Recorded third album Golden Shower of Hits

Lehrer and the Circle Jerks mutually parted ways after Wild in the Streets so Lehrer could pursue a law degree . He was replaced by John Ingram. The band signed a management deal with War producer/manager Jerry Goldstein ‘s Far Out Productions, and recorded their third album, Golden Shower of Hits , in 1983. The album was released on Goldstein’s LAX Records label. The title track was a medley of six cover versions (of artists as diverse and unexpected as the Association , the Carpenters and Tammy Wynette ) strung together to create a storyline of two people who fall in love, have an unplanned pregnancy, rush into marriage and end up divorced. Another song from the album, “Coup d’État”, was used in the soundtrack of Alex Cox ‘s 1984 film Repo Man , which the band appeared in, playing an acoustic lounge version of “When the Shit Hits the Fan”, featuring new members Chuck Biscuits (formerly of Black Flag and D.O.A. ) on drums and Earl Liberty (formerly of Saccharine Trust ) on bass. Just prior to joining Circle Jerks at the suggestion of Biscuits, Liberty worked 10 weeks as a roadie for the Misfits as he became increasingly disillusioned with Saccharine Trust’s lack of interest in developing new material, recalling in a 1983 interview that his former bandmates “were just getting too lazy.”