Wallach's Music City - West Covina
Address
Eastland Shopping Center, West Covina, CA, 91791
Former Location -
Wallach's Music City was a world famous record store that had listening stations where they would just rip the shrink-wrap off of any album that a customer wanted to hear. Each listening station was relatively sound-proof and allowed you to decide if you wanted to purchase the album.
The original location was in Hollywood.
There was also another location in Topanga Plaza which is in Woodland Hills.
Wallach's Music City was a world famous record store that had listening stations where they would just rip the shrink-wrap off of any album that a customer wanted to hear. Each listening station was relatively sound-proof and allowed you to decide if you wanted to purchase the album.
The original location was in Hollywood.
There was also another location in Topanga Plaza which is in Woodland Hills.
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Comments (2)
bySven L., March 30, 2012
My best friend Lee and I always went to Wallach's MC to listen to new music by British Invasion bands. First listened to Gerry & The Pacemakers, Swinging Blue Jeans, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Hollies, Beatles, Stones, Animals, Freddie & The Dreamers, Kinks, Herman's Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Them, Dusty Springfield and of course Elvis, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and so many others. What a great concept to let teenage kids listen to records in a booth hoping they would buy the album. Lee and I listened to many more than we bought. He lived on Chaparro Rd. in Covina after moving away from 2 doors down the street. I lived on Larkwood St. next to WC high and we great times growing up in the 50's and 60's. Moved there from Chicago area in 1953 and watched them build WC high school behind our house. Wallach's Music City will always be one of my favorite memories growing up in the valley.
byHank rogacki, May 29, 2011
Got my first guitar there way back 1970 maybe ? sorry to see its gone
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