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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''On-U Sound Records''' is an [[England|English]] [[record label]] best known for releasing its own unique flavour of [[dub music]] since the [[1980s]]. The label is owned by [[Record producer|producer]] [[Adrian Sherwood]] and home to acts such as [[Tackhead]], [[Dub Syndicate]], [[African Head Charge]], The London Underground, Little Annie, [[Creation Rebel]], [[Mark Stewart]], [[Gary Clail]], [[New Age Steppers]], Audio Active, [[Asian Dub Foundation]], and others.
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		+	The On-U Sound dub style differs from the traditional dub sounds of [[King Tubby]], or [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]] in that many of the extended family of musicians who are part of the On-U crew have backgrounds in [[Punk rock|Punk]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]], or [[Funk]], producing a sound which is not considered pure [[reggae]] though traditional reggae performers such as [[Prince Far I]], [[Bim Sherman]], the [[Roots Radics]] and even [[Lee Perry]] himself are also associated with the label. Producer [[Adrian Sherwood]] generates the On-U signature sound however.
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On-U Sound Records is an English record label best known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label is owned by producer Adrian Sherwood and home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel, Mark Stewart, Gary Clail, New Age Steppers, Audio Active, Asian Dub Foundation, and others.

The On-U Sound dub style differs from the traditional dub sounds of King Tubby, or Lee "Scratch" Perry in that many of the extended family of musicians who are part of the On-U crew have backgrounds in Punk, New Wave, or Funk, producing a sound which is not considered pure reggae though traditional reggae performers such as Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, the Roots Radics and even Lee Perry himself are also associated with the label. Producer Adrian Sherwood generates the On-U signature sound however.