Rough Trade

Headquarters: London, UK

Founded: 1976

Founded by: Geoff Travis

Link: Official site

Genre(s):
 * Rock
 * Pop
 * Indie-Rock
 * Indie-Pop
 * Twee
 * Post-Punk
 * Alternative
 * Britpop
 * Alt. Country

Active Roster

 * Aberfeldy
 * A.R.E Weapons
 * Antony and the Johnsons
 * Arcade Fire
 * Babyshambles
 * Belle & Sebastian
 * Brakes
 * British Sea Power
 * Cornershop
 * Delays
 * Eastern Lane
 * The Fiery Furnaces
 * Adam Green
 * Hal
 * The Hidden Cameras
 * The Kills
 * Jeffrey Lewis
 * Killing Joke
 * The Libertines
 * The Moldy Peaches
 * Alasdair Roberts
 * Queen Adreena
 * Sufjan Stevens
 * The Strokes
 * The Tyde
 * The Unicorns
 * The Veils
 * Kathryn Williams

Inactive Roster

 * The Smiths
 * Lucinda Williams
 * Young Marble Giants
 * Scritti Politti
 * They Might Be Giants

Key Releases

 * Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
 * Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
 * The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow

Biography
Rough Trade was started as a record shop in London and grew into one of the largest independent labels of the UK. It had many successes bringing both Britpop to the US and American acts to the UK, although in the 1990s it started to falter until it was bought by Zomba. Currently, fellow UK indie One Little Indian owns the Rough Trade back catalogue, although Rough Trade is still putting out records by new artists.