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Geoff Travis (born 2 February 1952) is the founder of both Rough Trade Records and the Rough Trade chain of record shops. A former drama teacher and owner of a punk record shop, Travis founded the Rough Trade label in 1978. ==Biography== Travis was born on 2 February 1952 in Stoke Newington, London, and was raised in Finchley.〔Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3, p. 363〕 Travis is an alumnus of Owen's School and English at Churchill College, Cambridge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Churchill College Phoenix Society )〕 He worked as a drama teacher before opening the original Rough Trade record shop in Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London on 23 February 1976, setting up the record label two years later.〔"(The Billboard Q&A: Martin Mills & Geoff Travis )", ''Billboard'', 12 January 2008, retrieved 2010-06-20〕〔Hart, Gerry (2003) "(Rough Trade: 25 Years of Anarchy, Mayhem, Catastrophe...and Success )", ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', 15 December 2003, retrieved 2010-06-20〕 He claimed that he chose the location because it was close to Powis Square, where ''Performance'', one of his favourite films, was made.〔Glinert, Ed (2001) "He likes a bit of Rough; Rough Trade, former home to early punk - not to mention The Smiths - is celebrating its 25th anniversary. ED GLINERT meets the founding father Geoff Travis]", ''Evening Standard'', 16 February 2001〕 Travis was also instrumental in the foundation of the independent distribution network The Cartel.〔 While Rough Trade was a key independent label, Travis also co-ran labels with major record companies, including Blanco y Negro in 1983 (with WEA) and Trade2 (with Island Records).〔 Rough Trade was home to The Smiths, but by 1986, after three years on the label, the band were in dispute over finances. The song "Frankly Mr. Shankly" from ''The Queen is Dead'' was reportedly a jibe at Travis.〔Spitz, Marc (2005) "(The Smiths ''The Queen is Dead'' )", ''SPIN'', July 2005, retrieved 2010-06-20〕 The label was wound up in 1994 after briefly being revived in partnership with One Little Indian, but revived by Travis in 2001 with breakthrough acts The Strokes and The Libertines.〔〔Cromelin, Richard (2004) "Indie's new adventure; Rough Trade, a force on the '70s and '80s scene, has found renewed life", ''Los Angeles Times'', 30 May 2004〕 Writer Douglas Wolk credited Travis as virtually defining "the British post-punk sound",〔Wolk, Douglas (1995) "(Lida Husik & Beaumont Hannant - star )", ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', January 1995, retrieved 2010-06-20〕 and XFM viewed his impact on independent music as greater than anyone else's in the country.〔"(Geoff Travis: From The Smiths to The Strokes )", XFM, 2 July 2003, retrieved 2010-06-20〕 His brother Alan is Home Affairs Editor of The Guardian. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoff Travis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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