Group sex

Group Sex
Studio album by Circle Jerks
Released	1980
Recorded	1980 Byrdcliffe Studios, Culver City, California, USA
Genre	Hardcore Punk, Punk
Length	15:40
Label	Frontier Records
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Circle Jerks chronology
Group Sex (1980) Wild in the Streets (1982)

Group Sex is the debut album by the band Circle Jerks, fronted by former Black Flag singer Keith Morris. The album contains 14 songs in about as many minutes and is considered to be a landmark in hardcore punk as well as the band's best album. Two songs on the album, "Wasted" and "Don't Care", were originally songs Morris had co-written and performed with Black Flag. The former song appears on the Nervous Breakdown EP, while the latter was recorded during an early recording session for what was supposed to be Black Flag's first full length album. After Morris quit Black Flag, the tapes were shelved. Morris also performed "Red Tape" with Black Flag [1], although a studio version was never recorded. When Morris recorded and released "Don't Care" with the Circle Jerks (without crediting Greg Ginn, who composed the music), Black Flag responded by rewriting the lyrics, and recording and releasing the song as "You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You" for the Jealous Again 12" EP.

Track listing

1. "Deny Everything" (Keith Morris, Roger Rogerson) – 0:28
2. "I Just Want Some Skank" (Circle Jerks) – 1:10
3. "Beverly Hills" (Morris, Rogerson) – 1:06
4. "Operation" (Lucky Lehrer, Rogerson) – 1:30
5. "Back Against the Wall" (Circle Jerks) – 1:35
6. "Wasted" (Morris, Greg Hetson) – 0:43
7. "Behind the Door" (Circle Jerks) – 1:26
8. "World Up My Ass" (Rogerson, Morris) – 1:17
9. "Paid Vacation" (Circle Jerks) – 1:29
10. "Don't Care" (Morris, Brian Migdol, Greg Ginn) – 0:36
11. "Live Fast, Die Young" (Morris, Hetson) – 1:33
12. "What's Your Problem" (Morris, Rogerson) – 0:57
13. "Group Sex" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Circle Jerks) – 1:04
14. "Red Tape" (Morris, Hetson) – 0:57

(All tracks were recorded twice on the CD version.)

Personnel

• Keith Morris (vocals)
• Greg Hetson (guitar)
• Roger Rogerson (bass)
• Lucky Lehrer (drums)
• Recorded in 1980 at Byrdcliffe Studios, Culver City, California, USA

External links

• Group Sex review