RPM RECORDS
Project Team :
Ed Poole - freelance 1991
Michael Roche [HPL Retail]
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P O P
P O W E R
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Occupying 20,000 sq.ft. of retail space, RPM Records
Mega Music Store at Riverwalk Galleria, [now known as The Riverwalk] features the latest
technology in record retailing.
Raw industrial materials form a lively, exciting
environment on the primary sales floor. A glass entrance platform, representing the 'eye'
of a laser disc stylis, greets the shopper with pop enthusiasm.
CD racking, mounted on tracks in the concrete floor, are
motorized to slide in a compactus fashion, thereby opening the floor area for live
concerts and promotional events.
At another raised area - a Blue Moon retail store and
espresso counter occupies approx. 2,000 sq. ft.
Classical and Jazz sections are located in a sound proof
'warehouse'. Private listening booths offer the utmost in relaxed comfort for long term
listening and CD sampling. RPM Records also included the largest video and laser disc
selection in Asia. |