Rough Trade

independent record label based in London, England

Parent label: Beggars Group·Est. 1978·United KingdomUnited Kingdom

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Multinational label. Label Code: LC 5661 / LC 05661. Label Code LC 11945 belongs to label Rough Trade Records UK Ltd. Rough Trade was started by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record-shop and began releasing as an independent label in 1978. They quickly grew as a label and an independent distributor during the 1980s, collaborating with labels such as 4AD, Factory Records and One Little Indian to name a few. Note: please use Rough Trade (3) for 'Exclusive Retailer' credits on editions pressed for Rough Trade Shops and roughtrade.com. • Catalog numbering used by the first incarnation of the label: Singles/EPs were numbered sequentially (001–247) with following prefixes: RT###: 7" singles, early 12" singles and some 10" singles RTT###: later 12" singles and some 10" singles RTT###CD: CD singles RTM###: 12" EPs/mini-albums There were also five early 7" singles numbered RTSO1 through RTSO5. These are all by the group Spizz Oil and related projects. Albums: ROUGH###: numbered sequentially (1–159), with extensions such as CD, MC, etc. for different formats RUFCD####: used only for four CD releases in 1989, numbered sequentially (6001-6004) COPY###: used for some early cassette releases issued under the label name Rough Tapes, numbered sequentially (001–???) After overstretching on the US market the label/distribution group ran into financial difficulty around 1990. The US branch was shut down and the German branch ended up in the Zomba Music Group where the name was eventually abandoned. In the UK One Little Indian provided financing and took over the label with original owner Geoff Travis initially in charge, but he soon left to start the Trade 2 label with Island Records. A result of this arrangement One Little Indian has retained ownership of some key catalogue releases, such as the early A.R. Kane albums. Dave Boyd was the label manager • Catalog numbering used by the second incarnation of the label: R###x: numbered sequentially (starting around 250) with x indicating format (0 = 12", 1 = LP, 2 = CD, 3 = CD Single, 4 = Cassette, 5 = mini-album, 6 = CD mini-album, 7 = 7" single, 8 = double LP) 45REV##: singles club 7" series, numbered sequentially (01-??) Finally, Geoff Travis regained control of the Rough Trade label name around 1999–2000 and re-launched the label alongside Tugboat Records. • Catalog numbering being used by the third incarnation of the label: RTRADES###: 7" singles, 12" singles & vinyl EPs RTRADESCD###[X]: CD singles & CDEPs - 'X' is appended when two versions of the single are released RTRADESDVD###: DVD singles RTRADELP###: vinyl LP albums RTRADECD###: CD albums On some releases, the E in RTRADE is missing, leaving RTRAD as the prefix. In July 2001, Sanctuary Records joined forces with Rough Trade, including its imprint Tugboat. The relationship with Sanctuary was intended to support Rough Trade's growth plans by enabling the label to utilise the well-established Sanctuary infrastructure with a particular emphasis on the international sector. In July 2007, a struggling Sanctuary announced, as part of its preamble to being bought by Universal, the sale of its 49% interest in the loss-making Rough Trade for a cash sum of £800,000 to the Beggars Group. Rough Trade continues to operate from its Golborne Road offices in London, with Beggars assuming central office functions. The Rough Trade specialist retail chain did not figure in the deal.

Discography

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Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division · 1979

Studio Album

Closer

Joy Division · 1980

Studio Album

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths · 1986

Studio Album

Doolittle

Pixies · 1989

Studio Album

Is This It

The Strokes · 2001

Studio Album

The Smiths

The Smiths · 1984

Studio Album

Funeral

Arcade Fire · 2004

Studio Album

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada · 1998

Studio Album

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths · 1985

Studio Album

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths · 1987

Studio Album

Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order · 1983

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Bossanova

Pixies · 1990

Studio Album

Selected Ambient Works Volume II

Aphex Twin · 1994

Studio Album

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes · 1983

Studio Album

Low-life

New Order · 1985

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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement · 1994

Studio Album

Room On Fire

The Strokes · 2003

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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective · 2009

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Treasure

Cocteau Twins · 1984

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Trompe Le Monde

Pixies · 1991

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Movement

New Order · 1981

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Illinois

Sufjan Stevens · 2005

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies · 1988

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Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins · 1990

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Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun

Dead Can Dance · 1987

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Cloud Nine

George Harrison · 1987

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Brotherhood

New Order · 1986

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Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes · 1988

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Technique

Neworder · 1989

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Dry

P J Harvey · 1992

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Still

Joy Division · 1981

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Tri Repetae

Autechre · 1995

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Into The Labyrinth

Dead Can Dance · 1993

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Spleen And Ideal

Dead Can Dance · 1985

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Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance · 1984

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...I Care Because You Do

Aphex Twin · 1995

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Richard D. James Album

Aphex Twin · 1996

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First Impressions Of Earth

The Strokes · 2006

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The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu · 1978

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The Serpent's Egg

Dead Can Dance · 1988

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Last Splash

The Breeders · 1993

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Dub No Bass With My Head Man

Underworld · 1994

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Aion

Dead Can Dance · 1990

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Rockferry

Duffy · 2008

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Blue Bell Knoll

Cocteau Twins · 1988

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Amber

Autechre · 1994

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Brighten The Corners

Pavement · 1997

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Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine · 1988

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