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| 878.1 | Circle Jerks | AQUA::ROST | You used me for an ashtray heart | Tue Aug 25 1987 10:15 | 12 |
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I haven't heard Death, but I *have* heard (on record) and seen live,
the Circle Jerks.
I would call them "good" but they *are* a hardcore punk band, that
is they play loud, fast, slightly obscene rock songs. Or, to put
it another way, they are good within their genre.
They are *definitely* not more popular than the other groups you
named.
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| 878.2 | Can hardly wait for the next one... | HPSCAD::WALL | I see the middle kingdom... | Tue Aug 25 1987 10:36 | 5 |
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All of Rush's albums, for example, are out on CD, including their
two live albums.
DFW
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| 878.3 | How much are CDs? About $100/trip. | VINO::GSCOTT | Greg Scott | Tue Aug 25 1987 11:27 | 11 |
| re .0: You forget that when you shop for CDs, one of two things
are true:
1) The "popular" stuff (the stuff you want anyway) is often sold out,
and the more "obscure" stuff (the stuff you don't want) was in stock
and plentiful.
2) There are at least 50 CDs that you want, and only the stuff you
don't want is on sale.
GAS
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| 878.4 | It's Gettin' Better.... | PARITY::GOSSELIN | | Tue Aug 25 1987 14:52 | 18 |
| I agree with .3's lighthearted rules of CD shopping; it's certainly
happened to me enough times!
As far as the "production" excuse goes....well, it's partially
true. Actually, the industry is dangerously close to overbuilding
CD production plants - according to the usual "inside" sources.
However, companies still have to schedule production runs...and
if their crystal ball projections of sales is off (i.e., the Pink
Floyd shortage you encountered at Tower), they have to wait in line
to have another batch produced. My experience is that they tend
to be pessimistic on re-releases of best sellers, optimistic on
new releases and obscure bands. But...the situation is *much* better
today than it was even a year ago - both in terms of price and
availability.
Ken
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| 878.5 | | PDVAX::P_DAVIS | Peter Davis (aka SARAH::P_DAVIS) | Wed Aug 26 1987 15:38 | 5 |
| There's another factor to consider. As good as Tower Records is
(based on my experiences in their 2 New York and one Washington,
D.C. stores), they don't necessarily carry every title, nor is every
title they do carry in stock. If you want to talk about what Tower
stocks, don't confuse that with what's actually being released.
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| 878.6 | Hints on shopping at a TOWER Records store | WCSM::ECTOR | Thank God & Greyhound, you're gone | Fri Sep 18 1987 21:39 | 29 |
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This could be a redundancy of a note I entered in the RECORDS conference,
but I believe bears repeating here. I live very close to a TOWER
in Campbell, Ca., and am about 23 miles from the one in Palo Alto.
Usually, I can be found Thursday evenings (payday) in either or
both. After doing business with them for 15 years or so, I've learned
that even tho' they're a chain, the local manager(s)/buyer(s) have
pretty much free reign, once the current Top 40
(CW/CLASSICAL/ROCK/SOUL) are stocked. If they are short on specific
or seemingly popular items, then the daytime manager(s) need to
be approached. You can usually tell what kind of TOWER it is, by
the sales people manning the cash register - if they have Grateful
Dead shirts on, they probably have good oldies and crossover country.
If they're wearing Clash, AC/DC or Dokken shirts, the H/M is probably
plentiful. Chuckle if you will, but I know that if I want oldies
or jazz, I shop in Palo Alto - if I'm looking for off the wall stuff,
classical or current rock, I shop in Campbell.
TOWER will order too (they stopped this policy for awhile), but
you need to return to pick it up. Don't wait for them to call. Another
policy TOWER follows faithfully is, any newly released CD/LP is
$1-$2 off the suggested (or normal) retail the 1st week the store
carries it - so if you're into new music, ask a clerk for their
new release list and write down what you're interested in.
The Cruiser
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