Black FlagThe First Four Years

Label:

SST Records – SST 021

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Repress

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Punk

Tracklist

A1 Nervous Breakdown
Written-ByGreg Ginn
2:07
A2 Fix Me
Written-ByGreg Ginn
0:55
A3 I've Had It
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:20
A4 Wasted
Written-ByKeith Morris
0:51
A5 Jealous Again
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:47
A6 Revenge
Written-ByGreg Ginn
0:58
A7 White Minority
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:04
A8 No Values
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:04
A9 You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You!
Written-ByGreg Ginn
0:51
B1 Clocked In
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:30
B2 Six Pack
Written-ByGreg Ginn
2:18
B3 I've Heard It Before
Written-ByGreg Ginn
1:38
B4 American Waste
Written-ByChuck Dukowski
1:30
B5 Machine
Written-ByDez Cadena
1:25
B6 Louie Louie
Lyrics By [Additonal]Dez Cadena
Written-ByRichard Berry
1:17
B7 Damaged I
Written-ByGreg Ginn
4:05

Companies, etc.

  • Lacquer Cut AtBetter Quality Sound
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-21004
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-21005

Credits

  • BassChuck Dukowski
  • DrumsRobo (3) (tracks: A5 to B7)
  • GuitarGreg Ginn
  • ProducerSpot (tracks: A5 to B7)
  • VocalsKeith Morris (tracks: A1 to A4)

Notes

Comes with a SST bumper sticker

Tracks A1 to A4 are from the "Nervous Breakdown" 7" EP
Tracks A5 to A9 are from the "Jealous Again" 12" EP
Track B1 is from the "Cracks in the Sidewalk" compilation
Tracks B2 to B4 are from the "Six Pack" 7" EP
Track B5 is from the "Chunks" compilation
Track B6 & B7 are from the "Louie Louie" 7" single

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 018861002118
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): 595-SST-021-(A) S-21004 xar
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): 595-SST-021-(B) S-21005 Dc BQS

Other Versions (5 of 22)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The First Four Years (Cassette, Compilation, White Shell) SST Records SST 021 US 1983
New Submission
The First Four Years (Cassette, Compilation, Cream Tape) SST Records SST 021 US 1983
New Submission
The First Four Years (Cassette, Compilation, Stereo, White Shell, Timing Strip) SST Records SST 021 US 1983
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The First Four Years (LP, Compilation) SST Records SST 021 US 1988
Recently Edited
The First Four Years (LP, Advance, Compilation, Test Pressing) SST Records SST 021 US 1988

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Reviews

  • punkchinburn's avatar
    punkchinburn
    Edited 2 years ago
    My intro to punk rock, my motive for my PUNK NEVER DIES!-!¡!¡ shirts, and I basically told my mother if she broke the CD i was listening to it upon, like she said she was gonna do if she heard one more swear word. I said I would tell Sloth, that before he killed me for the atrocity of its DAMAGED condition, HE SHOULD KILL MY MOTHER FIRST, LET ME WATCH, as...SHE BROKE IT, NOT I, I FUCKING LOVED IT!!!
    • dmjohnston1's avatar
      dmjohnston1
      I’ve had a few pressings of this record. IMO this is the one to own. Clean press, no surface noise, sounds big. Fucking essential record.
      • plaidzebra's avatar
        plaidzebra
        Although "First Four Years" is a compilation of disparate tracks recorded with different singers it has a pleasing flow and one knockout tune after another, bracing and life affirming in every way. It shouldn't be necessary to say, but if you have even a fleeting interest in punk rock and hardcore you probably should own this record. It's as essential as essential gets. Catharsis and liberation from pain both physical and psychic are delivered with zero pretense and maximum energy and volume, along with a sense of humor about it all. Play it loud!

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