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Green Noise Records
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Categories: Music & DVD's, Vinyl Records
Neighborhoods: Clinton, Southeast Portland2615 S.E. Clinton Street
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 736-0909
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- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Green Noise Records
So I was online helping Ken out (as Amy A suggested) because I can't do it in person. Turns out the Green Noise's web store charged me a little too much for shipping to the Frozen North. Not enough that anyone would notice, but being the quality guy he is Ken just refunded that little over charge as soon as my records were shipped out. That's the kind of honesty and care that builds loyalty. Makes me wish I could do all my online music shopping with Green Noise and Dirtnap.
Now where's my Mean Jeans? I needs it!
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10/23/2008
It's the best record store in Portland for punk rock. Pretty much all the new CDs and records in… Read more »
Green Noise is definitely the place to go for punk rock and garage rock. Seriously.
(Full disclosure: I used to work here. Actually, I might still work here if more people would get their illegal-mp3-downloading-butts down to the store and buy something. But alas, no, you're all content with clicking hither and thither at the expense of good ol' shops like this one.)
Umemployed bitterness aside, this store is sincere in its love of music. Ken has cultivated something beautiful between those high walls lined with posters of some of the best punk and garage bands. You might also never meet a record store owner as unpretentious and genuine as this dude. He loves the stuff he sells and puts out (with his label, Dirtnap). Imagine being in an underground punk rock band, stuck playing in basements, or in exchange for drink tickets at bars. All's you want to do is to have someone recognize that your art is not just a bunch of loud chords strung together by happenstance. Then Ken walks up to you and says something akin to, "Hey, I like the way you sound. I'd like to put out a recording of yours." Damn.
He makes dreams come try for crying out loud! When's the last time you made a dream come true?
Exactly.
Help Ken out and go buy a record!
This store is great, a hole in the wall with everything I really want and tons of new obscure stuff I've been meaning to check out. Helpful, knowledgeable employees and reasonable prices! Tons of awesome vinyl and the atmosphere is great as well.
Congrats to Ken, owner of the Dirtnap Record label and the Green Noise record store. While somewhat useless for Portland residents, if you live out of state (or just hate social interaction and prefer to order everything online) Dirtnap records releases are now being distributed by Gainesville, Florida based No Idea Records.
Right over here..
http://www.noidearecor...
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11/18/2008
Remember a long time ago, well... ok... in the mid-nineties... when people would actually go to… Read more »
My tastes run wide and my fascination with deep obscurity is kinda sick, so naturally, I tend to wanna nest in places like Exiled or Mississippi Records, but Green Noise is certainly one of the only three PDX record stores that I really care about. It is the best place for straight-up punk rock or garage rock consumers in Portland.
Oh, sure....There's also Discourage Records, but I tend to think of that more as a museum than an actual store. I don't care to compete for ultra-rarities at any cost. But I like to keep up with what's new, and Green Noise is plenty good for that.
This is not the place to go for murky Antipodean psych-pop or minimal synth or archival African proto-hi-life records, but for the raw three-chord sounds ranging from the Count Five to The Pagans to 80s hardcore (plus some powerpop), this place is pretty crucial. Lotsa 90s garagepunk and hardcore in the used 7" section, and it didn't appear to be totally picked-through by some eBay prospectors. (Of course, now that I mention it, it's as good as gone now!)
Up the stairs are some non-punk records, and even some cassettes and 8-tracks. It's the kinda place where you might find the self-titled Montrose album or "Deface the Music" by Utopia or "Theme from a Summer Place" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra....all good records for a mere dollar or three! So, it's worth a look for a few minutes at least.
Confession - Okay, so I lied. My first vinyl purchase didn't come from here.
It ended up being from the record label in Florida that happened to press that Hot Water album I fondled in the original review.
So sue me for wanting a limited test pressing to be my first. Only 199 other people have this album. I wanted to feel special, okay?
Regardless, I still like Green Noise, and I foresee subsequent purchases here.
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11/12/2008
There is something grotesquely heart-warming about that dirty, grimy feeling you leave a record… Read more »
I like me some punk rock, and there's plenty of it here. Yes, the owner also runs Dirtnap Records, home to bands like The Girls and The Marked Men among others. He is really nice and has that fun record-store clerk way about him where he will talk and share his favorite music with you all effin' day. Awesome. And it's a good mix of new releases and more obscure punk and garage gems. And Zines! I must have Zines.
The second music store within walking distance of my house, and the second one that sells nothing that I have ever, or will likely ever listen to. Regardless, I would not swap it for anything. If vinyl punk is your thing, come take a look.
Since the owner of Dirtnap Records bought Green Noise, the store has shifted towards more of reflection of his test which basically be summarized as a mix of punk and garage. A decent selection if those areas tickle your fancy, be it on compact disk or fetishistic vinyl.
I didn't have time to do a full perusal of their used CD selection, but in the few minutes that I had, I noted a few titles that I might buy if I had more time and money. Overall it looked like a cool, small, unpretentious indie music store, of which we need more of in every neighborhood, as far as I'm concerned. I will be back for a more careful look when I have the time.
Green Noise is it! In a town that is full of good record stores, Green Noise is GREAT! Ken deffinately knows what he's doing. They carry mostly punk/rocknroll records, and that's fine by me. What do you expect from the people who run the Dirtnap Records label? A great store and really friendly and knowledgable staff.
Great for punk music collectors (there is also a lot of other kinds of music too), so not always my taste. However, the owner is very nice and they have fantastic posters on the walls.
