Jazz records & CDs. I also stock soul, blues, rock, jazz vocals, comedy, spoken word, soundtracks, Broadway shows,...
Phone: (510) 655-8400
Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Claremont Ave and Forest St/Colby St
5555 Claremont Ave Oakland, CA 94618 2118.73 mi
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4.5 47 reviews
Over the past winter, I sold Rick the very large collection of jazz LPs I had accumulated over about 30 years (ending in the mid-'80s, when I switched to CDs). I was referred to Rick by a friend... More
An amazing store and well organised vinyl in large quantity. I was looking for jazz CD's and they are buried and not readily accessible......but worth the effort to sort through things. There is... More
Although originally born in Oakland and from the Bay, this is the first time I've ever stepped into Groove Yard. This is a jazz record collector's heaven. Wonderful selection of titles. Mainly... More
Stumbled across this place by accident and decided to pop in. A gentleman with white hair was working the store and was happy to point out the various sections. While the store is cramped and... More
TL;DR: JAZZ HEADS, RARE GROOVE FANS, RECORD COLLECTORS IN GENERAL--GROOVE YARD IS THE TRUTH. LONG LIVE GROOVE YARD. Rick Ballard's Groove Yard, which I affectionately refer to as Rick's Records... More
