Reunited and signed with Mercury

A long period of inactivity for Circle Jerks ended in 1994, when the Wonderful -era lineup reunited and signed a major label deal with Mercury Records , a move that had a few business complications: Hetson was still with Bad Religion, who had signed a long-term contract with Atlantic Records , while Schloss had been part of a band contracted to Interscope Records . After ironing out these difficulties, the band recorded their final studio album to date, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities , released June 20, 1995. One track on the album, a cover of the Soft Boys ‘ “I Wanna Destroy You”, featured backing vocals from pop singer/songwriter Debbie Gibson , who had just finished a solo album with the same producer that Circle Jerks were using. Gibson later made a surprise appearance at Circle Jerks’ performance at punk mecca CBGB to perform “I Wanna Destroy You” with the band. Despite such media attention, the group suddenly imploded three weeks into a tour behind the album. The breakup would not be totally permanent, with the Jerks playing sporadically throughout the late 1990s, but Clark left music for good afterward. Original bassist Rogerson died in 1996 of a drug overdose. He was 41 years old.