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Marcus Garvey 
Studio album by Burning Spear Released December 12, 1975 Recorded 1975 Genre Reggae Length 33:45 Label Island Producer Lawrence Lindo Burning Spear chronology Rocking Time
(1974)Marcus Garvey
(1975)Garvey's Ghost
(1976)Alternative cover 
Jamaican release coverProfessional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Rolling Stone (Favorable)[2] Robert Christgau (A-)[3] Marcus Garvey is the third album by the reggae singer Burning Spear, released in 1975 on Island Records, ILPS 9377. The album is named after the Jamaican National Hero Marcus Garvey. A dub version of it was released four months later as Garvey's Ghost.
This was the first album by the group recorded for Island Records, whose founder Chris Blackwell had been instrumental in breaking Jamaican reggae artists Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, and Bob Marley to an international audience. It was produced by Lawrence Lindo, better known by his handle taken from the assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby. Apparently, upon their first meeting, Lindo and vocalist Winston Rodney realized the opening track to this album, "Marcus Garvey."[4] The backing musicians, whom Lindo named The Black Disciples band, had been assembled from The Soul Syndicate and 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 dub version on one compact disc.
The album was listed in the 1999 book The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.[6]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood except as indicated.
- "Marcus Garvey" — 3:27
- "Slavery Days" — 3:34
- "The Invasion" (W. Rodney, C. Paisley, P. Fullwood) — 3:22
- "Live Good" (Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney) — 3:14
- "Give Me" (W. Rodney) — 3:11
- "Old Marcus Garvey" — 4:03
- "Tradition" (D. Hines, R. Willington, W. Rodney) — 3:30
- "Jordan River" (W. Rodney, M. Lawrence, P. Fullwood) — 3:00
- "Red, Gold & Green" (A. Folkes, W. Rodney, P. Fullwood) — 3:14
- "Resting Place" (W. Rodney) — 3:10
Musicians
Burning Spear
- Winston Rodney - lead vocals
- Delroy Hines - harmony vocals
- Rupert Willington - harmony vocals
The Black Disciples
- 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
- Recorded at Randy's Recording Studio, North Parade, Kingston, Jamaica
- Mixed at Joe Gibbs Studio, Retirement Crescent, Kingston, Jamaica
- Special thanks to Lloyd Coxone
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Katz, David. Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost. Hip-O Records B0014272-02, 2010, liner notes.
- ^ Katz, liner notes.
- ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
Categories:- Burning Spear albums
- 1975 albums
- Island Records albums
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