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IT'S LIKE THAT: Eulogy For the Virgin Megastore
By Jim Shearer on 04/15/2009
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THAT
Losing a record store is a difficult thing to go through, even ones founded by an eccentric billionaire. Yes, the Virgin Megastore lacked the ma-and-pa charm of an independent record store (if you couldn't tell from the latter part of its name)--the ones operated by college drop-outs, who know everything about anything and diligently hand-print band names on every CD placard in the shop. But, the Virgin Megastore never pretended to be a consumer electronics and appliance retailer masquerading as a place to get new music. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Virgin Megastore never wrote up the price... MORE »
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