Slaughter Joe
Joe Foster | |
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| Birth name | Joseph James Foster Ruiz |
| Also known as | Slaughter Joe |
| Born | 9 August 1960 Rev-Ola , Kaleidoscope Sound, PoppyDisc |
Joe Foster (born Joseph James Foster Ruiz, 9 August 1960, often known as Slaughter Joe) is an English musician and record producer, who, with Alan McGee and Dick Green, formed Creation Records in 1983.[1]
Foster formed the
.Career
Along with school friends at the London Oratory School
He had two
As Slaughter Joe and the Modern Folk Quintet, he released All Around My Hobby Horse's Head in 1986 on Kaleidoscope Sound. 1990 saw the release Pied Piper of Feedback on Creation Records. In 2003, he put out Zé Do Caixão which is a compilation of his past work on Rev-Ola featuring Dave Musker (ex-Television Personalities and The Jasmine Minks), Tony Barber (ex-Buzzcocks) and Francis Sweeney (from The June Brides).
Production work
Foster is noted for producing
Rev-Ola Records
Foster formed
.PoppyDisc Records
Foster's latest venture is the Glasgow-based PoppyDisc label, with artists including The BMX Bandits, St. Deluxe, Eugene Kelly, Jowe Head, Sean Jackson, and Norman Blake. In addition, RevOla is now a subsidiary of PoppyDisc.
Sterling Songs
Foster also runs the music publishing house Sterling Songs. Among its roster are Dead Skeletons, Helicon, Thomas And Richard Frost, FJ McMahon, Michaelangelo, and Sheer Taft.
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2017
- ISBN 1-84195-335-0
- ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 208
- ^ "Joe Foster entry at Discogs.com".
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