Document and Eyewitness
An Intimate History of Rough Trade
$39.00
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2026
Summary
UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR 2026
“An essential purchase … Taylor’s book is a joy” - INDEPENDENT
“The type of reader that buys rock biographies will crave the detailed information that spans the late 1970s to 1991 - and they will not be disappointed” - RECORD COLLECTOR
Rough Trade is practically a byword for the history of independent music over the last fifty years. Document And Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399634717 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399634712 |
| Author: | Neil Taylor |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 132mm x 38mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An essential purchase for anyone who was involved in or influenced by the punk maelstrom of 1976, a riveting evocation of a period in musical history that becomes more important the further we get away from it … Taylor’s book is a joy * INDEPENDENT *Long overdue…The type of reader that buys rock biographies will crave the detailed information that spans the late 1970s to 1991 - and they will not be disappointed * RECORD COLLECTOR *DOCUMENT AND EYEWITNESS’ treatment of its main players is affectionate-going-hagiographical, but the implication of that end-point is inescapable. The journey from the mid-1970s to now denotes the arrival of an altogether duller world: music that tends to be reverential rather than iconoclastic * GUARDIAN *
About The Author
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor worked for the NME during the mid-1980s and has more recently worked in publishing. He is a dedicated regionalist and now lives in Winchester.
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