Camelot Music was a leading mall-based retailer of prerecorded music and accessories and was one of the largest music retailers in the United States based on store count.

As of May 31, 1998, the company operated 455 stores in 37 states nationwide under two brand names: Camelot Music, founded in 1956, operating 305 stores with a significant store base concentration in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States; and The Wall, operating 150 stores primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States.

The company acquired certain assets of The Wall effective February 28, 1998. Around this same time, Camelot acquired South Florida retailer Spec's Music Inc.

Spec's Music Inc.

Spec's Music was a South Florida-based retail music and video rental chain headquartered in Miami. At its height of popularity, Spec's Music operated 49 stores, including "superstores" in Miami Beach, West Palm Beach, and Sunrise. The company's stores were located in malls, strip centers, and...

The company was also notable for its "Repeat Performer" customer card program, where 20 card punches earned a free CD or cassette tape.

In late '98, Camelot was acquired by Trans World Entertainment

Trans World Entertainment

Trans World Entertainment Corporation is a chain of entertainment media retail stores in the United States. It currently operates just over 440 freestanding and shopping mall-based stores under several brand names....

, which later consolidated all of its mall-based music stores under the brand name FYE

Fyé

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, including the remaining Camelot and The Wall locations.