Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979

Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979 is a 3-CD-Box-set by Big Youth, released in 2001.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Manley Buchanan; except where indicated

CD1: Hot Stock 1973

 * 1) "Chucky No Lucky"
 * 2) "Waterhouse Rock"
 * 3) "Hot Cross Bun"
 * 4) "Roll River Jordan" (Sugar Minott)
 * 5) "Children Children"
 * 6) "Mr. Buddy"
 * 7) "Hot Stock"
 * 8) "Downtown Kingston Pollution"
 * 9) "Hell Is for Heroes"
 * 10) "African Daughter"
 * 11) "Things in the Light"
 * 12) "Sky Juice"
 * 13) "Not Long Ago"
 * 14) "Is Dread in a Babylon"
 * 15) "I Pray Thee Continually"
 * 16) "Streets in Africa"

CD2: Reggae Phenomenon 1973–1975

 * 1) "Give Praises"
 * 2) "Mama Look"
 * 3) "Reggae Phenomenon"
 * 4) "Battle of the Giants, Part 1"
 * 5) "Battle of the Giants, Part 2"
 * 6) "Plead I Cause"
 * 7) "Hip Ki Do"
 * 8) "Riverton City2
 * 9) "Love and Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges)
 * 10) "Weeping in the Night (Joy in the Morning)"
 * 11) "Every Nigger Is a Star"
 * 12) "My Time" (Buchanan, Gregory Isaacs)
 * 13) "Natty Universal Dread"
 * 14) "Jim Screechy"

CD3: Hotter Fire 1975–1979

 * 1) "Messiah Garvey" (Extended)
 * 2) "Wolf In Sheep Clothing" (Version 1)
 * 3) "Wolf In Sheep Clothing" (Version 2)
 * 4) "Keep Your Dread" (Phil Pratt)
 * 5) "I Light and I Salvation"
 * 6) "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield)
 * 7) Leroy Smart & Big Youth – "Keep On Trying"
 * 8) "Jah Man of Syreen"
 * 9) "Dread High Ranking"
 * 10) "Hotter Fire"
 * 11) "Miss Lou Ring a Ding"
 * 12) "Same Something"
 * 13) "Dread Is the Best"
 * 14) "Ten Against One"
 * 15) "River Boat"
 * 16) Junior Byles & Big Youth – "Sugar, Sugar" (Chuck Willis, Andy Kim, Jeff Barry)
 * 17) "The Wise Sheep"
 * 18) "Jah Jah Love Them" (Extended)
 * 19) "The Upful One"
 * 20) "Can't Take Wah Happen on a West"
 * 21) "Political Confusion"

Personnel

 * Big Youth – Main Performer, Vocals, Percussion
 * Musicians – Soul Syndicate, Big Youth Orchestra, Negusa Nagast All Stars, The Ark Angels
 * Bass – George "Fully" Fullwood, Jackie Jackson
 * Drums – Carlton "Santa" Davis
 * Rhythm Guitar – Tony Chin
 * Lead Guitar – Earl "Chinna" Smith as Mmelchezidek
 * Keyboard – Keith McLeod, Earl "Wire" Lindo
 * Piano – Keith Sterling
 * Trombone – Vin Gordon
 * Alto Saxophone – "Deadly" Headley Bennett, Herman Marquis
 * Tenor Saxophone – Glen DaCosta
 * Trumpet – David Madden, Arnold Brackenridge, Bobby Ellis
 * Harmonica – Jimmy Becker
 * Percussion – Noel "Skully" Simms, Keith Sterling, Sylvan Morris, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Big Youth
 * Backing Vocals – Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan, Leroy Sibbles, I Threes, Gregory Isaacs, Garnett Mirriam

Recording Information

 * Recording: Harry J Studio, Kingston, Jamaica & Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica & Randy's, Kingston, Jamaica

Other information
All tracks produced by Manley Augustus Buchanan aka Big Youth except:
 * CD1, tracks 1 & 2 produced by Joel Gibson
 * CD3, track 1 produced by Jimmy Lindo
 * CD3, track 4 produced by Phil Pratt