Wild in the Streets, the sophomore album from SoCal hardcore-punk group Circle Jerks, is turning 40 this year. Today, the band dropped an Atiba Jefferson–directed video for the album's influential title track. In addition to the video, their follow-up to 1980's Group Sex is getting a remastered deluxe reissue that's coming out February 18 via Trust Records.
The remastered version includes 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. What makes it deluxe? Well, lucky buyers will be getting a 20-page, 12-by-12-inch booklet that features exclusive photos and club flyers, along with interviews from members Keith Morris, Greg Heston, and Lucky Lehrer as part of an in-depth essay by LA journalist Chris Morris.
Like any great punk song, the music video for "Wild in the Streets" is the soundtrack to a skateboarding video. The visual switches between a 1982 live performance by the band and clips of tricks by skaters including Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Christian Hosoi, Eric Koston, Kevin “Spanky” Long, and Victoria Ruesga.
“I grew up on ‘Wild in the Streets,’ so to be asked to direct this video was a huge honor," Jefferson said of the video. "I wanted to capture and preserve 40 years of history, but also celebrate 40 years of punk rock and skateboarding history.”
Watch below, and pre-order the reissue here.
