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Independent Shop Window

The Smiths/Rough Trade

A Rough Trade archive release that turns independent retail, Manchester post-punk, and sleeve culture into a trail.

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Rough TradeBeggars Group

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Tracklist

01Shop WindowPeter Saville

02Sleeve NotesAnton Corbijn

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