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2nd Avenue Records

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2nd Avenue Records
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The record shop's exterior, 2022
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Founded 📆1982; 44 years ago (1982) in Portland, Oregon, United States
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🌐 Website2ndavenuerecords.com
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2nd Avenue Records is a record shop in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2] It has operated in downtown Portland since 1982.

Description and history

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Exterior sign

The record shop 2nd Avenue Records operates in downtown Portland. The business operated in the Governor Building for 42 years, from 1982[3] to 2024.[4][5][6] It opened in a new location in 2025,[7] and demolition of the building that housed the original location of 2nd Avenue was demolished in 2026.[8]

Cathy Hagen and John McNally are the owners.[9] The duo have said the store has rarely received promotional materials from major record labels.[10]

The business has been described as "one of Portland's most eclectic music emporiums".[11] In 2016, Walker MacMurdo of Willamette Week wrote, "2nd Avenue's impeccably curated, hyper-organized embarrassment of vinyl riches caters to just about every taste imaginable, but no one in town carries more metal. With hundreds of artist tees hanging from the rafters, even the music haters among us should leave happy."[12] In 2018, a writer for Pitchfork called 2nd Avenue "a mom-and-pop specializing in punk and hardcore".[13] The "voluminous outlet"[14] stocks alternative,[15] electronica, heavy metal, hip hop, indie, post-punk, reggae, and ska records.[16][17][18]

2nd Avenue has celebrated Cassette Store Day and Record Store Day.[19][20] In 2013, the business participated in Record Store Day by promoting the release of Filthkick, an extended play by Poison Idea, on red-colored vinyl.[21] 2nd Avenue has released other exclusive and specials recordings on vinyl for Record Store Day.[22][23]

Reception

In The Oregonian's 2014 overview of Portland's best record shops, David Greenwald said 2nd Avenue "is worth visiting just for the band t-shirts, which hang from the ceiling and range from punk and metal to hip-hop and reggae. It feels like a 15-year-old's fantasy closet. But the music's worthy too, with a large selection of used CDs and LPs in the aforementioned genres to go with the usual rock action."[24] Jenni Moore included 2nd Avenue in Portland Monthly's 2025 overview of the city's best record stores.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1997-05-10. Search this book on
  2. ↑ "Just Kick Us While We're Down: 2nd Avenue Records in Downtown Portland Being Forced to Vacate From Building After 42 Years in Business". Oregon Music News. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Portland's Best Record Stores". Portland Monthly. ISSN 1546-2765. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  4. ↑ Todd, Tatum (2024-11-15). "2nd Avenue Records forced to leave building after 42 years, another blow to downtown Portland, city's music history". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. OCLC 985410693. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  5. ↑ "Iconic Portland record shop, 2nd Avenue Records, asked to vacate historic building". KATU. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Longtime Portland record store asked to vacate downtown location after 40 years". KGW. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Vinyl fans unite: Portland celebrates Record Store Day". KOIN.
  8. ↑ "Demolition begins on historic downtown Portland building". Portland Business Journal. 2026-03-25. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  9. ↑ "Longtime Portland record store to vacate downtown storefront". Portland Business Journal. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  10. ↑ Goddard, Kaya. "Spinning New Sounds: Portland Music Stores on Promoting New Albums". The Franklin Post. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  11. ↑ "Charts". March 14, 2003.
  12. ↑ "Downtown". Willamette Week. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  13. ↑ "9 Pitchfork Staffers on Their Favorite Record Store Finds". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Dave; Dresbeck, Rachel (2001). Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0-7627-1046-1. Search this book on
  15. ↑ Burgess, Ann Carroll (2003). Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-586-0. Search this book on
  16. ↑ "Portland Finally Gets an Extreme Heavy Metal Music Store". Willamette Week. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  17. ↑ Dresbeck, Rachel (2017-03-01). Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4930-2822-1. Search this book on
  18. ↑ Lenhart, Maria (2002). Hidden Oregon: Including Portland, the Coast, Cascades, and Columbia River Gorge. Ulysses Press. ISBN 978-1-56975-331-6. Search this book on
  19. ↑ Cassette Store Day:
  20. ↑ Record Store Day:
  21. ↑ "Record Store Day spins for customers". Portland Tribune. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  22. ↑ "Your Guide to Record Store Day in Portland". Willamette Week. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  23. ↑ Lannamann, Ned (2018-04-19). "Eight Reasons to Stop Whining and Love Record Store Day". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  24. ↑ Greenwald, David (2014-04-09). "Portland's best record stores: Southeast and Southwest". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2026-04-05.

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