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The Ghost (UK)
4+ albums
Psychedelic Rock60sProg Folkbritishpsychedelic folk
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The Ghost Birmingham, England This psychedelic-sounding group was formed by singer/guitarist Paul Eastment (formerly of Velvett Fogg) in Birmingham during 1969. Drummer Charlie Grima was formerly with the Wellington Kitch Jump Band. The original name for the band was 'Holy Ghost' but was soon shortened in order to avoid any negative publicity. Coincidentally at about the same time, a struggling Aston rock group risked potential religious backlash when they changed their name from 'Earth' to Black Sabbath. Local singer/songwriter Shirley Kent later joined the Ghost line-up to create a sound not unlike the famous American West Coast band 'Jefferson Airplane' as fronted by vocalist Grace Slick. The group started recording an album in 1969 with a single being issued from it entitled When You're Dead. The single and the resulting album that came out in early 1970 on the Gemini Records label, put The Ghost in the "progressive" music category although there was also a strong folk influence that was probably due to Shirley Kent's involvement. A second Ghost single was released later in 1970 but Shirley Kent left the group soon after to start a solo career. The remaining members continued after changing the band's name to Resurrection but later split up with no further recordings being released. Charlie Grima went on to join Roy Wood's chart-topping group Wizzard and later embarked on an acting career. Former Ghost members Paul Eastment and Terry Guy also appeared on Shirley Kent'
