Document And Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade

by Neil Taylor · 2010

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The British record company Rough Trade has been a pioneer in the independent music industry for more than 30 years. Document and Eyewitness tells the definitive story of this trailblazing label through the voices of founder Geoff Travis, Jarvis Cocker, Robert Wyatt, Green Gartside, and other musicians. Serious fans of punk, dub, and rock will learn more about the bands they love-from Cabaret Voltaire and Kleenex to The Fall, The Smiths, and beyond.

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