Rough Trade Essential

Put simply, the title awarded to a core selection of diverse and brilliant albums that every record collection should be proud to house.

23 posts

In Profile: Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul

3 years ago

“I felt like what I wanted to say, I couldn’t say it in no two minutes and 30 seconds, because I wanted to speak through…

4 years ago

"Now honeys play me close like butter play toast / From the Mississippi down to the East Coast" A mix of slick rhymes, conscious lyrics…

In Profile

4 years ago

"He always made sure he got the outcome he wanted, whether it was by asking something outright, or by playing these invisible chess moves. It…