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11 unusual facts about Tower Records


Don Tetto

Lo que no sabías was released on August 10, 2007, breaking sales records and occupying the 4th place of the bestseller albums list in Tower Records.

Emmy the Great

Interested in music from a young age, she used to go by train to her nearest Tower Records shop so that she could buy the only non-Chinese music they had and, as a result, she developed a liking for bands such as Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Lemonheads.

Kagerō

It was limited to 2,000 copies, came in a CD+DVD format only, and was exclusive to Tower Records in Japan.

Megan Kelso

Kelso has also created work for several magazines, including the now-defunct Tower Records' Pulse Magazine.

Perfectly Dirty

Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control.

Raheem DeVaughn

DeVaughn took a job at Tower Records, where while putting price tags on CDs, he began working the D.C. music circuit—performing with various groups, the most prominent of which being Urbanave31, and at venues such as the State of the Union and Bar Nun on U Street NW, all while having CDs of his songs ready at hand.

Re:Blue

In January 12, it was revealed that the album gained a lot of interest in South Korea and Japan, it topped the number one spot on Japan's Tower Records pre-order albums.

Special Others

In June, 2006, they released "Idol", which was followed by a sell-out gig at Daikanyama UNIT in July, the release "Aims" at Tower Records in October, and the release of their long-awaited first full album, "Good Morning", on November 22.

Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen

The album was named one of 1998's Top Ten Folk Albums by Tower Records' Pulse Magazine.

Too Much Information

The cassette and CD singles were released on 23 August 1993, and those who bought the cassette single received a free No Ordinary EP cassette with live tracks ("Hungry Like the Wolf", "Notorious", "Come Undone"), recorded during a performance at Tower Records a few months before.

Vision Quest Records

The company works with File records (Sony Music), HMV, Tower Records, Virgin Music, Cisco, Quintrix, Acoustic (Sound Company) Egg House (Lights) M.M.Delight (VJ’s) Inter FM (Radio) Space Shower TV (Television) and advertises regularly in trade magazines like Floor, Loud and Club Juice.


Irish Independent Albums Chart

Sales from major retailers, including HMV, Virgin, Tower and Golden Discs, were once excluded from the chart but data from major retailers and over forty other independent retailers now compose the chart.

Love Survive

A sticker featuring a single member was also given to purchasers from Tower Records, HMV, Tsutaya, and Shinseido.

World War 3 Illustrated

This period is also marked by an explosive expansion in distribution, as Ruth Schwartz of Mordam Records took on the magazine’s circulation fulfillment ensuring that it would be present in any and all outlets that already carried the notable music punk ‘zine Maximum RocknRoll. This distribution agreement took World War 3 Illustrated’s issues international, as they were carried by Tower Records in all territories.