When I was a teenager I used to adore going to music stores a lot to learn about the newest albums and the new releases from artists and sometimes even buy one or two albums if I really liked a certain artist or song. My music store of choice was Wherehouse Music because it really had a good selection and you could get good deals on albums that were used and out of print and I actually had a Wherehouse Music store within walking distance next to a Red Lobster restaurant and after i'd eat at Red Lobster I would go in Wherehouse Music to buy albums and I usually got good deals for them too. Musicland and Sam Goody I liked but I can't figure why Sam Goody and Musicland had good selections of music but their cds were pricey? And if Sam Goody lowered the prices of their cds they could've still been successful along with Musicland. But when I discovered Virgin Records Megastore I really liked it because it was so cool and had good deals on music and it was covered in listening stations where you could listen to new artists and new releases. It's a shame you don't see music stores around anymore especially now that people buy MP3's from Amazon Music and Apple Music and I truly think music stores could make an instant comeback today?
Bestie

I remember the Sam Goody and Music Land places. I don't remember when the last time was that I was in either place though.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. FYE is the closest place in my area now.

CDs were pricey when music was moving away from cassette tapes. They were often priced 17.99 to 34.99

I remember spending a fortune to upgrade my music library.

I think what really caused the death of music stores was that ever since the invention of MP3 players and the Ipod fans could now be able to download songs they liked without buying the whole album and I remember when music stores used to sell cassette and CD singles where you could just buy the single without buying the whole album and I used to do this whenever a new artist debuted and I would buy the single to sample the new artist and see if I liked it. But back in the day when music stores were popular Sam Goody and Wherehouse Music "formerly The Wherehouse "and Musicland were the stores to find the good deals on music and sometimes they would have sales like I remember buying Bo Bice's debut album for $7,99 at Sam Goody and I got Brandy's 2004 album and Diana DeGarmo's debut also for $7,99 and I thought it was a great deal. But when the new music stores like Camelot Music and Music For A Song debuted it sure brought a lot of competition to music stores. But I think we will see music stores make a comeback in the future by selling CDs as well as records again as time goes by
Bestie