{"id":21137,"date":"2026-09-02T17:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.showrock.com\/wipers-en\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:56:23","slug":"wipers-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.showrock.com\/wipers-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Wipers (band)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Plouf operated a vintage goods\/Zeno Records store in Portland, named Zeno Oddities, which closed sometime between 2009 and 2010.[source?]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In 2001, Zeno released Wipers Box Set , which included the first<\/a><\/div>

In 2001, Zeno released Wipers Box Set , which included the first three Wipers albums, which by that time had been long out-of-print, along with the songs from the Alien Boy EP and additional previously unreleased material. Jackpot Records and Sage later reissued Is This Real?, Youth of America and…
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McNabb formed the Beggars, and went on to work as a session and tour<\/a><\/div>

McNabb formed the Beggars, and went on to work as a session and tour drummer for artists including Vigilantes of Love , Billy Pilgrim, Shawn Mullins , Indigo Girls , Brendan Benson , Howie Day , Dar Williams , Mandi Perkins , Big & Rich and Gavin DeGraw . McNabb…
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Sage restarted Wipers in 1993, rejoined by Plouf, releasing three<\/a><\/div>

Sage restarted Wipers in 1993, rejoined by Plouf, releasing three additional albums as a duo: Silver Sail (1993) and The Herd (1996), both on the Tim\/Kerr label, and Power in One (1999) on Sage’s new Zeno Records. The band became inactive after 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In 1989, drummer Travis McNabb joined Wipers for a tour, during which<\/a><\/div>

In 1989, drummer Travis McNabb joined Wipers for a tour, during which Sage announced that the band was ending due to music business frustrations and the loss of their studio space. Sage then relocated to Phoenix, Arizona , and Davidson left to move to London. After building a new recording…
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Signing to Enigma’s Restless Records division, Wipers released 1986’s<\/a><\/div>

Signing to Enigma’s Restless Records division, Wipers released 1986’s Land of the Lost , featuring the song “Let Me Know”, used in the film River’s Edge . It was followed by Follow Blind (1987) and The Circle (1988). All three records were recorded in Sage’s studio 421 Sound .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Davidson (who had previously recorded with the Sage-produced Rancid<\/a><\/div>

Davidson (who had previously recorded with the Sage-produced Rancid Vat in 1985) played bass on The Jesus and Mary Chain ‘s 1993 EP Sound of Speed .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The next album, Over the Edge , issued in 1983 by Trap via Brain Eater Records, was the first Wipers record to gain significant modern rock airplay. It was led by the song, “Romeo”, which had already been released the previous year as a 7″ single by Trap. The band…
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Henry formed Napalm Beach with Chris Newman in 1982. He remained an<\/a><\/div>

Henry formed Napalm Beach with Chris Newman in 1982. He remained an active musician in Portland, Oregon, and continued to play with Napalm Beach and Don’t, as well as popular Pacific Northwest songwriters such as Pete Krebs , Morgan Grace and Jimmy Boyer. Henry died from complications of stomach cancer…
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After the release of the album and the EP, Henry left to join the Rats , and Koupal moved to Ohio. Sage would rebuild the rhythm section with bassist Brad Davidson and drummer Brad Naish (ex-Stiphnoyds), Wipers recorded a second album for Park Avenue, the last for that label. Youth…
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