Rough Trade
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Rough Trade Records is a British independent record label. The label started during the punk rock period in UK music at the end of the 1970s, and was run by Geoff Travis, a music enthusiast whose tastes obviously influenced the labels signings tremedously. Early signings included Young Marble Giants, and Scritti Politti, an later The Smiths who in time, and in retrospect became a huge success, led by Morrissey, one of Manchester's famous sons. Interesting comparisons can be drawn between Rough Trade and Manchester's Factory Records label.
Rough Trade Shops are two well-known independent record shops in London, England (on Talbot Road near Ladbroke Grove and Neals Yard in Covent Garden).
Rough Trade was also the name of a 1980s new wave rock band in Canada.
The term "rough trade" comes from gay subculture. It usually refers to sex with someone who is violent or rugged, typically a prostitute or a lower-class worker. [1] (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=rough%20trade), [2] (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=rough+trade), [3] (http://www.xyonline.net/rough.shtml), [4] (http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00209296/00209296se44?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=rough+trade&edition=2e&first=1&max_to_show=10&hilite=00209296se44).