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Rough Trade is a group of independent record shops in the United Kingdom and the United States with headquarters in London. The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of West London. Travis reportedly took the name from the Canadian art punk/ new wave band Rough Trade. In 1978, the shop spawned Rough Trade Records, which became the label of bands from The Smiths to The Libertines. In 1982, the two separated and the shop remains an independent entity from the label, although links between the two are strong. At the same time, the shop moved from its original location on Kensington Park Road round the corner to Talbot Road. In 1988, a shop opened in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden. At various times there were also shops in San Francisco (on Grant St., then Sixth Street, then Haight Street and finally 3rd and Townsend Streets), Tokyo and Paris. They were eventually closed following the rise of music sales on the Internet. Rough Trade r ...
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Rough may refer to: * Roughness (other) * Rough (golf), the area outside the fairway on a golf course Geography * Rough (facility), former gas field now gas storage facility, off the Yorkshire coast of England People * Alan Rough (born 1951), Scottish football goalkeeper * Katie Rough (2009–2017), British girl killed by a 15 year old girl * Remi Rough, English street artist * William Rough (c. 1772 – 1838), English lawyer, judge and poet Entertainment * Rough (manga) * ''Rough'' (film), a 2013 film * ''Rough'' (album), released by Tina Turner in 1978 *Rough (song), Korean song by GFriend See also * Roughs and roughing, in sports, especially in ice hockey * Roughs, another name for Afghan biscuits An Afghan is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from flour, butter, cornflakes, sugar and cocoa powder, topped with chocolate icing and a half walnut. The recipe has a high proportion of butter, and relatively low sugar, and no leavening ...