WRECKLESS ERIC "THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD" 1979 COMP. STILL SEALED OUT OF PRINT LP

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ARTIST- WRECKLESS ERIC

TITLE- “THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD” COMPLILATION

TRACK LISTING- SEE PHOTOS & BELOW

Credits

• Written-By – Wreckless Eric

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1979

LABEL- STIFF RECORDS I.S.

CAT.#- USE-1

RECORD CONDITION- THIS RECORD IS STILL SEALED IN IT'S ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP

JACKET CONDITION- THE JACKET IS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. THIS HAS A COUPLE OF HYPE STICKERS ON THE FRONT OF THE JACKET.

MORE INFO ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE- Eric Goulden (born 18 May 1954), known as Wreckless Eric, is an English rock/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single "Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time. It was also acclaimed as one of the "top 40 singles of the alternative era 1975–2000". 

Early life[edit]

Wreckless Eric was born in Newhaven, East Sussex. He is a cousin of actress Gemma Arterton through her mother. In 1973 he began attending Art School in Hull, where he joined bands such as Dirty Henry that played local clubs. On a break after his first year at school he saw Kilburn and the High Roads in Oldham. Struck by their honest approach to music, Eric decided to employ the same to his composing and performing. His next band, Addis and the Flip Tops, were the first incarnation of what would later be known as the DIY style. He first became known as one of the original members of the late 1970s Stiff Records artist roster, along with Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. Eric's first appearance on record was "Whole Wide World" on the Stiff label sampler A Bunch of Stiff Records in April 1977. The single version of that song was finally released in August. The song was produced by, and featured bass and guitar by Nick Lowe, with Steve Goulding on drums. The following month, the song was one of five tracks broadcast for the first of two sessions Eric recorded for DJ John Peel at BBC Radio 1. The song went on to make number 47 in John Peel's 'Festive Fifty', the so-called 'lost list' of 1977; it was number 8 in the Sounds critics' singles of the year; and it received an 'honourable mention' in the NME critics' chart. The song's reputation has grown over the years and numerous bands have covered "Whole Wide World", such as the Lightning Seeds, Mental As Anything, The Monkees (who covered the song on their Pool It! album in 1987), The Proclaimers (who covered it on their 2007 album Life With You), Paul Westerberg, and Cage The Elephant (who covered it in their 2017 album Unpeeled).

His debut album Wreckless Eric was a Top 50 hit in the UK Albums Chart. His second album with Stiff Records was The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.

End of Stiff days[edit]

Eric became increasingly unhappy with Stiff Records' business ideas and promotion. The label forced Eric to work with songwriting teams, hired backing bands and assigned his music to unsympathetic producers. By 1980, shortly after the release of Big Smash!, he decided to leave Stiff and record music at his home studio. Despite leaving the mainstream music business, he has continued writing songs and performing consistently throughout Europe and the United States. Since the 1980s Eric has released albums on numerous independent record record labels.

The Whole Wide World is a 1979 compilation album by British new wave musician Wreckless Eric, intended to break him in the American market. It consists of his singles up to that point, some b-sides and selected tracks from the albums Wreckless Eric and The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.
In 1980, an LP with the same track listing was added as a bonus to the album Big Smash!.

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