Band Name: Circle Jerks
Music Album: Gig
Album Release Date: January 1970
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore
Record Label: Relativity
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 22 Tracks CD Album Reissue
The Circle Jerks are an American punk rock band formed in 1979 by vocalist Keith Morris and guitarist Greg Hetson. Morris had previously been a vocalist for Black Flag and Hetson had been a guitarist for Red Cross (later known as Redd Kross). 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. The duo recruit jazz-trained drummer Keith "Lucky" Lehrer. Lehrer had auditioned for Red Cross but had been rejected by the other members of the band for allegedly being "too good", much to Hetson's frustration (Red Cross's previous drummer, Ron Reyes, ended up replacing Morris in Black Flag). Bassist Roger Rogerson (born Roger Dowding) was the final addition to the band. The 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 groups (sometimes including bits that the members of the Circle Jerks did not author) did not win them many fans among their former band mates. Their debut release, 1980's "Group Sex" featured 14 songs in 16 minutes and is considered a class (...)
| 1 | Beat Me Senseless | 2:07 |
| 2 | High Price On Our Heads | 2:19 |
| 3 | Letter Bomb | 1:05 |
| 4 | In Your Eyes | 0:43 |
| 5 | Making The Bombs | 3:26 |
| 6 | All Wound Up | 1:38 |
| 7 | Coup D'Etat | 1:51 |
| 8 | Mrs. Jones | 1:51 |
| 9 | Back Against The Wall | 1:47 |
| 10 | Casualty Vampires | 2:20 |
| 11 | I Don't | 2:06 |
| 12 | Making Time | 2:23 |
| 13 | Junk Mail | 1:02 |
| 14 | I, I & I | 2:08 |
| 15 | World Up My Ass | 1:15 |
| 16 | I Just Want Some Skank | 1:13 |
| 17 | Beverly Hills | 1:02 |
| 18 | The Crowd | 1:30 |
| 19 | When The Shit Hits The Fan | 2:33 |
| 20 | Deny Everything | 0:36 |
| 21 | Wonderful | 2:32 |
| 22 | Wild In The Streets | 2:58 |
Recorded live at Iguanas (Tijuana, Mexico), The Country Club (Reseda, CA) and The Ventura Theater (Ventura, CA).
Live recording truck - Studio On Wheels
Mixing Studio - Paul & Mike's Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Digital Editing - Mike Webster's Silverlake Mansion
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