Wipers Box Set
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The Wipers Box Set is a compilation
box set, and is a remastered re-release of the Wipers
' first three albums: Is This Real?
, Youth of America
and Over the Edge. The collection includes 23 bonus tracks, including 6 never before released songs, with liner notes by Greg Sage
. It is the last release of the Wipers to date.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
box set, and is a remastered re-release of the Wipers
Wipers
The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. Wipers were one of the earliest American purveyors of the genre, and the group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion has been hailed as extremely...
' first three albums: Is This Real?
Is This Real?
Is This Real? is the 1980 debut album of the punk rock band the Wipers. It was digitally remastered by Greg Sage in 2001, and released as a part of the Wipers Box Set, with the songs in a slightly different order, along with some previously unreleased tracks.The album was later re-issued on Sub Pop...
, Youth of America
Youth of America
Youth of America is the second album by the punk band Wipers. The album marks a distinctive change in the band's sound. Compared to its predecessor Is This Real?, which was composed mostly of raw, sleek and relatively traditional songs, Youth of America features much longer and complex...
and Over the Edge. The collection includes 23 bonus tracks, including 6 never before released songs, with liner notes by Greg Sage
Greg Sage
Greg Sage was the principal songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for the influential Portland, Oregon-based punk rock band Wipers. Greg Sage's first recording was on the pro-wrestler Beauregarde's full length album, released in 1971 . He met Beauregarde, recorded and played with him when he was only...
. It is the last release of the Wipers to date.
Disc one: Is This Real?
- "Return of the Rat" - 2:38
- "Mystery" - 1:47
- "Up Front" - 3:04
- "Let's Go Away" - 1:48
- "Is This Real?" - 2:39
- "Tragedy" - 2:00
- "D-7" - 4:04
- "Potential Suicide" - 3:34
- "Don't Know What I Am" - 2:56
- "Window Shop for Love" - 2:59
- "Wait a Minute" - 3:04
- "Born With a Curse" (previously unreleased) - 1:48
- "Rebel With a Cause" (Is This Real?Is This Real?Is This Real? is the 1980 debut album of the punk rock band the Wipers. It was digitally remastered by Greg Sage in 2001, and released as a part of the Wipers Box Set, with the songs in a slightly different order, along with some previously unreleased tracks.The album was later re-issued on Sub Pop...
outtake) - 2:11 - "Misfit" (previously unreleased) - 1:35
- "Mystery" (original 4-trackMultitrack recordingMultitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
version) - 1:46 - "Tragedy" (original 4-track version) - 2:11
- "Let's Go Away" (original 4-track version) - 1:52
- "Is This Real?" (original 4-track version) - 2:40
- "Alien Boy" - 3:23
- "Image of Man" - 2:29
- "Telepathic Love" - 1:32
- "Voices in the Rain" - 1:24
- 1-11: Is This Real?
- 19-22: Alien BoyAlien Boy (EP)Alien Boy was the 7th song on the Wipers first album, Is This Real? Park Ave records, released in 1979.Alien Boy is also a 1980 EP with this track on side A, and 3 outtakes from the Is This Real? album sessions on side B. The EP was originally released without the band's authority or knowledge...
EP
Disc two: Youth Of America
- "No Fair" - 4:25
- "Youth of America" - 10:27
- "Taking too Long" - 3:07
- "Can This Be" - 2:54
- "Pushing the Extreme" - 3:13
- "When It's Over" - 6:36
- "Scared Stiff" (previously unreleased) - 2:52
- "Pushing the Extreme" (alternate mix) - 3:11
- "No Fair" (alternate mix) - 4:34
- "When It's Over" (early version) - 6:26
- "Youth of America" (alternate mix) - 10:27
- 1-6: Youth of AmericaYouth of AmericaYouth of America is the second album by the punk band Wipers. The album marks a distinctive change in the band's sound. Compared to its predecessor Is This Real?, which was composed mostly of raw, sleek and relatively traditional songs, Youth of America features much longer and complex...
- 1-6: Youth of America
Disc three: Over The Edge
- "Over the Edge" - 3:49
- "Doom Town" - 3:56
- "So Young" - 4:17
- "Messenger" - 1:54
- "Romeo" - 4:05
- "Now Is the Time" - 3:02
- "What Is" - 2:19
- "No One Wants an Alien" - 3:23
- "The Lonely One" - 3:38
- "No Generation Gap" - 3:09
- "This Time" - 2:54
- "Mistaken ID" (live) - 3:05
- "No Solution" ("Romeo" b-side) - 2:30
- "Doom Town" (alternate mix) - 3:56
- "The Lonely One" (alternate mix) - 3:37
- "Now Is the Time" (alternate mix) - 3:04
- "Romeo" (alternate vocal mix) - 4:05
- "Our Past Life" (demo) - 1:29
- 1-11: Over the Edge