Tower Records on Sunset Strip was the mecca in nineteen seventy two.
excerpt: “History of the Groove, drummer’s story”
by Russell Buddy Helm ©2013 All rights reserved.
www.buddyhelm.com
Tower Records on Sunset Strip was the mecca in nineteen seventy two. It was where the royalty of the Rock mountain presided. The In Store events were world wide news. Peggy, the Coconut Grove heiress who decided to be my manager, yelled at me to pull in to their parking lot. Inside, the bins of records were overflowing. The large room had every kind of record. “I want you to hear this one album.” she said and took me to the ‘B’ sections of pop and rock. There, next to the Beatles bin, was Bethlehem Asylum. Our album was being sold in Tower Records. There were a few copies left. It was gorgeous and terrifying at the same time. We weren’t getting any of that money. We got absolutely nothing. But we had done it. We were in Tower Records on Sunset Strip. That had to mean something.
“Here.” She shoved it in my face. “Buy this one.” It was “Greetings from L.A.” by Tim Buckley.
excerpt: “History of the Groove, drummer’s story”
by Russell Buddy Helm ©2013 All rights reserved.