This is the first Wipers 7" from 1978 on Greg Sage's own Trap Records. It has always blown my mind that these tracks weren't included in the Wipers CD box set, or any of the vinyl reissues, but they were instead only re-released on the History Of Portland Punk cd. Like many contemporary punk and hardcore records of its time, they pressed a certain amount of records, but printed a smaller number of covers. This resulted in one pressing of the record (although I don't know how may) and two cover variations.
The first version of the cover from 1978 was black, red and yellow, and featured liner notes on the inside.
My copy has the second version of the cover from 1979, which is simply orange and black, and unfortunately doesn't contain any liner notes on the inside.
They recorded this 7" on a 4 track, which gives the record a raw vibe that really puts these tracks over the top for me. I wanted to completely maintain the integrity of the original recording, so I didn't re-master these tracks at all.
Wipers - Better Off Dead
[1978 - Trap Records]
