| Garvey's Ghost | ||||
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| Released | April 23, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Dub, Reggae | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Lawrence Lindo | |||
| Burning Spear chronology | ||||
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| 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 .
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.
All tracks written by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood except as indicated.
Winston Rodney OD, better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists to emerge from the 1970s.
Man in the Hills is a reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1976 on Island Records. Man in the Hills was follow-up to the seminal Marcus Garvey; Man in the Hills is usually considered a worthy follow-up, though less innovative and incendiary. produced by Jack Ruby, Man in the Hills is a simple and unadorned album, with songs that reminisce about Spear's childhood in St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica.
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown is a dub studio album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, released in 1976. It features Carlton Barrett on drums, Robbie Shakespeare and Aston Barrett on bass guitar, and Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ and clavinet. The album was recorded at Randy's in Kingston, Jamaica. A distinctly different mix of the title song with vocals and dub, titled "Baby I Love You So", can be found on the Jacob Miller and Augustus Pablo 1975 album, Who Say Jah No Dread.
Marcus Garvey is the third album by reggae artist Burning Spear, released in 1975 on Fox Records in Jamaica and then internationally on Island Records later in the year. The album is named after the Jamaican National Hero and Rastafari movement prophet Marcus Garvey. A dub version of it was released four months later as Garvey's Ghost.
Two Sevens Clash is the debut album by roots reggae band Culture, recorded with producer Joe Gibbs at his own Joe Gibbs Recording Studio in Kingston in 1976, and released on Gibbs' eponymous label in 1977. The album's title is a reference to the date of 7 July 1977.
Man from Wareika was the first album recording for Rico Rodriguez led by his own artistic imagination, and his first recording created for album release. It is notable for being the only roots reggae album to be released on Blue Note Records.
Dry & Heavy is the fifth studio album of the reggae artist Burning Spear, released in 1977 as the third Island album.
Live is the first live album of the reggae artist Burning Spear, which was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre with the band Aswad as backup. It was released in 1977.
Marcus' Children is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear originally released in 1978 as Social Living.
Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology is a compilation album by Burning Spear. It was released by Island Records in 1996.
Hail H.I.M. is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1980. He supported the album with a North American tour.
The Fittest of the Fittest is an album by the reggae musician Burning Spear, released in 1983.
Mistress Music is an album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1988 by Slash Records. It was produced by Burning Spear and Nelson Miller. Burning Spear supported the album with a North American tour.
Farover is an album by the Jamaican reggae singer and musician Burning Spear, released in 1982.
Living Dub is a dub album by the Jamaican artist Burning Spear, his third overall and second under the name "Living Dub".
Live in Paris Zenith '88 is the second live album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear, released in 1988.
Living Dub Volume 4 is an album by the Jamaican reggae musician Burning Spear, released in 1999.
Isaiah First Prophet of Old is a Big Youth album released in 1978.
Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1978 on Asylum Records, his only release for that label.
Right Time is the 1976 studio album debut of influential reggae band the Mighty Diamonds. The album, released by Virgin Records after they signed the Mighty Diamonds following a search for talent in Jamaica, is critically regarded as a reggae classic, a landmark in the roots reggae subgenre. Several of the album's socially conscious songs were hits in the band's native Jamaica, with a few becoming successful in the UK underground. Influential and sometimes unconventional, the album helped secure the success of recording studio Channel One Studios, and rhythm team Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.
