Before streaming took over the music industry, Sam the Record Man was a go-to retailer. Jimi Donabie has limitless funny memories of the gritty, legendary shop.
Throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, Yonge Street was ablaze with music. And perhaps no spot burned brighter than Sam the Record Man, pictured here in the Star in 1987.
Donabie worked the floors of Sam’s at 347 Yonge Street from 1984 to 1995. “A wasted youth in a record store,” he says. “It was wonderful!” Before streaming took over the music industry, Sam the Record Man was a go-to retailer. It was eventually flanked by A&A Records, HMV, Play De Record, and Sunrise, making the entire block a destination for music fans. of stores like Sam’s was the knowledgeable staff, who were as passionate about music as the customers. “People would come in and say, ‘I’m looking for that song that goes, la la la la,’” Donabie says. “And we’d be, like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s a great tune. I’ve got it right here.
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