| The Cartel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Punk Hardcore Independent music |
| Country of origin | England, United Kingdom |
The Cartel was a co-operative record distribution organisation in the United Kingdom, set up by a number of small independent record labels to handle their distribution to record shops. Pooling their resources in this way allowed them to compete with the larger distribution operations of the major record labels, and also to gain access to the larger shop chains.
The association of regional distributors included some of the most notable labels of the 1980s UK post-punk and indie scene: Rough Trade, Backs, Fast Forward, Nine Mile, Probe, Revolver and Red Rhino.[1][2][3]
- ^ "(Record industry) Distribution". Pennyroyal 3.
- ^ Young, Rob (2006). Rough Trade. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 1-904772-47-1.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (2006). Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk, 1978-1984. Faber & Faber. ISBN 0-571-21570-X.
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