First Four EPs is a compilation album by the band Off! which features former Black Flag and Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris. The four 7-inch EP vinyl box set collection was released on December 14, 2010, by Vice Records, the CD version followed on February 15, 2011, and both contain artwork by Raymond Pettibon. The album was produced by Dimitri Coats and recorded and mixed by Steven Shane McDonald.

First Four EPs
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
RecordedJanuary 17 & August 25, 2010
GenreHardcore punk
Length17:36
LabelVice
ProducerDimitri Coats
Off! chronology
First Four EPs
(2010)
Off!
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.5/10.0)[4]
Punknews.org[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Track listing

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All songs written by Dimitri Coats and Keith Morris, unless noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Black Thoughts"1:01
2."Darkness"0:48
3."I Don't Belong"1:00
4."Upside Down" (Coats, Morris, Greg Hetson)1:13
5."Poison City"1:33
6."Now I'm Pissed" (Coats, Morris, Carlo Nuccio)1:01
7."Killing Away"0:47
8."Jeffrey Lee Pierce" (Coats, Morris, Jeffrey Lee Pierce)1:21
9."Panic Attack"1:01
10."Crawl"1:15
11."Blast"1:09
12."Rat Trap"1:20
13."Fuck People"1:12
14."Full Of Shit"0:34
15."Broken"0:49
16."Peace In Hermosa"1:32

Bonus tracks

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  • "Zero Hour" [iTunes exclusive bonus track] (Case) - 1:26
  • "Sexy Capitalists" [eMusic exclusive bonus track] - 1:02

Personnel

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Band
Production
  • Dimitri Coats – production
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Andrew Lynch – engineering, mixing
  • Steven McDonald – engineering, mixing
  • Raymond Pettibon – artwork, liner notes
  • Sean Peterson – photography

References

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  1. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Review: First Four EPs". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune Review
  3. ^ LA Times Review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Review
  5. ^ Punknews Review
  6. ^ Rolling Stone Review
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