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November 26, 2012
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Grass Valley store owner at forefront of vinyl resurgence

It’s the smell that hits you first. Anyone past his mid-30s will remember that familiar cardboard scent of thousands of vinyl record albums in their colorful covers, stacked against each other in alphabetical order. Then it’s the long-lost sound of customers flipping through albums — flip, flip, flip. Then there’s the visual — 1960s, ’70s and ’80s posters on the wall — the likes of Hendrix, The Dead, Tom Petty, Crosby Stills & Nash. A bag featuring the Yellow Submarine hangs a hook. And finally, there’s the owner of Clock Tower Records himself, Curt Smith, whose passion for everything vinyl …

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The Union Updated Nov 26, 2012 05:35PM Published Dec 4, 2012 07:37AM Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.