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, Earth Music, FistPuppet Records, Grilled Cheese, Headhunter Records, Re-Constriction Records, RPM Records and Tackle Box. Notable artists that have been signed to Cargo Music include

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, Young Dubliners, Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, and 7 Seconds. The company was first established in 1989 as a division of the Canadian record company Cargo Records."Cargo Files for Bankruptcy". ''Billboard'', January 24, 1998. When its founders sold the Canadian parent company to new owners in 1995, the American division was not part of the sale. It became a separate company which continued to be owned and operated by founder Eric Goodis. His former business partner Phillip Hill took over ownership and operation of the former parent company's office in the United Kingdom to form

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. The American and British companies were not affected by the Canadian company's bankruptcy in 1997, and both remained in operation as of 2011. The company maintained a distribution office in Chicago which was closed in 1998."Distributor Cargo Closing". ''Billboard'', December 12, 1998.

Commercial success

Cargo Music has received three platinum records (United States, Canada and Australia), of Blink-182's second album ''

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Artists

;Current artists * Comeback Kid ;Former artists * Rocket from the Crypt * Drive Like Jehu * 7 Seconds *

* Creedle * Three Mile Pilot * Heavy Vegetable * Pitchblende * Olivelawn * Deadbolt * Chune *

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References

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