Norman Records Reviews 131

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The most reliable e-commerce business i've ever dealt with and easily the best online music store. Super fast responses by actual human beings. I would estimate that over 90% of my records are purchas... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and communicative. Ordered the same items with a large online recordstore owned by Universal Music midway through November (nearly a month ago), no items shipped still and they're dragging thei... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've always had quick and efficient service from Norman Records, however recently made a pre-order by mistake (read: a late-night purchase I regret). I emailed them the next day, and the order was r... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service! I've used Norman Records for online purchases for years... they've always been great stockists, fast immaculate delivery and fair prices... I recently bought an item and th... See more

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UK record store stocking hard-to-find indie music, alternative music, experimental music and electronica. Vinyl records a speciality.


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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vinyl order

Only recently started getting vinyl from this store but each time I’ve ordered, they have been packaged well and delivery was really fast. Looking forward to ordering from them again

April 7, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They're good these lot.

First time ordered from Norman Records and will be doing so again. Ordered on the Saturday and arrived on the Tuesday. Very reasonably priced and packaging was excellent, record arrived in mint condition. Chuffed. Thanks to team Norman.

March 23, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

was a breeze

First time ordering from them to try and get away from the amazon trap under lockdown and it was great. Good prices and the LPs came really quickly, with excellent communication throughout. Cheers

March 9, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

To quote Tina Turner, simply the best.

These fellows are, to quote Tina Turner, simply the best. My deck was out of service and I had to play catch up on the LPs I'd bought in the past few months, one I bought from them last October had an issue and they still offered a replacement/refund option. Stellar.

March 5, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent. Really good. Can't fault these guys at all. I've bout a few items in the last year from them.

Will be doing so again.

March 1, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super swift and in perfect condition

Beyond happy with my purchase! From the moment that I ordered my record, everything moved really fast and it arrived well in time and in excellent condition. Would happily recommend and will def use their services again. Thank you!

February 3, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont order from them if you live…

Dont order from them if you live outside the UK. They will send you the wrong products then refuse to accept any returns.

January 28, 2021
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Reply from Norman Records

Hi there,

This doesn't sound like us at all, and we cannot find any record of an order from anyone using this name (Guillermo Martinez).

The wrong things do sometimes get sent out, but we *always* refund or replace when that happens. Always have, always will.

Please could you drop us a line on help@normanrecords.com with your order number and we'll try to assist.

Cheers,

Nathon
Director, Norman Records

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No problems

I ordered a vinyl from Norman Records and within 5 days it was at my door step. It arrived in perfect condition

January 14, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

highly recommend

Used for vinyl records Christmas presents and a faultless service, all records checked and packaged perfectly, great value and would highly recommend.

December 26, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

First time I've bought from Norman's records. Found them after an online search for vinyl record stores. Wanted several LP's which I was not familiar with for my son and daughter-in-law. Help and communication from staff absolutely second to none and at this very busy time for them. Answered all my many queries quickly and without hesitation (and there were many queries from me!). Goods supplied quickly (even two they had to order in for me), arrived excellently packaged. Cannot thank them enough for all their help and will shop with them in the future without hesitation. Very, very highly recommended. Thank you to all staff at Norman's records.

December 23, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Flawless service from my go to record store

I’ve been buying from Norman Records for almost 2 years now after a google search revealed that they had a rare find I was after, still at normal retail price too. Since then, it’s been my go to online record store and I have ordered about 35 records from them just this year. In all that time, across all those orders, not once has there been any kind of problem. I think once there was a record that the suppliers were not able to send but the communication was clear and apologetic, and the balance on my order was easily transferred to another record, or could have been refunded if I’d preferred. The £50 free shipping threshold is very acceptable and means you can get free shipping with purchasing only a few records, and the ability to have records on hold while you add to an order is effortless. As someone with a sales/retail background and now as a web developer for a retailer, I know it is not easy, especially in the current Covid situation, to achieve such excellent customer service throughout, so it really should be applauded. Give them a go and buy with confidence.

Seasons greetings and huge thanks to everyone at Team Norman for the continued outstanding service.

December 22, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and communicative

Fast and communicative. Ordered the same items with a large online recordstore owned by Universal Music midway through November (nearly a month ago), no items shipped still and they're dragging their feet about every aspect of it.
Ordered through Norman records Tuesday, received Friday with clear updates all the way through.
Thanks!

December 4, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and efficient service. Always happy with them.

I've always had quick and efficient service from Norman Records, however recently made a pre-order by mistake (read: a late-night purchase I regret). I emailed them the next day, and the order was refunded almost immediately because it hadn't been processed yet. No quibble, no-nonsense, just fast and friendly service from a guy called Phil (cheers Phil!)

Promptly went and ordered two Tom Waits records from them. Will def buy more records from them in future.

November 23, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I choose the store because of prices on…

I choose the store because of prices on records, shipping costs and shipping services. I've noticed that I had three (3) cancellations, all on pre-orders and on some ''rare'' releases. Unfortunately I missed all this releases. Except that no one ever contact before I decide to contact to see order progress.
Thanks but no thanks

November 16, 2020
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Reply from Norman Records

Hi there,

Thanks for responding to our request for more information about this review so quickly.

I've now been able to track down your last order and, no, it wasn't a satisfactory experience for you.

We did get in touch with you as soon as we were aware that there was a problem, but we literally did not know that our distributor hadn't sent us enough copies to cover all our orders until we opened up our delivery from them. This does, unfortunately, sometimes happen with preorders - especially with the rarer items.

I can only apologise again.

Cheers,

Nathon
Director, Norman Records

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not happy

Not happy waited for my preorder It finally shipped and when I received my vinyl, it clearly stated in the description it comes with a poster and it is also meant to come with photos with the credits on them. I didn’t have that come with mine, which is very odd because on YouTube it shows everything the vinyl is meant to come with...and I am very upset about it I have contacted them and have had no reply I am very upset

September 6, 2020
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Reply from Norman Records

Hi there.

Sorry for the delay in responding to this (we don't actually check our Trustpilot account much because we use a different reviews platform).

It looks like we did manage to track down and send out the missing inserts for this one, so hopefully everything has been resolved now to your satisfaction?

Sorry again for the inconvenience.

Cheers,

Nathon
Director, Norman Records

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent all round

Ordered a record, it arrived when they said it would and wrapped well.

I had an issue with the record and their customer service was exemplary. I would highly recommend this company.

August 7, 2020
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