A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century is the first compilation album by Gang of Four. 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 (1980)
 * Tracks 9-11 are from the album Solid Gold (1981)
 * Tracks 8 and 12-13 are from the EP Another Day/Another Dollar (1982)
 * Tracks 14-17 and 20 are from the album Songs of the Free (1982)
 * Tracks 18-19 are from the album Hard (1983)