Gary Clail

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Gary Clail
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Genres Electronic dance music
Occupation(s)Musician
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Gary Clail (born 1959) is an English singer and record producer, and the founder of the Gary Clail Sound System. [1] He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big hit in clubs with the 1991 song "Human Nature".

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Biography

Clail worked originally as a roofer, [2] but during the mid- to late 1980s, based in Bristol, he became a warm-up act for On-U gigs. [3] Clail first released a record in 1985. [2] Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, Tackhead Tape Time, a split effort between Clail and Tackhead. [3] "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart, on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 1988. [4]

In 1989, Clail, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, released an album on the label On-U Sound, marking his entrance to the electronic underground scene in Bristol, eventually leading him to work with RCA a couple of years later. This output incorporated several singles and EPs, as well as the Emotional Hooligan album (1991). [3]

Clail released a further album on Yelen Records, entitled Keep the Faith (1996). [3]

In 2013, Clail formed the Gary Clail Sound System and began work on the album Nail It To The Mast. [1] It was released on 15 December 2014. [5]

In 2022, Clail released Violence. [6]

Discography

Singles

Studio albums

Compilation albums

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nail It To The Mast". Archive.today. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "On-U Sound In The Area - Gary Clail biography". Skysaw.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Proefrock, Stacia. Biography of Gary Clail at AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. ↑ Robbins, IA (1991) The Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th ed. Maxwell Macmillan International, ISBN   0-02-036361-3
  5. ↑ "Gary Clail Soundsystem* - Nail It To The Mast". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Violence, by Gary Clail Sound System Violence". Garyclailsoundsystemviolence.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Charts > Gary Clail On-U Sound System". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Gary Clail". Fireball Media. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Gary Clail / On-U Sound System in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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