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Reid's Records

Historic black-owned record store in Berkeley, California

Reid's Records was a historic black-owned record shop and East Bay institution that operated for almost 75 years in Berkeley, California. At the time it closed down in October 2019, it was the oldest record shop in California, and one of the oldest black-owned businesses of any kind in the San Francisco Bay Area.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Reids Records 2015
Photo: Cullen328, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Reid's Records was a historic black-owned record shop and East Bay institution that operated for almost 75 years in Berkeley, California. At the time it closed down in October 2019, it was the oldest record shop in California, and one of the oldest black-owned businesses of any kind in the San Francisco Bay Area.2

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