Rough Trade Club | Essential

History, reissued.

Rough Trade Club: Essential is a one time payment vinyl subscription celebrating iconic records from the last 50 years.

As part of your subscription you will get 12 Rough Trade Exclusive editions from our 50th Anniversary series.

Buy now and receive...

• The Specials - The Specials
• David Byrne and Brian Eno - Life in the Bush of Ghosts
• Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels
• De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising
• Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

+ more titles still to come with every drop.

Subscribers also get full Rough Trade Club benefits: free online shipping, in-store discounts, event access and exclusive merch. Limited to 500 subscribers.*

Own a part of the story. Sign up today.

The full package...

• 12 x Rough Trade 50th Anniversary Edition LPs
  • Handpicked from the Rough Trade 50 range
  • Rough Trade Exclusive vinyl edition
  • Comes with a unique insert that explores the significance of the record through exclusive interviews and stories
• Free shipping on all orders online
• Free tote bag and enamel badge with every sign-up
• Free gift after 3 months
  
• 10% off...
  • RT Merch
  • RT Vintage range
  • In-store bars
• Access to sold-out shows, early bird access on select shows and free access to select events
• Partner discounts including 30% off Qobuz subscriptions.
  

Terms of service.

*Please note that while Rough Trade Exclusive 50th Edition vinyl will not be exclusive to Rough Trade Club: Essential subscribers, we are limiting the subscription plan to only 500 subscribers in total, guaranteeing those who sign up will receive 12 titles from the curation.

More than a record store. Since 1976.

The year 2026 marks five decades of Rough Trade. From a small shop on West London's Kensington Park Road to a global community of music heads, it’s been half a century of backing counterculture, celebrating the physical format and championing creativity. We exist to serve the die-hards and the curious alike - fiercely independent, always chasing what’s next.

This is 50.