Gary Clail
Gary Clail is an English singer and record producer. He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System.
Biography
Clail worked originally as a roofer,[1] but during the mid to late 1980s based in Bristol, he became a warm up act for On-U gigs.[2] Clail first released a record in 1985.[1] 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.[2] "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.[3]
In 1989, Clail issued his own album, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, on On-U Sound, which marked Clail's 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).[2]
Clail released a further album on Yelen Records, entitled Keep the Faith (1996).[2]
Discography
Singles
- Gary Clail and the Occult Technology of Power - "Half Cut for Confidence"
- Gary Clail (and Tackhead) - "Hard Left"
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System featuring Bim Sherman - "Beef" (1990) - UK #64
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Human Nature" (1991) - UK #10
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Escape" (1991) - UK #44
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "The Emotional Hooligan"
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Who Pays The Piper?" (1992) - UK #31
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "These Things Are Worth Fighting For" (1993) - UK #45
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Speak No Evil"
- Gary Clail - "Another Hard Man"
- Gary Clail - "Promotional Sampler"
- Gary Clail - "Gary Clail"[4]
Albums
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - End Of The Century Party (1989)
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - The Emotional Hooligan (1991) - UK #35
- Gary Clail On-U Sound System - Dreamstealers (1993)
- Gary Clail - Keep The Faith (1996)
- Gary Clail - Human Nature: The Very Best Of Gary Clail - compilation[4]
References
- ^ a b Gary Clail Biography
- ^ a b c d Allmusic biography
- ^ Robbins, IA (1991) The Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th ed. Maxwell Macmillan International, ISBN 0020363613
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 107. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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