Circle Jerks were an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1979 in Los Angeles by Keith Morris and Greg Hetson.
Morris had previously been a vocalist for Black Flag and Hetson had been a guitarist for Red Cross. Both bands practiced at a rehearsal space called The Church, located in Hermosa Beach, California.
Morris and Hetson quit their bands at about the same time, but for opposite reasons: Morris felt Black Flag practiced too much and Hetson felt Red Cross didn't practice enough.
Circle Jerks quickly rose in popularity due to their hyperspeed music and energetic performances, but their habit of re-using music and lyrics from their previous bands did not win them many fans among their former band mates.
The band broke up and re-formed three times, sometimes with different bassists and drummers. They disbanded for the first time after the release of their fifth album, 1987's "VI".
Band members:
Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Hetson - guitar
Roger Rogerson - bass
Lucky Lehrer - drums.
"Group Sex" by Circle Jerks is the debut studio album, released in 1980 on Frontier Records. The release consists of 14 songs in 16 minutes and is considered to be a landmark album in hardcore punk. The album was reissued in 1997 on Frontier Records.
Tracklisting:
1. Deny Everything
2. I Just Want Some Skank
3. Beverly Hills
4. Operation
5. Back Against The Wall
6. Wasted
7. Behind The Door
8. World Up My Ass
9. Paid Vacation
10. Don't Care
11. Live Fast Die Young
12. What's Your Problem
13. Group Sex
14. Red Tape
VBR ~251K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Circle Jerks' "Wild In The Streets" is the second studio album, released in 1982 on Faulty Products. The album was reissued in 1997 on Epitaph.
Faulty Products ceased operations several months after its release, forcing Circle Jerks to seek their third record deal in as many years. While they regained the copyright to "Wild In The Streets", the original stereo master tape was lost, forcing the band to remix it from the multi-track tapes when they reissued the album in 1988 on Frontier Records, both on its own in cassette and vinyl formats, and paired with the band's debut album as "Group Sex/Wild In The Streets" on CD.
Tracklisting:
1. Wild In The Streets
2. Leave Me Alone
3. Stars And Stripes
4. 86'd (Good As Gone)
5. Meet The Press
6. Trapped
7. Murder The Disturbed
8. Letter Bomb
9. Question Authority
10. Defammation Innuendo
11. Moral Majority
12. Forced Labor
13. Policital Stu
14. Just Like Me
15. Put A Little Love In Your Heart
VBR ~268K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Golden Shower Of Hits" by Circle Jerks is the third studio album, released in 1983 on LAX Records. The album was reissued in 1992 on Avenue Records.
It was the band's last album to feature the band's original rhythm section of bassist Roger Rogerson and drummer Lucky Lehrer. Lehrer was fired in the middle of recording the album and John Ingram was hired to finish the recording.
After their departures, the band's music took a different direction on their next studio album, "Wonderful" (1985).
Tracklisting:
1. In Your Eyes
2. Parade Of The Horribles
3. Under The Gun
4. When The Shit Hits The Fan
5. Bad Words
6. Red Blanket Room
7. High Price On Our Heads
8. Coup d'Etat
9. Product Of My Environment
10. Rats Of Reality
11. Junk Mail
12. Golden Shower Of Hits (Jerks On 45)
VBR ~259K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
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