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Encyclopedia > Circle Jerks
Circle Jerks

Current Line Up of Circle Jerks (October 15, 2003).
Background information
Origin Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Genre(s) Hardcore Punk
Punk Rock
Years active 1979–1989
1994–1996
2001–present
Label(s) Frontier Records
Faulty Products
LAX Records
Combat Records
Relativity Records
Mercury Records
Associated
acts
Bad Religion
Black Flag
Black President
Website http://www.officialcirclejerks.com/ http://www.myspace.com/circlejerx
Members
Keith Morris
Greg Hetson
Zander Schloss
Kevin Fitzgerald
Former members
Roger Rogerson (1979-1983) (deceased)
Earl Liberty (1983-1984)
Lucky Lehrer (1979-1983)
Chuck Biscuits (1983-1984)
Keith Clark (1984-1996)

The Circle Jerks are a hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent punk bands of the L.A. scene in the early 1980s. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2988x2344, 213 KB) Summary Publicity shot of the punk band Circle Jerks Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. ... Faulty Products is the holding company which includes the UK record labels of Miles Copeland (the elder brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police) Includes Illegal Records, Deptford Fun City Records and others. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Relativity Records was a record label. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Black President is an American supergroup band. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... Zander Schloss in Straight to Hell Originally from St. ... Drummer from Los Angeles, California, voted the best punk drummer of all-time by US-magazine, Flipside. ... The Classic Danzig lineup, circa 1988, left to right: John, Chuck, Glenn, and Eerie Chuck Biscuits (real name Charles Montgomery) (born April 17, 1965) was a drummer for Victorian Pork, D.O.A., Pointed Sticks, The Subhumans (of Canada), Randy Rampage, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Descendents, Brown Sound, Red Hot... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ...


The band broke up and reformed twice, sometimes with different bass players and/or drummers. They disbanded for the first time after the release of their fifth album, 1987's VI, as Hetson decided to continue touring and releasing a number of albums with Bad Religion. However, they reunited around 1994 and recorded a reunion album, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, in the following year, then a tour followed. After that, the Circle Jerks once again parted ways as Hetson was still involved in Bad Religion, but reunited again around 2001. The band has continued touring ever since. A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities is an album by The Circle Jerks, released in 1995. ...


To date, the Circle Jerks have released six full-length studio albums, one compilation, live album and live DVD. Their last studio release, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, came out in 1995 and is the only reunion album the band has released to date. However, they are reportedly gearing up to release a new studio album, but it is unknown when it will occur.[citation needed] DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...


Many of today's later punk groups cite the Circle Jerks as an influence, including Anti-Flag[1], Dropkick Murphys[2], Good Riddance, NOFX, The Offspring[3] and Pennywise. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of four members: Justin Sane (lead guitar, lead vocals), Chris #2 (bass, vocals), Chris Head (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Thetic (drums). ... “DKM” redirects here. ... Good Riddance (or GR) is a punk rock band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. ... NOFX is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California (now based in San Francisco), in 1983. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... For the Stephen King creature, see It (monster). ...

Contents

History

Early days and increasing popularity (1979-1982)

Lead vocalist Keith Morris was an original member of Black Flag, co-founding the band with Greg Ginn and recording the Nervous Breakdown EP with them before suddenly departing the group in 1979. Morris formed Circle Jerks along with guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Roger Rogerson (a classically trained guitarist), and drummer Lucky Lehrer. This article is about the punk rock singer. ... Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Spanish guitar redirects here. ... Drummer from Los Angeles, California, voted the best punk drummer of all-time by US-magazine, Flipside. ...


Their debut album, Group Sex was released in 1980 on the Frontier Records label; its 14 songs totaled out at 15 minutes. It featured some songs that Morris had written while in Black Flag (Black Flag claimed the songs were "theirs") and one song Hetson wrote the music to. The song Hetson wrote, was a guitar riff and solo deemed Hetson's "Signature". That same year, the group was one of several California punk bands to be immortalized in the Penelope Spheeris documentary The Decline of Western Civilization; live versions of five songs from Group Sex appear on the movie's soundtrack. Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ... Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. ... Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. ... The Decline of Western Civilization is a rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene in 1979 and 1980. ...


In 1981, the group signed with IRS Records subsidiary Faulty Products and recorded their second release, Wild in the Streets, the title track of which is a cover version of a Garland Jeffries tune. Faulty Products ceased operations several months after the release of the album, forcing Circle Jerks to find 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 do a remix from the multi-track tapes when they reissued the album, along with Group Sex, on CD in 1988. I.R.S. Records was started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland (the older brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police). ... Faulty Products is the holding company which includes the UK record labels of Miles Copeland (the elder brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police) Includes Illegal Records, Deptford Fun City Records and others. ... Wild in the Streets is the second album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Garland Jeffreys (born January 1, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American singer-songwriter. ...


The final years (1983-1988)

They signed a management deal with War producer/manager Jerry Goldstein's Far Out Productions, and recorded their third album, Golden Shower of Hits, in 1983; the album was released on Goldstein's LAX label. The title track is actually a medley of six cover versions (of artists as diverse and unexpected as The Association, The Carpenters, and Tammy Wynette) strung together to create a story line of two people who fall in love, have an unplanned pregnancy, rush into marriage, and end up divorced. Another song from the album, "Coup D'Etat", was used in the soundtrack of Alex Cox's early film Repo Man, and the band makes an appearance playing an acoustic/lounge version of "When The Shit Hits The Fan". War was a multiracial, multicultural American funk band of the 1970s from Southern California, known for the hit songs Low Rider and Why Cant We Be Friends?. Formed in 1969, War was the first and most successful musical crossover, fusing elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin music, R&B... Jerry Goldstein (born 23 December 1970) is a space physicist whose research has focused on the Earths plasmasphere, a high-altitude extension of the ionized portion of the planets upper atmosphere. ... Golden Shower of Hits is the third album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Cover from 1966s And Then. ... For other uses, see Carpenter (disambiguation). ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... This article is about human pregnancy in biological females. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... Alexander Morton Cox (b. ... For other uses, see Repo Man (disambiguation). ...


Not long after Repo Man had concluded its first-run release schedule, Rogerson and Lehrer left the band. They were replaced by Zander Schloss (who also appeared in Repo Man) and Keith Clark respectively. The band also changed labels for the fourth time, signing a deal with Relativity Records' metal imprint Combat Records, which had started a punk sublabel, Combat Core. The newly revamped group recorded Wonderful, and released it in 1985. Their newfound stability allowed the lineup to record a second album for Relativity, VI, not long afterward. One track from VI, "Love Kills", had been commissioned by Cox for the soundtrack of the movie Sid and Nancy, and can be heard early on in the feature. Zander Schloss in Straight to Hell Originally from St. ... Keith Clark is a Professor of Computer Science at Imperial College London. ... Wonderful is the fourth studio album by the Circle Jerks, released in 1985. ... VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Sid and Nancy, originally titled Love Kills, is a 1986 film directed by Alex Cox. ...


Chris Poland played with them briefly after being fired from Megadeth. Zander Schloss had left the band.


Hiatus (1989-1993)

The Circle Jerks dissolved around 1989 as Hetson left the band to continue playing guitar and release a number of albums with Bad Religion. Live recordings made during what would be their final tour at the time were immortalized in the live album Gig in 1992, their third and last release for Relativity. Gig is a live album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ...


During the hiatus, Hetson would continue playing in Bad Religion; Schloss played guitar and bass with various acts; Clark initially retired from music; Morris worked menial jobs, battled health problems, and kicked a longtime dependance on drugs and alcohol. Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ...


Reunion (1994-1996)

Around 1994, the Circle Jerks, along with the Wonderful-era lineup, reunited for good and signed a major label deal with Mercury Records, a move that had a few business complications: Hetson was still with Bad Religion, who had signed a long-term contract with Atlantic Records, while Schloss had been part of a band contracted to Interscope. Those complications ironed out, the band recorded Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities and released it in the summer of 1995. To date, it is the band's last studio album recorded by any line-up. One track on the album, a cover of The Soft Boys' "I Wanna Destroy You", features backing vocals from pop singer/songwriter Deborah Gibson, who had just wrapped up a solo album with the same producer the Circle Jerks were using. Gibson later made a surprise appearance at the Circle Jerks' performance at punk mecca CBGB's to perform "I Wanna Destroy You" with the band. Despite such media attention, the group suddenly imploded three weeks into a tour behind the album. The breakup would not be totally permanent, but Clark left music for good afterward. Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... The Soft Boys were an influential neo-psychedelic rock and roll band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1976 as Dennis and the Experts. ... Deborah Ann Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970), is an American singer-songwriter who was a teen pop icon. ... CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ...


Second hiatus and comeback (1997-present)

A recent photograph of Keith Morris with The Circle Jerks in concert, December 1, 2006.
A recent photograph of Keith Morris with The Circle Jerks in concert, December 1, 2006.

Further Circle Jerks activity was suddenly held up when Morris announced that he had been diagnosed with diabetes in 2000. A multitude of punk bands held benefits on his behalf. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...


The core of Morris, Hetson, and Schloss continues to tour to the present day, in between other commitments -- Hetson is still a full-time member of Bad Religion, Schloss also plays bass for the reformed first-generation LA punk band The Weirdos, and Morris was an A&R director for V2 Records until the label was suddenly shuttered by its owners in 2007. Original bassist Roger Rogerson died in 1996 of a drug overdose. Lucky Lehrer became a lawyer and is still living in Southern California. The Weirdos were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... V2 Records (or V2 Music) is a record label that was started in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. Over the years V2 acquired Junior Boys Own, Gee Street Records, Blue Dog Records, and Big Cat Records. ... The term drug overdose (or simply overdose) describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. ...


In 2004, The Circle Jerks shot a live concert DVD as part of Kung-Fu Records' live DVD series The Show Must Go Off!. The band plays many songs from all six of their studio albums, plus - in nods to Schloss' other current band and Morris' salad days, respectively - covers of The Weirdos' "Solitary Confinement" and Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown". Kung Fu Records is an American music label. ... The Show Must Go Off is a DVD concert series by Kung Fu Films. ...


For several years, there has been a rumored Circle Jerks album to feature new material, which had been said to be imminent; although no further formal announcement has been made. In late February 2007, the band released their first new song since 1995 on their Myspace page, titled "I'm Gonna Live", adding more anticipation to the possibility of a new album emerging. February 2007 is the second month of the year. ...


One of the reasons why the Circle Jerks have yet to release any albums since their last record in 1995 and reunion in 2001 is their various other activities, most obviously Greg Hetson's. His band, Bad Religion, released a compilation in 1995, an album in 1996, a live album in 1997, an album in 1998, 2000 and 2002, another compilation in 2002, an album in 2004, a live DVD in 2006 and an album in 2007. Also in 2004, they released remastered issues of their albums between Suffer and Generator. Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall) by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on September 8, 1988[1]. It was their first album featuring the original line-up since their previous break-up. ... Generator (1992) is an acclaimed album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. ...


More recently, the Circle Jerks have been featured on a television commercial for XM Satellite Radio. They are the first band played in the commercial and the song is "Operation" from the album Group Sex. “XM” redirects here. ...


Trivia

  • "Live Fast Die Young" was featured in the MTV television show "Rob & Big" during a skit.
  • 'Circle jerk' originally was a slang for group or mutual masturbation among men.
  • Keith Clark now has a tax preparation firm, "H.N.R. Clark", in Burbank, California, specializing in income tax services for entertainers (He originally worked part-time as a "tax-prep" when the Circle Jerks weren't touring).
  • "Wild in the Streets" was used in the videogame Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. The song was also featured on the MTV television show "Jackass" during a skit.
  • On 28 July 1995, the band was to perform at the Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Several hours before they were to arrive, the roof of the theater collapsed. There were no injuries. [1] Lead singer Keith Morris would later comment, "As soon as we got there, we were told that the roof had collapsed and the show was canceled. We didn't have anywhere else to go, so we just set up our equipment in the parking lot and played for the 30 or 40 people who were still there." [2]

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income... Tony Hawks American Wasteland, also known as THAW or Tony Hawks Pro Skater 7, is a video game that has been released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ... Look up jackass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Huntridge Theater sometimes know as the Huntridge Performing Arts Theater is a Streamline Moderne building located in Las Vegas, Nevada that is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Band members

Circle Jerks personnel
Dates & releases Members & prominent instruments Notes
1979-1983
Group Sex,
Wild in the Streets and
Golden Shower of Hits
  • First incarnation of the Circle Jerks.
  • Some say this is the "classic" Circle Jerks line up.
1983-1984
live shows only
This line-up also contributed tracks to the Repo Man soundtrack.
1984-1989
Wonderful and
VI
Last line-up before going on a hiatus.
1989-1994 SPLIT Hetson was busy playing in Bad Religion during this time.
1994-1996
Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
Members of the pre-hiatus line-up were part of the band's first reunion.
1996-2001 SPLIT Hetson continued playing in Bad Religion during this time.
2001-present

Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ... Wild in the Streets is the second album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Golden Shower of Hits is the third album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Drummer from Los Angeles, California, voted the best punk drummer of all-time by US-magazine, Flipside. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... The Classic Danzig lineup, circa 1988, left to right: John, Chuck, Glenn, and Eerie Chuck Biscuits (real name Charles Montgomery) (born April 17, 1965) was a drummer for Victorian Pork, D.O.A., Pointed Sticks, The Subhumans (of Canada), Randy Rampage, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Descendents, Brown Sound, Red Hot... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... For other uses, see Repo Man (disambiguation). ... Wonderful is the fourth studio album by the Circle Jerks, released in 1985. ... VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Zander Schloss in Straight to Hell Originally from St. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Chris Poland (born as Christopher Poland on December 1, 1957) is a jazz - fusion guitar player. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities is an album by The Circle Jerks, released in 1995. ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Zander Schloss in Straight to Hell Originally from St. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... This article is about the punk rock singer. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Zander Schloss in Straight to Hell Originally from St. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ...

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Label Format Other information
1980 Group Sex Frontier LP/CD Debut album.
1982 Wild in the Streets Frontier LP/CD Produced by David Anderly and Gary Hirstius
1983 Golden Shower of Hits Allegiance LP/CD
1985 Wonderful Combat LP/CD
1987 VI Combat LP/CD Final album before splitting up for good.
1995 Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities Mercury CD
  • First (and only) reunion album.
  • Major label debut album.
  • To date, this is the most recent Circle Jerks studio album.
2008/2009 Untitled 7th Studio Album Unknown CD
  • The band is supposedly gearing up for a new studio album.
  • There has been a rumored new Circle Jerks album since reuniting again in the early 2000s, but it has not yet been materialized.
  • The band, on 2/27/07, released their first new song since 1995 on their myspace page ([3]) titled "I'm Gonna Live". Adding more fuel to the possibility of a new album emerging.

See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 list of years in music // January 1 - The year starts off with a strong disco backlash, which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments in an attempt to distant themselves from anything associated... Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ... Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Wild in the Streets is the second album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. ... See also: 1983 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1983 Record labels established in 1983 // Michael Jacksons Thriller, the most successful album not only of 1983, but of all time, was released in 1982 and began its epic domination of the music charts the following year, 1983. ... Golden Shower of Hits is the third album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... See also: other events of 1985 Musical groups established in 1985 Record labels established in 1985 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny... Wonderful is the fourth studio album by the Circle Jerks, released in 1985. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities is an album by The Circle Jerks, released in 1995. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... // February 10 - The 50th Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. ...

Other releases

Year Title Label Format Other information
1986 Group Sex/Wild in the Streets Frontier CD
  • Re-release of the first two studio albums.
  • Currently out of print.
1992 Gig Combat CD Live album.

See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Group Sex/Wild in the Streets is a compilation album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Gig is a live album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Videos

Year Title Label Format Other information
2005 The Show Must Go Off! Kung Fu DVD

See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... The Show Must Go Off is a DVD concert series by Kung Fu Films. ...

References

  1. ^ Anti-Flag at Allmusic.com (HTML). Allmusic.com. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Dropkick Murphys at Allmusic.com (HTML). Allmusic.com. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
  3. ^ The Offspring at Europunk.net (HTML). Europunk.net. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.

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External links

  • Official Circle Jerks Website
  • Live Pictures From Toronto
  • H.N.R. Clark - Entertainment Income Tax Specialist (Keith Clark's professional website)
  • Official Circle Jerks Myspace

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Circle Jerks are a punk rock band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach, California.
A decade-long career for the Circle Jerks culminated in a sudden breakup in 1990; live recordings made during what would be their final tour at the time were immortalized in the live album "Gig" in 1991, their third and last release for Relativity.
'Circle jerks' originally was a slang for mutual masturbation.
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