If you love music, you buy records. Period.
And living in Portland, where great independent record stores are literally on every corner, there’s no excuse–part of supporting your local scene means buying records. Whether you like CDs or vinyl, small stores or big stores, the opportunity for purchasing music is abundant in Portland. Here’s a quick (incomplete) guide to local music-retailers.
Best selection (CD): Everyday Music1313 W. Burnside St., 1931 N.E. Sandy Blvd.Phone: 503-274-0961, 503-239-7610Hours: 9 a.m. to Midnight, 365 days a year
Besides having the best hours of any store in town, Everyday Music also has the biggest stores–both locations have more than 100,000 CDs and records. The main squeeze here are used CDs; no one in town comes close to competing with EM’s selection.
Best selection (Vinyl): Crossroads Music3130 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.Phone: 503-232-1767Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. to Thurs; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri. and Sat.
Vinyl aficionados (or newbies) take note: Crossroads is the place to go if you’re looking for used vinyl. The space, which hosts dozens of record sellers and vast quantities of amazing music, is a crate-digger’s paradise. Don’t skip it.
Music Millennium3158 E. Burnside St.Phone: 503-231-8926Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m Mon. to Sat.; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun.
2nd Avenue Records400 S.W. Second Ave.Phone: 503-222-3783Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon. to Sat.; noon to 6 p.m. Sun.
Jackpot Records203 S.W. Ninth Ave., 3736 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.Phone: 503-222-0990, 503-239-7561Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon. to Thurs; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun.
Green Noise Records2615 S.E. Clinton St.Phone: 503-736-0909Hours: Noon to 8 p.m. Mon to Sat.; Noon to 5 p.m. Sun