THE GERMS  GI  
STUDIO  OUTTAKES AND LIVE RECORDINGS  6 CD   FLAC


Private collection of all studio recordings
of the official records, taken from original first pressing vinyls,
plus a collection of demos and various live recordings
obtained from tapes from private collections or from vinyl Bootlogs

VINYL SOURCE

LINEAGE -Technish sl 3310 with STANTON D500al mkii stylus- SONY  
TA 345XR amplifier_cable-PC SOUNDBLASTER -> CDWAVE- >FLAC YOU


TAPE  SOURCE

PIONEER CT 91 Tape deck  ->SONY TA 345XR amplifier
_cable-PC SOUNDBLASTER ->> CDWAVE->FLAC YOU

CD1    GERMS GI - The Records

01. Forming (3:05)
02. Round and Round (2:44)
03. Lexicon Devil (2:03)
04. Circle One (1:44)
05. No God (1:56)
06. Manimal (2:16)
07. Dragon lady (1:48)
08. Strange Notes (1:57)
09. Some kind of sense (2:15)
10. Not Right (4:02)
11. Going Down (1:52)
12. Lions share (2:25)
13. Manimal (2:32)
14. What We Do Is Secret (0:43)
15. Communist Eyes (2:14)
16. Land Of Treason (2:09)
17. Richie daggers' crime (1:55)
18. Strange Notes (1:51)
19. American leather (1:10)
20. Lexicon Devil (1:43)
21. Manimal (2:13)
22. Our Way (1:56)
23. We Must Bleed (2:59)
24. Media Blitz (1:29)
25. The Other Newest One (2:47)
26. Let's pretend (2:32)
27. Dragon lady (1:39)
28. The Slave (1:01)
29. Caught in My EYe (3:21)
30. SHut down (9:37)
31. The Other Newest one live (4:19)


SOURCE records used..ALL FIRST PRESS RECORDS

01     Forming What Records?  7", Single, RP         1982
01-05,29,31          what we do is secret 12"        slash       1981
06-08    AAVV    TOOTH AND NAIL           upsetter records       1979
09-12     -TAPE SOURCE FROM BCT-san diego
13        The Decline Of Western Civilization        SLASH       1980
14-30         Germs               GI                 slash       1979



CD2     GERMS GI - Starwood December 3 1980

01. Circle One (2:21)
02. Manimal (2:29)
03. Cauight in My Eye (2:55)
04. Lion's share (2:20)
05. No God (2:06)
06. Our Way (2:17)
07. Strange Notes (2:39)
08. What We Do Is Secret (1:04)
09. Richie's Dagger's Crime (1:48)
10. Land Of treasons (2:23)
11. My Tunnel (2:51)
12. Media Blitz (1:39)
13. Communist Eyes (2:26)
14. The Other Newest One (3:52)
15. Let's Pretend (2:43)
16. Forming (1:19)
17. Lexicon Devil (2:12)
18. Shut Down (7:27)
19. Public Image (2:31)
20. American Leather (2:46)
21. We Must Bleed (3:14)
22. Richie's dagger's crime (3:15)
23. No god ( Canterbury tapes) (2:01)
24. Richie's dagger's crime (2:03)
25. Public Image ( Vinyl source) (1:17)
26. Dragon lady ( Totth & nails) (1:49)
27.  manimal ( Totth & nails) (2:16)
28.  Richie's dagger's crime ( Totth & nails) (1:58)
29. My Tunnel ( demo studio) (2:30)
30. Lions share ( Cruising ) (3:58)
31. Forming (1:37)


SOURCE TAPE

01-22  STARWOOD 1980  ORIGINAL BCT SOURCE TAPE...NOT FROM CD!!!!  A+
23-25.29-30          Cat's Clause)           Munster Records     1993
27-29   TOOTH AND NAIL                    upsetter records       1979  
31     Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2              Gasatanka       1985


GERMS - LIVE RECORDINGS 1A

01. Public Image (1:21)
02. I hear the Laughter (2:06)
03. Strange Notes (1:47)
04. Shut down (7:24)
05. Riot (5:05)
06. Honk Kong Cafe 197' ( Different source) (2:15)
07. The other newest one ( rehearshal) (2:50)
08. My tunnel ( live) (4:25)
09. Circle one  ( canterbury) (4:08)
10. What we do is secret/art/ Caught in my eye Live wiskey 1979 ( Video SOundtrack) (5:58)
11. Media blitz/ lexicon devil 1979            Live wiskey 1979 ( Video SOundtrack) (3:15)
12. We Must Bleed                              Live wiskey 1979 ( Video SOundtrack) (4:53)
13. The others newest one                      Live wiskey 1979 ( Video SOundtrack) (5:56)
14. Interview Flipside 1977 (0:55)
15. caught in my eye             Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (2:57)
16. communist eyes               Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (3:00)
17. land of treason              Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (2:28)
18. Richie daggers crime         Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (2:20)
19. media blitz                  Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (3:10)
20. the other newest one         Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (2:38)
21. shut down                    Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (4:53)
22. lexicon devil                Fleetwood 26 4 1970 (2:05)

SOURCE

01-09      Cat's Clause)           Munster Records     1993
10-13   SOUNDTRACK FROM VHS VIDEO \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
14-15-22     -TAPE SOURCE FROM BCT-san diego

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soprry folks, but The above recording of the concertt at   Fleetwood 26 4 1970
seems incomplete.......the original tape had to be like this:

0:00 caught in my eye
3:52 communist eyes
6:30 land of treason
9:08 Richie daggers crime
12:00 manimal
14:48 our way
17:09 media blitz
18:26 the other newest one
22:27 lexicon devil
24:52 let’s pretend
28:24 shut down
34:11 my tunnel (kind of)

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CD4     GERMS - More recordings vol 3

ANOTHER SOURCE FOR STARWOOD DECEMBER 3 1980 GIG

01. Cirle one (2:21)
02. manimal (2:29)
03. Caught in My eye (2:55)
04. Lion's share (2:20)
05. No God (2:06)
06. Our Way (2:17)
07. Strange Notes (2:39)
08. what we do is secret (1:04)
09. Richie's daggers crime  (1:48)
10. Land Of treason (2:23)
11. My Tunnel (2:51)
12. Media Blitz (1:39)
13. Communist eyes (2:26)
14. The Otehr Newest One (3:51)
15. Let's pretend (2:43)
16. Forming (1:19)
17. Lexicon Devil (2:12)
18. Shut Down (7:27)
19. Publòic Image (2:30)
20. American leather (2:46)
21. We Must Bleed (3:14)
22. Richie's daggers crime (3:15)
23. Cruising session ( no vocals) (4:10)
24. My tunnel ( live) (4:14)
25. Media Blits ( Live) (2:18)
26. My tunnel (demo) (2:07)
27. rehearshal (?) (1:29)
28. what we do is secret( canterbury) (1:01)
29. The slave ( canterbury) (1:19)
30. strange notes ( canterbury)#2 (2:01)
31. Richie's daggers crime ( canterbury) (2:18)

01-22  STARWOOD 1980  ORIGINAL BCT SOURCE TAPE...NOT FROM CD
23-31  TAPE SOURCE  UNKNOW SOURCE, MAYBE SOME DUPLICATES AS VOLUME 2




CD5        LIVE RECORDINGS 87686

01. Track 1 - wiskey 1977I (1:51)
02. Track 2 - wiskey 1977I (1:15)
03. Track 3 - wiskey 1977I (0:30)
04. Track 4 - wiskey 1977I (1:36)
05. Track 5 - wiskey 1977I (0:26)
06. Track 6 - wiskey 1977I (1:01)
07. - 1977 Roxy Up on Smoke work 7" (2:16)
08. No God   -  24.2.1979 elk's lodge (2:22)
09. The Slave - 24.2.1979 elk's lodge (1:34)
10. Shutdown  - 24.2.1979 elk's lodge (4:44)
11. Forming   - 24.2.1979 elk's lodge (2:32)
12. Media Blitz          - honk kong's cafe  ( life is..tracks)#1 (1:57)
13. What We Do Is Secret - honk kong's cafe  ( life is..tracks)#2 (2:36)
14. Strange Notes        - honk kong's cafe  ( life is..tracks)#3 (2:25)
15. Caught In My Eye     - honk kong's cafe  ( life is..tracks)#4 (3:30)
16. Laughter              - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:39)
17. Let's pretend         - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (3:01)
18. Richie Dagger's crime - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:24)
19. What We Do Is Secret  - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (1:14)
20. Art                   - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (1:01)
21. Communist Eyes        - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:22)
22. Caught In My Eye      - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (3:57)
23. Media Blitz -           december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (1:43)
24. Lexicon Devil         - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:06)
25. Manimal               - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:35)
26. shut down             - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:50)
27. shut down (incomplete) -december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (2:10)
28. Shut Down complete    - december 1979  masquee ( rock n rule lp) (10:35)
29. Fomring- starwood 1980         Darby Crash Band live ( Flipside) (2:36)
30. The other newest one-  starwood 1980 ( What we do is secret 12") (4:19)
31. My Tunnel - starwood 1980 ( What we do is secret 12") (2:45)



01-06    Germs            Germicide            Mohawk Records       1981
07       Germs     Forming What Records?  7", Single, RP         1982
08-11    LIVE AT MASQUEE TAPE SOURCE
16-28    Germs                rock'n rule                     xes        1986
29       Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2                  Gasatanka         1985
30-31             what we do is secret 12"                   slash       1981
12-13    Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself        N.U.R       1982
14-15    Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record  N.U.R       1983


CD6       THE GERMS GI reunion

Fri
May 18
2007
Germs at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, CA, USA

safaris' sam CA 18 May 2007


01. THE GERMS GI - What we do is secret (0:40)
02. THE GERMS GI - Lexico devil (1:43)
03. THE GERMS GI - No God (2:03)
04. THE GERMS GI - Circle One (2:23)
05. THE GERMS GI - Communist eyes (2:12)
06. THE GERMS GI - Land Of treasons (1:52)
07. THE GERMS GI - Richie's dagger 'Crime (2:22)
08. THE GERMS GI - manimal (2:22)
09. THE GERMS GI - Our Way (2:00)
10. THE GERMS GI - What we do is secret (0:40)
11. THE GERMS GI - we must bleed (4:25)
12. THE GERMS GI - The OPther Newest One (2:15)
13. THE GERMS GI - Let's pretend (4:30)
14. THE GERMS GI - Dragon Lady (1:44)
15. THE GERMS GI - The Slave (2:01)
16. THE GERMS GI - Caught in my eye (2:24)
17. THE GERMS GI - Lions share (2:22)
18. THE GERMS GI - My Tunnel (3:26)
19. THE GERMS GI - '''''???? (5:33)
20. THE GERMS GI - Forming (2:14)
21. THE GERMS GI - Strange notes (2:25)
22. THE GERMS GI - American leather (1:25)
23. THE GERMS GI - sex boy (2:37)

BONUS  LIVE RADIO FM
24. Chuck berry - Track 24 (1:50)
25. Chuck berry - Track 25 (3:07)
26. Chuck berry - Track 26 (5:27)
27. Chuck berry - Track 27 (3:23)

BONUS UNKNOW DATE AND PLACE RAMONES LIVE SOUNDBOARD

28. RAMONES - Suzie is an headbanger (1:48)
29. RAMONES - Let's dance (2:30)
30. RAMONES - Chinese rocks (2:01)
31. RAMONES - udy Is  a Punk (1:11)
32. RAMONES - WE'RE AN HAPPY FAMILY (1:58)


SOURCES

01-23    TAPE FROM TRADE, DOWNLOAD FROM DIMEADOZEN
24-27    TAPE FROM TRADE, DOWNLOAD FROM DIMEADOZEN
28-32    TAPE FROM TRADE, DOWNLOAD FROM DIMEADOZEN


SOURCE records used..ALL FIRST PRESS RECORDS

Germs                what we do is secret 12"        slash       1981
Germs                live whisky 1977                mohawck     1982
Germs                rock'n rule                     xes         1986
Germs                GI                              slash       1981  
Germs                Cat's Clause)           Munster Records     1993
AAVV    Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself        N.U.R       1982
AAVV    Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record  N.U.R       1983
AAVV    TOOTH AND NAIL                    upsetter records       1979  
AAVV     Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2            Gasatanka       1985
AAVV      The Decline Of Western Civilization        SLASH       1980
Germs             Germicide            Mohawk Records       1981
Germs     Forming What Records?  7", Single, RP         1982


GI, stylized as (GI), is the only studio album by American punk rock band the Germs. Often considered the first full-length hardcore punk album,[2] it was released in the United States in October 1979[8] on Slash Records with catalog number SR 103. The album was later released in Italy in 1982 by Expanded Music with the catalog EX 11. The album's title is an acronym for "Germs Incognito", an alternate name the band used to obtain bookings when their early reputation kept them out of Los Angeles-area clubs. After (GI)'s release, the band would only undertake one more recording session, for the soundtrack album to Al Pacino's 1980 film Cruising. On December 7, 1980, a year after the release of (GI), vocalist Darby Crash died by suicide.

The entire album was included on the 1993 compilation CD (MIA): The Complete Anthology. In 2012, (GI) was reissued on CD with "Caught in My Eye" as a bonus track, after "Shut Down".

Production
After the Germs recorded for Chris D.'s Tooth and Nail compilation in late 1978, the (GI) sessions took place in 1979 at Quad Teck recording studio in Los Angeles.[9][10] Lead singer Crash had originally wanted former Paul Revere & the Raiders vocalist Mark Lindsay to produce, but while Lindsay was willing to do the job, he turned out to be too expensive for Slash Records to afford. Joan Jett, a longtime friend and heroine of many of the band members since her time in the Runaways, was asked to produce the album.[9][11][12]

Recorded in about three weeks with audio engineer Pat Burnett,[9] the album's clarity redefined the Germs for California audiences, who had only seen the band thrash around onstage while an intoxicated Crash avoided singing into the mic as much as possible.

A lone outtake from the sessions, "Caught in My Eye", would later appear on the posthumous EP What We Do Is Secret and on the Warner Bros.-distributed cassette reissue of (GI), at the end of side 1.

The album's final track, "Shut Down (Annihilation Man)", was recorded live in the studio, using improvisation at the end of the lengthy track, which the band usually closed their concerts with. The posthumous Cat's Clause release included a live "Never Ending Version" which was pressed with a locked groove.

According to Bob Biggs, Slash Records founder, the album cost the label $6,000 to produce.[9]


The Germs were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1976 to 1980. The band's "classic" lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Don Bolles. They released only one album, 1979's (GI), produced by Joan Jett, and were featured in Penelope Spheeris' seminal documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization, which chronicled the Los Angeles punk movement. The Germs disbanded following Crash's suicide in 1980. Their music was influential to many later rock acts, and Smear went on to achieve greater fame performing with Nirvana and Foo Fighters.

In 2005, actor Shane West was cast to play Crash in the biographical film What We Do Is Secret. He performed with Smear, Doom, and Bolles at the film's wrap party, and afterwards, the Germs reunited with West as their new frontman. This lineup of the band toured worldwide, which included performances at the 2006 and 2008 Warped Tours.

History
Formation

The band's logo, also used as the album cover for (GI).
Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) and Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg) decided to start a band after being kicked out of University High School for antisocial behavior, allegedly for using "mind control" on fellow students. Their original name was "Sophistifuck and the Revlon Spam Queens", but they had to shorten the name as they could not afford that many letters on a T-shirt. The (initially hypothetical) first line-up consisted of Beahm (then known as Bobby Pyn, and later as Darby Crash) on vocals, Ruthenberg (under the name Pat Smear) on guitar, an early member named "Dinky" (Diana Grant) on bass, and Michelle Baer playing drums. This line-up never played in front of a live audience.

In April 1976, the band added Lorna Doom (born Teresa Ryan) on bass, with transitional member Dottie Danger (later famous as Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's) on drums.[1] Carlisle never actually played with the band, as she was sidelined by a bout of mononucleosis for an extended period. She was replaced by her friend Donna Rhia (Becky Barton), who played three gigs and performed on their first single. Carlisle remained a friend and helper of the band (she can be heard introducing the band on the Germicide: Live at the Whiskey recording, produced by Kim Fowley), only leaving because her new band, the Go-Go's, were becoming popular and, as she put it, "I was really disturbed by the heroin that was going on".[2] Nickey Beat, of various noteworthy Los Angeles bands including the Weirdos, also sat in on drums for a time.

The band's first live performance was at the Orpheum Theater, a 99-seat venue on the Sunset Strip in then-unincorporated area West Hollywood, California (later the location of Book Soup). Smear recalled: "We made noise. Darby stuck the mic in a jar of peanut butter. It was a dare, we had no songs or anything! Lorna wore her pants inside out, and Darby covered himself in red licorice... we made noise for five minutes until they threw us off".[2]

The Germs initially drew musical influences from Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Ramones, the Runaways, Sex Pistols, and New York Dolls. Early on, Smear was the only musically experienced member; Doom survived early performances by sliding a finger up and down the fretboard of her bass while Rhia generally kept a minimal beat on the bass drum, periodically bashing a cymbal.

Early performances were usually marked by raucous crowds made up of the band's friends. As a result, their gigs became notorious for being rowdy and usually verged on a riot.

Recordings
The first single, "Forming",[1] was recorded on a Sony two-track reel-to-reel recorder in Smear's family garage, and arrived back from the pressing plant with a note warning "this record may cause ear cancer" printed on the sleeve.[3] much to the band's displeasure. It was released in July 1977 on the What? label.[1] The single featured a shambolic but serviceable performance on the A-side and a muddy live recording of "Sexboy" on the B-side, recorded at the Roxy for the Cheech and Chong movie, Up in Smoke. The song was not used in the movie, nor was the band. They were the only band not to receive a call-back to perform live for the film's "Battle of the Bands" sequence, perhaps due to the fact that the Germs' chaotic Roxy performance had featured an unscripted, full-on food fight.

The Germs, despite most expectations, developed a sound that was highly influential. Throughout their career, they had a reputation as a chaotic live band. Crash often arrived onstage nearly incoherent from drugs, singing everywhere but into the microphone and taunting the audience between songs, yet nevertheless, delivered intense theatrical and increasingly musical performances. The other band members prided themselves on similar problems, with many contemporary reviews citing collapses, incoherence and drunken vomiting onstage. Fans saw this as part of the show, and indeed, the band presented it as such, even when breaking bottles and rolling in the glass, with the music coming and going.

Smear was revealed to be a remarkably talented and fluid player; much later, after Crash's death, critics finally acknowledged his lyrics as poetic art. Crash's vocals had begun to mold themselves around the style of the Screamers' vocalist Tomata DuPlenty. Another strong influence on the band's final sound was Zolar X, a theatrical glam rock band popular in the Los Angeles area c. 1972–1980. Crash and Smear were enthusiastic fans of the band from the pre-Germs days, and the fast tempos and raw guitar tone of (the historically pre-punk) Zolar X[4] were similar to the sound achieved on later Germs recordings.

The Germs recorded two singles (with alternate tracks), an album-length demo session, and one full-length LP, (GI),[1] each more focused and powerful than the last. Crash was, despite his erratic behavior, generally regarded as a brilliant lyricist (a contemporary critic described him as "ransacking the dictionary"), and the final line-up of Smear, Doom and Bolles had become a world-class rock ensemble by the recording of (GI), turning in a performance that spurred an LA Weekly reviewer to write, "This album leaves exit wounds". It is considered one of the first hardcore punk[5][6][7][8] records, and has a near-mythic status among punk rock fans. The album was produced by Joan Jett of the Runaways. Some European copies of the album also credited Donny Rose on keyboards (the song "Shut Down" was recorded live in the studio and featured melodic, two-fisted piano). The Germs were featured in Spheeris's documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization along with X, Black Flag, Fear, Circle Jerks, Alice Bag Band, and Catholic Discipline.

Following the release of their only studio album, (GI), on Slash Records, the Germs recorded six original songs with producer Jack Nitzsche for the soundtrack to the film, Cruising, starring Al Pacino. Doom wrote one of the songs. Only one of these songs, "Lions Share", ended up on the Columbia soundtrack album. It was featured for approximately one minute in the movie, during a video-booth murder scene in an S&M club. Other songs from this session did not appear until the 1988 bootleg Lion's Share, along with four tracks from their infamous last show at the Starwood. The Cruising sessions were finally released officially on the CD (MIA): The Complete Anthology.[9]

Dissolution and suicide of Crash
The end of the band came when Crash, who had become increasingly impatient with drummer Bolles' antics, fired him and replaced him with his friend and lover Rob Henley, a fellow heroin addict.[10]

Shortly after the Germs split, Crash and Smear formed the short-lived Darby Crash Band. Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer joined the band on the eve of their first (sold-out) live performance when, during a soundcheck, Darby kicked out the drummer they had rehearsed with. The band, described by Smear as "like the Germs, but with worse players", played only a few gigs to lukewarm reaction before splitting up.

Shortly after that, Crash contacted Smear about a Germs "reunion" show, claiming it was necessary to "put punk into perspective" for the punks on the scene. However, Smear has said Crash told him privately he wanted to earn money for heroin with which to commit suicide. Since Crash had described this scenario many times in the past, Smear did not take him seriously.[2]

On December 3, 1980, an over-sold Starwood hosted a final live show of the reunited Germs, including Bolles. At one point, Crash told the amazed kids in the audience, "We did this show so you new people could see what it was like when we were around. You're not going to see it again".[2] Rhino Handmade officially released this live set, previously unavailable in its entirety, as Live at the Starwood Dec. 3, 1980 on June 14, 2010. Along with the CD, the release includes an 8½" × 11" replica of the original poster for the show, a reproduction of the handwritten set list and a four-page fanzine with photos and liner notes by Jonathan Gold.[11]

Crash committed suicide on December 7, 1980, at age 22. Unreported at the time, Crash had overdosed on heroin in a suicide pact with close friend Casey "Cola" Hopkins, who ended up surviving. She later insisted that he did not intend for her to live, nor did he change his mind at the last minute and intend for himself to live. According to Spin, apocryphal lore has Crash attempting to write "Here lies Darby Crash" on the wall as he lay dying, but not finishing. In reality, he wrote a short note to David "Bosco" Davenport that stated, "My life, my leather, my love goes to Bosco".[12]

Outside the world of the Germs' fans, news of Crash's death was largely overshadowed by the murder of John Lennon the next day. A local news station mistakenly reported that Crash had died from taking too many sleeping pills.

Aftermath
After the Germs ended, Bolles played with several other L.A. bands, including Nervous Gender, 45 Grave, Celebrity Skin, and Ariel Pink. In fall 2009, Bolles joined the cast of punks, mods and rockers web series Oblivion.

In 1993, Slash released (MIA): The Complete Anthology, with liner notes by Pleasant Gehman.[9]

Smear went on to play with Nirvana during their last year and, after the death of Kurt Cobain, with Mike Watt, and then Foo Fighters.[1]

In 1996, a tribute album titled A Small Circle of Friends was released,[1] that featured tracks by Watt, Free Kitten, Melvins, Meat Puppets, that dog., L7, the Posies, NOFX, Flea, Gumball and others, along with a version of "Circle One" performed by Smear with Hole under the name "the Holez".

What We Do Is Secret, reformations and Doom's death (2005–present)

The Germs performing in 2009.
A film about the Germs, What We Do Is Secret, was in production for several years, and premiered June 23, 2007, at the Los Angeles Film Festival.[13] The film was theatrically released on August 8, 2008, and starred Shane West in the role of Darby Crash.

Smear, Doom, and Bolles reactivated the Germs with West as singer. They played on the 2006 Warped Tour and toured clubs in the US later that summer, and again in 2007. They once again played on the 2008 edition of the Warped Tour, on the Vans Old School Stage. Some members of the punk rock community such as Fat Mike and Jello Biafra were critical of the band's decision to perform with West.[14]

In a July 2009 article, Bolles spoke about the band's plans to re-record old material for a planned box set titled Lest We Forget: The Sounds of the Germs.[15] The band rearranged songs from the Germicide live album and the Cruising sessions; they planned to record several Darby Crash Band songs as well. Live recordings, both old and new, would have made up the rest of the box set, which Bolles hoped to release in 2010.[15] The newly recorded songs were to be released on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's new, unnamed record label. Two songs, "Out of Time" and "Beyond Hurt – Beyond Help", were originally written by Crash and Smear prior to Crash's death, but were never recorded. The songs were to be recorded with West providing vocals.[16] West left the Germs in 2009.

In December 2013, Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's played bass for a one-off gig, a memorial for Bill "Pat Fear" Bartell, when Doom could not be located.

On January 16, 2019, Doom died of breast cancer.[17]