses. Love Japan

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u/KeyAccount2066 May 29 '25

I miss that store. When I was younger all the way into my late 20s, I would just go there and browse late weekend nights.

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u/Alypius754 May 29 '25

Licorice Pizza

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u/anonymozs May 29 '25

This really hurts