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Rough Trade Shops

Rough Trade are two independent record shops based in London, UK. The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Portobello Road district of West London. In 1978 the shop spawned the famous Rough Trade Records, which was to go on to be home to 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 second shop opened in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden. It launched international shops in the early 1990's, these popular shops became a home to music communities in San Francisco, Tokyo and Paris. They were eventually closed following the rise of music sales on the internet. Rough Trade replaced these stores with an online music store. In 2007 they also opened in Dray Walk, Brick Lane in east London.

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