The First Four Years
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| Compilation album by Black Flag | ||
| Released | 1983 | |
| Recorded | January 1978 - April 1981 | |
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |
| Length | 24:40 | |
| Label | SST | |
| Producer(s) | Black Flag, Geza X, Spot |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Black Flag chronology | ||
| Everything Went Black (1982) |
The First Four Years (1983) |
My War (1984) |
The First Four Years was a compilation of early Black Flag songs released in 1983 on SST Records. Essentially a collection of the EPs Nervous Breakdown, Jealous Again, Six Pack, and the single Louie Louie, with a couple of bonus tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Nervous Breakdown" (Ginn) – 2:07
- "Fix Me" (Ginn) – 0:55
- "I've Had It" (Ginn) – 1:20
- "Wasted" (Ginn/Morris) – 0:51
- "Jealous Again" (Ginn) – 1:52
- "Revenge" (Ginn) – 0:59
- "White Minority" (Ginn) – 1:02
- "No Values" (Ginn) – 1:45
- "You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You!" (Dukowski/Ginn/Pederast/ROBO) – 0:52
- "Clocked In" (Ginn) – 1:30
- "Six Pack" (Ginn) – 2:20
- "I've Heard It Before" (Dukowski/Ginn) – 1:39
- "American Waste" (Dukowski) – 1:33
- "Machine" (Cadena/Dukowski) – 1:25
- "Louie, Louie" (Berry) – 1:20
- "Damaged I" (Cadena/Ginn) – 4:06
[edit] Personnel
- Keith Morris - vocals on tracks 1-4
- Chavo Pederast - vocals on tracks 5-8
- Dez Cadena - vocals on tracks 10-16
- Greg Ginn - guitar
- Chuck Dukowski - bass; lead vocals on 9
- Brian Migdol - drums on tracks 1-4
- ROBO - drums on all other tracks
| Black Flag |
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| Greg Ginn |
| Vocals: Chavo Pederast | Keith Morris | Dez Cadena | Henry Rollins |
| Bass: Raymond Pettibon | Spot | Chuck Dukowski | Kira Roessler | C'el Revuelta |
| Drums: David Horvitz | Brian Migdol | ROBO | Emil Johnson | Chuck Biscuits | Bill Stevenson |Anthony Martinez |
| Discography |
| Albums: Damaged | My War | Slip It In | Family Man | Loose Nut | In My Head |
| Extended plays: Nervous Breakdown | Jealous Again | Six Pack | TV Party | The Process of Weeding Out | Minuteflag | I Can See You |
| Live: Live '84 | Who's Got the 10½? | Annihilate This Week |
| Other releases: Everything Went Black | The First Four Years | Wasted...Again | The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More | Spray Paint EP |
| Related articles |
| Rollins Band | Dos | State of Alert | Gone | SST Records | Spot | October Faction | Joe Cole |
