One of my friends opened a record store two years ago. He is open 7 days a week 11-8. Hasn’t had a day off since he opened. Thats what it takes opening any small business or restaurant, But everyone is different. I need to revisit Portland. Its been too long. Great shops! 🎶☮️🎶
Thanks for this. I can't believe the quality of record stores you have there. I love you picking through the LP's . I wanted that Chambers Brothers that you passed by. Oh well. And those stores selling quality components. I can't believe it. You have high quality stores. I can't believe it.
Great show. Nice stores. My plan is to buy more records and sell more cds. And make videos that I hope people will watch. Glad you missed the snow and earthquake. Take care art
I enjoyed your tour of Portland record stores. I mentioned Green Noise Records on Glen Kellaway’s live stream and have since found out that it is an online store only. I have bought a few of the Jackpot releases and have been pleased.
Crossroads mentioned but not in the film. Great store for collectors. I worked at my share over the years between Music Mellinnium, Budget Tapes & Records, Everybody's Records, etc. I'm a distributor now.
I know Stunty has suggested I may laugh at your jokes/humor too easily, but I gotta say this made me laugh A LOT, especially the beginning (if you know…you know). 🤣🤣🤣 Dare I say, video of the year nominee. (Chef’s kiss). Happy Holidays, Mazzy. You’ve brought real joy into our lives with these videos. ✌🏻
Innagaddadavinyl, huh?, 😂 Great name, I guess… 🤷♂️ I’ve ordered records from Jackpot in the past that they’ve put out. They’re always well done. Too Many Records not open the week before Christmas? I don’t get it. Maybe kids were eating lead paint off the record racks? Anyway, great tour of some Portland record stores. I haven’t been out that way for about 10 yrs. Thanks, Mazzy! 🔊🎶😊 Happy Hanukkah 🕎 and Merry Christmas 🎄
Darn, I would have enjoyed a crossover video of two of my favorite UA-camrs. Matt is a very enterprising young man, I’ve got to believe if he was closed he was doing something like out working on his record label, buying records, or doing a Whatnot visit. Regardless, a missed opportunity. Safe travel Mazzy. Happy Holidays.
Just remembered another great old Portland record store- Longhair Music. It was originally located just off the Park Blocks (Portland’s version of San Francisco’s Panhandle) and was aimed almost exclusively at the hippie generation. I bought most of my earliest Rock albums at Longhair. They later relocated to a building close to the waterfront and like CrystalShip, Everybody’s Record Company and Django’s they just faded away as vinyl was eclipsed by CDs. Sad…
Esoteric, I had to look up the meaning. Turns out it is me. I've been watching Mannix reruns lately. I've spoken to the Too Many Records dude in a RSD line at Amoeba. He is actually a nice person. I unsubscribed to his UA-cam channel a few years ago. Before he opened his store.
One of the great Portland record stores was Django Records. It went from a little hole in the wall shop to a huge concern, but gradually faded away as digital media became dominant. I knew the founder, actually showed films for his Jazz history class at Portland State, and was casual friends with his business partner who later worked at Music Millennium. Greatly missed by record buffs. Love Millennium too, but parking there SUCKS. Another classic PDX record store was Crystal Ship, which started out in the Willamette Valley, expanded to Portland and also gradually faded away. They had literal piles of record boxes with British Beatle pressings all over the floor. Cheap too. Because of that, I was more familiar with the UK versions than many of the US. Great memories
@@mazzysmusic I was spoiled from all the years of having truly convenient parking there. But at some point the kind folks at city hall decided that local businesses didn’t really need convenient access or parking, so they changed things. Oh well…my dad owned his own business and he loathed city hall. In my old age I kinda understand why…🤬
Always when i hear Portland i thank of the song of the New Riders of the Purple Sage I have never been there. I am from Europe. We been on the road Rock and rolling for the crowd Three more nights to go But if I don't find someone tonight I just won't make it through I'm going out in portland town And see what I can do You know, it's very cold in portland town This time of the year, I wouldn't mind if I could find Someone to hold me near And there's a little girl, She looks lost and lonely Backstage at the show I'm going up and asking her Hey, would you like to go You see I need me a portland woman I don't want to be alone tonight I want to get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight We pulled out of portland town Almost right on time, The little girl that I had found, Her I left behind But I haven't felt too good Since I left portland yesterday I'm going back to portland town, Now what more can I say I wanna get me a portland woman I don't wanna be alone tonight I wanna get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight
Awww… what a shame Too Many Records was closed. I would have loves seeing you and Matt in a video together. Thanks for sharing your trip with us, I’ve wanted to go back to Portland for years now. Bit far when you don’t like to fly and live in Norway. Friend of mine there sent me a couple of craft beers and some US only Pearl Jam records this year. Lovely folks in Portland. Happy hanukkah Norman.
Portland used to have Tower Records. Can't remember the exact location, I think it was past 82nd AVE. I think it went out of business around 2007/2008. There used to be an old punk record store in the early 2000's called Brickwall. Music Millennium on NW 23nd was fun for free shows. Everyday Music had a Beaverton location. I remember going there w/ one of my siblings in the 1990s to buy a CD by a overseas group called 99 Posse that my sibling wanted, apparently their dance teacher played it in class and they had to get a copy. I just remember it was expensive being an import. Remember in the 1990s Sam Goody at the mall had a VHS you could buy of the Spice Girls naked when they were at their height in popularity. I always wondered what was on that VHS, probably Geri Halliwell nude modeling, LOL. Remember a ton of Nirvana tees and other 90s bands on the back wall of the store. Those tees would be worth a pretty penny now being from the original era.
We go to a timeshare in Welches, just east of Portlandia and I always get into at least one record store. I tend to have stuff to trade and I have done well at Millennium.
I love the Portland area and the scenery and events there. I flew up to see an old girlfriend in 2016 and 2018 again. It was the first time I'd ever been to the Portland area. We went to Seaside, OR and up to Multnomah Falls the first time I went. The second time I went we went back to multnomah falls, over to Mount Hood, over the Columbia River bridge into Washington, and we went to see a live performance of the Rocky horror picture show. Then we really just went all up and down the Columbia River and throughout downtown Portland a few times. I really enjoyed the trip both times and was astounded by the beauty of the landscape and scenery. I'd love to be able to go to some of the record stores up there someday. But she doesn't live there anymore and there's no way I could afford to move up there haha. Brian in Fort Worth, 🎶
77sunset strip was cool....but MANNIX!!!!!....mannix was the man.....two great soundtracks to get.....this whole trip has been great...just get home safe....rocky loves you...peace...
There is a cool independent record shop/label at Lloyd Center called Musique Plastique. There is a Willamette Week (our local indie newspaper) article about them. I've looked at their Instagram but have never heard anything they post pictures of. It's all very obscure/underground stuff.
I wish I had run across you shopping in my town! Did all my record shopping at the end of last month so as to not be broke this month. Did you make it to Exiled on Hawthorne?? Say hello to Terry at MM??
You shouldn't walk that far from your vehicle with the phone on it in that area of town. 😆 Unsure what the black plastic was about, but may not want anyone too see what is inside when the store is closed. It's not in a good part of town. I don't know if Tomorrow Records just isn't bothering to get their door fixed or if it's a supply-chain issue, but it got busted into by rotten people and for some small businesses, you just don't know how many times you're going to get hit. The owner of Music Millennium is super-nice., but yeah, it's mostly a place for new records as you mentioned. They have a lot of employees and I suspect that the really good used stuff only lasts seconds when it comes in, so new stuff it is. I've never found a 'gem' there. When I pop into Jackpot I usually just take a look through the New Arrival stand just as you walk in. Good stuff there sometimes, just gotta catch them at the right time. Glad you had a good time. Cheers, Tom
Super depressing to drive by the closed down Everyday Music on Sandy BLVD that closed earlier this year. I thought they were tearing it down, no, it's just sitting there covered in graffiti. It was an old Jantzen Sportswear manufacturing facility back in the 1920's. Whatever products they used back then contaminated the ground and it's a huge job/cost to clean up the site now. That place never seemed like a cool, just a big warehouse to search for stuff. Lots of good memories of stopping by there and looking around. Back in the 1990s it was 90% compact discs, 10% LPs. All the LP's back then were thrift store junk or early 90s or prior movie soundtracks. No new LP's or new bands. Records were dead back then, at least in popularity/consumerism. Not until the mid-00's did they kind of start to come back it seems like.
2:25 Northern England working class advice warning: "DON'T LEAVE YOUR MOBILE OUTSIDE, IT'LL GET NICKED!" O, as you were, closed. Thank God! 12:17 MANNIX. Had that album back in the '70s among a truckload of soundtracks that were already 2nd hand from the '60s. Had way more soundtrack albums than any other genre, a direct reaction to being fooled by Elton John pre-flight.
Yep, always the same when hunting for vinyl. Most records are rubbish and the ones everybody wants are overpriced. That's vinyl collector life in a nutshell! 😆
Maybe they wouldn’t have “Too Many Records” if they opened the friggin’ store🤬..looks like Portland has some cool record stores..thanks for the tour..safe drive home👍❤glen
Would’ve been A Lot more interesting if he flipped thru records that people actually know. And not only Jazz and unknown stuff. I live in Oregon and this is definitely not drawing me to Portland record stores 😂
Everyone can have their opinions on general business decisions, but it's weird for you to hyper focus on one business and highlight them in a video. You don't know personally know these people and your judgement of them without ever visiting the store or getting to know the owner and manager is unfair and you are fostering that in your viewers. They are hardworking and kind folks. Speck's records, a half mile away, is closed more days a week than this store is. And it's an excellent store and an important part of the North Portland record community. Try to have a more open mind, Mazzy! It sounds like Too Many Records is using days off to do other record related events. Consider being more fair in how you frame things. If you want. It's your channel. It just sucks to see so much negativity result from your video.
I understand your opinion. And it’s fair. I chose six stores to visit and I purchased records at all of them. Mentioned them all. I didn’t know Too Many would be closed on the Tuesday before Christmas. I found that strange but I should have checked first I guess. But I recorded there like all the rest. When this first posted this video there was a comment that they were out supporting the community doing a pop up at a brew pub. I’ve been in retail too. I would have posted a sign on the door to come visit our pop up today. I would have gone there and probably would have bought a record or too. I always support local merchants.
Hey Mazzy! Sorry you caught us on an off day. We are always closed Monday and Tuesday! That info is readily available on our door, Google, yelp, pretty much anywhere you can find us! We actually did a pop-up yesterday, which was a great time for us, at a local brewpub! Rather than being at our storefront we decided to do something where we can help build the community! Spending time with friends and being able to share a room with them. So even though our storefront was closed we were still out working! Sorry we missed you. Hope to see you next time you're in town!
@@bradleykay Yes, I can't stand that thinly veiled resentment masquerading as politeness is seen as socially acceptable. I encounter it far too often. I am an honest person. I hate this, and people that refuse to own up to their true nature never vibe well with me. Also, get bent.
Dude, it's surprising folks don't understand that a small business needs two days off each week as their weekend days for their private lives and obligations. They may have family and other activities that keep them from being open on certain days. And a new business may not be able to justify or afford to be open seven days a week in their first year or so . Why not show support and empathy for small businesses that are doing their best?
I’ve been in retail and self employed too. But Christmas week in retail is the time to bust your ass. Just my personal opinion 🕺🕺🕺. Rest of the year ? I get it. .
I would never judge the actual content of the store until I visit. But simply surprised it was closed just prior to Christmas. When I worked in record stores we actually expanded our hours during the weeks leading up to Xmas and Hanukkah.
I hope you had safe travels brother you're probably home by the time you're reading this... And too many records keeping those hours is kind of I don't know I don't want to say stupid...lol but 5 hours a day 5 days a week isn't a lot of time putting into the business. ✌️. And his UA-cam channel sucks he's very arrogant and thinks he knows everything
Not a nice thing to do to a small business. Especially with video, especially with your subscriber size and especially with your influence. Your store coverage smacks of sarcasm and here is the owner, Matt Malena having to defend himself writing the kindest words. I wouldn't be so kind. Sure, it was a joke on your part, but viewers take in the video first and that leaves the lasting impression.
Well I mentioned I didn’t go into the store as it was closed and question any retail store closed during regular hours during Christmas week. I also said that Inna Godda da vinyl had better sandwiches than records And that Jackpot didn’t have great used records and the stock is not really for me. And they had a bunch of grey market titles like Dol Jazz records. I will try Too Many during my next Portland visit if they are open.
I only made it to less than a minute...Then I noticed a vid about Martha Argerich the classical pianist from Argentina I've followed for years. Then I came back and watched more of this. Lesson learned: I've wasted way to much time watching over-ego'd videos by silly record collectors who don't know shit. Even the ones who do actually know something, who cares. I am going back to music and the musicians who make it.
One of my friends opened a record store two years ago. He is open 7 days a week 11-8. Hasn’t had a day off since he opened. Thats what it takes opening any small business or restaurant, But everyone is different. I need to revisit Portland. Its been too long. Great shops! 🎶☮️🎶
Thanks for this. I can't believe the quality of record stores you have there. I love you picking through the LP's . I wanted that Chambers Brothers that you passed by. Oh well. And those stores selling quality components. I can't believe it.
You have high quality stores. I can't believe it.
It's always fun to visit record stores when traveling, and supporting an independent store vs Amazon.
Welcome to Portland, Mazzy! Glad you had a safe trip. Hope you make it home safe before the roads start to get slippery tomorrow night!
Home safe ✌🏼
77 Sunset Strip is the first American TV show on British television that I remember. I recall that my older teenage sister had a fancy for Cookie.
Great show. Nice stores. My plan is to buy more records and sell more cds. And make videos that I hope people will watch. Glad you missed the snow and earthquake. Take care art
I enjoyed your tour of Portland record stores. I mentioned Green Noise Records on Glen Kellaway’s live stream and have since found out that it is an online store only. I have bought a few of the Jackpot releases and have been pleased.
LOL. Didn’t think you would do it.
Do what? 🤷🏻♂️
Do tell..
Great road trip!!
Mazz great to see you out there promoting the Independents! Carry On My Wayward Son!
I imagined the Portlandia stores to be full of Neu & Augustus Pablo albums!
Crossroads mentioned but not in the film. Great store for collectors. I worked at my share over the years between Music Mellinnium, Budget Tapes & Records, Everybody's Records, etc. I'm a distributor now.
Record stores not being open. Classic. Never gets old.
I know Stunty has suggested I may laugh at your jokes/humor too easily, but I gotta say this made me laugh A LOT, especially the beginning (if you know…you know). 🤣🤣🤣 Dare I say, video of the year nominee. (Chef’s kiss). Happy Holidays, Mazzy. You’ve brought real joy into our lives with these videos. ✌🏻
😏😎🤷🏻♂️
Thank you. I guess. My humor apparently doesn’t translate well in French
Shh! He is here!
Stunty is still crying in his mushrooms over France's loss in the World Cup...
Super nice video Mazzy. I miss Portland. Mississippi is a bit too hip for RCN. They kicked us out!
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Innagaddadavinyl, huh?, 😂 Great name, I guess… 🤷♂️ I’ve ordered records from Jackpot in the past that they’ve put out. They’re always well done. Too Many Records not open the week before Christmas? I don’t get it. Maybe kids were eating lead paint off the record racks? Anyway, great tour of some Portland record stores. I haven’t been out that way for about 10 yrs. Thanks, Mazzy! 🔊🎶😊 Happy Hanukkah 🕎 and Merry Christmas 🎄
Hi Mazzy good to see u looking for records. I would have pick Chocolate watchband in the prof psyche garage section ! Merci Vincent from France
I saw moonmadness by Camel in one of those bins, a classic by them.
Darn, I would have enjoyed a crossover video of two of my favorite UA-camrs. Matt is a very enterprising young man, I’ve got to believe if he was closed he was doing something like out working on his record label, buying records, or doing a Whatnot visit. Regardless, a missed opportunity. Safe travel Mazzy. Happy Holidays.
Just remembered another great old Portland record store- Longhair Music. It was originally located just off the Park Blocks (Portland’s version of San Francisco’s Panhandle)
and was aimed almost exclusively at the hippie generation. I bought most of my earliest Rock albums at Longhair. They later relocated to a building close to the waterfront and like CrystalShip, Everybody’s Record Company and Django’s they just faded away as vinyl was eclipsed by CDs. Sad…
Esoteric, I had to look up the meaning. Turns out it is me. I've been watching Mannix reruns lately. I've spoken to the Too Many Records dude in a RSD line at Amoeba. He is actually a nice person. I unsubscribed to his UA-cam channel a few years ago. Before he opened his store.
Look for the Mannix episode with Buffalo Springfield
Great video, cool stores! Did you get to visit Mark Wald? He made great videos as well. Miss his channel
We texted but could meet up this time
One of the great Portland record stores was Django Records. It went from a little hole in the wall shop to a huge concern, but gradually faded away as digital media became dominant. I knew the founder, actually showed films for his Jazz history class at Portland State, and was casual friends with his business partner who later worked at Music Millennium. Greatly missed by record buffs. Love Millennium too, but parking there SUCKS. Another classic PDX record store was Crystal Ship, which started out in the Willamette Valley, expanded to Portland and also gradually faded away. They had literal piles of record boxes with British Beatle pressings all over the floor. Cheap too. Because of that, I was more familiar with the UK versions than many of the US. Great memories
I always find parking within a block. One trip around the block at the most. But I’ve got parking karma from my years in San Francisco
@@mazzysmusic I was spoiled from all the years of having truly convenient parking there. But at some point the kind folks at city hall decided that local businesses didn’t really need convenient access or parking, so they changed things. Oh well…my dad owned his own business and he loathed city hall. In my old age I kinda understand why…🤬
In the early '90's I found copies of all of Talking Heads LP's at Django's (used but in great shape). Fond memories of Django's!
Elliott Smith used to go to Django's. I'd been there in the 1990s.
Always when i hear Portland i thank of the song of the New Riders of the Purple Sage
I have never been there. I am from Europe.
We been on the road
Rock and rolling for the crowd
Three more nights to go
But if I don't find someone tonight
I just won't make it through
I'm going out in portland town
And see what I can do
You know, it's very cold in portland town
This time of the year,
I wouldn't mind if I could find
Someone to hold me near
And there's a little girl,
She looks lost and lonely
Backstage at the show
I'm going up and asking her
Hey, would you like to go
You see I need me a portland woman
I don't want to be alone tonight
I want to get me a portland woman
Portland women treat you right
Portland's gonna be mine tonight
We pulled out of portland town
Almost right on time,
The little girl that I had found,
Her I left behind
But I haven't felt too good
Since I left portland yesterday
I'm going back to portland town,
Now what more can I say
I wanna get me a portland woman
I don't wanna be alone tonight
I wanna get me a portland woman
Portland women treat you right
Portland's gonna be mine tonight
Mazzy, one of the best records I have been to in last 5 years in Music Millenium on E. Burnside, check it out tomorrow.
Been there many times. I was there. I mentioned it in this video but had two store video glitches; Millennium and Crossroads. See the description ✌🏼
Awww… what a shame Too Many Records was closed. I would have loves seeing you and Matt in a video together. Thanks for sharing your trip with us, I’ve wanted to go back to Portland for years now. Bit far when you don’t like to fly and live in Norway. Friend of mine there sent me a couple of craft beers and some US only Pearl Jam records this year. Lovely folks in Portland. Happy hanukkah Norman.
That's hilarious. We had a shot at another Mazzy Crossover Episode at Too Many Records. Foiled!
Portland used to have Tower Records. Can't remember the exact location, I think it was past 82nd AVE. I think it went out of business around 2007/2008. There used to be an old punk record store in the early 2000's called Brickwall. Music Millennium on NW 23nd was fun for free shows. Everyday Music had a Beaverton location. I remember going there w/ one of my siblings in the 1990s to buy a CD by a overseas group called 99 Posse that my sibling wanted, apparently their dance teacher played it in class and they had to get a copy. I just remember it was expensive being an import. Remember in the 1990s Sam Goody at the mall had a VHS you could buy of the Spice Girls naked when they were at their height in popularity. I always wondered what was on that VHS, probably Geri Halliwell nude modeling, LOL. Remember a ton of Nirvana tees and other 90s bands on the back wall of the store. Those tees would be worth a pretty penny now being from the original era.
We go to a timeshare in Welches, just east of Portlandia and I always get into at least one record store. I tend to have stuff to trade and I have done well at Millennium.
I love the Portland area and the scenery and events there. I flew up to see an old girlfriend in 2016 and 2018 again. It was the first time I'd ever been to the Portland area. We went to Seaside, OR and up to Multnomah Falls the first time I went. The second time I went we went back to multnomah falls, over to Mount Hood, over the Columbia River bridge into Washington, and we went to see a live performance of the Rocky horror picture show. Then we really just went all up and down the Columbia River and throughout downtown Portland a few times. I really enjoyed the trip both times and was astounded by the beauty of the landscape and scenery. I'd love to be able to go to some of the record stores up there someday. But she doesn't live there anymore and there's no way I could afford to move up there haha.
Brian in Fort Worth, 🎶
It’s a beautiful area ✌🏼
Mas.... UA-cam... Byrds at the Filmore.... 30 minute version of 8 Miles High..... 1970. Fantastic...!
It’s great. Jam band 🕊️
77sunset strip was cool....but MANNIX!!!!!....mannix was the man.....two great soundtracks to get.....this whole trip has been great...just get home safe....rocky loves you...peace...
Got home last night. And thank you for your card ✌🏼
So fun
Cool shit, could you please do a video of Seattle record stores or have you already done one?
I’ve done a few segments but not one overview
great video.. do more roadtrips.. would love to see you jump on I90 and head east 20 hours and find records in between
Someday 🕊️
I’ve picked up some good records on that back wall at Mississippi Records.
I live right around the corner from Too Many Records and have been wanting to check them out, but yeah… terrible hours.
Mas... I found Art Blakely's Moanin as a CD import... Should be here in 21 days... Also the cover photo is different... I'll keep you posted...
There is a cool independent record shop/label at Lloyd Center called Musique Plastique. There is a Willamette Week (our local indie newspaper) article about them. I've looked at their Instagram but have never heard anything they post pictures of. It's all very obscure/underground stuff.
You can reenact RSD and wait in line for 24 hours.
Too many Records. Not enough hours 😂
🤷🏻♂️
I wish I had run across you shopping in my town! Did all my record shopping at the end of last month so as to not be broke this month. Did you make it to Exiled on Hawthorne?? Say hello to Terry at MM??
Not Exiled this trip ✌🏼
I have a few Kookie related Stuff
"The sandwich was better than the vinyl" Makes for a great album title...
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remember when everything was closed on Sunday as a kid. things have changed.
This was Tuesday. But yes I remember when most stores were closed on Sundays.
You shouldn't walk that far from your vehicle with the phone on it in that area of town. 😆 Unsure what the black plastic was about, but may not want anyone too see what is inside when the store is closed. It's not in a good part of town. I don't know if Tomorrow Records just isn't bothering to get their door fixed or if it's a supply-chain issue, but it got busted into by rotten people and for some small businesses, you just don't know how many times you're going to get hit. The owner of Music Millennium is super-nice., but yeah, it's mostly a place for new records as you mentioned. They have a lot of employees and I suspect that the really good used stuff only lasts seconds when it comes in, so new stuff it is. I've never found a 'gem' there. When I pop into Jackpot I usually just take a look through the New Arrival stand just as you walk in. Good stuff there sometimes, just gotta catch them at the right time. Glad you had a good time.
Cheers, Tom
I miss Django Records
😢
Super depressing to drive by the closed down Everyday Music on Sandy BLVD that closed earlier this year. I thought they were tearing it down, no, it's just sitting there covered in graffiti. It was an old Jantzen Sportswear manufacturing facility back in the 1920's. Whatever products they used back then contaminated the ground and it's a huge job/cost to clean up the site now. That place never seemed like a cool, just a big warehouse to search for stuff. Lots of good memories of stopping by there and looking around. Back in the 1990s it was 90% compact discs, 10% LPs. All the LP's back then were thrift store junk or early 90s or prior movie soundtracks. No new LP's or new bands. Records were dead back then, at least in popularity/consumerism. Not until the mid-00's did they kind of start to come back it seems like.
I hate going going to the malls around this time of year. So I don't go.
2:25 Northern England working class advice warning:
"DON'T LEAVE YOUR MOBILE OUTSIDE, IT'LL GET NICKED!"
O, as you were, closed. Thank God!
12:17 MANNIX. Had that album back in the '70s among a truckload of soundtracks that were already 2nd hand from the '60s. Had way more soundtrack albums than any other genre, a direct reaction to being fooled by Elton John pre-flight.
Yep, always the same when hunting for vinyl.
Most records are rubbish and the ones everybody wants are overpriced.
That's vinyl collector life in a nutshell! 😆
Maybe they wouldn’t have “Too Many Records” if they opened the friggin’ store🤬..looks like Portland has some cool record stores..thanks for the tour..safe drive home👍❤glen
The owner is insufferable anyway. Figures they were closed
There’s a place in Portland that is a bar and a record store in one. Cant remember the name. Newly opened.
Expatriate on NE 30th is a cool bar where they play curated records through a good system. Killer bar.
The Record Pub in Moreland.
@@ScottTice1971 yeah, I think that’s the one. It wasn’t open yet the last time I was there.
@@ScottTice1971 They are supposed to have shows at some point. There were a couple local news segments about them.
You were making me dizzy moving the camera in circles🤢😄
Would’ve been A Lot more interesting if he flipped thru records that people actually know. And not only Jazz and unknown stuff. I live in Oregon and this is definitely not drawing me to Portland record stores 😂
I know the stuff he flipped through
If you know it maybe it’s good I didn’t show it
How did it feel to get back to the Old Haunts !!!!!
It’s was good in SF
Liverpool Five do Everythings Altright. So does Bowie. The Mojo's do it best. I don't think they were from Liverpool. 4:34.
Everyone can have their opinions on general business decisions, but it's weird for you to hyper focus on one business and highlight them in a video. You don't know personally know these people and your judgement of them without ever visiting the store or getting to know the owner and manager is unfair and you are fostering that in your viewers. They are hardworking and kind folks. Speck's records, a half mile away, is closed more days a week than this store is. And it's an excellent store and an important part of the North Portland record community. Try to have a more open mind, Mazzy! It sounds like Too Many Records is using days off to do other record related events. Consider being more fair in how you frame things. If you want. It's your channel. It just sucks to see so much negativity result from your video.
I understand your opinion. And it’s fair. I chose six stores to visit and I purchased records at all of them. Mentioned them all. I didn’t know Too Many would be closed on the Tuesday before Christmas. I found that strange but I should have checked first I guess. But I recorded there like all the rest.
When this first posted this video there was a comment that they were out supporting the community doing a pop up at a brew pub. I’ve been in retail too. I would have posted a sign on the door to come visit our pop up today. I would have gone there and probably would have bought a record or too.
I always support local merchants.
Hey Mazzy! Sorry you caught us on an off day. We are always closed Monday and Tuesday! That info is readily available on our door, Google, yelp, pretty much anywhere you can find us! We actually did a pop-up yesterday, which was a great time for us, at a local brewpub! Rather than being at our storefront we decided to do something where we can help build the community! Spending time with friends and being able to share a room with them. So even though our storefront was closed we were still out working! Sorry we missed you. Hope to see you next time you're in town!
LOL the passive aggressive overly nice tone. Insufferable, man.
@@FredPutterman hopefully you have a really good reason to be this bitchy to someone in public.
@@bradleykay Yes, I can't stand that thinly veiled resentment masquerading as politeness is seen as socially acceptable. I encounter it far too often. I am an honest person. I hate this, and people that refuse to own up to their true nature never vibe well with me. Also, get bent.
Lol. Of course Too Many Records was closed. Dude is insufferable.
@@FredPutterman good talk
Support your local business? For you, that’ll be Amazon. 😂
Uh no. I bought records at five local shops in Portland and four in San Francisco in the past week.
@@mazzysmusic I meant Seattle = Amazon. In jest.
I feel sorry for you Americans when it comes to travel. Long drives and this is all you get too see. I like the US though.
I drove through beautiful mountain roads and stopped near rivers and streams. And national parks Record stores are a part of what I showcase here
I just assume anyone who doesn’t peddle gifts for Christmas hates Jesus.
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Dude, it's surprising folks don't understand that a small business needs two days off each week as their weekend days for their private lives and obligations. They may have family and other activities that keep them from being open on certain days. And a new business may not be able to justify or afford to be open seven days a week in their first year or so . Why not show support and empathy for small businesses that are doing their best?
Maybe... But Christmas week? He should have extended his hours for at least this week
I’ve been in retail and self employed too. But Christmas week in retail is the time to bust your ass. Just my personal opinion 🕺🕺🕺. Rest of the year ? I get it. .
Too Many Records is getting roasted in the comment section
Aka a lot of grouchy folks being judgemental and ragging on someone they don't even know personally 😂 👀 ah UA-cam is so beautiful.
Yeah it’s a bad look
I would never judge the actual content of the store until I visit. But simply surprised it was closed just prior to Christmas. When I worked in record stores we actually expanded our hours during the weeks leading up to Xmas and Hanukkah.
I hope you had safe travels brother you're probably home by the time you're reading this... And too many records keeping those hours is kind of I don't know I don't want to say stupid...lol but 5 hours a day 5 days a week isn't a lot of time putting into the business. ✌️. And his UA-cam channel sucks he's very arrogant and thinks he knows everything
Just got home an hour ago ✌🏼🕊️
Not a nice thing to do to a small business. Especially with video, especially with your subscriber size and especially with your influence. Your store coverage smacks of sarcasm and here is the owner, Matt Malena having to defend himself writing the kindest words. I wouldn't be so kind. Sure, it was a joke on your part, but viewers take in the video first and that leaves the lasting impression.
Well I mentioned I didn’t go into the store as it was closed and question any retail store closed during regular hours during Christmas week.
I also said that Inna Godda da vinyl had better sandwiches than records
And that Jackpot didn’t have great used records and the stock is not really for me. And they had a bunch of grey market titles like Dol Jazz records.
I will try Too Many during my next Portland visit if they are open.
It’s great that we have you to police the VC. We need to do better.
@@theboomerscalper And you, always the mensch
Matt is an insufferable trust fund Johnny come lately, so....
I only made it to less than a minute...Then I noticed a vid about Martha Argerich the classical pianist from Argentina I've followed for years. Then I came back and watched more of this. Lesson learned: I've wasted way to much time watching over-ego'd videos by silly record collectors who don't know shit. Even the ones who do actually know something, who cares. I am going back to music and the musicians who make it.
Cool
Yes you keep watching and keep commenting