Joe Foster | |
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| Birth name | Joseph James Foster Ruiz |
| Also known as | Slaughter Joe |
| Born | 9 August 1960 Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, record label owner |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Creation Records, 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 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.[2] He is a former member of the post-punk band Television Personalities.