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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.
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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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- 1WikidataReid's Records on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaReid's Records on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsReid's Records photo by Cullen328, CC0