The First Four Years

1983 compilation album by Black Flag
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The First Four Years

Summary

The First Four Years is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The First Four Years is the creator of Black Flag[3].
  • The First Four Years's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • The First Four Years's genre is hardcore punk[5].
  • The First Four Years was produced by Black Flag[6].
  • Among the performers on The First Four Years was Black Flag[7].
  • The First Four Years's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[8].
  • The First Four Years's record label is recorded as SST Records[9].
  • The First Four Years's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • The First Four Years is part of Black Flag's albums in chronological order[11].
  • The First Four Years's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The First Four Years was distributed by compact cassette[13].
  • The First Four Years was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • The First Four Years was released on 1983[15].
  • The First Four Years's tracklist is recorded as Louie Louie[16].
  • The First Four Years's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The First Four Years'}[17].
  • The First Four Years's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+16'}[18].
  • The First Four Years's copyright holder is recorded as Raymond Pettibon[19].
  • The First Four Years's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[20].
  • The First Four Years's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Album[22]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[23]

  • First release date: 1983-01-01[24]

  • Genre(s): hardcore punk, punk[25]

  • Community tags: hardcore punk, punk[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b5d5157e-2b5d-3a51-860a-e5d233738491[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The First Four Years was Black Flag[7]. It was produced by Black Flag[6]. It is the creator of Black Flag[3].

Publication

The First Four Years was published on 1983[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is hardcore punk[5]. It is part of Black Flag's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[13] and music streaming[14].

Why It Matters

The First Four Years ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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