My First Bells

My First Bells
Compilation album by The Minutemen
Released	1985
Genre	Alternative rock, hardcore punk, post-punk
Label	SST

My First Bells is a compilation album from the American punk rock band Minutemen, released on SST Records in 1985.

The collection was released as a cassette tape and featured the Minutemen's first five EPs and LPs, recorded and released between 1980 and 1983. It also included three songs released on other compilations: "9:30 May 2," "Clocks," and "Prelude."

The release totaled 62 songs and included:

• Paranoid Time EP, 1980, 7 songs
• "9:30 May 2" (released on compilation Cracks in the Sidewalk in 1980)
• "Clocks" (released on compilation Chunks in 1981)
• Joy EP, 1981, 3 songs
• The Punch Line LP, 1981, 18 songs
• Bean-Spill EP, 1982, 5 songs
• "Prelude" (written by Marc Bolan, released on compilation Life is Good, So Why Not Eat Health Foods in 1983)
• What Makes a Man Start Fires? LP, 1983, 18 songs
• Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat EP, 1983, 8 songs