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Rough Trade (shops)
Rough Trade is a music retailer headquartered in Nottingham, England. It operates an online store and a chain of record shops in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany.
The first Rough Trade shop was opened on February 23, 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of West London. Travis reportedly took the name from the Canadian art punk/new wave band Rough Trade. In 1978, the shop spawned Rough Trade Records, which later became the label of bands from The Smiths to The Libertines. In 1982, the two separated and the shop remains an independent entity from the label, although links between the two are strong. At the same time, the shop moved from its original location on Kensington Park Road round the corner to Talbot Road. In 1988, a shop opened in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden. At various times there were also shops in San Francisco (on Grant St., then Sixth Street, then Haight Street and finally 3rd and Townsend Streets), Tokyo and Paris. They were eventually closed following the rise of music sales on the internet.
In 2007, the chain began to grow again, opening Rough Trade East in Dray Walk, Brick Lane, in East London. There are now 9 shops worldwide with 7 shops in the UK, one in New York City, USA, and one in Berlin, Germany.
Rough Trade's holding company is jointly owned by XL Recordings, a division of Beggars Group and sister label to Rough Trade Records, and Matthieu Pigasse. Its directors include Pigasse and Beggars Group founder Martin Mills.
Rough Trade has been accused by other record shops of abusing its dominant market position, for example by gaining using its links to record labels to negotiate more exclusive releases.
The store was the first Rough Trade shop and opened at 202 Kensington Park Road in 1976. It later moved to 130 Talbot Road where it continues to trade today.
In July 2007, Rough Trade opened a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) shop in Brick Lane. The shop, called "Rough Trade East", is located in the former Truman's Brewery in a courtyard off Brick Lane and puts on music gigs with a stage, allowing for an audience of 300. Gig ticketing is usually the cost of entry with the purchase of a full price album, either bought ahead from the shop to gain a ticket or bought online via the DICE platform, where the customer picks up the record at the door.
The shop sells some chart titles, music from bands without distribution deals with a quarter of the merchandise is vinyl. Every item, vinyl and CD, has a written description to encourage browsing and discovery. Designed by David Adjaye the shop has a fair trade café and a "snug" area with iMacs, sofas and desks.
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Rough Trade (shops)
Rough Trade is a music retailer headquartered in Nottingham, England. It operates an online store and a chain of record shops in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany.
The first Rough Trade shop was opened on February 23, 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of West London. Travis reportedly took the name from the Canadian art punk/new wave band Rough Trade. In 1978, the shop spawned Rough Trade Records, which later became the label of bands from The Smiths to The Libertines. In 1982, the two separated and the shop remains an independent entity from the label, although links between the two are strong. At the same time, the shop moved from its original location on Kensington Park Road round the corner to Talbot Road. In 1988, a shop opened in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden. At various times there were also shops in San Francisco (on Grant St., then Sixth Street, then Haight Street and finally 3rd and Townsend Streets), Tokyo and Paris. They were eventually closed following the rise of music sales on the internet.
In 2007, the chain began to grow again, opening Rough Trade East in Dray Walk, Brick Lane, in East London. There are now 9 shops worldwide with 7 shops in the UK, one in New York City, USA, and one in Berlin, Germany.
Rough Trade's holding company is jointly owned by XL Recordings, a division of Beggars Group and sister label to Rough Trade Records, and Matthieu Pigasse. Its directors include Pigasse and Beggars Group founder Martin Mills.
Rough Trade has been accused by other record shops of abusing its dominant market position, for example by gaining using its links to record labels to negotiate more exclusive releases.
The store was the first Rough Trade shop and opened at 202 Kensington Park Road in 1976. It later moved to 130 Talbot Road where it continues to trade today.
In July 2007, Rough Trade opened a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) shop in Brick Lane. The shop, called "Rough Trade East", is located in the former Truman's Brewery in a courtyard off Brick Lane and puts on music gigs with a stage, allowing for an audience of 300. Gig ticketing is usually the cost of entry with the purchase of a full price album, either bought ahead from the shop to gain a ticket or bought online via the DICE platform, where the customer picks up the record at the door.
The shop sells some chart titles, music from bands without distribution deals with a quarter of the merchandise is vinyl. Every item, vinyl and CD, has a written description to encourage browsing and discovery. Designed by David Adjaye the shop has a fair trade café and a "snug" area with iMacs, sofas and desks.