Rough Trade's new boxset of 45s is not so much a humblebrag as a (justifiably smug) boast, a self-congratulatory gesture that's entirely understandable. Not only does it cover the remarkably fertile period in British music in the wake of punk, as chronicled so illuminatingly in Simon Reynolds' Rip It Up And Start Again, but it underlines Rough Trade's critical role at the heart of the action.
Admittedly, for my review for Buzz I wasn't able to evaluate the whole boxset package (which includes liner notes and interview with curators Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee) - but on the basis of the music and its impact alone, it's essential.
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