Talk:Tower Records/Archives/2012

Untitled
Tower Records' London flagship store at Number 1 Piccadilly was taken over by Virgin Megastore in 2004. I don't know what the story is there, but I don't recall seeing any ads for Tower Records in the UK recently. 10:00, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Notable Employees
How about adding a notable employees section to the page? Two good examples would be Axl Rose and the writer of the film Empire Records (her name escapes me at the moment.) Ttc817 (talk) 20:00, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam worked at Tower Video Mercer Street Seattle store. I know because I worked there and he trained me on taking over his job when he left to "make it as a musician." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writeman830 (talk • contribs) 23:41, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Glasgow
The Glasgow Tower Records closed around 4 or 5 years ago. It still lies empty, next to Central Station.

Unsourced allegation
I removed this: After new management reportedly stopped paying for merchandise, in August 2006 Tower Records had its supply of music from at least three major record labels shut off. This has led to industry speculation that the company was on the brink of liquidation. That's the kind of statement people get sued over if untrue. Please do not re-add without a source. &mdash;Chowbok 04:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

It is probably insider knowledge. And the liquidation has come to pass. -- 66.171.76.140 05:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

I believe this was reported in The Sacramento Bee in 2006. And, indeed, the liquidation famously came to pass.

SG —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.48.0.237 (talk) 04:40, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Sunset Strip
So basically this means that the two Tower locations on the Sunset Strip will be completely shut down for good? That's kind of depressing, as they've been there for years. I cannot imagine Sunset without these two there. Arkanum 22:32, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Post-bankruptcy
The events described in this section have nothing to do with post-bankruptcy actions. Someone who knows something about this should fix this. SparhawkWiki 20:04, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree. Removed this:


 * Post-bankruptcy
 * In 2005 the company introduced TouchMedia scan and listen stations into its stores. These stations allowed the customer to scan the bar code of an item, and listen to audio clips from the album in question.


 * In spring of 2006, the company introduced a loyalty program known as the Tower Records Insider program.


 * On June 27, 2006, Tower Records launched its own digital download store.


 * This material can be re-added by a later editor who is improving the depth of this article. CharlesGillingham (talk) 21:49, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I readded the aforementioned items that were removed. I am a former Tower Records employee and can verify all of the above. Ttc817 (talk) 22:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Do you know of any written reliable information source to back this up? I understand that you know about it, but without such evidence, it would be considered original research which is unacceptable on Wikipedia. That's how it works here. --Sumori (talk) 02:05, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Tower Website
In May 2007, most of the remaining Tower.com staff had been laid off. Those who remained were offered jobs with lower pay, no benefits and an uncertain future, so all of them declined the offer from Caiman. A few months later, Caiman vacated the West Sacramento office. As of spring 2008, a business called Capitol Mailing Services has moved in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.128.109.162 (talk) 22:45, 20 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Is there a source for this? This seems like the right material for a "post-bankruptcy" section.. CharlesGillingham (talk) 21:51, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

The World Ends With You?
Should we mention the fact that Tower Records appears in the game (as "Towa Records")? ~Aurakitsune 23:56, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know about the game, but it sounds like an irrelevant trivia to me. --Sumori (talk) 14:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Vinyl
Anyone on here going to talk about the stores dropping vinyl record albums in 1990/1991? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.163.45.159 (talk) 22:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Tower stores continued to carry vinyl. Due to the increased popularity of the compact disc format, fewer titles were released on vinyl (with the exception of 12-inch singles), and often were given only a single product run, thus going "out of print" quickly.--Dgrrrl (talk) 06:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Factual Accuracy
A new user has alerted me to factual inaccuracies regarding management of the current Tower Records company and copyright infringements by some of the stores listed in this article. I have added the disputed tag while the user locates sources for his information. --N419BH (talk) 18:22, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

So, um, did anyone ever do anything about this? If not, the tag really should be removed at this point. (13 February, 2011) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.116.191.239 (talk) 20:31, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Moved from article
Further to concerns raised by a representative of Tower Records, the section below has been removed from the article. See, and  for more information. Thanks, EyeSerene talk 18:27, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

From lead; inaccurate with removal of content below: "Seven Tower Records stores still operate in Colombia, five in Mexico, two in Ireland, one in Malaysia, and a number in Israel and Japan."

From body of article:

Malaysia
It was launched in the mid 1980's and continues to this day.

Singapore
It opened in the 1990, to much acclaim, but closed in 2003 due to the parent company's demise. Heavy post-1997 competition by HMV and Borders Group was also cited as a reason for closure.

Colombia
Tower Records in Colombia operates seven well used stores, including four in Bogotá and one each in Medellín, Cali, and Barranquilla. In addition to selling CDs and DVDs, Tower Records in Colombia sells books and magazines and operates cafes.

Ireland
The Irish operations of Tower were bought out in 2003, and consist of two stores in Dublin—the flagship on Wicklow Street, (which was opened by East 17, whose fans nearly wrecked the store when they played) and a second branch which operates as the music and dvd section of the main branch of Eason on O'Connell Street. The Wicklow Street branch is noted as a live music venue as well as music and video retailer.

Israel
Tower Records in Israel has 43 stores throughout the country. In 2001, the now Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Zvi Heifetz, became Chairman of Tower Records Israel.

Palestine
The few stores on the West Bank still stay open.

Mexico
Five Tower Records stores in Mexico are owned and operated by Grupo Sanborns, a subsidiary of the conglomerate Grupo Carso. Grupo Carso is controlled by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim.

Tower employees
I removed the following information from the article because it is dubious and uncited. If it is actually correct please re-add it, making appropriate citations to reliable sources. Thanks, Vectro (talk) 00:21, 18 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Tower employees are typically shown in films as looking very "sub-culture-ish" and being rude, typically, to a comic affect.
 * Being an extension of the record industry, Tower employees, not infrequently, had fans similar to "groupies", much like the rock bands they hosted at their in-store signings.

Canada
Can someone add something about the two Toronto stores? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.119.136.142 (talk) 01:47, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Tower Records project
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/7452617-tower-records-project/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.225.87.179 (talk) 21:18, 30 June 2012 (UTC)


 * This may be notable enough for inclusion in the article, but not as a bare link as you inserted it today. Elizium23 (talk) 00:29, 1 July 2012 (UTC)