Is This Real?

For the song by the band Atlas, see Reasons for Voyaging.

Is This Real?
Studio album by Wipers
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Punk rock
Length	34:41 (original) 40:09 (reissue)
Label	Park Ave (LP) Sub Pop (CD) Jackpot Records (LP re-issue)
Producer	Greg Sage
Wipers chronology
Is This Real? (1980) Alien Boy (1980)

Is This Real? is the 1980 debut album of the punk rock band the Wipers. It was digitally remastered by Greg Sage in 2001, and released as a part of the Wipers Box Set, with the songs in a slightly different order, along with some previously unreleased tracks.

The album was later re-issued on Sub Pop in 1993 with 3 bonus tracks from the Alien Boy EP. In 2001 it was re-issued on Greg Sage's own Zeno Records as part of a digitally remastered 3-CD set, with the track list altered so that the song "Alien Boy" appears together with the other 3 tracks of the Alien Boy EP after "Wait a Minute".

The album was re-issued on LP by Jackpot Records in 2006. It was remastered from the original tapes as provided by Greg Sage himself.

The songs "Return of the Rat" and "D-7" have both been covered by Nirvana, the latter being released on the Lithium single, and also available on the concert CD/DVD Live at Reading, as well as a variety of their bootlegs.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+) [2]
Sputnikmusic	(3.0/5) [3]
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BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel stated in a 1993 interview that it was one of his top 20 favorite albums.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

1. "Return of the Rat" - 2:43
2. "Mystery" - 1:51
3. "Up Front" - 3:09
4. "Let's Go Away" - 1:52
5. "Is This Real?" - 2:41
6. "Tragedy" - 2:04
7. "Alien Boy" - 3:28
8. "D-7" - 4:08
9. "Potential Suicide" - 3:37
10. "Don't Know What I Am" - 2:59
11. "Window Shop for Love" - 3:03
12. "Wait a Minute" - 3:06

CD reissue bonus tracks

13. "Image of Man" - 2:32
14. "Telepathic Love" - 1:33
15. "Voices in the Rain" - 1:23

References

1. ^ Howell, Stephen. Is This Real? at Allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2005.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 28, 1980). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: The Wipers: Is This Real?". The Village Voice. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv4-80.php. Retrieved 16 November 2011.  Also posted at "The Wipers > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1570&name=The+Wipers. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
3. ^ Neoteric (September 22, 2007). "Wipers Is This Real? > Emeritus Review". sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13594/Wipers-Is-This-Real/. Retrieved 16 November 2011.