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Gary Clail
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". BiographyClail 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] DiscographySingles
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