Garvey's Ghost
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The album was fashioned by Island Record engineers John Burns and Dick Cuthell in their Hammersmith studio.[1] 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.[2]
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.
- "The Ghost" — 3:56
- "I and I Survive" — 3:55
- "Black Wa-Da-Da" (W. Rodney, C. Paisley, P. Fullwood) — 3:53
- "John Burns Skank" (Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney) — 3:49
- "Brain Food" (W. Rodney) — 3:11
- "Farther East of Jack" — 4:26
- "2000 Years" (D. Hines, R. Willington, W. Rodney) — 3:49
- "Dread River" (W. Rodney, M. Lawrence, P. Fullwood) — 3:13
- "Workshop" (A. Folkes, W. Rodney, P. Fullwood) — 4:34
- "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
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- ↑ Katz, David. Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost. Hip-O Records B0014272-02, 2010, liner notes.
- ↑ Katz, liner notes.