Matthew Berlyant: December 17, 2006

Picking the Bones of Tower Records

This is a list of ten CDs that I’ve picked up in the last week at the sole remaining Tower here in Philadelphia, all at 60-70% off, as well as a few I picked up for 50% off in the Manhattan store on West 4th Street several weeks ago. .

1. Close Lobsters – Foxheads Stalk This Land (Fire)
2. Negativland – Helter Stupid (Seeland)
3. Zolar X – Timeless (Alternative Tentacles)
4. Television Personalities – My Dark Places (Domino)
5. Nurse with Wound – Living Fear of James Last (Sanctuary)
6. Black Market Baby – Coulda…Shoulda…Woulda (Dr. Strange)

   See last week’s Top 10 entry for this compilation here.

7. Stiff Little Fingers – Go For It (Captain Oi!)

   This one as well as the next two entries on this list were actually purchased at the Tower Records on West 4th Street in Manhattan several weeks ago.

8. Simple Minds – Empires and Dance (Virgin)
9. Alex Chilton – High Priest/Black List (Last Call)
10. Esquivel – Sights and Sounds Of (Bar None)

    This is another recent purchase from the sole remaining Philadelphia location. Next week, I’ll list the rest of the CDs I’ve recently acquired there thus far.