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Bought For A Song: The Final Days Of Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records' long death march is entering its last week, but that hasn't stopped readers from sending their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. We got the following note from a tipster who found more than 20 dollar-or-less CDs—including a relic of our time, a Track Marks alum, and an album in one Idolator's 2006 top ten—at the Rockville, Md., outpost: More »

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Listening Station: Jarvis Cocker Channels Slim Goodbody

The blogger behind Under the Rock was kind enough to let us know about his $7.26 purchase of A Heavy Night With Relaxed Muscle—the 2003 full-length by Jarvis Cocker's electroclashy collaboration with Mercury Prize nominee Richard Hawley, Relaxed Muscle—at Tower's downtown Philadelphia outpost. Unfortunately, he's pretty sure that he got the last one in the store, but we figured this was just as good an excuse as any to post a couple of songs from the album, which, like the fine Jarvis, was never released Stateside. More »

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Bought For A Song: The Final Days Of Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records' long death march is entering its last week, but that hasn't stopped readers from sending their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. Today, we have a pair of tipsters letting us know about finds at Tower's Portland outpost, which is set to shut its doors tomorrow: More »

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Bought For A Song: Still More Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records is closing down, and readers are sending in their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. Today's tipster brings word of deals that should thrill the hearts of indie-loving bloggers who aren't on any PR companies' mailing lists: More »

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Bought For A Song: Even More Deals From Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records is closing down, and readers are sending in their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. Today's entry is courtesy of reader Todd Patrick of Oakland, Calif.: More »

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Bought For A Song: Even More Deals From Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records is closing down, and readers are sending in their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. Today's entry is courtesy of Skinny from Just Sayin': More »

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Bought For A Song: Still More Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

We've been getting so many reader tips about deals at Tower Records, we decided to double-dip our "Bought For A Song" feature today. This afternoon's installment and its Yuletide-themed MP3 come from Idolator commenter Jupiter8: More »

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Bought For A Song: Finding Yet MORE Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

Tower Records is closing down, and readers are sending in their favorite deals—along with price info and MP3s—to tips@idolator.com. Today's entry comes from the blogger behind fathom harvill, who last told us about the Danzig surplus in her Mountain View, Calif., hometown: More »

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Bought For A Song: Even MORE Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed

For the last week, we've been reporting on various Crazy Eddie-like deals to be had at Tower Records stores around the country; now our readers are starting to share the wealth. If you've found a great buy, please send the album info, discount details, and a sample MP3 to tips@idolator.com (and please let us know if/how you'd like to be credited). This rather amazing submission is from "Grioir":


For those of your readers out there who have access to the birthplace of Tower— the Sacramento branch— there are great deals in abundance (it seems that when stock falls below a certain level at the various branches throughout Northern Cali, everything that remains gets shipped out here). I went there last night— we are now at 50% off (so almost everything I am about to list is below is in the $5-$10 range)— and found quite a haul: Recent stuff (Hot Chip, Scritti Politti, Scott Walker, Low Skies,
Ghostface's Fishscale-for $3!- Destroyer, the Thermals, Clogs).
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