World of Echo

Rough Trade 50th Anniversary Editions

1986: Arthur Russell - World of Echo

Arthur Russell’s final studio album before his passing in 1992 dissolves the boundaries between song, improvisation and environment. World of Echo captures a singular artist in intimate communion with his instrument: fragile, haunting and quietly radical.

Includes

• Rough Trade Exclusive transparent curacao vinyl
• Insert with exclusive stories and interviews with the people behind the music
• Limited to 700 copies

Tracklist

1. Tone Bone Kone
2. Soon-to-Be Innocent Fun / Let's See
3. Answers Me
4. Being It
5. Place I Know / Kid Like You
6. She's the Star / I Take This Time
7. Tree House
8. See-Through
9. Hiding Your Present from You
10. Wax the Van
11. All-Boy All-Girl
12. Lucky Cloud
13. Tower of Meaning / Rabbit's Ear / Home Away from Home
14. Let's Go Swimming
15. The Name of the Next Song
16. Happy Ending
17. Canvas Home
18. Our Last Night Together

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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.

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