Review of 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops Album by The Record Shop

The Record Shop,
30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops,
Album Review

The Record Shop 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops Album

Three decades have passed since the beginning of rough trade shops and not a better way to celebrate than release a double CD. 30 years of rough trade shops consists of 30 songs as chosen by the customers, including recommended contributions from the likes of Bjork, Jarvis Cocker & Bobby Gillespie.

Although there are very few big artists featured (Adam And The Ants, Pixies, Bjork) the majority of this compilation is eaten up by obscure artists. On just browsing the tracklist you might be left scratching your head uttering ‘Who?’ but each and every track has a special cult quality, whether it be alternative, punk, folk, electronic or just sheer rock n’ roll.

With the collection of songs hailing from the period between 1976-2005 there are some utterly compelling, unique and stunning masterpieces on show. Anybody who decides to give this the time of day will be no doubt hunting down several of the featured acts back catalogue, That I am absolute certain of.

You will be hard pushed to find a better compilation this year. An essential purchase.

Colin Burrill
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