Post #601107 by Kaiwaza on Fri, Aug 5, 2011 2:50 PM

Well, I lived in Portland for 6 years in the 90's...so I'm sure all those shops may no longer be there PLUS this was really pre-eBay & people weren't grabbing things up for resale. I KNOW this place is no longer there, but I can't BEGIN to tell you how many Hawaiian/Exotica LPs i picked up a Rip City Music which used to be on SE Hawthorn. I still dream about that place. It was a huge store, nearly a warehouse (literally) with just thousands & thousands of records and everything was $1.00. They didn't categorize anything..you just have to go through hundreds of racks. They put the new additions at the front of the store. I lived just a few blocks away, so i was there several times a week. It was heaven, really.
I got plenty of 3-For-$1.00 Hawaiian stuff at Django's, downtown, which may still be there. The major label stuff went for more, but most of the Hawaiian label stuff, they had no idea what it was and tossed it in the cheap bin.
If you ever make your way up to Washington, my cousin was living in Hoaquim or Aberdeen (can't remember which & they are "twin towns" together anyway) and there was some little place called "Judy's Collectibles" i stopped in by chance. Oddly, she literally had more than 100 Hawaiian LPs...amazing.
I imagine the scene has changed.