Earache Records Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Looking at 89 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional customer service and extremely helpful staff members who always go above and beyond to resolve any issues quickly and professionally. People also genuinely love the secure packaging and remarkably fast delivery times for their favorite music purchases, vinyl albums, and valuable collectibles. However, some people mentioned frustrating delays in shipping and extended order dispatch times before items were finally sent out. A few other people also felt that packages occasionally arrived missing parts or containing minor product flaws that required extra communication to fix.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I recently had a problem with a presale signed release of the new Kriss Barrass album, it arrived on the day of release unsigned. After emailing Earache records and conversing with them, I have receiv... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Quick to replace a dodgy usb bit the reply of email took two goes . Once they replied though I received a replacement within a week . Still work to do guys on answering said emails . Thanks for sorti... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent for buying vinyl I've ordered many times and my purchases usually contain vinyl, often limited editions, signed by the artist, etc. The items always arrive in perfect condition and are ship... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered Orbit Culture - forgotten and shaman ep, delayed release by seek and strike records ,but Earache kept me informed and didn't cancel my pre order as others have done. Arrived in perfect cond... See more

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Earache Records is an independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson, based in Nottingham, England with offices in London and New York.


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible experience

Horrible experience. Not able to ship an order within 4 weeks. All articles were available. No communication at all. No status updates... nothing. Had to claim the order with the help of paypal. Never experienced such a story elsewhere...

7 June 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Hi there, sorry you order was delayed. We've been working through a huge backlog lately, and coupled with staff illness, things have got a bit behind. If you email us with your order number etc I can send you a discount code for future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wouldn't if I were you

Nothing to recommend about Earache, I'm afraid. I hope you're reading this before you take the plunge with them.

A shipping policy that says they "aim to ship orders within 5 business days"? Weeks on, nothing received.

Only order anything you're not in a hurry to get- and don't order anything as a gift unless you don't mind being embarrassed at coming up short because they can't get it together. Still, I'm sure being shown the order number was a lovely birthday surprise.

In the time I've waited for them, I have received 8 records from three vendors- none of them took more than seven days total.

Get it together Earache.

Following Earache's response:
You've already looked into it and given assurances that you have consequently not bothered to fulfil. If you knew there would be issues- I'm sure you get a release schedule- or if you know there are issues like staff illness, manage expectations, don't just lie.

A discount? Yeah, don't put yourself to the trouble. I don't believe I'd get it anyway.

You could have put a record in a mailer in the time it took you to whine about something that wasn't said, go and do some work instead of arguing the toss! Nobody mentioned *foreseeing* staff illness.

6 June 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Hi, sorry your order has taken a while! We've had a bit of a backlog after the recent releases and coupled with staff illness has made things run a bit slower this past month. If you email webstore@earache.com with your order number i can look into it and send a discount code for a future purchase.

Response:
I mean, fair enough, but we can hardly be expected to foresee staff illnesses.

I'd love to but unfortunately 'Johnny Anonymous' has never made an order with Earache! Reply with your order number and I'll expedite it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent for buying vinyl

Excellent for buying vinyl
I've ordered many times and my purchases usually contain vinyl, often limited editions, signed by the artist, etc. The items always arrive in perfect condition and are shipped with great care (not always the case when ordering vinyl). Great customer care from Tom, who is a pleasure to deal with

22 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thank you Emma!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, highly recommended seller and would buy from Tom again.

27 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the kind words Greg!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Cure T-shirt order

The T-shirt came very fast and I was really happy with the quality once it came 10 out of 10 service

28 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the kind review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My favourite store to order from

Ordered a few times from the store. Always had fantastic communication from them, great packaging and everything's arrived quickly and safely

26 May 2026
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Thanks for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast delivery and support

Fast delivery and support. I had received a different product from what I ordered, but then the right one has been sent immediately after. Very good support, thank you

23 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks Giacomo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top tier service

Had bought a faulty and recalled copy og Heartwork some time ago from third party store. But when i reached out to them, they were more than happy to provide a replacement. Top tier service!

8 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review Mikkel, and you're welcome!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great seller

Great seller. Item was damaged in the mail and they took care of things very quickly. Super professional and a pleasure to do business with.

15 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review Jeff!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience with Earache

Excellent experience with Earache. Shipped fast & without damage & quickly shipped me a replacement for my autographed vinyl that had half the autograph smudged & wiped off (probably by the artist as it was being signed)

1 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

You're welcome Keith!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I pre ordered a vinyl

I pre ordered a vinyl, it arrived in goood time, they forgot to add a bit to the order but they sent it out as soon as i emailed them. Great customer service. Thanks all.

1 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review Toni!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Fast shipping and excellent customer service! They took my concerns seriously and were quick to fix the problem. Absolutely no complaints.

22 April 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review Demitri!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I pre-ordered the new Skindred Album

I pre-ordered the new Skindred, You got this vinyl. It turned up on time but during the packaging/delivery it arrived damaged. The Album cover and inner sleeve was bent out of shape. I emailed the team with photos and they replaced the cover and sleeve within a week of me contacting them. Their customer service was excellent and I did not feel that it was too much trouble for them. Highly reccomend

17 April 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered the signed Skindred LP

I ordered the signed Skindred LP, it arrived and one of the three signatures was washed/wiped. I wrote an e mail to the Customer Service and the service staff named Tom helped me out immediately with a new signed Album Cover. great experience, would order again.

5 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the kind review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star customer Service

I made a purchase and one item that was ment to be with the order did not arrive. I contacted customer service. Within a day Tom got back to me and arranged a delivery for the missing item. It arrived when they said it would. Excellent customer service and will most definitely buy from them again.

1 May 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

You're welcome Stuart, and thank you for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality service

Quick dispatch, and when there was a problem with the item that was beyond their control they sent another out without any fuss, that arrived within days.

28 April 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thank you for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing label with awesome bands and…

Amazing label with awesome bands and superb customer service!
I ordered some special edition vinyls from Earache which sadly were pressed faulty. They instantly offered me replacements. Thanks so much! Keep up the great work for an awesome cause!!

30 April 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks so much for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service.

Excellent customer service.
Ordered 2 new Skindred albums and the one that was signed had some issues with just the cover (colour scuffing and smudged signature). Sent an email with info. & pictures and asked if it was possible to get a replacement cover. Tom replied promptly to my email and was very professional and I received a replacement cover within the week. Very happy with the purchase!

27 April 2026
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Reply from Earache Records

Thanks for the review John!

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