Garvey's Ghost

Garvey's Ghost
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Dub, reggae
Length	38:29
Label	Island
Producer	Lawrence Lindo
Burning Spear chronology
Marcus Garvey (1975) Garvey's Ghost (1976) Man in the Hills (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Garvey's Ghost is the fourth album by the reggae artist Burning Spear, released in 1976 on Island Records, ILPS 9382. Each track is a dub version of its correspondent song on his third album, Marcus Garvey.

Content

The album was fashioned by Island Record engineers John Burns and Dick Cuthell in their Hammersmith studio.[5] It features prominently the backing musicians, whom Lindo named The Black Disciples band, assembled from members of the session group The Soul Syndicate and Bob Marley's touring band, The Wailers.[6]

On July 27, 2010, the album was remastered and released by Universal's Hip-O Records reissue imprint in tandem with the original Marcus Garvey LP on one compact disc.

Track listing

All tracks written by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood except as indicated.

1. "The Ghost" — 3:56
2. "I and I Survive" — 3:55
3. "Black Wa-Da-Da" (W. Rodney, C. Paisley, P. Fullwood) — 3:53
4. "John Burns Skank" (Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney) — 3:49
5. "Brain Food" (W. Rodney) — 3:11
6. "Farther East of Jack" — 4:26
7. "2000 Years" (D. Hines, R. Willington, W. Rodney) — 3:49
8. "Dread River" (W. Rodney, M. Lawrence, P. Fullwood) — 3:13
9. "Workshop" (A. Folkes, W. Rodney, P. Fullwood) — 4:34
10. "Reggaelation" (W. Rodney) — 3:43

Musicians

• Winston Rodney - lead vocals
• Delroy Hines - harmony vocals
• Rupert Willington - harmony vocals
• Bobby Ellis - trumpet
• Vincent "Trommie" Gordon - trombone, clavinet
• Carlton "Sam" Samuels - flute
• Herman Marquis - alto saxophone
• Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall - tenor saxophone
• Tyrone "Organ D" Downie - piano, organ
• Bernard "Touter" Harvey - piano, organ, clavinet
• Earl "Chinna" Smith - lead guitar
• Valentine "Tony" Chin – rhythm guitar
• Robbie "Rabbi" Shakespeare - bass
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass
• Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - drums

Production credits

• Engineers: George Philpott and Errol Thompson
• Dubbing engineers: John Burns and Dick Cuthell
• Recorded at Randy's Recording Studio, North Parade, Kingston, Jamaica
• Mixed at Joe Gibbs Studio, Retirement Crescent, Kingston, Jamaica
• Dub mix at Island Studios, Hammersmith
• Special thanks to Lloyd Coxone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Colin Larkin (1998). "Burning Spear". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 840–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
4. The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 56.
5. Katz, David. Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost. Hip-O Records B0014272-02, 2010, liner notes.
6. Katz, liner notes.