Rough Trade Reviews 

3,503
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Review summary

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Evaluating 2,104 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, often sharing wonderful feedback about their purchases. Customers frequently praise the secure packaging and the impressive selection of rare, hard-to-find vinyl records that are difficult to locate elsewhere. Consumers consistently appreciate the prompt delivery and helpful online service provided when ordering their favorite music items. Some reviewers were not happy with unexpected delivery delays and occasional order fulfillment issues that caused frustration. A few buyers mentioned receiving incorrect items or experiencing communication gaps regarding dispatch dates for pre-ordered merchandise. People noted that tracking information or timely updates could sometimes be improved to enhance the overall shopping journey.

What people talk about most

Product

Customers had positive experiences with product, often highlighting the vast selection of albums, exclusive... See more

Delivery service

Users describe positive interactions with delivery service, highlighting quite fast, secure, and on-time... See more

Order

Consumers find order experiences to be mixed, reflecting a high level of disagreement. On one hand, many... See more

Quality

Customers consistently note positive experiences with quality, highlighting that items always arrive securely... See more

Service

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of service, describing the overall experience as reliable, smooth, and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good packaging and RT50 product. Let down by Royal Mail who decided to post letters but not ring doorbell so posted a failure to deliver note! I was in. Total confusion at RT over another title I was... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Can’t really fault Rough Trade, as the product (LP) is spot on and the packaging is really well thought out. The weakest link seems to be the courier (or more accurately, their ‘mechanical sorting... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Since discovering Rough Trade online by chance I have been able to build my daughters vinyl collection with so many limited edition and hard to come by pieces that she would never get to add to her... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered two of the 50 years of Rough Trade exclusive records and they did not disappoint! I got In Rainbows by Radiohead and Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and both are amazing! Th... See more


Company details

  1. Record Store
  2. Book Store
  3. Event Venue

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Where it all started. Rough Trade was founded by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record shop and began releasing as an independent label in 1978. In 1982, the retail outlet broke with the A&R and distribution divisions and became an independent entity, as it remains today. In 1982 Rough Trade West relocated from its original site on Kensington Park Road to nearby Talbot Road. Rough Trade Neal’s Yard opened in 1988 and closed its doors in 2007, ahead of the opening of a new flagship store, Rough Trade East, which opened in 2007 in Brick Lane. Rough Trade NYC opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013 and relocated to Rockefeller Center, Manhattan in 2021. Rough Trade Nottingham opened in 2014. Rough Trade Bristol opened in 2017. We host live shows, sell records, merchandise, hardware, beer and coffee. Come say hello!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ripper packaging and care taken

Ripper packaging and care taken. Never disappoints and given the distance each purchase has to travel globally, each record arrives in mint condition. Brilliant range of exclusives too.

September 4, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Website easy to navigate

Website easy to navigate, product details were very good, communication was great, prices were good and packaging was excellent, plus speed of delivery was very good. Definitely shop again with Rough Trade

September 4, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended

I have ordered Vinyl from Rough Trade many times & each time has been a hassle free, easy process with quick delivery & items securely packed for postage. Recommended.

September 5, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Team

After a little hiccup, the problem was dealt with quickly and efficiently. Great team to deal with. Already planning my next purchase.

August 28, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Part of order cancelled after 3 month wait

I ordered 5 albums to get up to the free shipping limit. After waiting almost 3 months, my order for the album I wanted the most was cancelled and refunded without any explanation or attempt to make it right. Unfortunately it was a signed copy which will cost many times more on secondary platforms if I’m even able to find it at all. Also, that item held up the shipping of the other items. Not happy with Rough Trade.

August 28, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rough Trade are the go to for vinyl

Rough Trade are my go to in person and by mail for the majority of my vinyl purchases. Great breadth of genres, plus incredible exclusives. Postage is secure and prompt and I’ll items arrive in good condition. Website is simple to navigate and to use to keep a track of pre orders.

September 1, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Slow delivery and missing CD

The 2 CD's I ordered took significantly longer than initially indicated to arrive, and then one of them had the bonus disc missing. That's the 2nd time that this has happened in less than a year.....and I've only placed 2 orders in that time!!!

Rough Trade East has been going downhill for CD buyers for a few years now, and has reached the point where it's gone from a 'must visit' to 'why bother'.

Hopefully the mail order business isn't heading in the same direction!!!!

September 3, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality experience as always

Quick delivery of items and extremely well packaged, as always. The presentation of both records is lovely and the price was very reasonable considering what original presses are going for.

September 1, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

More excellent RT Exclusives

I always look at RT's Exclusive editions, especially for those of new artists. My last order was for exclusive CD-versions of debuts by Deary, Westside Cowboy, and Mary in the Junkyard, and I wasn't disappointed. The only downside is the rather high minimum-order-to-get-free-P&P threshold, but I know smaller operations like Rough Trade have to safeguard their margins, so I'm willing to live with that if the quality of the material remains this good.

August 28, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Far from rough ROUGH TRADE experience!

I was really fortunate to get my hands on the limited-edition 50th anniversary pressing of Radiohead’s In Rainbows, and Rough Trade made the entire transaction a great experience from start to finish.

The order was shipped quickly, and the packaging was absolutely superb. The record arrived safely and in perfect condition, which is especially important when ordering a limited-edition vinyl release.

… And what a GLORIOUS pressing this is! By far surpasses by previous copy ordered off Amazon sometime ago. So happy RT had a crack at this one, which is in fact, one of the greatest albums ever created. Looks so beautiful on the platter.

Needless to say, I am very satisfied with the purchase and really appreciate the care Rough Trade put into getting this special release out there. Great product, great service, and a great overall experience. Looking forward to the next one!

August 25, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reliable

Big selection of albums. Quite fast and secure delivery.
Website navigation is not great and there should be a wishlist feature.

August 30, 2026
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