Rough Trade (3)

Rough Trade is a group of independent record shops in the UK and the US with headquarters in London, UK. The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of west London. In 1978, the shop spawned Rough Trade Records. In 1982, the two separated and the shop remains an independent entity from the label / record company. To be used for 'Exclusive Retailer' credits on editions pressed for Rough Trade Shops and roughtrade.com, releases with a Rough Trade Bonus Disc or compilations released by the record store (eg the Counter Culture (2) series). Also see: • Rough Trade Shops - to be used when releases feature this specific branding • Rough Trade East - London record store, Brick Lane, opened in July 2007 (previous locations in London have included Ladbroke Grove andCovent Garden) • Rough Trade NYC - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York branch, opened in November 2013 • Rough Trade Tokyo - Tokyo record store (now closed)