The First Years of Piracy
| The First Years of Piracy | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1991 | |||
| Studio | Studio W. Machtsum | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 42:34 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Rock'n Rolf | |||
| Running Wild chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal.de | 8/10 |
| Rock Hard | 9/10 |
The First Years of Piracy is an album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It is their last album with both bassist Jens Becker and drummer AC. It contains re-recorded versions of songs from the first three albums.
A promo video was made for this version of "Branded and Exiled".
In 2018, the album was included on a box set titled Pieces of Eight: The Singles, Live and Rare 1984 - 1994. In 2022, the album was re-issued along with Ready for Boarding.