Earl Liberty

Earl Liberty (born Mark Vidal on September 4, 1960 in Redondo Beach, California) is best known for being the bass player for Saccharine Trust from 1980–82, playing on the South Bay/San Pedro-based band's 1981 debut album, Paganicons[1] and participating in touring with SST labelmates Black Flag.

After two years with Saccharine Trust, Liberty was recruited by Circle Jerks[2] lead singer Keith Morris[3] while at a Bangs concert, as then-bassist Roger Rogerson wanted to move from bass to guitar. The band had also recently recruited Chuck Biscuits (formerly of D.O.A. and Black Flag).[4] The addition of Liberty gave the group a fuller sound, but a few shows into their first tour as a five-piece, Rogerson departed, and the remaining members continued on the tour without him. Liberty played his last show with the Circle Jerks at Perkins Palace in Pasadena on April 21, 1984.

References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. "Paganicons". Allmusic. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Al. "Circle Jerks". Allmusic. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Circle Jerks - My Career As A Jerk (Motion picture). MVD VISUAL. December 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 84. ISBN 0922915717. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

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