First Four EPs is the debut album by the band OFF!

OFF! (band)

-History:Off! was formed in Los Angeles, California in late 2009 by Circle Jerks/Black Flag singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald, and Rocket From The Crypt/Hot Snakes drummer Mario Rubalcaba. The idea to form the band came after Coats...

 which features former Black Flag

Black Flag (band)

Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...

 and Circle Jerks

Circle Jerks

The Circle Jerks are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the L.A. scene in the late 1970s.The band...

 singer Keith Morris

Keith Morris

Keith Morris is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Off! Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1978 debut EP...

. The four 7" 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

Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who currently lives and works in Venice Beach, California.-Early life:...

. The album was produced by Dimitri Coats

Dimitri Coats

Dimitri Coats is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor.-Music career:Dimitri Coats is best known as the frontman for the hard rock band Burning Brides and as the guitarist in the hardcore punk band Off!...

 and recorded and mixed by Steven Shane McDonald

Steven Shane McDonald

Steven Shane McDonald is the bass player in the Los Angeles alternative rock/power pop band Redd Kross. He is also a member of the hardcore punk band OFF!, which formed in late 2009. Other projects included The SMG and Green and Yellow TV - both were Los Angeles-based groups from the 2000s...

.

Track listing

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

1. "Black Thoughts" - 1:01
2. "Darkness" - 0:48
3. "I Don't Belong" - 1:00
4. "Upside Down" (Coats, Morris, Hetson) - 1:13
5. "Poison City" - 1:33
6. "Now I'm Pissed" (Coats, Morris, Nuccio) - 1:01
7. "Killing Away" - 0:47
8. "Jeffery Lee Pierce" (Coats, Morris, 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
17. "Zero Hour" [iTunes exclusive bonus track] (Case) - 1:26
18. "Sexy Capitalists" [eMusic exclusive bonus track] - 1:02

Personnel

Album personnel for First Four EPs as adapted from Allmusic.

OFF!

• Dimitri Coats
  Dimitri Coats
  Dimitri Coats is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor.-Music career:Dimitri Coats is best known as the frontman for the hard rock band Burning Brides and as the guitarist in the hardcore punk band Off!...
  
   – guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Steven Shane McDonald
  Steven Shane McDonald
  Steven Shane McDonald is the bass player in the Los Angeles alternative rock/power pop band Redd Kross. He is also a member of the hardcore punk band OFF!, which formed in late 2009. Other projects included The SMG and Green and Yellow TV - both were Los Angeles-based groups from the 2000s...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Keith Morris
  Keith Morris
  Keith Morris is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Off! Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1978 debut EP...
  
   – vocals
• Mario Rubalcaba
  Mario Rubalcaba
  Mario Rubalcaba is an American drummer from San Diego, notable as a member of numerous rock bands including Thingy, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Earthless, the Sultans, and Off! He has also played on albums by The Black Heart Procession and Pinback and was formerly a professional...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  

Production

• Dimitri Coats – production
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  
• JJ Golden – mastering
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
  
• Andrew Lynch – engineering
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
  , mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
  
• Steven McDonald – engineering, mixing

Artwork and packaging

• Dimitri Coats – design
• Raymond Pettibon
  Raymond Pettibon
  Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who currently lives and works in Venice Beach, California.-Early life:...
  
  – artwork, liner notes
• Sean Peterson – photography