LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• Wipers: Over The Edge - Anniversary Edition
• Double Colored Vinyl LP Set (Clear Red w/ Magenta Hi-Melt & Magenta Opaque with Etching) With Deluxe Foil Jacket
• Features Bonus Side of Rare Mixes, Outtakes, and more from the 1982 sessions
• Includes unseen photos plus Wipers Etching on Vinyl.
• Audiophile Pressing at RTI.
• Cut by Kevin Gray.
• Limited to 3000 copies.

The desolate and intense third album by the Wipers, initially released in 1983, captures Greg Sage at his most frantic and breathless. He unleashes sharp staccato notes as if melody were his sole form of defense. While their debut set the groundwork for grunge, and their second album repositioned them as one of America's foremost postpunk bands, it's 'Over The Edge' that truly encapsulates the Wipers' distinctive sound.

The jagged, effortlessly executed guitar lines, the paranoid lyrics, the raw-throated vocals, and the tightly cohesive rhythms that define their musical identity come together most prominently on this album. It serves as both the ideal starting point for new fans and the perennial favorite among dedicated enthusiasts. Remastered from the original tapes by Greg Sage, the reissue of 'Over The Edge' is pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl and presented in a deluxe, tip-on sleeve.

Track Listing

• A1 Over The Edge 3:49
• A2 Doom Town 3:56
• A3 So Young 4:20
• A4 Messenger 1:54
• A5 Romeo 3:55
• B1 Now Is The Time 3:00
• B2 What Is 2:18
• B3 No One Wants An Alien 3:22
• B4 The Lonely One 3:38
• B5 No Generation Gap 3:10
• B6 This Time 2:55
• C1 Mistaken ID (Live) 3:05
• C2 No Solution (Outtake) 2:30
• C3 Doom Town (Alternate Mix) 3:56
• C4 The Lonely One (Alternate Mix) 3:37
• C5 Now Is The Time (Alternate Mix) 3:04
• C6 Romeo (Alternate Mix) 4:05
• C7 Our Past Life (Demo) 1:27