Is Your Favorite Music Store Extinct? - Beyond Tiki

S seamus Member Portland Joined: May 07, 2003 Posts: 462	S seamus Posted posted on Tue, Jan 18, 2005 6:19 PM There was another shop a couple of blocks down from Bleeker Bobs on Melrose that I can't remember the name of. It was in a wierd sorta round building with a stone exterior. It's been years since I've been back in that area. I too was ripped off at Bleeker Bobs. Mostly on old Clash 7" singles. I think I paid more for them back then than what they go for on Ebay now. Portland has many good old record stores that just keep going. Music Millenium, Second Ave, and Djangos to name a few, oh yeah, and Jackpot. When I first saw this thread I thought it might mean musical instrument stores- which are also disappearing by the droves thanks to Guitar Center. I did all my buy-sell-trading at my friends store Tombstone Music-which by the way is legendary worldwide i.e. Tombstone Record Label i.e. the band Dead Moon i.e. the infamous 60's garage/psych punk pioneer Fred Cole... sorry I strayed. Anyways a few years back Guitar Center put a store in less than a mile away from them. They're holding on , but only thru the used market. Guitar center can sell for less than what my friends pay wholesale. Plus they took away most of their major brand name distibution. It's impossible to compete.

There was another shop a couple of blocks down from Bleeker Bobs on Melrose that I can't remember the name of. It was in a wierd sorta round building with a stone exterior. It's been years since I've been back in that area. I too was ripped off at Bleeker Bobs. Mostly on old Clash 7" singles. I think I paid more for them back then than what they go for on Ebay now.

Portland has many good old record stores that just keep going. Music Millenium, Second Ave, and Djangos to name a few, oh yeah, and Jackpot.

When I first saw this thread I thought it might mean musical instrument stores- which are also disappearing by the droves thanks to Guitar Center. I did all my buy-sell-trading at my friends store Tombstone Music-which by the way is legendary worldwide i.e. Tombstone Record Label i.e. the band Dead Moon i.e. the infamous 60's garage/psych punk pioneer Fred Cole... sorry I strayed. Anyways a few years back Guitar Center put a store in less than a mile away from them. They're holding on , but only thru the used market. Guitar center can sell for less than what my friends pay wholesale. Plus they took away most of their major brand name distibution. It's impossible to compete.

Post #136248 by seamus on Tue, Jan 18, 2005 6:19 PM