Burning Spear - Garvey's Ghost

This album was fashioned by Island Record engineers John Burns and Dick Cuthell in their Hammersmith studio. The backing musicians, who producer Lawrence Lindo named The Black Disciples, were assembled from members of The Wailers and The Soul Syndicate.

It has been suggested that "dub" could derive from "duppie," a Jamaican patois word for ghost, as Lee Perry has been quoted stating that dub is "the ghost in me coming out," this connection further illustrated by Burning Spear naming this album as the ghost of Garvey.

The Players:

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

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