King Of The Slums

King of the Slums was a British indie band. Formed in Greater Manchester in the mid-1980s, the band specialised in a kind of electric violin and guitar-driven rock music, and released their debut single in 1986. Whilst the band earned some critical acclaim from the UK music press, commercial success eluded them and the group disbanded in the early 1990s following the release of their second studio album, Blowzy Weirdos (1991). An album of new material plus some older songs appeared in 2009 credited to both King of the Slums and Slum Cathedral User, which was the original name of the group. Two more albums followed, Manco Diablo (2017) and Artgod Dogs (2018).
In November 2021, singer Charlie Keigher tragically died after a long battle with ill health.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have discovered the group in 1987 when the band released a single as well as a share 7" flexi disc with a band called Moist. Further material were played by Peel and he invited the band to do a session for his show in 1988, where they performed four tracks. By the time the band released their 1991 album, Blowzy Weirdos, Peel had lost interest in them and moved onto other artists. No tracks from that album, apart from the single, Joy, were played by Peel on his shows.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1988-04-12. First Broadcast: 26 April 1988. Repeated: 25 May 1988, 23 August 1988, 27 December 1988
*Big Girls Blouse / Fanciable Headcase / Venerate Me Utterly / Leery Bleeder
==Other Shows Played==
;1987
*13 April 1987: Losing Ground (7" - Spider Psychiatry) S.L.R.
*29 April 1987: Losing Ground (7" - Spider Psychiatry) S.L.R.
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*06 January 1988: Haemophiliacs On Tacks (shared 7" Flexi-disc with Moist - The Cut-Up #1 / Haemophiliacs On Tacks) Debris
*15 February 1988: The Pennine Spitter (12" - England's Finest Hopes) Play Hard
*17 February 1988: Venerate Me Utterly (12" - England's Finest Hopes E.P.) Play Hard
*19 February 1988 (BFBS): 'Venerate Me Utterly (12"-England's Finest Hopes)' (Play Hard)
*20 February 1988 (Radio Bremen): The Pennine Spitter (12" - England's Finest Hopes) Play Hard
*08 March 1988: (JP: 'This is the King Of The Slums and The Pennine Spitter, so far my favourite title of the year') The Pennine Spitter (12" - England's Finest Hopes) Play Hard
*16 March 1988: The Pennine Spitter (12" - England's Finest Hopes) Play Hard
*21 March 1988: Venerate Me Utterly (12" - England's Finest Hopes E.P.) Play Hard
*19 December 1988: The Pennine Spitter (12" - England's Finest Hopes) Play Hard
;1989
*13 January 1989 (BFBS): 'The Pennine Spitter (12"-England's Finest Hopes)' (Play Hard)
*25 January 1989: Bombs Away On Harpurhey (7" - Bombs Away On Harpurhey / Big Girl's Blouse) Play Hard
*06 February 1989: Bombs Away On Harpurhey (12" - Vicious British Boyfriend) Play Hard
*13 February 1989: Leery Bleeder (12" - Vicious British Boyfriend) Play Hard
*27 February 1989: Fanciable Headcase (album - Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989) Play Hard
*15 March 1989: Leery Bleeder (12" - Vicious British Boyfriend E.P.) Play Hard
*23 May 1989: Ardent Swains (v/a album - Hand To Mouth) Play Hard
*06 June 1989 (Radio Bremen): Ardent Swains (v/a album - Hand To Mouth) Play Hard
*13 June 1989: Mere Slip Of A Lad (album - Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989) Play Hard 
*29 June 1989: Full Speed Ahead (album - Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989) Play Hard
*15 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Full Speed Ahead (LP-Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989)' (Play Hard)
*25 July 1989: Up To The Fells (LP - Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989) Play Hard
*29 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Up To The Fells (LP-Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989)' (Play Hard)
*02 August 1989: Full Speed Ahead (album - Barbarous English Fayre Compilation 1987-1989) Play Hard
*20 November 1989: Once A Prefect (12") Midnight Music
*02 December 1989 (BFBS): 'Once A Prefect (12")' (Midnight Music)
*04 December 1989: Once A Prefect (12") Midnight Music
*11 December 1989: Once A Prefect (single) Midnight Music
;1990
*08 January 1990: Ardent Swains (album - Dandelions) Midnight Music
*18 January 1990: Barbarous Superiors (album - Dandelions) Midnight Music
*30 January 1990: Ardent Swains (album - Dandelions) Midnight Music
*03 February 1990 (BFBS): 'Armed Robbery (LP-Dandelions)' (Midnight Music)
;1991
*27 January 1991: Joy (7") Cherry Red
== See Also ==
*Gigography 1988 
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists