Do it yourself, the story of Rough Trade, produced & directed by Chris Wilson
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Do it yourself, the story of Rough Trade, produced & directed by Chris Wilson
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eng
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Do it yourself
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produced & directed by Chris Wilson
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the story of Rough Trade
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The Rough Trade story began in 1977 when Geoff Travis opened a record shop offering an alternative to the middle-of-the-road rock music that dominated the music business. Rough Trade became more than a shop when it put out a single without the support of an established record company, but distribution still had to be handed over to the likes of EMI or CBS. In 1977 Richard Scott challenged this, and became the architect of a grand scheme: independent nationwide distribution
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Includes : Rough Trade at the BBC : Since 1978, indie label Rough Trade has been backing ground-breaking artists of every sensibility. From the post-punk girls who sound like they've been overheard singing to themselves at a bus stop, to the raw rock'n'roll of the Strokes and the Libertines, this compilation of BBC performances draws together some of the music that has made Rough Trade the institution it is. Includes the Smiths, Robert Wyatt, Violent Femmes, Pulp and Antony and the Johnsons (60 mins)
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