Until this morning, Canterbury Records had been my cherished neighborhood music shop. I liked the 70s vibe, and I liked supporting an independent business. Alas, when I purchased a new CD that was doubly defective, Canterburys owner began making a devastating, if inadvertent case for Tower and the Apple Music Store. The CD booklet was badly notched from the cutting machine. The disc played fine on my stereo, but wouldnt download onto an iPod. After a three second inspection, the owner determined that the CDs defects came not from the manufacturing or packaging process, but from me. He pronounced that there wasnt anything he could do, although, of course, he was sole proprietor here. Almost out the door, I told him that, though Id spent many hundreds at Canterbury over the years, hed never see me again. His smug reply: We appreciate your business in the past. Apparently, not enough.
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