2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records
Get the detailed story of the World's Greatest Record Store Chain, told by the people who worked and shopped in them.
Podcasting since 2022 • 103 episodes
2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records
Latest Episodes
Ep. 101 Remembering Charles R. Cross (Author, Editor, Customer)
On Friday, August 9th, Charles R. Cross passed away from natural causes. For those who knew Charley in the Pacific Northwest music community, the Springsteen community and in real life, it was a shock. Charley was only 67 years old and was in t...
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Episode 101
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Ep. 100 Greg Wallis (Tacoma, Hawaii, Boston, Chicago)
When Greg Wallis was hired at Tower Tacoma by Dave Coker, Greg had never heard of Tower Records. It was simply the big, new record store to move into his town. When Coker left to open and run the Seattle U District store, Rob Bruce came up from...
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Episode 100
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Ep. 99 Melissa Greene-Anderson (Gotham Dist., Collectables Records, Oldies.com)
Melissa Greene-Anderson grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Since high school she was a part of her family’s music business; Gotham Distribution, Collectables Records, and the direct-to-consumer website Oldies.co...
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Episode 99
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Ep.98 Freddi Szilagi (Village, New Orleans, Washington DC)
“Son, never trust us lawyers because we’re going to fuck you every time.” In 1991, how did Freddi Szilagi find himself face to face, hand-delivering a $10,000 check to Edwin Edwards at the Hotel Monteleone? In short, beca...
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Episode 98
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