Licorice Pizza (store)

Licorice Pizza is a Los Angeles record store chain that inspired the title of[1] Paul Thomas Anderson's 2021 film of the same name. The term is a colloquial expression for a lateral-cut disc record, referring to the color and shape.[2]

James Greenwood opened the first Licorice Pizza record store in July 1969 in Downtown Long Beach.[3] In the next fifteen years, multiple locations spread throughout Southern California. They became known for highly knowledgeable staff, all request sound systems, getting new releases first, and giving away free licorice.[4]

He recalls that the Licorice Pizza name was selected because he heard it to describe a record on a Bud & Travis... In Concert album and it sounded better than "Jim's Records."

Licorice Pizza was acquired by Sam Goody in 1986.

References
  1. "'Licorice Pizza' Film Title Explained: Why Is It Called Licorice Pizza? - Thrillist". www.thrillist.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. Raga, Pippa (2021-12-29). "Where Did Paul Thomas Anderson Get the Title 'Licorice Pizza' From?". Distractify. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. Nichols, Chris (2021-09-15). "A Look Back at Licorice Pizza, the SoCal Record Store P.T. Anderson's New Movie Is Named After". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. "The Real Licorice Pizza Was an Incredible SoCal Record Store Chain". Thrillist. Retrieved 2022-03-04.


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