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Under The Spotlight: Joe Foster (Legendary Musician, Producer & Label Boss)
Joe Foster
Slaughter Joe aka Joe Foster (born Joseph James Foster Ruiz) is a musical artist, record producer, historian, and former child actor based in Scotland. Along with Alan McGee and Dick Green, he 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. He is noted for producing the The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Telescopes, Primal Scream’, and My Bloody Valentine. He also produced records for many others, including the X-Men, The Jasmine Minks, The Loft, Felt, The Sea Urchins, The Bounty Hunters, Dave Kusworth, 18 Wheeler, Razorcuts, I, Ludicrous, Captain Soul, and The Creation among others.
His early days in music can be traced back to the early 80’s avant garde pop of the Television Personalities. He produced the TVP’s classic album, The Painted Word, before joining Alan McGee in the…
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