Charles Reid ran the Duke Reid International Sound System in London (he was not related to Arthur "Duke" Reid) . He would spend his time between the UK and Jamaica where he produced and released recordings mainly on his Roots Man and Duke Reid Jnr. labels, he was also responsible for a number of release on the JB Music label.
All of Charles Reid's productions were credited to C. Reid, as this name is fairly common it is not possile to be 100% certain that he was responsible for all releases bearing this name.