Wreckless Eric

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Newhaven, Sussex, England, UK

Eric Goulden (born 18 May 1954), known as Wreckless Eric, is an English rock and 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"

Known for

• If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story — Self2007
• Jukebox Heroes — Self2001
• The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 — Self1986

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1945-03-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

161,940

Total plays

1,307,574

Wreckless Eric (born Eric Goulden on the 18th May 1954 in East Sussex, England) was part of the pub-rock scene before he became one of the earliest artists to be signed to Stiff Records. Even as a singer-songwriter with a distinct singing voice, his records failed to chart but his live shows were his main successes, winning him a faithful audience to whom he continues to play to this day. Most recently he has been recording with his wife Amy Rigby (an American singer-songwriter) as Wreckless Eri

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Eric

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Newhaven

Occupation

audio engineer

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

new wave

Instrument

voice

Record label

Stiff Records

Official website

www.wrecklesseric.com

Image

Wreckless Eric 01.jpg

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