''A Brief History of the Twentieth Century'' is the first

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

Gang of Four The Gang of Four () was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The gang ...

. It was released in December 1990. The liner notes are by Greil Marcus.

Track listing

* Tracks 1-6 are from the album '' Entertainment!'' (1979) * Track 7 is from the ''

Yellow EP The so-called ''Yellow EP'' is an untitled 12" Gang of Four EP released in 1980 by Warner Bros. It consists of songs issued as singles by EMI Records in the UK. It is known as the ''Yellow EP'' because of its sleeve color. All four songs were lat ...

'' (1980) * Tracks 9-11 are from the album ''Solid Gold'' (1981) * Tracks 8 and 12-13 are from the EP ''

Another Day/Another Dollar ''Another Day/Another Dollar'' is a 12" vinyl EP by Gang of Four, released in 1982 in the US, by Warner Bros. Records. The release is a compilation of material previously unreleased in the US. The first two tracks were released in the UK as a si ...

'' (1982) * Tracks 14-17 and 20 are from the album '' Songs of the Free'' (1982) * Tracks 18-19 are from the album ''Hard'' (1983)

References

Gang of Four (band) albums 1990 compilation albums Warner Records compilation albums {{1990s-album-stub