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The old saying goes... time flies when you’re having fun.And if that is truly the case, I must have had a ball during the last 25 years because I can’t believe that so much time has passed since we opened the store on May 1, 1989.

The stories that I can tell and will tell (in the future) will make you laugh and make you think and make you understand that in the music industry all is not as it appears.

But we can talk about that at a later date.

WWe celebrated out 25th Anniversary on May 21, 2014 with the Prince of Sophisticated Soul, Will Downing. And oh, what a night it was.

In this issue we’ll review some of the highlights for The Music Experience over the last 25 years. So come take the journey with us as we travel down that yellow brick road for

what will be a fun and interesting journey.

Special thanks to music industry members, our supporters and consumers who have crossed the path of Track One Records and The Music Experience through the years.

WWe love you.We appreciate you.We thank you.

As my old friend Frankie Knuckles would have signed off, Maximum Love

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