Rough Trade Records: Rough At The Top
Mark Cooper, Guardian, The, 30 February 1987
In the record industry big doesn’t always mean best, and the independent Rough Trade have beaten the big boys in fostering new talent and ideas. The founder and driving force, Geoff Travis, talks to Mark Cooper.
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