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The First Four Years

The First Four Years was a compilation of early Black Flag songs released in 1984 on SST Records. Essentially a collection of the EPs Nervous Breakdown, Jealous Again, Six Pack, and Louie Louie, with a couple of bonus tracks.

Tracks:
1. Nervous Breakdown (Ginn) 2:07
2. Fix Me (Ginn) 0:55
3. I've Had It (Ginn) 1:20
4. Wasted (Ginn/Morris) 0:51
5. Jealous Again (Ginn) 1:47
6. Revenge (Ginn) :58
7. White Minority (Ginn) 1:04
8. No Values (Ginn) 1:04
9. You Bet We've Got Something Against You! (Dukowski/Ginn) 0:51
10. Clocked In (Ginn) 1:30
11. Six Pack (Ginn) 2:18
12. I've Heard It Before (Dukowski/Ginn) 1:38
13. American Waste (Dukowski) 1:30
14. Machine (Cadena/Dukowski) 1:25
15. Louie, Louie (Berry) 1:17
16. Damaged I (Cadena/Ginn) 4:05

Personnel:
Keith Morris - vocals tracks 1-4
Chavo Pederast - vocals tracks 5-10
Dez Cadena - vocals tracks 11-16
Greg Ginn - guitar
Chuck Dukowski - bass
Brian Migdol - drums
ROBO - drums