David S
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Tower was good too, but as I recall, their locations in Philly weren't good for me. Every time I DID do into one of their stores, I came out with a ton of CDs and LaserDiscs.
They finally built a store in the King Of Prussia suburb and that was easier for me to get to, so I haunted that place whenever I could. They were great for imports and oddball stuff - my tastes exactly!
I practically lived in Tower Records on South Street. Bought my very first Wynton Marsalis album, Baroque Music for Trumpets, there. It's an album I love and still play quite often. Got all of my classical stuff there (in the annex on the corner).
As for Sam Goody, I bought the original Magic Man release on cd at the location they had in NYC right by Penn Station. SG was also the first place I saw the Hugh Masekela album Techno-Bush. Why the hell I didn't get it then I have no idea because it took me years to track it down - bought the cassette as the album was never released on CD though its parts are all available on various subsequent compilations. Also bought Masekela's album Uptownship at a location in suburban Philadelphia - a favorite among several of his from the mid to late 1980s into the early 1990s. Was never generally a fan of the store but as has been discussed for awhile they did have a very good selection.