Exhibit 10.2


                            JAPANESE SECURITY AGREEMENT

       THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 23rd day of April, 1998 by 
and between Tower Records Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation having its 
principal office at 15-9, Minami Shinagawa 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 
Japan ("TRKK"), and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation 
("Chase"), as collateral agent (the "Collateral Agent") for the Secured 
Parties (as defined below).

                                    WITNESSETH:

       WHEREAS, a Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 1998 (as amended, 
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") 
has been entered into by and among MTS, Incorporated, a California 
corporation ("MTS"), TRKK (MTS and TRKK being hereinafter collectively 
referred to as the "Borrowers"), the lenders from time to time party thereto 
(the "Lenders") and Chase, as administrative agent for the Lenders;

       WHEREAS, a Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 23, 1998 (as amended, 
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Guarantee 
Agreement") has been entered into by and among MTS, the other Guarantors 
named therein and the Collateral Agent;  

       WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon 
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, 
and each of the Guarantors has agreed to guarantee, among other things, all 
the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement; and 

       WHEREAS, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditional 
upon, among other things, the execution and delivery by TRKK of a security 
agreement in the form hereof to secure the Obligations (as defined below).  

       NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:



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                                   ARTICLE I

                                  DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.  DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN  

       As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

       "ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" means the accounts receivable set forth in 
Schedule III hereto.

       "DESIGNATED LOCATIONS" means the locations set forth in Schedule II 
hereto, provided that TRKK hereby represents and warrants that, as of the 
date hereof, the locations set forth in Schedule II hereto constitute all 
locations at which any compact discs and other goods of TRKK are located, and 
provided further that if TRKK shall, after the date hereof, locate any 
compact discs or other goods at any location other than a Designated Location 
set forth in such Schedule II, TRKK shall forthwith notify in writing the 
Collateral Agent thereof, and such location shall henceforth constitute a 
Designated Location for all purposes of this Agreement.

       "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any Event of Default as defined in Section 
7.01 of the Credit Agreement.

       "INVENTORY" means the goods set forth in Schedule I hereto.

       "JAPANESE LOANS" means any and all loans made by the Lenders to TRKK 
pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

       "OBLIGATIONS" means (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the 
principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of 
any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, 
regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the 
Japanese Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon 
one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other 
monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, 
whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including 
monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, 
insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether 
allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of TRKK to the Secured Parties under
the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the other Loan 



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Documents and (b) all obligations of TRKK, monetary or otherwise, under each 
Hedging Agreement entered into to fix or limit interest rate or exchange rate 
risk associated with the Japanese Loans under the Credit Agreement with a 
counterparty that was a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered 
into, but only if such Lender and TRKK expressly agree that such obligations 
referred to in (b) above shall constitute "Obligations".

       "SECURED PARTIES" means (a) the Lenders, (b) the Administrative Agent, 
(c) the Collateral Agent, (d) each counterparty to a Hedging Agreement 
entered into with any Borrower if such counterparty was a Lender at the time 
the Hedging Agreement was entered into, (e) the beneficiaries of each 
indemnification obligation undertaken by TRKK under any Loan Document and (f) 
the successors and assignees of each of the foregoing. 

       Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the 
meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

                                     ARTICLE II
                                          
                        ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTORY AS SECURITY

SECTION 2.  ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTORY 

       2.1    TRKK hereby assigns to the Collateral Agent and its successors 
and assignees, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, all Inventory 
which is currently located at the Designated Locations, as security (JOHTO 
TAMPO) for the payment in full of the present and future Obligations.  TRKK 
hereby delivers all Inventory currently located at the Designated Locations 
to the Collateral Agent by way of SENYU KAITEI within the meaning of Article 
183 of the Civil Code of Japan.

       2.2    All goods henceforth placed in each Designated Location shall, 
forthwith upon such placement, be automatically added to the Inventory and 
assigned by TRKK to the Collateral Agent and its successors and assignees, 
for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as security (JOHTO TAMPO) for 
the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the present and 
future Obligations, without any action to be taken by either TRKK or the 
Collateral Agent.  Thereupon, such goods shall be deemed to have been 
delivered by TRKK to the Collateral Agent by way of SENYU KAITEI within the 
meaning of Section 183 of the Civil Code of Japan.

        2.3    For the purpose of creation of security (JOHTO TAMPO) provided 
in Sections 



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2.1 and 2.2 hereof, title to the Inventory shall pass from TRKK to the 
Collateral Agent and its successors and assignees, for the ratable benefit of 
the Secured Parties, forthwith upon assignment thereof pursuant to Section 
2.1 or 2.2 hereof, not only VIS-A-VIS third parties but also as between TRKK 
and the Collateral Agent.

       2.4    TRKK hereby warrants and covenants that the Inventory is, and 
will be, free from any and all lien, pledge, mortgage or other encumbrance 
which may be prejudicial to the interests of the Secured Parties subject only 
to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.  

SECTION 3.  POSSESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF INVENTORY

       TRKK, on behalf of the Collateral Agent, shall retain possession of 
the Inventory assigned by it to the Collateral Agent as security (JOHTO 
TAMPO) hereunder, and shall hold such Inventory in custody with the care of a 
good manager.

SECTION 4.  DISPOSITION OF INVENTORY 

       4.1    TRKK shall not sell, transfer, process, lease or otherwise 
dispose of any Inventory, except as permitted under Section 4.2 hereof.  

       4.2    TRKK may sell, transfer, process, lease or otherwise dispose of 
the Inventory held by it in the ordinary course of its business; provided, 
however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral 
Agent may prohibit such disposition by TRKK by giving a written notice to 
that effect to TRKK.  

SECTION 5.  INDICATION

       TRKK shall place at all the Designated Locations, and/or affix to all 
the Inventory, such signs, labels or other appropriate indications as may be 
instructed by the Collateral Agent, stating, so as to be clearly apparent and 
understandable to any third party viewing such signs, labels or other 
indications, that the Inventory has been assigned as security to the 
Collateral Agent; provided, however, that such signs, labels or other 
indications placed at TRKK's shops shall not be visible to any retail 
customers of TRKK or to other tenants of the buildings where its shops are 
located. 



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SECTION 6.  REPORTS AND INSPECTION CONCERNING INVENTORY 

       6.1    TRKK shall maintain daily records of the types, amounts and 
quantities of all goods added to or removed from the Inventory at each of the 
Designated Locations. 

       6.2    On or prior to the 10th day of each month, TRKK shall submit to 
the Collateral Agent copies of the records showing the additions to and 
removals from the Inventory held by TRKK during the immediately preceding 
month, together with a report setting forth a breakdown of the Inventory held 
by it at each of the Designated Locations as of the end of such immediately 
preceding month.

       6.3    The Collateral Agent and its directors, officers, employees and 
agents shall have the right at any time (i) to have access to any Designated 
Location to inspect the Inventory and (ii) to peruse, and makes copies of, 
the records referred to in Section 6.2 hereof and the books and accounts of 
TRKK for the purpose of verification of the status and condition of the 
Inventory.  TRKK shall extend full cooperation to the Collateral Agent and 
its directors, officers, employees and agents in exercising their rights 
under this Section 6.3.  The Collateral Agent shall have the right to share 
any information it gains from such inspection with any Secured Party (it 
being understood that any such information shall be deemed to be 
AInformation@ subject to the provisions of Section 9.12 of the Credit 
Agreement).

SECTION 7.  INSURANCE 

       7.1    TRKK shall, at its expense, maintain, with financially sound 
and reputable insurance companies, insurance on the Inventory in such amounts 
and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in 
the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.  

       7.2    TRKK shall deliver to the Collateral Agent the insurance policy 
in respect of its insurance as provided under Section 7.1 above and shall 
take all steps necessary for the Collateral Agent to receive the full amount 
of the insurance money receivable under such insurance.  

       7.3    If TRKK fails to enter into or continue or renew an agreement 
relating to insurance as provided under Section 7.1 above (an "Insurance 
Agreement"), the Collateral Agent, on behalf of TRKK, shall be entitled to 
enter into or continue or renew such Insurance Agreement on behalf of TRKK.  
In such case, TRKK shall reimburse the 



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Collateral Agent for all insurance premiums and other costs and expenses 
incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection therewith, together with a 
delinquency charge thereon at a rate of 14% per annum (computed on the basis 
of a 365-day year) for the period from (and including) the date of 
disbursement thereof by the Collateral Agent to (and including) the date of 
reimbursement thereof by TRKK to the Collateral Agent.

       7.4    TRKK shall comply with such instructions as may be given by the 
Collateral Agent in connection with any continuance, renewal or amendment of, 
or change in, any Insurance Agreement of TRKK, and in connection with the 
treatment of any loss of or damage to the Inventory.  

       7.5    The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to apply any insurance 
money received by it under the Insurance Agreements to the payment of any 
Obligations, regardless of the due date thereof.

SECTION 8.  COMPENSATION  

       If any goods contained in the Inventory cause damage to any third 
party, TRKK shall be responsible for resolving any dispute arising therefrom 
and pay any required compensation in connection therewith.

SECTION 9.  COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATING TO INVENTORY

       All costs, expenses, taxes and charges for storage, maintenance, 
management, transfer and repair of the Inventory shall be for the account of, 
and borne by, TRKK.

SECTION 10.  REMEDY 

       10.1   Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral 
Agent shall be free to dispose of the Inventory in such manner and order, on 
such schedule and at such price as may be reasonably determined by it, and 
without taking any legal action against TRKK.  TRKK shall not be entitled to 
make any objection to the manner, schedule or price of, or other matters 
pertaining to, such disposition by the Collateral Agent.

       10.2   The Collateral Agent shall apply all amounts acquired by it 
through the disposal of the Inventory under Section 10.1 hereof, less all 
costs and expenses of such disposal, to the payment of all or part of the 
Obligations in such manner and order, and on such schedule, as may be 
determined by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion.



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       10.3   Any surplus remaining after the application of proceeds of the 
disposition of the Inventory under Section 10.2 hereof shall be paid over by 
the Collateral Agent to TRKK, its successors or assigns.

                                    ARTICLE III
                                          
                   ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AS SECURITY

SECTION 11.  AGREEMENT OF ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

       TRKK hereby agrees that, forthwith upon request by the Collateral 
Agent, all the Accounts Receivable which are currently held, or will in the 
future be acquired, by TRKK shall automatically be assigned to the Collateral 
Agent and its successors and assignees, for the ratable benefit of the 
Secured Parties, as security (JOHTO TAMPO) for the payment in full of the 
present and future Obligations, without any action to be taken by either TRKK 
or the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 12.  REPORTS AND INSPECTION CONCERNING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

       12.1   On or prior to the 10th day of each month, TRKK shall submit to 
the Collateral Agent a report, substantially in the form attached as Schedule 
IV hereto, setting forth a breakdown of the Accounts Receivable held by it at 
the end of the immediately preceding month.  TRKK shall also promptly submit 
such report to the Collateral Agent at any time, if so requested by the 
Collateral Agent.  In addition, TRKK shall promptly submit to the Collateral 
Agent such other documents and materials with respect to the Accounts 
Receivable as may be requested by the Collateral Agent.  

       12.2   The Collateral Agent and its directors, officers, employees and 
agents shall have the right at any time, during ordinary business hours, to 
have access to, and to peruse and make copies of, the Pertinent Documents (as 
defined below) and the books and accounts of TRKK for the purpose of 
verification of the status and condition of its Accounts Receivable.  TRKK 
shall fully cooperate with the Collateral Agent and its directors, officers, 
employers and agents in connection with the foregoing.

SECTION 13.  NOTICE OR CONSENT  

       13.1   Forthwith upon receipt by TRKK of a request from the Collateral 
Agent under Section 11 hereof, TRKK shall (i) give notice of the assignment 
of the Accounts 



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Receivable to the debtors thereof or (ii) obtain consents without objection 
from the debtors thereof, in either such case expressed in an instrument 
certified as to date (KAKUTEI HIZUKE).  In such case, TRKK shall promptly 
submit to the Collateral Agent (x) documents verifying the giving or receipt 
of all such notices or consents, (y) the executed originals of the 
agreements, contracts or other instruments under which such Accounts 
Receivable were created and (z) such other documents as may be legally or 
practically necessary for the Collateral Agent to collect all amounts payable 
under such Accounts Receivable (such agreements, contracts, instruments and 
documents being hereinafter referred to as the "Pertinent Documents").

       13.2   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.1 hereof, the 
Collateral Agent may, whenever it deems necessary, require TRKK to deliver 
the Pertinent Documents to it forthwith.

       13.3   As soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days, after 
execution of this Agreement, TRKK shall deposit with the Collateral Agent 
forms of notice of assignment of the Accounts Receivable from TRKK to the 
debtors thereof (executed and sealed by TRKK) substantially in the form 
attached hereto (together with an English translation thereof) as Schedule V 
and in such number as may be designated by the Collateral Agent.  If the 
Collateral Agent deems it necessary for the protection of the interests of 
the Secured Parties due to TRKK's financial difficulties, it may fill in all 
pertinent matters on such deposited forms on behalf of TRKK and give notices 
of assignment of the Accounts Receivable under the name of TRKK to debtors 
using the completed forms, and may also, as agent of TRKK, give notices of 
assignment of the Accounts Receivable to the debtors thereof in any other 
manner permitted by law.

       13.4   Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of 
Section 5.09 (c) and (d) of the Credit Agreement, in the event that the new 
Japanese law, the bill of which was entitled "the Bill of Special Rules of 
the Civil Code regarding Method of Perfection of Assignment of Credit" and 
approved by the Cabinet meeting and submitted to the Diet in 1998, comes into 
effect as a new law, TRKK shall take any and all steps deemed necessary or 
advisable by the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders to perfect the security 
interests created hereunder in accordance with such new law.

SECTION 14.  INFRINGEMENT

       14.1   TRKK shall not take any action with respect to the Accounts 
Receivable which may be prejudicial to the interests of the Secured Parties, 
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limitation, assignment, sale or other disposition of the Accounts Receivable 
(other than that contemplated hereby) and the creation of any lien, pledge, 
mortgage or other encumbrance on the Accounts Receivable for the benefit of 
any third party.  

       14.2   TRKK shall give notice to the Collateral Agent forthwith upon 
the occurrence of any event which causes, or may cause, adverse effects to 
the Accounts Receivable.  

SECTION 15.  CONSENT FROM GUARANTOR  

       Forthwith upon request by the Collateral Agent to TRKK, TRKK shall 
obtain from each of the guarantors (if any) of the Accounts Receivable a 
consent to the assignment (or TRKK's agreement to the assignment) of the 
Accounts Receivable hereunder.

SECTION 16.  CHANGE IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE  

       If there has been any change in the address, trade name or the 
representatives of the debtor or the guarantor of any Account Receivable held 
by TRKK, TRKK shall immediately notify the Collateral Agent thereof.  

SECTION 17.  ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

       17.1   The Collateral Agent hereby entrusts TRKK with, and TRKK hereby 
undertakes, the administration and collection of the Accounts Receivable 
assigned by TRKK to the Collateral Agent hereunder.  TRKK shall, at its 
expense and free of charge, administer and collect the Accounts Receivable 
with the care of a good manager; provided, however, that TRKK shall be free 
to use any money collected by it under the Accounts Receivable for its own 
business until the occurrence of any Event of Default, whereupon TRKK shall 
immediately transfer all the collected moneys held by it to the Collateral 
Agent.  

       17.2   Forthwith upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, TRKK 
shall submit to the Collateral Agent a report setting forth the status of the 
collection of the Accounts Receivable which have been entrusted by the 
Collateral Agent to TRKK under Section 17.1 hereof.  TRKK shall comply with 
such instructions as may be given by the Collateral Agent in connection with 
the administration or collection of the Accounts Receivable.  

       17.3   Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral 
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revoke its entrustment to TRKK under Section 17.1 hereof.  Forthwith upon 
revocation of such entrustment, TRKK shall deliver to the Collateral Agent 
all the Pertinent Documents, and shall notify the debtors of the Accounts 
Receivable to that effect.  TRKK shall, upon request by the Collateral Agent, 
give assistance to it, as may be necessary for its collection of the Accounts 
Receivable.  

       17.4   Upon collection of any Account Receivable by the Collateral 
Agent, or upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of any amount collected by 
TRKK under Section 17.1 hereof, the Collateral Agent shall apply the amount 
so collected or received by it to the payment of all or part of the 
Obligations in such manner and order, and on such schedule, as may be 
determined by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion.

SECTION 18.  DISPOSITION OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

       Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may 
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Accounts Receivable, and TRKK 
shall not be entitled to make any objection to such disposition.  The 
provisions of Section 17.4 hereof shall be applicable to the proceeds of any 
such disposition.

SECTION 19.  TRANSFER OF SECURITY  

       If any Account Receivable held by TRKK is secured by a pledge, 
mortgage (including, without limitation, NETEITO) or other charge, TRKK 
shall, upon request by the Collateral Agent, take any and all action 
necessary for perfection of such pledge, mortgage or other charge VIS-A-VIS 
third parties (including, without limitation, application for registration of 
the assignment of such pledge, mortgage or other charge to the Collateral 
Agent).  

                                     ARTICLE IV
                                          
                                   MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 20.  NOTICE  

       If any of the following events occurs with respect to TRKK, TRKK shall 
forthwith notify the Collateral Agent thereof:

       (i)    transfer outside the Designated Locations, destruction, loss or 
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material portion of the Inventory;

       (ii)   assertion by any third party to TRKK of title or other rights 
relating to the Inventory or the Accounts Receivable; or

       (iii)  filing of any petition for attachment, provisional attachment, 
provisional disposition or other enforcement against the Inventory or the 
Accounts Receivable.

SECTION 21.  COSTS AND EXPENSE  

       Except as otherwise provided herein, all reasonable costs and expenses 
relating hereto, including, without limitation, costs and expenses for 
execution hereof and performance of obligations hereunder, and all reasonable 
costs and expenses for resolution of disputes relating to the Inventory or 
the Accounts Receivable to which the Collateral Agent is involved, shall be 
for the account of, and borne by, TRKK.

SECTION 22.  CONFIDENTIALITY

       Neither party hereto may disclose to a third party any information 
regarding the other party's business which may be acquired by the first party 
under this Agreement, except that such information may be disclosed (a) to 
its directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal 
counsel and other advisors or (b) to the Secured Parties by the Collateral 
Agent or (c) with the written consent of such other party or (d) to the 
extent such information becomes (i) publicly available other than as a result 
of a breach of this Section or (ii) available to the first party on a 
nonconfidential basis from a source other than such other party or (e) if the 
Collateral Agent or a Secured Party is required to disclose such information 
by any competent governmental authority or agency thereof pursuant to any 
applicable law or regulation or administrative guidance.

SECTION 23.  CONCLUSION 

       23.1   This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until 
all the present and future Obligations have been paid or performed, as the 
case may be, in full (other than inchoate indemnity Obligations), and the 
Commitments have terminated whereupon this Agreement shall terminate, and 
title to the Inventory and the Accounts Receivable (if assigned to the 
Collateral Agent) shall revert from the Collateral Agent to TRKK.

       23.2   If at any time when no Default shall have occurred and be 
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shall have outstanding any senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term 
Indebtedness for borrowed money that shall be rated BBB- or better by 
Standard & Poor's Ratings Group and Baa3 or better by Moody's Investors 
Service, Inc., the security interests granted hereby shall be automatically 
released.

SECTION 24.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT  

       24.1   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the 
parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all 
previous communications, oral or written, between the parties hereto with 
respect to the subject matter hereof.

       24.2   If there is in effect at any time an Agreement on Bank 
Transactions between TRKK and any of the Secured Parties, the provisions of 
such Agreement on Bank Transactions shall not apply to any Japanese Loan or 
other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall they apply to any 
security established by TRKK hereunder in favor of the Secured Parties, 
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in such Agreement on Bank 
Transactions.

SECTION 25.  AMENDMENT

       This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented except by written 
agreement executed by the parties hereto.

SECTION 26.  WAIVER  

       No waiver of any provision, right or remedy under this Agreement on 
one or more occasions shall constitute a waiver of the same or any other 
provision, right or remedy under this Agreement on any other occasion.



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SECTION 27.  GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION  

       27.1   This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in 
accordance with, the laws of Japan.  

       27.2   Any legal action against TRKK relating to this Agreement may be 
instituted in the Tokyo District Court, to the jurisdiction of which TRKK 
hereby expressly and irrevocably agrees to submit.  Such action may also be 
instituted in any other competent court.  



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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this 
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.


                                      TOWER RECORDS KABUSHIKI KAISHA


                                      by  [SIG]
                                         ---------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:  

                                      THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                                         as Collateral Agent


                                      by  /s/ Marian N. Schulman
                                         ---------------------------
                                         Name:  Marian N. Schulman
                                         Title:  Vice President



                                                                   Schedule I

                                 INVENTORY

Compact discs (CDs) and all other goods located at the shops, warehouses, 
offices and any other space in the Designated Locations.


                                                                    Schedule II


                                      Designated Locations




          Name                            Address
- ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                             
Tower Records Sapporo Privy     Privy 2F, 3F
                                Nishi 2-chome, Minami Nijo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo,
                                Hokkaido, 060-0062

Tower Records Shibuya           1-22-14, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0041

Tower Records Yokohama          Casa Montomachi 2F,
                                1-1, Ishikawa-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa,
                                231-0868

Tower Records Sendai            Forus 8F,
                                3-11-15, Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi,
                                980-0811

Tower Records Kyoto             Kawarmachi Vivre 6F,
                                595-1, Takoyakushi, Nishiiru Uradera-cho,
                                Kawarmachi-dori, Nakakyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8041

Tower Records Hiroshima         Hiroshima Parco 10F
                                10-1, Hon Dori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0035

Tower Records Ikebukuro         Ikebukuro P'Parco 5F, 6F
                                1-50-35, Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo,
                                170-0013

Tower Records Nagoya Parco      Nagoya Parco East 6F,
                                3-29-1, Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 460-0008

Tower Records Hachioji          Sigma Game Fantasia Bldg. 5F
                                11-3, Azuma-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0082

Tower Records Shinsaibashi      2-9-22, Nishi Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka,
                                542-0086

Tower Records Himeji            Himeji Forus West 5F,
                                100 Higashi Ekimae-cho, Himeji, Hyogo, 670-0926

Tower Records Kawasaki          Cine Citta Kawasaki 1F,
                                1-15, Ogawa-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, 
                                Kanagawa, 210-0023

Tower Records Niigata           Kamino Furumachi 5F,
                                7-938, Furumachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8063

Tower Records Shinjuku Lumine   Shinjuku Lumine 2 6F,
                                3-38-2, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022







         Name                                                           Address
- ------------------------                              ---------------------------------------------
                                                   
Tower Records Chiba                                   Chiba Parco 7F,
                                                      2-2-2, Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0013

Tower Records Fukuoka                                 Shoppers Fukuoka 7F,
                                                      4-4-11, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001

Tower Records Kobe                                    Sannomiya Vivre 6P,
                                                      1-5-26, Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo,
                                                      650-0021

Tower Records Shinjuku East                           Musashino-Kan 2F,
                                                      3-27-10, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022

Tower Records Hamamatsu                               Act Plaza 4F,
                                                      111-2, Itaya-cho, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 430-7704

Tower Records Kichijoji                               May's One Bldg. 2F, 3F,
                                                      2-12-12, Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino, Tokyo
                                                      180-0004

Tower Records Nagoya                                  Chubu Kintetsu Dept. Store 9F,
  Kintetsu Pas, se                                    1-2-2, Naeki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 450-0002

Tower Records Okayama                                 Okayama Opa 4F,
                                                      6-30, Hon-cho, Okayama, 700-0901

Tower Records Nagano                                  K's Square 4F, 5F,
                                                      1-3-6, Minami Chitose-cho, Nagano, 380-0822

Tower Records Kokura                                  Lafore Harajuku Kokura 6F,
                                                      2-14-5, Asano, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu Fukuoka,
                                                      802-0001

Tower Records Kumamoto                                The Fine Bldg. 3F, 4F,
                                                      4-12, Tedorihoncho, Kumamoto, 860-0808

Tower Records Umeda                                   Osaka Maru Bldg. B1,
                                                      1-9-20, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0001

Tower Records Kanazawa                                Kanazawa Temisu, 4F,
                                                      1-4-20, Katamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0981

Tower Records Naha                                    Naha Opa 6F,
                                                      2-8-19, Matsuo, Naha, Okinawa, 900-0014

Tower Records Kagoshima                               Takapla 5F,
                                                      1-12, Sennichi-cho, Kagoshima, 892-0843

Tower Records Sagamiono                               Regaro 4F,
                                                      3498-87, Kamitsuruma, Sagamihara, Kanagawa,
                                                      228-0802

Tower Records Matsuyama                               Lafore Harajuku Matsuyama 4F,
                                                      2-3, Ichibancho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-0001 



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          Name                                    Address
- ----------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                             
Tower Records Minamikoshigaya   Minamikoshigaya Opa 5F,
                                1-15-1, Minamikoshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama,
                                343-0845

Tower Records Sapporo Pivot     Pivot 7F, 8F,
                                Nishi 4-chome, Minami Nijo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
                                Hokkaido, 060-0062

Tower Records Oita              Oita Forus, B1F,
                                1-chome 2-7, Chuo-cho, Oita, 870-0035

Tower Records Wakayama          Wakayama Vivre 8F,
                                1-73, Motodara-cho, Wakayama, 640-8024

Tower Records Takasaki          Takasaki Vivre B1F,
                                46-1, Yajima-cho, Takasaki, Gunma, 370-0849

Tower Records Otsu              Otsu Parco 5F,
                                14-30, Utsidehama, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0806

Tower Records Machida           Be me Machidadaimaru 8F,
                                6-2-6, Haramachida, Machida, Tokyo, 194-0013

Tower Records Akita             Akita Forus, B1F
                                4-2, Senshu Kubota-machi, Akita, 010-0874

Tower Records Utsunomiya        Utsunomiya Parco 9F,
                                3-1-1, Baba-dori, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0026

Tower Records Fujisawa          Fujisawa Opa 8F,
                                22-3, Minami Fujisawa, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-0055

Tower Records Return Warehouse  Tokyo SRC Bldg., A-5F
                                1-1-1 Katsujima Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0012

Tower Records Warehouse         2-15-9, Minami Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku,
                                Tokyo, 140-8667




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                                                                  Schedule III


                                ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:          All accounts receivable arising from the business
                              of TRKK, including, without limitation, (i) 
                              accounts receivable from retailers for the 
                              wholesale by TRKK of CDs or any other goods, (ii)
                              accounts receivable from department stores for 
                              services rendered by TRKK and (iii) accounts 
                              receivable from credit companies in respect of
                              the sale by TRKK of CDs or any other goods.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OUTSTANDING
AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT:

      (i)   Accounts receivable from retailers for the wholesale by TRKK of 
            CDs and other goods for month of February 1998.

      (ii)  Accounts receivable for March 1998 sales at the stores payable in 
            April 1998.

      (iii) Accounts receivable from credit companies (Visa/JCB/Diners/Amex) 
            in respect of the sale by TRKK of CDs and other goods for month of
            March 1998.






       (ii) Accounts receivable for March sales at the stores payable in April 1998.
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       TENANTO NAME                  STORE NAME                         DEPOSIT ESTIMATE (YEN)
                                                                 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Wanda                         SAPPORO PRIVY                              22,270,524
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Forus                         SENDAI                                     24,601,515
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     HIMEJI                                     22,951,436
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     OITA                                       23,150,386
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     AKITA                                      27,313,323
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                            Forus Total                         98,016,660
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      MYCAL                          KYOTO                                      14,072,252
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     KOBE                                       37,502,082
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     WAKAYAMA                                    8,031,862
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     TAKASAKI                                   17,801,632
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                            MYCAL Total                         77,407,828
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Parco                          HIROSHIMA                                  69,471,185
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     IKEBUKURO                                  87,524,315
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     NAGOYA PARCO                              117,254,822
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     CHIBA                                      44,931,434
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     OTSU                                       44,057,207
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     UTSUNOMIYA                                 25,534,705
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                            Parco Total                        388,773,668
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Daisyo Kaihatsu                NIGATA                                     11,423,514
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      LUMINE                         SHINJYUKU LUMINE                           70,536,412
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Daiei Leasing Company          FUKUOKA                                    30,291,650
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      San-ai                         SHINJUKU EAST                              51,112,018
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ACT CITY Co. Ltd.              HAMAMATSU                                   9,718,634
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Chuba Kintetsu Hyakkaten       NAGOYA KINTETSU PAS,SE                     57,440,895
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      OPA                            OKAYAMA                                    25,456,157
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     MINAMIKOSHIGAYA                            16,134,406
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     FUJISAWA                                   13,222,052
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     NAHA                                       12,542,950
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                            OPA Total                           67,355,564
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      LAFORET                        KOKURA                                     44,978,353
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                     MATSUYAMA                                  22,082,823
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                            LAFORET Total                    1,582,962,264
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Niko Niko Do                   KUMAMOTO                                   24,415,088
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Osaka Maru Bldg                UMEDA                                      93,111,446
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Takashimaya Kaihatsu           KAGOSHIMA                                   8,353,045
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PIVOT                          SAPPORO PIVOT                              34,246,524
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Citu's Meito                   SAGAMIONO                                   3,112,976
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Machidadaimaru                 MACHIDA                                     8,444,714
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------







(iii) Accounts receivable from credit companies in respect of the sale by TRKK
      of CDs and other goods for month of March 1998.

                          Y71,890,728





CREDIT CARD COMPANY ADDRESS

           Customer Name                                 Address
                                               
       1 Sumitomo Credit Service                  1-15-10 Shimura Itabashi-ku,
         (Visa/Master)                            Tokyo, 174-0056

       2 JCB Card                                 1-6 Surugadai Chiyoda-ku,
                                                  Tokyo 101-0062

       3 Diners Club                              1-13-7 Shibuya Shibuya-ku,
                                                  Tokyo 150-0002

       4 American Express                         4-30-6 Ogikubo Suginami-ku,
                                                  Tokyo 167-0051




                                                                    Schedule IV

                             FORM OF REPORT


MONTH:

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:




                                                     Outstanding
                                                      Amount of
                                      Brief            Account       Due Date for
  Date of Accrual     Name and    Description of     Receivable at    Payment of
    of Account       Address of      Account        the End of the     Account
    Receivable         Debtor       Receivable      Relevant Month    Receivable
  ----------------   ----------   ---------------   --------------   ------------
                                                        




                                                                    Schedule V

                                   NOTICE

Ladies and gentleman:

       We hereby notify you that we have assigned as security to The Chase 
Manhattan Bank our accounts receivable from you as specified in the following 
list as of _________________.

List of Accounts Receivable

   Creditor:

   Debtor:

   Amount:

   Date of Accrual:

   Due Date for Payment:

   Kind:



Date:_____________________

                                                    Vey Truly Yours,

                                                    [Signature and seal]