Rough Trade notes

. 2008 Duffy topped the UK music charts

.Rough trade began as a small shop

.20th February 1956 rough trade began at 202 Kensington park road

. Geoff Travis

.bought songs from America and shipped to England

.punk rock explodes on to scene in 70s

. punk and reggae Austin Palmer

.Buzzcocks, Richard Boon

. Spiral scratch released in 1977

.The desperate bicycles 1977

.Screti Polity

.Mayo Thompson, American that joined rough trade

. 70s distribution was under control by monopolies

. Richard scott joined rough trade

. Daniel Miller, The Normal, Mute Records

.T.V.O.D. became very popular

.Steve Montgomery

. Stiff little fingers joined Rough Trade

.December 1962 Rough Trade sold to staff

. The Smiths signed to Rough Trade and created indie music

. Rough Trade to go international

.Indie music was becoming main stream

. Rave starts at end of 80s

. Distribution left Geoff

. March 1991 Rough Trade went under

.Rough Trade stop trading 1991 June 1st

.Geoff moved to reinvent Rough Trade

.Rough Trade singed pulp

.2001 Rough Trade comes back to life

 .Strokes sign to Rough Trade

.Duffy has development plan with Rough Trade