Circle Jerks Announce Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition Re-issue of Wild In The Streets & Share New Music Video Directed By Atiba Jefferson (Trust Records)
Wild In The Streets, the scorching 1982 sophomore album by the path-finding Southern California Hardcore Punk band, The Circle Jerks, will receive a re-mastered, augmented LP re-issue on February 18, 2022 by Trust Records. Succeeding Trust's 2020 re-release of the band's 1980 debut, Group Sex, the package will include re-mastered audio by Pete Lyman and rare April 1982 live performances of material from the band's first two albums, captured at The Elite Club in San Francisco. A lavish 20-page, full-color 12x12-inch booklet created for this release assembles historic photographs, club flyers, and an 8,200-word essay by veteran Los Angeles journalist Chris Morris, including new interviews with founding band members Keith Morris, Greg Heston, and Lucky Lehrer.
Today, you can preview the re-mastered version of the album's title track, "Wild In The Streets," with a new music video directed by storied photographer and skateboarder Atiba Jefferson. The video features a live Circle Jerks performance from 1982 and skaters Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Christian Hosoi, Eric Koston, Kevin "Spanky" Long, Steve Olson, Victoria Ruesga, Sal Barbier, Rowan Zorilla, Sean Malto, Anaiah Lei, Lizzie Armanto, Dashawn Jordan, Max Perlich, and more. Of the video, Atiba reveals, "I grew up on Wild In The Streets, so to be asked to direct this video was a huge honor. I wanted to capture and preserve 40 years of history, but, also, celebrate 40 years of Punk Rock and skateboarding history."
The release of Wild In The Streets coincides with the February kick-off of The Circle Jerks' 40th Anniversary Tour with support from Negative Approach, Adolescents, and 7Seconds (who will be reuniting for the first time in over five years.) Circle Jerks' current live line-up is vocalist Keith Morris (Black Flag,) guitarist Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Redd Kross,) bassist Zander Schloss (The Weirdos, Joe Strummer,) and drummer Joey Castillo (The Bronx, Queens of The Stone Age, Danzig, BL'AST!, Wasted Youth.) For a full list of dates, see below. To purchase tickets and for updates, go here. Circle Jerks' Wild In The Streets Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition vinyl is now available for pre-order. It will be widely released 2/18/22 on Trust Records.
