The First 10 Years

The First 10 Years is a 1970 Joan Baez compilation album, which rounds up highlights of her first decade with the Vanguard label. The album was her first "official" compilation, and includes material ranging from her early 1960s traditional folk, through her Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs covers, to her later experiments with classical orchestration and country music. Originally released on vinyl as a two-record set, the 1987 CD reissue omitted five songs.

The cover photo was taken by rock photographer Jim Marshall. Inside the original gatefold album on the original vinyl release was a photo montage of images from Baez' career.

Track listing

1. "Ghetto" (Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett, Bettye Crutcher)
2. "If I Were A Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
3. "Silver Dagger" (traditional) *
4. "Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word" (Bob Dylan)
5. "There But For Fortune" (Phil Ochs)
6. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (traditional) *
7. "John Riley" (traditional, arr. by Ricky Neff)
8. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan)
9. "Mary Hamilton" (traditional)
10. "Carry It On" (Gil Turner) *
11. "Manha De Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá)
12. "If I Knew" (Nina Duschek, Pauline Marden)
13. "With God on Our Side" (Bob Dylan)
14. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (Bob Dylan)
15. "Geordie" (traditional)
16. "Te Ador" (traditional)
17. "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman) *
18. "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
19. "Sweet Sir Galahad" (Joan Baez)
20. "Turquoise" (Donovan)
21. "Farewell, Angelina" (Bob Dylan)
22. "London" (William Blake)/Old Welsh Song (Henry Treece) *
23. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan)

The CD reissue did not include the following tracks: "Silver Dagger", "Will The Circle Be Unbroken", "Carry It On", "Green, Green Grass Of Home", and "London/Old Welsh Song".