Land of the Lost (Wipers album) explained

Land of the Lost
Type:Album
Artist:Wipers
Cover:Wipers - Land of the Lost.jpg
Released:1986
Recorded:1986
Genre:Punk rock
Length:33:54
Label:Restless
Producer:Greg Sage
Prev Title:Wipers
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Follow Blind
Next Year:1987

Land of the Lost is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released by Restless in 1986.[1] [2] The album was recorded at frontman Greg Sage's studio, 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon. "Let Me Know" appears on the soundtrack to the 1986 film River's Edge.[3]

It was reissued on CDR on Sage's Zeno Records, and by German label Gift of Life in 1991.[4]

Critical reception

Maximum Rocknroll praised the title track, writing: "Heavier and riffier than anything the Wipers had previously attempted, 'Land of the Lost' hits like a steamroller on an inexorable march forward."[5] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album "the most definitive Wipers record for sound and songwriting, though it lacks the brashness that makes Over the Edge such a joy."

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

  1. "Just a Dream Away" - 3:16
  2. "Way of Love" - 2:11
  3. "Let Me Know" - 3:03
  4. "Fair Weather Friends" - 3:16
  5. "Land of the Lost" - 4:48
  6. "Nothing Left to Lose" - 4:51
  7. "The Search" - 4:16
  8. "Different Ways" - 4:32
  9. "Just Say" - 3:39

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Wipers. www.trouserpress.com.
  2. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock. October 13, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781858284576. Google Books.
  3. River's Edge Soundtrack. 1987. CD. Enigma Records. November 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: Wipers "Land Of The Lost" (CDR) – Zenorecords.
  5. Web site: Land of the Lost LP reissue.