Rough Trade Records to celebrate formative years on new limited edition 7” singles box set

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Augustus Pablo, The Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire and Swell Maps.The eight classic 45s that make up the set have been recreated especially for this edition and were “handpicked by Rough Trade Records co-MDs, Jeannette Lee and Geoff Travis – who were key players in the DIY nexus that formed around the first Rough Trade shop in the late 1970s”.The accompanying sleeve notes will boast an “exclusive, revelatory in-depth interview” with Travis and Lee.‘Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1’ is illustrated with exclusive archive photography sourced in collaboration with many of the era’s greatest photographers, and features new quotes from the artists themselves and notable fans.A post shared by Rough Trade Records (@roughtraderecords)“There wasn’t much commercial thinking behind starting a label out of the first Rough Trade shop, not much planning,” Travis recalled of Rough Trade Records’ beginnings in a statement. “We were just doing things out of love really.”Speaking about the memories that influenced the pair’s song selection, Lee explained: “I used to shop at Rough Trade before I joined the label and everyone knew it was the place to go to find interesting music.“Geoff and I just sat down and the tracks just came to us like that!