Are you a Philly guy? I remember the old Tower records on South Street when I was 16 years old! There’s a B&N in Wilmington De.
No, I’m in California. Yes. Tower used to be Mister Big with all manner of recorded music. Their store in Berkeley had three floors at one time, and was always crowded.
There was an out-of-the-way record store near I. Goldberg’s that I’d hit when buying camping gear in the 80s. I bought a few Zappa records and a live Al DiMeola album there...it was great. I’m sure it’s long gone.