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Offshore Sounds

5 ★★★★★ 27 Google reviews · Record store

Buys records ✓ (per their site) jazzreggae listening stations

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109 Locust St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

+1 831-285-2445

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Hours

Monday 12–6 pm
Tuesday 12–6 pm
Wednesday 12–6 pm
Thursday 12–6 pm
Friday 12–6 pm
Saturday 12–6 pm
Sunday 12–6 pm

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What's in the crates

The genres crate-diggers actually call out in reviews of Offshore Sounds — not self-reported, earned.

🎷 jazz 3 mentions

“Rare to see so many new-to-me international, jazz, prog and reggae in one place.”

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🌴 reggae 2 mentions

“Rare to see so many new-to-me international, jazz, prog and reggae in one place.”

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What collectors say again and again

The things reviewers keep bringing up across 27 Google reviews — in their own words.

🎧 listening stations 6 mentions

“The descriptions on the records alone make the entire digging experience so damn fun and the listening station (yes!”

What customers say

One of my favorite record stores that I keep in regular rotation. Dylan and Peter have some deep taste and always have great recommendations if you’re looking for something new (to you!).

★★★★★ — Andrew, 2025-10

Very cool shop. I’ve been to their other location in Haight-Ashbury so wanted to check out the Santa Cruz spot while I was in town. Much bigger space than SF with a wider selection of international records from Asia and South America. Prices were reasonable and I walked out with some nice jazz and city pop albums.

★★★★★ — Andrew, 2024-12

Great new record shop in Santa Cruz! These guys know their records, with a really well curated selection, including hard-to-find international music—reggae, Japanese, African, Brazilian, Indian—and a nice selection of rock, soul, jazz, country/folk, and more. Anyone into vinyl can find something here.

★★★★★ — Mark, 2025-04

Awesome new shop downtown with an even broader selection than their SF spot. Such a fab variety of genres, I walked away with a little bit of everything plus a really nice stack of 45s. They have a listening station or will gladly play anything on the shop turntable for you.

★★★★★ — Patrick, 2025-01

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