[2] In early April 1959, Blythe bought into Tops Records and became the largest shareholder.
At the time, Blythe who had 25 years experience in chain store merchandising was entering his first venture into the record business.
He was no longer the owner of BB Ball Point Pen Company by that time.
[5] In August 1960, Blythe embarked on a 3-week trip across the United States to meet with distributors.
On board with Blythe was stockholder Manny Kopelman and sales vice-president Danny Weston.