- Yini: I- Independent Record Label I-Rough Trade Records
- Kuphi: London, UK
- Isungulwe ngu: Geoff Travis
- Isekelwe: 1978
I-1980s, i-Smiths, ne-Major Success
I-Smiths, ihlehlisela elinye lamaqembu ama- indie aphumelele kakhulu, ivele ibhekene ne-Manchester's labelmark ye-Factory Records, kodwa izinto zazisuka ku-Rough Trade ngesikhathi uRough Trade iqinisekisa iqembu ukuba likhulule elilodwa ngelobuli. Ngena eGlove waba yintandokazi yenkolo e-UK futhi wabeka i-Rough Trade ebalazweni. Ukukholisa amaSmith ukuba abhalisele isikhathi esigcwele, i-Rough Trade yakhula ekuthandeni ne-band, enezikhwama zombili zeshadi futhi iba yilebuli yezintandokazi. Imali eyitholile ukusebenza neThe Smiths yasiza ukunyuka kweRough Trade emisha, kanye nokuqondiswa kwezimoto, - Rough Trade Distribution.
Inhlekelele Yokusabalalisa
Cishe maphakathi nawo-1980, egibela phezulu ekuphumeleleni kweThe Smiths, uRough Trade yanquma ukungena emdlalweni wokusabalalisa .
Inhliziyo yabo yayisendaweni efanele; bezama ukusebenzisa isikhundla sabo ukunikeza amanye amalebula e-indie umlenze ezweni lokuncintisana lokuncintisana, kodwa ngeshwa, ngokushesha kwabonakala ukuthi uRough Trade yayilume ngaphezu kwalokho engasifuna. I-Rough Trade Distribution yahamba ngesisu ngo-1990, futhi ilebula yahamba ngaphansi kwayo.
Ukuwa kweRough Trade Distribution kwakuyinkinga kwamanye amalebula ase-indie abasebenza nabo, futhi amanye amalebula amancane awela phakathi nalesi sikhathi.
Ungabibizi Ukubuya
Kodwa ngempela ingenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu kumculo. Ngemva kokushona kwakhe, uTravis wagcina ikhanda lakhe phansi futhi isandla sakhe ngomculo iminyaka embalwa, kwaze kwaba maphakathi nawo-1990 lapho ekwazi ukubuyisela amalungelo egameni leRough Trade. Ilebula yavuselelwa kabusha, futhi isuke iqhubekile ukuphumelela kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili.
Eminyakeni eyalandela, iRough Trade yayingeyona indie njalo. Umnikazi wesabelo esivele kude, i-Zomba Music Group (ngeSanctuary), wathengwa yi- BMG ngonyaka ka-2000, ngokuletha kafushane i-Rough Trade emgqeni omkhulu we-label. Leli lungiselelo elingu-oddball laphela ngo-2007, kanti uRough Trade yaba indie futhi ngemuva kokuthengiswa kuBeggar's Group.
Ama-Rough Trade Records Abaculi
I-Rough Trade inezinhlobo zokukhishwa ezingaphezu kwezingu-200, futhi amaqembu amaningi adlule futhi aphume emkhatsini weminyaka. Njengalebula ye-indie, i-Rough Trade ayifaki bonke abaculi bazo kuzo zonke izindawo. Ikhathalogu egcwele yeRough Trade ingatholakala kuwebhusayithi yabo. Ezinye zezinkumbulo zazo ezingakhohlwayo zihlelwe lapha:
- The Smiths
- Ukuwa
- Aberfeldy
- Belle noSebastian
- I-Libertines
- I-Go-Betweens
- Babyshambles
Inqubomgomo Ye-Demo Trade Demo
I-Rough Trade ayamukele i- demos , kodwa ikhetha ukuyithola nge-imeyili ukuze unciphise ukusetshenziswa kwephepha. Ingoma eyodwa kuphela ingathunyelwa nge-imeyili ngayinye kwifomethi yefayela le-MP3 noma i-MP4 kuphela; abakwazi ukuvula amafayela we-WMA.
Ukusebenza ku-Rough Trade
I-Rough Trade ayinayo inqubomgomo evamile yokufaka isicelo kunoma yiziphi izigaba zabo (ilebula, isitolo, ingalo yokuphatha yelebula noma ingalo yokukhiqiza). Uma unesithakazelo emisebenzini yokuqasha elebula, indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola ibhola yokugqekeza ukuxhumana nabo bese ubabuza ngokuvuleka kwemisebenzi noma uma ungathumela i-CV yakho ukuthi igcinwe efayeleni.