Founder of Tower Records dies of heart attack with a glass

[BigmanPigman]

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of whiskey in his hand and bitching about fashions while watching the Oscars last night. Russ Solomon died of a heart attack at the age of 92.

I have "Tower Record" price labels on many of my albums from the Tower store in Greenwich Village , NYC. Thank you Russ!

[GReedDiamond]

1. Tower Records was one of a handful of record stores that sold...

...the first record I played on that got "released," way back in 1980.

RIP Russ.

[regnaD kciN]

2. O.K., enquiring minds want to know...

...which record was it?

[GReedDiamond]

5. "Kill the Hostages" by Benedict Arnold & The Traitors...

http://www.kbdrecords.com/2007/03/03/benedict-arnold-the-traitors-kill-the-hostages-7/

The record was released around June of 1980, and was re-issued by Artifix Records a number of years ago.

Here is the band (which no longer exists) web site:

http://www.benedictarnoldandthetraitors.com/

[regnaD kciN]

3. He left his earthly life as he lived it...

...which seems a fitting way to go.

[Rollo]

4. 92? Everyone should be so lucky...

I remember shopping a Tower Records in Berkeley in the '70's. I got a lot of vinyl from the "cutout" bins. They'd punch a hole in a corner for stuff they wanted to get rid of. That was good for classical stuff and building a collection of orchestral standards. Not always the best performances, sound, or pressing, but I considered it part of my education.

I do remember buying cutouts there that cigarette ashes on the vinyl. But what the hell.

I *think* Tower was started in Sacramento, but I'd have to google that to be sure. I still have all that vinyl.