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Review of Rough Trade Shop
12 May 07, 12:44
Alternative Heaven 
Rough Trade is the well known independent shop and record label famous for bands such as The Smiths, The Strokes and millions of other less famous alternative bands. Just like the record label, the Rough Trade shop specialises in the very best of indie. The staff are not your average HMV-type spotty oiks - they definitely know their stuff - and the range of music is unmatched in London. The place can be a bit cramped on the weekends, but if you go when it's quieter, you can get lost for an hour just browsing through a range of great CDs.
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Review of Fopp
02 May 07, 11:17
Suck it and see 
Fopp's motto - "Suck it and see" - sums up the shop pretty well. If you want to buy mainstream CDs, DVDs and books at sensible prices, this should be your first stop over the HMVs and the Virgin Megastores. The range at this shop isn't too big, but there's always the huge one up Tottenham Court Road if you want a bigger Fopp.
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