A flashy sign for Oldies.com on the wall of a warehouse near the I-76 exit in West Conshohocken hides the interesting story of a successful family business, writes Stephen Silver for Philly Voice.

The sign that has been cunningly defying the rules banning billboard advertising on the Blue Route promotes an online music store that sells vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, and other physical media.

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The family-owned company has endured for decades, after then teenager Jerry Greene got the rights to a song by one-hit-wonder The Capris. When it was first published in 1959, “There’s a Moon Out Tonight” did not make many waves.

However, after getting the rights, Greene republished the song two years later, and got it to number 3 on the Billboard singles chart. Green used the money from the song’s success to fund other business such as Collectable Records, which he built-up and then sold. Now, with many retailers closing he saw an opportunity.

“We have 5,000 CDs and 5,000 movies on our label, and we thought, okay, we might as well go consumer-direct,” said Melissa Greene-Anderson, ‎Executive Vice President at parent company Gotham Distributing Corporation and Greene’s daughter.

Read more about the family business at Philly Voice by clicking here.

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