Document and Eyewitness

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Geoff Travis
Green Gartside
Indie Music
influential record label
Jarvis Cocker
Kleenex
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London record labels
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music fans
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music history
record labels
Robert Wyatt
Rough Trade
rough trade counter culture
The Fall
The Smiths

Product details

  • ISBN 9781399634717
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 132 x 214mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Feb 2026
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR 2026

'An essential purchase . . . Taylor's book is a joy' INDEPENDENT


'The type of reader that buys rock biographies will crave the detailed information that spans the late 1970s to 1991 - and they will not be disappointed' RECORD COLLECTOR

Rough Trade is practically a byword for the history of independent music over the last fifty years. Document And Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade tells the story from the inside of a phenomenally influential record label, through the voices of Geoff Travis, Jarvis Cocker, Robert Wyatt, Green Gartside and many more.

From the early records of Cabaret Voltaire, Kleenex and the Swell Maps, through to groundbreaking releases by The Fall, The Smiths and Scritti Pollitti, on through the collapse of the independent collective and the rebirth of Rough Trade at the turn of the century, this is the definitive, essential account for any serious music fan. This 2026 edition features brand new material by the author.

Neil Taylor worked for the NME during the mid-1980s and has more recently worked in publishing. He is a dedicated regionalist and now lives in Winchester.

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