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Dave's Record Shop

4.6 (64 reviews)
ModerateVinyl Records
Open 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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Alberto A.

We've been to a couple of record stores around the east bay & sf. It had the best selection of dollar records by far. The prices on the other records were also great! Loads of 25 cent 45's you just have to look through the stacks!

Patrick L.

Vinyl. No Dave. Alan is cool. Small, but excellent selection. Love Dave's. 5 stars. BTW, vinyl is super cool.

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26 days ago

Whenever I'm in town, I go to Dave's. Whenever I go to Dave's I spend money on his impressive stock.

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2 years ago

Great selection of Jazz. Very fair pricing. Kind and helpful service! Can't wait to go back when I'm in Berkeley again.

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3 years ago

This is my favorite record shop in the East Bay. Dave is super friendly and low key and plays awesome music.

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4 years ago

Great local shop. Worth checking on the regular. Nice guy. Fair prices. Also has used stereo equipment.

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4 years ago

Keep trying to check this place out but has wrong hours listed. I'll just stick with Strictly Vinyl in Albany.

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6 years ago

Best digging spot in the East Bay & Best dollar bin anywhere. Prices are great and selection is too.

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Great shop with a well curated selection and excellent background tunes. Glad they're open again - keep the music alive.

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It's a good, old-fashioned record store with a focus on classic rock, jazz, blues, and other standards.

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