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Garvey's Ghost

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Garvey's Ghost
Studio album by
Burning Spear
ReleasedApril 23, 1976
Recorded1975
GenreDub, Reggae
Length38:29
LabelIsland
ProducerLawrence Lindo
Burning Spear chronology
Marcus Garvey
(1975) 		Garvey's Ghost
(1976) 		Man in the Hills
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

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

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This album was fashioned by Island Record engineers John Burns and Dick Cuthell in their Hammersmith studio.[4] 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.[5]

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

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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

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Production credits

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  • 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

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  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. ^ Katz, David. Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost. Hip-O Records B0014272-02, 2010, liner notes.
  5. ^ Katz, liner notes.
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