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King of the Slums

King of the Slums is a group from Greater Manchester, active since 1986.

Group Greater Manchester since 1986 electric-violin violin indie king of the slums
TOTAL PLAYS
60
SONGS PLAYED
24
STATIONS
1
FIRST PLAYED
2007-10-05 19:07 · 6 Music — "Fanciable Headcase"
LAST PLAYED
3 years ago · 6 Music — "Bombs away on Harpurhey"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2023
20 15 10 5 0
'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 60 100%
Radio 1 0 0%
Radio 2 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 8 2023-02-22
2 Fanciable Headcase (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 7 2023-02-22
3 Fanciable Headcase - BBC Session 12/04/1988 5 2013-03-13
4 Fanciable Headcase 4 2022-01-24
5 Diamante Swansong 4 2018-12-11
6 Venerate Me Utterly - BBC Session 12/04/1988 4 2013-03-13
7 Leary Bleeder (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 3 2018-03-28
8 Big Girls Blouse - BBC Session 12/04/1988 3 2012-02-09
9 Bombs away on Harpurhey 2 2023-03-19
10 Crow Syndrome 2 2018-05-02
11 Lost In Translation 2 2017-07-10
12 Big Girls Blouse (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 2 2015-02-11
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2023-03-19 20:00 Bombs away on Harpurhey 6 Music
2023-02-22 23:05 Fanciable Headcase (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2023-02-22 21:39 Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2022-01-24 17:41 Fanciable Headcase 6 Music
2022-01-06 21:13 Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2021-12-30 22:54 104 Words 6 Music
2021-11-29 23:11 Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2020-10-15 22:03 Posh Town Witch Cult 6 Music
2020-09-01 22:09 Posh Town Witchcult 6 Music
2020-03-23 23:06 Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2020-03-23 21:47 Fanciable Headcase (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) 6 Music
2019-01-21 22:08 Jimmy Flamingo 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

24 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
104 Words — 1 ▶
Big Girls Blouse (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) — 2 ▶
Big Girls Blouse - BBC Session 12/04/1988 — 3 ▶
Bombs away on Harpurhey — 2 ▶
Crow Syndrome — 2 ▶
Data Thief Shot Dead — 1 ▶
Diamante Swansong — 4 ▶
Fanciable Headcase — 4 ▶
Fanciable Headcase (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) — 7 ▶
Fanciable Headcase - BBC Session 12/04/1988 — 5 ▶
Jimmy Flamingo — 1 ▶
Leary Bleeder (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) — 3 ▶
Leary Bleeder - BBC Session 12/04/1988 — 2 ▶
Leery Bleeder — 1 ▶
Lost In Translation — 2 ▶
Once A Prefect — 1 ▶
Posh Town Witch Cult — 1 ▶
Posh Town Witchcult — 1 ▶
Summer Scribbler — 1 ▶
The Broken English — 1 ▶
Up To The Fells — 2 ▶
Venerate Me Utterly (Radio 1 Session, 12 Apr 1988) — 8 ▶
Venerate Me Utterly - BBC Session 12/04/1988 — 4 ▶
Virgin Mary/One Trick Fairy — 1 ▶