Released 1983 The First Four Years
(1983) My War
(1984) Release date 1983 Genre Hardcore punk | Length 24:40 Artist Black Flag Label SST Records Producers Spot, Geza X | |
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Recorded January 1978 - April 1981 at Media Art Studios in Hermosa Beach, California Similar Black Flag albums, Hardcore punk albums | ||
The first four years full album
The First Four Years is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. It was released in 1983 on SST Records. The compilation consists of all of the group's material released before Henry Rollins became the band's vocalist in 1981. It essentially collects the extended plays Nervous Breakdown (1979), Jealous Again (1980), Six Pack (1981), and the single "Louie Louie", with two tracks from various artists' compilation albums.
Contents
Tracks 1-4 are taken from Nervous Breakdown, tracks 5-9 are taken from Jealous Again, tracks 11-13 are from Six Pack, and tracks 15-16 are taken from the "Louie Louie" single. Tracks 10 and 14 were originally released on the New Alliance Records compilation albums Cracks in the Sidewalk (1980) and Chunks (1981).
Track listing
All tracks written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Nervous Breakdown2:07
2Fix Me0:58
3I've Had It1:25