'The First Four Year's is a compilation album by American hardcore punk legends Black Flag, released in 1983 by SST Records.
The compilation consists of all of the group's material released before Henry Rollins became the band's vocalist in 1981. It compiles the EP's 'Nervous Breakdown' (1979), 'Jealous Again' (1980), 'Six Pack' (1981) and the single 'Louie Louie', with two tracks from various artists' compilation albums.
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), respectively.
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Nervous Breakdown
2. Fix Me
3. I've Had It
4. Wasted
5. Jealous Again
6. Revenge
7. White Minority
8. No Values
9. You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You!
Side B:
10. Clocked In
11. Six Pack
12. I've Heard It Before
13. American Waste
14. Machine
15. Louie Louie
16. Damaged I
