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Locals Only Cd's Records and Tapes On August 3rd 1989 "Locals Only", a record store dedicated to selling only local music of Portland Oregon and the Northwest opened its doors at 51 sw 2nd avenue in Portland Oregon. Starting with just a few local artists the retail outlet soon became part of the paradigm shift of the early 1990's that would change the way musicians and their audience related to the recording industry. Locals Only provided a retail outlet for artists that were making recordings on their own. The location next to the Portland Saturday Market provided increased exposure for unknown artists as well as more public access to already locally known artists and bands. Among the local artists that the store highlighted were then only locally known bands such as the Cherry Poppin Daddies, THe Dharma Bums, THe Dan Reed Network, THe U-Krew, Nirvana, Mother Love Bone, LLoyd Jones, Paul Delay, Curtis Salgado, The Crazy 8's, Shock, Nero's Rome, The Killing Field, Monti Amundson and the Blubinos, Sweaty Nipples, and hundreds more.