I worked at indie Atomic Records in Milwaukee for awhile after working at
the more chain-store-ish Face The Music in LaCrosse, WI.  

Face The Music was a blast.  We opened the new store and had a group of
friends working there.  The musical taste of some of the other people that I
didn't know before then has stuck with me.  One co-worker (Howard) was an
education in Jazz and the manager (John) gave me a slighter appreciation for
World Beat stuff (around the time of Paul Simon's "Graceland").

Atomic was more like "High Fidelity".  I got a bit of shit from co-workers
about my poppier leanings (around the time of Mathew Sweet's "Girlfriend" &
TFC "Bandwagonesqe"), but for the most part I helped round out the staff.
In a classic "High Fidelity" moment, every time I played Tom Verlaine's
"Warm & Cool," I'd sell a copy.

Dan FrankE

PS.  I loved Wazoo.  I used to go there from LaCrosse & a few time in their
final days when I was living in Milwaukee.  My first real album (that wasn't
a hand-me-down) was from Wazoo - Sweet's "Desolation Blvd" that my brother
brought back for me from college when I was in 5th or 6th grade.

> Yet, another thread perhaps...
>
> I'm assuming many people have worked at record stores on this list. I 
> say that per it was always a job I REALLY coveted and still have very 
> fond memories of having worked at one.
>
> Me: Wazoo Records, Madison, WI (1984-85).
>
> Anyone care to come forward?

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