Golden Shower of Hits is the third studio album by the American hardcore punk band the Circle Jerks. Despite the title, it is not a compilation album. The album was released on July 21, 1983 through Allegiance Records. It was the band’s last album to feature Roger Rogerson on bass and Lucky Lehrer on drums. Lehrer was fired from the group mid-recording of the album and John Ingram was hired to finish the recording. After their departures, the band’s music would take a different direction on their next studio album, Wonderful (1985).

 

The Circle Jerks were an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. The group was founded by former Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Red Kross guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the LA scene in the late 1970s.

 

The band broke up and reformed three times, sometimes with different bassists 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 albums with Bad Religion. However, they reunited around 1994 and recorded a reunion album, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, during the following year, followed by a tour. After that, the Circle Jerks once again parted ways as Hetson was still involved in Bad Religion. They reunited again circa 2001, but as of 2010, are on hiatus.

 

To date, the Circle Jerks have released six studio albums, one compilation, a live album and a live DVD. Their last studio album, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, was released in 1995 and was the band’s only reunion album to date.

 

Many recent punk rock groups cite the Circle Jerks as an influence, including Anti-Flag, Dropkick Murphys, The Offspring and Pennywise.

 

Culture:

Track 12, “Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)” (which is a riff on the popular “Stars on 45” medley from 1981), contains a medley of six cover versions 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.

The songs “Coup d’État” and “When the Shit Hits the Fan” were featured on the soundtrack to the film Repo Man in 1984. “When the Shit Hits the Fan” was re-recorded for the soundtrack with Earl Liberty and Chuck Biscuits replacing Rogerson and Lehrer.

 

Personnel:

Keith Morris: lead vocals

Greg Hetson: guitar

Roger Rogerson: bass

Lucky Lehrer: drums on “Parade of the Horribles”, “When the Shit Hits the Fan”, “Bad Words” and “Coup d’État”

John Ingram: drums on all other tracks

 

Production:

Jerry Goldstein: producer

Steve Barncard; Bobby Lewis; John Fishback: engineers

Scott Hasson: assistant engineer

Bill Inglot; Ken Perry: mastering

Glen E. Friedman: photography

Mike Dowd: design

Track List:

Side A:

1. In Your Eyes   [0:41]

2. Parade of the Horribles   [1:30]

3. Under the Gun   [2:56]

4. When the Shit Hits the Fan   [2:34]

5. Bad Words   [1:43]

6. Red Blanket Room   [1:32]

7. High Price on Our Heads   [2:52]

Side B:

8. Coup d’État   [1:59]

9. Product of My Environment   [1:46]

10. Rats of Reality   [3:19]

11. Junk Mail   [1:20]

12. Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)   [5:12]

1. Along Comes Mary

2. Close to You

3. Afternoon Delight

4. Having My Baby

5. Love Will Keep Us Together

6. D-I-V-O-R-C-E          

   Total length: 27:34      

 

The Golden Shower of Hits LP (180 Gram Vinyl) by the Circle Jerks is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

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