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Rough Trade Essential

Our curated collection of essential albums on vinyl, CD, and tape at Rough Trade. Find rare gems and timeless classics in our independent record shop. Shop now and elevate your music collection with high-quality releases from our renowned selection.

Essential Albums | Vinyl, CD, Tape | Rough Trade

Culture

Reggae / Dub

VP Records

Back In Stock

Two Sevens Clash

Music

The War On Drugs

Alternative / Modern

Secretly Canadian

Compilations & Reissues of the Year 2023

Gift Shop: Father's Day

Rough Trade Exclusive

Slave Ambient

2 Many Dj's

2manydjs

PIAS

Electronic

Gifts Under £50

As Heard On Radio Soulwax Part Two

Vangelis

Rhino

Soundtracks

Blade Runner

BadBadNotGood

Innovative Leisure

Jazz

The Damned

Chiswick

Punk / Hardcore

Ace Records Spotlight

Machine Gun Etiquette

Mark Lanegan

Reissues

Beggars Banquet

Rough Trade Re-Edit

Bubblegum XX

Howlin Wolf

Chess Records

Blues / Gospel

Howlin' Wolf

Hugh Mundell

Africa Must Be Free By 1983

Various

Brownswood Recordings

We Out Here

Lucinda Williams

Country / Americana

Mercury

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Rough Trade Essential

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