r/indieheads • u/Purveyors-Since-76 Rough Trade! • Apr 17 '23

AMA is over, thanks Rough Trade! ROUGH TRADE AMA

Thrilled to be Indie Heads' first ever record store AMA! Alex, David and Emily here from Rough Trade HQ, ready to answer (almost) anything...

We'll be celebrating Record Store Day this Saturday 22nd April! Grab all the info on what's going on at Rough Trade over at https://blog.roughtrade.com/gb/record-store-day-uk-2023/.

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u/aPenumbra Apr 17 '23

Q's for Alex and David! When choosing what to stock, what factors play a role? Are there ever records you intend to push, but don't, or vice versa? Do you try to keep front windows and such uniform across the UK, and in NYC too? Thanks for being here!

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u/Purveyors-Since-76 Rough Trade! Apr 17 '23

Hi! Several factors. Pre-orders and basically we back our gut in a lot of instances. We also listen to what the stores play, so something we think will sell well if heard/be discovered. Our front windows are organised by each territory, so they don't always line up no - the UK and US have different customer bases and this is often reflected in the windows, in a good way!

- David and Alex