tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post1689045672892676195..comments2024-03-28T11:42:33.305+00:00Comments on Dolores Delargo Towers - Museum of Camp: Demise of another London landmarkJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-91393543762507855442023-03-14T17:59:13.591+00:002023-03-14T17:59:13.591+00:00We may be able to download anything these days, bu...We may be able to download anything these days, but nothing beats browsing a superstore like that one..! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-58401398024226051712023-03-14T00:52:10.199+00:002023-03-14T00:52:10.199+00:00What place London had in HMV, love the spiral stai...What place London had in HMV, love the spiral staircase and the record listening booths. HMV was used in several British movies. We had Wallich's in Los Angeles and Tower records in Hollywood both now long gone. A shame, but with digital tech we can download anything. -Rjanonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525362039231038208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-29185225284847475872019-02-11T12:14:57.610+00:002019-02-11T12:14:57.610+00:00It never did well, that one, even when it became V...It never did well, that one, even when it became Virgin Megastore. It's now a a Dutch "fashion house" called <em>The Sting</em>... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-44552703937809671102019-02-11T09:55:50.928+00:002019-02-11T09:55:50.928+00:00Fab photos
There was a massive 'Tower Records,...Fab photos<br />There was a massive 'Tower Records, in what used to be Swan and Edgar's on Piccadilly Circus.Madam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-33544752463893585272019-02-07T07:43:54.651+00:002019-02-07T07:43:54.651+00:00HMV covered all genres of music, so it was always ...HMV covered all genres of music, so it was always a bit of a thrill walking from the big "Pop Hall" through rooms variously playing Perry Como, Charlie Mingus or Johannes Brahms... <br /><br />I particularly loved the randomness of some of the songs they played, and added to my CD collection on more than one occasion <a href="https://jon-doloresdelargo.blogspot.com/2008/10/in-cuba-they-called-me-crazy.html" rel="nofollow">as a direct response</a> to something "new" I heard! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-87195428557310800332019-02-07T06:04:42.640+00:002019-02-07T06:04:42.640+00:00Reminds me of our HUgE Tower Records store was in ...Reminds me of our HUgE Tower Records store was in nyc and philly. Great architecture, three floors and huge staircases. You could find the hardest house remixes here. On a weekend it was like being at the club for Pete's sake.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-21146064699167390482019-02-06T23:59:45.471+00:002019-02-06T23:59:45.471+00:00Too soon to say, really - but its other branch in ...Too soon to say, really - but its other branch in Oxford Street (that was abandoned as part of the previous "rescue") ended up as another branch of "Sports Direct". Not good. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840804598109638376.post-86395720890887566792019-02-06T23:07:42.376+00:002019-02-06T23:07:42.376+00:00I LOVE old architectural styles like that. do you...I LOVE old architectural styles like that. do you know what will happen to the store?anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com