{"product_id":"the-wipers-is-this-real-vinyl-lp","title":"THE WIPERS: Is This Real? Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortland, 1980. Greg Sage records Is This Real? and quietly invents a template that Kurt Cobain would later describe as one of his biggest influences, which explains a lot about why grunge always had that particular cold, aching quality underneath the noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wipers were post-punk before anyone had agreed on the name, playing raw and angular and bleak in a way that felt both deeply American and completely out of step with everything happening around them. Is This Real? sits comfortably alongside Wire, the Buzzcocks, and early Replacements in the canon of records that punk rock absolutely needs you to know about. The proto-grunge lineage runs directly through this record, and if you've ever wondered where that Pacific Northwest darkness in alternative music actually came from, here's your answer on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP. Original year of release: 1980. Origin: Portland, Oregon, USA. Genre: Punk Rock \/ Post-Punk \/ Proto-Grunge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of: Wire, Buzzcocks, Husker Du, Nirvana, Dead Moon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Disrupt Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45552816029887,"sku":"751937436515","price":69.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3633\/0175\/files\/original_2795dc1d-5f12-42c4-a8b7-599f2cf7a2e2.jpg?v=1781170487","url":"https:\/\/www.alt-cvlt.com.au\/products\/the-wipers-is-this-real-vinyl-lp","provider":"ALT CVLT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}