This establishment is absolutely incredible. They love their customers. I have gone there several…read moretimes and was treated with the utmost kindness and respect. Very hard to find business owners treat their customers the way these gentlemen do. sometimes I will come to their store and if I can't find what I'm looking for they have no problem doing everything they can to help me out. maybe the people that had a bad experience with them was a communication problem on the customer side. I will always be a loyal customer to Variety Records.

The owner was very rude and made me super uncomfortable. Its very cluttered and hard to find…read moreanything good.

This place has a fantastic selection of vinyl records! I love how organized everything is. They…read morehave a wide variety of music genres, from hip-hop, soul, rock/r&b to soundtracks. Their rock/r&b section was pretty big but majority of the records were sorted by artist which made it easy to browse. I ended up spending a decent amount of time in the store because I kept finding albums that I rarely find anywhere else. Prices are generally in line with what you'd find online, but if you catch one of their sales, you can score some great deals. The cashier was also incredibly friendly. Love my new tote bag!

Not the nicest people , there They seem to get agitated very easy over trivial things or…read morequestions . People at Music Millenium and a few other places are way super nicer .

Jackpot Records is one of those rare spots where you walk in "just to browse" and somehow leave…read morewith a stack of vinyl you absolutely needed. The selection is fantastic. The staff knows their stuff. Prices are fair for the quality, and the ambience feels like a proper record shop should.

Great staff and awesome little spot in PDX. Selection is great & there's so many different price…read morepoints you can find anything!

2nd Avenue Records is a staple PDX record shop located nearby the Downtown/Chinatown area. Street…read moreparking is the way to go and there is tons of it around the area. Inside, they have a pretty nice setup with lots of records to dig through. Prices are very fair and they have a solid selection across different genres. The staff here are very chill and welcoming. You could definitely stop by for some crate digging and then walk around all the other shops in the area as well.

Great place. Tons of vinyl, though most of what I saw was new reissues (as opposed to your local…read moreused record store). Had some Interesting Beatles collections that were begging me to drop large sums of money, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Staff if helpful in a funky record store sort of way. (It's not Disney World, for God's sake! ) I'll likely duck in each time I'm in Portland, just for posterity and all.

This is a great store than I just stumbled upon after another record store in the area closed. It's…read morea small store but don't let that keep you away! They cram a lot of stuff into this small shop - CD's, records, DVD's, even a few cassettes and 8 tracks. And the best part is, the prices are very fair - much better than a lot of other shops in the Northwest. On top of that, it's run by someone who loves music.

Amazing local music shop. The selection and pricing are all worth the trip. It's non corporate…read moreand famiy owned. If you haven't been here you are missing out.

This is pretty large consignment style record store, there is a lot to go through, some organized…read moresome not so much. Prices seem fair and you can find some cool vinyl but you are gonna spend some time digging through crates on the ground, there is one listening station available and works and sounds good enough to sample what you find. If you are looking for techno house breaks, it's here but you will be digging to pull it out.

Hands down the best place to look for records in Portland. Crossroads offers vendors space to sell…read moretheir own stuff so you really have to dog for what your looking for through multiple vendors lots. I found crossroads had the best variety with the best prices as well. If I'm ever back in Portland I will skip all the other record stores and spend most of my time here.

I am a big fan of this place, but it seems to get tinier and tinier with each yearly move. I fear I…read moremay not be able to fit in the door with its next move.

5 stars isn't enough…read more This is my favorite record store in the country (sorry Banana's Warehouse in Clearwater - your variety just isn't there) The owners and staff are super friendly and encyclopedic with their knowledge- I just go here and grab anything that looks cool or I've never heard of, pop it on at the listening station (crucial) and always leave with things I've never heard but am now a better music fan having purchased This store has been responsible for so much musical growth for myself and has even translated into my own art. I owe these fine folks a lot, certainly more than my monetary contributions over the years could ever even come close to - this is a Portland institution and I hope it stays open forever. Also - if you're lame or listen to super popular newer bands/acts, there's throngs of other places in Portland that will gladly take your money and sell you what you're after. If this is the case and you accidentally step into Little Axe, things totally happen but maybe don't feel compelled to leave a nasty review because of this. They're doing what they do at an extremely high level, even if it doesn't appeal to your (potentially) limited tastes.

I've been coming to this shop since it opened and it's one of my favorite record stores in Portland…read moreto shop for 45s. What sets this one apart from other stores is that they have a wide variety of albums and 45s from all over the globe. The owners travel to various countries to buy some of the most exotic music, anywhere from Canada to Turkey to Mozambique. If you want to find a diverse selection of vinyl without boundaries, I highly recommend you shop here!