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Record Store Day UK 2022

Everything you need to know about Record Store Day at Rough Trade... Following two disrupted, though brilliant years, Record Store Day is back proper in 2022…

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Live Events At Rough Trade: What to Expect

Following the recent government announcement that restrictions are to formally ease, as of Monday 28th February we will no longer be asking for any proof of…

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Sell Your Used Records & Collections Today

We’re interested in buying your pre-loved vinyl. One collector's used vinyl is another one's treasure. Whether you're looking to…

We Buy Used / Unwanted Records

Quick, hassle-free, top $$$ prices paid. Yes, we buy record collections of all sizes, big and small. From storage unit, house and estate clearances, to simply clearing…

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Staff Albums of the Year 2021

These are the albums that dominated our Rough Trade office playlists, soundtracked our store floors and vacated our racks for our own personal collections. Check out handpicked new music favourites from 2021.…

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US Staff Picks of the Year 2021

Much happened this year. If you're reading this, you must know we inaugurated a brand new store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the center…

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US Compilations and Reissues of the Year 2021

There's a time to look to the future of music, and a time to look at its past - perhaps even earlier than the…

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US Albums of The Year 2021

It goes by faster every year. Once we get around this time, that phrase gets used like clockwork. The passing of time is elastic, slipping by…

Albums of the Year

Albums of the Year 2021 | Rough Trade UK

We could write a lengthy, overly-gushy intro about how much music has meant to us this past year, but we'll leave that for the…

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UK Books of the Year 2021

Spanning folk, acid house, punk, rock and roll, noise, art, chewing gum and covid across stories, essays, unpublished photos, meditations and an abundance of brilliant new…