Slaughter Joe

Slaughter Joe aka Joe Foster (born Joseph James Foster) is a musical artist, record producer, historian, and former child actor.

Along with Alan McGee and Dick Green, he had formed Creation Records in 1983. He set up the Kaleidoscope Sound label in the mid-1980s, and Creation's subsidiary label Rev-Ola Records in the early 1990s. McGee, Foster and Green were also in the band Biff Bang Pow. Foster was a member of The Television Personalities and had played in numerous other bands. Besides using the moniker of "Slaughter Joe", he has recorded under "Slaughter" and "The Slaughter King"

Musical History

As Slaughter Joe and the Modern Folk Quintet, he released "All Around My Hobby Horse's Head" in 1986 on Kaleidoscope Sound. In 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). The tracks were remastered from the original tapescite web | url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola/artists/slaughterjoe.htm | title= Slaughter Joe's Page on Rev-Ola Records' website] .

Production Work

Foster is noted for producing the The Jesus and Mary Chain's debut single, 'Upside Down' in 1984, Primal Scream's "All Fall Down" single in 1985, and My Bloody Valentine's "The New Record by My Bloody Valentine" Ep in 1986, which was also his first release on Kaleidoscope Sound. He also produced records for the X-Men, The Jasmine Minks, The Loft, Felt, The Sea Urchins, The Bounty Hunters, Dave Kusworth, 18 Wheeler, Razorcuts, I, Ludicrous, Captain Soul among others cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Joe+Foster | title= Joe Foster entry at Discog.com] .

Rev-Ola Records

Foster formed Rev-Ola Records, which primarily re-issues cult records by the likes of Fred Neil and Yma Sumac. He continues to run the label, which is currently a part of the Cherry Red group. He has recently worked with and has released records by Eugene Kelly, BMX Bandits, Norman Blake, The Fine Arts Showcase, Zoe, Control Freak, The Cake, Roger Nicholls and a Small Circle of Friends, Evie Sands, The Wondermints, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa, The Telescopes and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Richard Olsen cite web | url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola/artists.htm | title= Artists on Rev-Ola Records] .

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