The First Four Years is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag.

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.

Tracks 10 and 14 were originally released on the New Alliance Records compilation albums Cracks in the Sidewalk (1980) and Chunks (1981), respectively.

[6] All tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where notedProduction