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ABOUT  
Our 5000 sq ft flagship store opened in ultra-cool Brick Lane in 2007 and has rapidly become a mecca for those seeking the ultimate music buying experience in the UK if not the world! As well as a peerless selection of CDs and Vinyl, the store has a fantastic book section (including STEIDL books), a renowned café (featuring Monmouth coffee - the best coffee there is!), live stage, our famous photo-booth, Schneider's Laden electronic store and many more exciting features. RTE is what buying real music is all about.
HOW TO FIND US  
Located on Dray Walk in The Old Truman Brewery between Hanbury Street and Quaker Street just off Brick Lane.
ADDRESS  
Rough Trade East
'Dray Walk'
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL

T: 0207 392 7788

MAILORDER LINE:
T: +44 (0)20 7392 7790
OPENING HOURS  
8.00am - 9.00pm - Monday to Thursday
8.00am - 8.00pm - Friday
10.00am - 8.00pm - Saturday
11.00am - 7.00pm - Sunday

Please note: Live In-Store appearances may mean that we are unable to trade for certain periods on specific evenings. Please check
on-line for In-Store information and call first (020 7392 7788) if you are making a
special journey.
 
ABOUT  
Trading at this location since 1983, this is a close as you get to the original Rough Trade! A real independent record store, the walls are adorned with amazing original posters, artwork and sleeves, any of them dating from when the shop opened and even before! If you are serious about music, visiting the historic Talbot Road site is the ultimate experience. Including One to One service from some of the most experienced and expert people in the independent music industry (they have been around as long as the store).
HOW TO FIND US  
You can approach the shop from either Ladbroke Grove on the Hammersmith & City Line or Notting Hill Gate on the Central, Circle & District Lines.

Come out of Ladbroke Grove station cross over the road and turn right, walk down Ladbroke Grove and turn left into Westbourne Park Road, turn right on Portobello Road, Talbot Road is the first road on the left.

Come out of Notting Hill Gate tube station (exit: tbc) turn right into Pembridge Road and then left into Portobello Road, crossing Westbourne Grove continue down Portobello until you see The Electric Cinema on your left. Talbot Road is the next turning on the right.
ADDRESS  
Rough Trade West
130 Talbot Road
London
W11 1JA

T: 020 7229 8541
F: 020 7221 1146
OPENING HOURS  
10.00am - 6.30pm - Monday to Saturday
11.00pm - 5.00pm - Sunday

Please note: Live In-Store appearances may mean that we are unable to trade for certain periods on specific evenings. Please check
on-line for In-Store information and call first (020 7229 8541) if you are making a
special journey.
 
   
 
WHO WE ARE  
 
  Kensington Park RoadRough Trade began trading in 1976 at 202 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill.

Originally specialising in US and Jamaican imports, it soon became one of the leading outlets for the burgeoning punk scene, and subsequently a pilgrimage point for anyone buying or selling new DIY new wave music and fanzines.

In 1978, Rough Trade Records was born. The first release was Paris Marquis by Metal Urbain, soon to be followed with releases by Stiff Little Fingers, Swell Maps, The Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire...

Old SignAfter a period of rapid growth, the shop and label businesses separated 1982. As a result, the shop moved round the corner to 130 Talbot Road and the label went on to sign some band called The Smiths.

In 1988, we opened a second store, together with Slam City Skates, at 16 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden.

In 2001 we celebrated our 25th Anniversary with a series of gigs and the release of a commemorative CD compilation. The same year, we also received an award from Music Week in recognition of our unique contribution to the British Music Industry (following the likes of Richard Branson).

In 2004 we launched The Album Club, a premium music recommendation service aimed at those people without the time or opportunity to visit a store like ours, therefore in need of honest recommendation of exciting new music.

In 2006 we celebrated our 30th Anniversary, commemorated with the release of The Record Shop - 30 Years of Rough Trade Shops double-album, launched our digital store and updated our mail order website.

And now in 2007 alongside a refurbished Talbot Road store (just the racks, not the historic walls), you see a our biggest project yet, the new 5,000 sq. ft. East End shop just off Brick Lane complete with coffee shop, performance stage, exhibition space, and 'snug' internet/workshop corner. It replaces the Neals Yard basement which is being taken over by the Slam City skateshop, although the ceiling signed by scores of visiting bands, starting with Sonic Youth, remains.

A revised and more ambitious Album Club (complete with digital subscription) follows soon.....		  

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