The Best Record Stores in Portland, Oregon: Cross Country Cratedigging

Heck yeah, Final Form! Love that place.

I live in Portland & I've probably been to about 10 of the nearest record stores but it seems like no matter how many I go to I never end up liking them much with the exception of the 1st. The 1st I went to has been the only 1 I've ever returned to & if I go to another, I always end up wishing I'd gone there instead. IDK if it's just because it was the 1st so it's like a nostalgia thing, a comfort thing, or I'm just picky? Has this happened to anyone else?

You should go to my hometown Memphis Tennessee and go check out a super cool vinyl store called Gonner Records

2nd ave is my favorite record store they’ve got the best selection

Also, 2nd Avenue Records sells used classical records for $3 a disc, if that's your thing, and they've got some really great stuff.

Music Millenium, Clinton St Records, Tomorrow Records, Little Axe Records, Mississippi, and Dig are far superior in PDX.

Loved this video Matt! Cool stores!

you skipped mississippi records, kess

If you ever get the chance to stop in Wisconsin. They have many record stores scattered all over the state. The two that come to mind to stop at is The Exclusive Company and Deaf Ear Records. Exclusive Company scattered all over Wisconsin it's the oldest Independent Record store in Wisconsin and open up in 1956. Deaf Ear Records has been around since the seventies. Both great place to stop by if you ever take a trip to Wisconsin.

I found a copy of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories from 2nd ave about a month ago for $35, couldn’t believe it. Hard to leave there empty handed

I'll be living in Portland in a few years, can't wait to check out the record stores

Stone Sour covering Slayer ‘s Season in the Abyss, classic.

Going to Portland and Seattle in mid July!

Great video, Matt! Loved seeing some Oregonian gems! I feel like the CA Bay Area could be a great series (maybe even two part series) for the channel. Would love to dig with ya the next time you find yourself in Northern California.

Love these videos!!! ❤️🎶❤️

Being a former New Yorker, any shops there you would recommend for "grunge" and 90s rock?

Final form seems like an ace shop. I think retro gaming and record collecting go hand in hand .

Do you have any elton john or billy joel? Those are my favorites

Great video!

Minneapolis has a ton of great record stores.

When I vistited Portland Everyday and 2nd Ave were the 2 I stopped at! Some great grabs in those spots

If you ever find yourself out in Atlanta be sure to stop by The Vinyl Frontier! We some OP hip-hop I think youd love.

if you’ve never been to Forever Young Records in Dallas, TX, you’d really be doing yourself a favor by stopping by

Looking forward to the PDX digging meetup

Portland shops to check out:

1. Landfill Rescue Unit (on SE Belmont)
2. Tomorrow Records (on SE Hawthorne)
3. Jackpot Records (on SE Hawthorne)

These shops are in the same part of town and only minutes from each other. They're also small (like Final Form & 2nd Ave.) and have lots of used/out-of-print vinyl.

Next up for you should be a weekend trip to Seattle. Good vinyl shops up there, too -- they're just more spread out.

Seattle:
Easy Street
Silver Platters
Everyday Music (yep...they're up there, too)
And so much more!

Music Millennium of course, Crossroads if you love used, then Mississippi Records, and Jackpot Records.

Great visit to some very cool stores...keep up the good work!!!

Honestly, I'm shocked you didn't mention Portland's best and one of their oldest music stores... music millennium. I've been to those other stores you mentioned, but think music millennium is the best. I just like their vibe.

Awesome video! Thanks for giving me my first look (virtual though it is) at EM's downtown location since they had to compact their two spaces into one. Good to see the store's still packed - can't wait to get back there and to Powell's! I was just up in PDX a couple weeks ago myself and strafed EM Sandy and MM, though I was more in a CD mode. You need to pop down to Eugene and check out House of Records soon if you haven't yet. And maybe one of these days I'll run into you while record hunting!

Hey Matt, what do you think of the Portland music scene from the 90s?

Comeback vinyl in Alpharetta GA, amazing shop, amazing staff, great selection.

Music Millennium is THE record store in PDX...can't wait for you to hit it!

Final Form looks like an awesome store! Love the name as well. And if you're ever in the southern parta of Sweden, unlikely as it may be, you're more than welcome to visit our little shop. If we survive the pandemic that is. It's rough.

Me and the wife have been trying to get up to Portland to check the city out. Will definitely check out some of these Record Stores.

The Record Stores in San Diego are amazing! Too many to list but I would definitely check out in no particular order.... Vinyl Junkies (South Park), Normal Records (Downtown), Taang Records (Hillcrest), Record City (Hillcrest), M-Theory (Mission Hills), Cow Records (Ocean Beach), Lou’s Records (Encinitas) and Spin Records (Carlsbad).

If you're ever driving through Olympia, Rainy Day Records is a great stop. But if your looking for stops on your way up, Rockstar in Centralia is not worth stopping.

Try shuga and reckless in Chicago.

I moved to Oregon last March right before the pandemic shutdown everything so I didn’t get to go out until the first record store day last summer. I went to Music Millennium and loved it so much. I’ve since moved back to Utah, so here we have GreyWhale and Lavender Vinyl. Can’t wait to go to their record store days here 💜

Love that you nabbed that Hannah Georgas album, she's from Vancouver, BC (just across the water from me here in Victoria) and I love the two albums I've got of hers... I've never seen that one though!

If you ever come to Buffalo New York you should try hifi records in Cheektowaga

Did u know shakira is coming up with vinyl?

I hope you come to Atlanta or Athens sometime!! There’s a lot of cool stores here.

Whaaaattt??? No sales tax in Portland???!!!! I need to move there!
This new series is already amazing! Thanks for showing us the insights of all these great record stores.

I lived in the Portland area in the mid to late 70s I worked a few blocks from a record store called Django records and tapes. I wonder if it’s still there. I purchased lots of great vinyl records from there

Great to hear your into Corey Taylor at the moment, If you haven’t read it already make sure you read YOUR MAKING ME HATE YOU, brilliant and funny

U missed MM

Portland is great for everything.

Hit up all of the Zia Records in the Phoenix. Each location gets different types of albums used. Record High is a great place for pristine records but you are going to pay for it. Also The In Groove is a great place for new and used vinyl. Great places to check out in the Phoenix area. Rent a car because Phoenix is big and it can take some time to go just a few miles depending on time of day.

Welcome to Portland! Check out Music Millennium at the corner of NE 32nd and Burnside.

If you ever go to East Coast, more directly Easton, Pennsylvania. You should definitely check out Spin Me Around.

Wwwwoooo Final Form looks so amazing. I make the short drive up to Portland often for record shopping and that is now on the top of my list for my next trip. Thanks for spotlighting them!!

Great Video. That Turnover- Peripheral Vision record is fantastic 👍🏻 Greetings from Germany