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Wipers - Youth of America (UK Original) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD

Posted By : Kel bazar | Date : 20 Jul 2011 19:02:03 | Comments : 12 |
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Wipers - Youth of America (1981)
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz --> 16-bit/44kHz | FLAC (Tracks) , artworks | Stereo | 681 Mb, 210 Mb | 5% RAR Recovery
Styles: Alternative Rock, American Underground | RapidShare + Fileserve Download
Psycho/Park Avenue Records

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 influential by numerous critics and musicians, including Nirvana, who covered several of their songs.

Misunderstood, mistreated, underrated, and/or just plain unknown, Greg Sage should be mentioned in the first breaths about trailblazing guitarists and U.S. independent music of the '80s and '90s. Since forming his band, Wipers, in Portland, OR, in the late '70s, Sage has been put through the ringer more than enough to justify his hermetic operating methods and attitude. While most of his devout fans consider it a travesty that his name isn't as known as a contemporary like Bob Mould or even an unabashed fan-boy turned legend like Kurt Cobain, Sage would likely retort that it's not for the notoriety that he began making music. Unlike most other musicians who gain inspiration and motivation from watching their favorite stars revel in popularity and idol worship, Sage's inspiration stemmed more from the joy he got from cutting records on his own lathe. He has been more than content to remain in the underground, retaining optimum control over his own career while lending production help and support to younger bands that look to him for his guidance. Throughout his lengthy and prolific career, he has downplayed or shunned any attention or recognition given to him, preferring to let the music speak for itself.

A grizzly, furious beast of a 30-minute record, Youth of America saw Greg Sage and his Wipers lengthening some of their material to very unfashionable lengths; many a hardcore punk band of the time could tuck a dozen songs about Reagan and fisticuffs inside the title track alone. Opposed to the compromised Is This Real?, Youth of America was engineered and recorded in-house; Sage's time spent in a professional setup for the debut LP frustrated him, and the fact that he's gained complete control here makes it seem as if a cork has been pulled from a bottle. The shackles are off and the group's own personality hits full bloom. Vocally, Sage sounds like a sleepless outcast loaded on an unhealthy amount of caffeine, fraught with a magnified level of paranoia and angst that needs immediate purging -- often, his life seems to be depending on it. "Youth of America" itself is a nightmare locomotive, a ten-minute chug through a persistent rhythm, screeching/careening/wailing guitars, and jarring psychedelic effects. The remaining five songs, which don't lessen the intensity very much, are solid in their own right and are generally more tuneful than the title track.--Allmusic : 4,5/5



Track listing:

1. Taking Too Long
2. When It's Over
3. Can This Be
4. No Fair
5. Pushing The Extreme
6. Youth of America

All songs written by Greg Sage.

Ripping Equipment:
TT: Technics SP 15 with SME 3009 tonearm & customized plinth
Cartridge: Ortofon Concorde OM 30 MM
Phono amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box II with 2X JAN 12AX 7WA (General Electric)
Cables: Wire World Solstice 5.2
Computer: Sony Vaio VPCJ1
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: WaveLab 5.01, ClickRepair, Redbook Resampled And Dithered with iZotope RX



DR Analysis : 12<-->13

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Posted By: eventide Date: 20 Jul 2011 19:17:26
Wow, this is one of the best Post-Punk records ever. I always wished for a nice vinyl rip, thank you so much for recording this.
Posted By: 86ed Date: 20 Jul 2011 19:23:32
Nice! Youth Of America (song), 10 minutes of killer music!

I had this (along with follow blind, is this real, live, outtakes, over the edge, silver sail, the herd) in my to-do pile, for sure one less now! More if you keep at it! ;)

Thanks!
Posted By: Toxxy Date: 20 Jul 2011 20:03:05
WOW! Killer post Kel bazar! Thx indeed for this mighty share! Any more Wipers wax tunes would be most welcome :-)
Posted By: dkns Date: 20 Jul 2011 20:15:25
YES! Excellent post.
Please more Wipers in 24-96.

@86ed, I have everything except their Live. Can you please post the live in lossless (in 24-96 if possible).
Thanks
Posted By: noirwolf Date: 20 Jul 2011 20:48:44
Holy crap! Can't wait to give this a listen.
Nice one, cheers.
Posted By: waxy ear Date: 21 Jul 2011 00:34:46
Hi Kel, I have enjoyed many a fine rip from you and this is the first time to say thanks.
This is a great title, I have also been punching my fist in the air to see a number of other titles posted by you such as; Tonight's the.. , On the Beach, G.P, Grievous Angel, The Idiot, Paris1919 as well as countless jazz spankers. Lovely stuff
Waxy
Posted By: dngruss Date: 21 Jul 2011 04:16:08
Hey Kel bazar,

I noticed you name side B label as artist.

Makes me think you maybe use foobar as your player.

If you do use foobar as your player you can use a program like mp3 tag and embed album art of many a kind.
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

For vinyl Rips I embed the label art in the corresponding tracks tags under the label of "Media" in mp3tag's
add cover art options then in foobar it displays as the disc art for those tracks.

No big deal, but I like it that way, so figured I'd pass along the tip...then you can actually use the artist
tag for a band pic or w/e.

Thanks a bunch for this rip and all your others.




Posted By: ash49 Date: 21 Jul 2011 09:04:56
kel thanks, why different track order to that on the record label picture?
Posted By: Kel bazar Date: 21 Jul 2011 09:08:37
@ash49

A mistake, trust the label.
Posted By: MASE ONE Date: 23 Jul 2011 01:31:18
Excellent choice Kel bazar. Thanks a bunch. Wish there were more quality punk & post punk vinyl rips here on avax. Nice work!
Posted By: tiffanyy Date: 26 Jul 2011 06:30:05
Thank you for the Wipers!
Posted By: altcerf Date: 08 Sep 2011 19:54:34
What a record! Enjoying this a lot, Kel. Any chance of more Wipers? Thanks a lot!
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