Garvey's Ghost

Garvey's Ghost
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	April 23, 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]

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[]

This album was fashioned by Island Record engineers John Burns and Dick Cuthell in their Hammersmith studio.^[3] 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.^[4]

On July 27, 2010, this 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

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