Demise of The Cartel
Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty of The KLF described the Cartel thus, "The Cartel is, as the name implies, a group of independent distributors across the country who work in conjunction with each other providing a solid network of distribution without stepping on each other's toes. We are distributed by the Cartel." By the time this was published though, the Cartel had already collapsed.
At the end of 1988, Red Rhino Distribution Ltd. folded, going into voluntary liquidation in 1989, followed by Fast Forward in early 1990 and Rough Trade in 1991.
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