Myton had previously been a member of
The Tartans in the late 1960s (along with
Prince Lincoln Thompson,
Devon Russell and Lindburgh Lewis), and
Ras Michael's group, and had recorded with Thompson's
Royal Rasses in the mid-1970s. He formed the Congos, initially as a duo with Johnson, recording the single "At the Feast" for
Lee "Scratch" Perry. Perry's previous productions by
Max Romeo and
Junior Murvin had been commercial successes thanks to a deal with
Island Records, but Perry was in dispute with Island at the time the Congos' album was finished, so it was released on his own
Black Ark label, limiting its success overseas, and causing a rift with the group. In 2002, they appeared on the album
The Slackers and Friends by the ska/reggae band
The Slackers. In 2008, The Congos appeared in the independent feature film,
Wah Do Dem which captures them performing "Fisherman," and "Congoman Chant," under a full moon at Helshire Beach outside Kingston. In 2009, Myton, Burnett, and Johnson reunited with Perry to record the album
Back in the Black Ark, which, despite its title, was recorded at Myton's studio in Portmore and at Mixing Lab, Kingston. ==Discography==