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Sam Goody
1951–2006
“Where the mall trip always ended.”
Record Stores
The record shop the mall trip always ended at — a rack of cassette singles, then CD longboxes, posters rolled in the back, and a listening station to preview before you bought. It was where you blew your allowance on a Tuesday new release. Folded into its parent's other chains and phased out through the mid-2000s.
▸ The soundtrack of its lifetime
Did you go to Sam Goody? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Sam Goody.
Community Memories
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R · I · P
Tower Records
1960–2006
“Hours lost flipping through the racks.”
Record Stores
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Camelot Music
1956–2001
“Cassettes, posters, and the new-release wall.”
Record Stores
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Blockbuster Video
1985–2010
“Friday nights walking the aisles for the perfect rental.”
Video Stores
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Suncoast Motion Picture Company
1986–2008
“The mall's wall of movies.”
Video Stores