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Wreckless Eric

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…

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Occupation
Singer-songwriter
Born
Eric Goulden (1954-05-18) 18 May 1954 (age 72) Newhaven, East Sussex, England
Genres
Rock · new wave · punk rock
Labels
Stiff · Go! Discs · Empire · New Rose · Kelt
Years active
1974–present

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Wreckless Eric

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Wreckless Eric

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related to Early life · 48
Wreckless Eric → Addis, April, Art School, August, BBC Radio, Bunch, Cage The Elephant, Dirty Henry, DIY, DJ John Peel, East Sussex, Elvis Costello, Eric, Eric's, Festive Fifty, Finn Wolfhard, Flip Tops, Gemma Arterton, He, High Roads
related to Albums · 20
Wreckless Eric → AmERICa, As Wreckless Eric Wreckless, Big Smash, Bungalow Hi, Construction Time, Demolition, Eric, February, Leisureland, March, No, October, SEEZ, Stiff, Stiff Records, Transience, Trash, UK Albums ChartThe Wonderful, UKThe Donovan, World
related to Later career · 11
Wreckless Eric → Amy Rigby, Different, Ferrell, Girls, Heartlands, In, Stranger Than Fiction, The, They, Whole Wide World, Will Ferrell
related to Bibliography · 9
Wreckless Eric → Do Not Press, Dysfunctional Success, Goulden, ISBN, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, The Wreckless Eric Manual, Wikisource-logo
Labels · 8
Wreckless Eric → Empire, Go! Discs, Hangman, Humbug, Kelt, New Rose, Stiff, Vibroscope
related to External links · 7
Wreckless Eric → AllMusicWreckless Eric, DiscogsWreckless Eric, Eric, IMDbReview, Len Bright Combo, Official, Rockerzine
Genres · 3
Wreckless Eric → new wave, punk rock, Rock
Born · 1
Wreckless Eric → Eric Goulden (1954-05-18) 18 May 1954 (age 72) Newhaven, East Sussex, England
Occupation · 1
Wreckless Eric → Singer-songwriter
Website · 1
Wreckless Eric → Official website

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eric album stiff wreckless world new whole wide records released uk song albums rock goulden compilation singles years music band

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Wreckless EricBornEric Goulden (1954-05-18) 18 May 1954 (age 72) Newhaven, East Sussex, England1.00infobox
Wreckless EricGenresRock1.00infobox
Wreckless EricGenresnew wave1.00infobox
Wreckless EricGenrespunk rock1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsStiff1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsGo! Discs1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsEmpire1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsNew Rose1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsKelt1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsHangman1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsHumbug1.00infobox
Wreckless EricLabelsVibroscope1.00infobox
Wreckless EricOccupationSinger-songwriter1.00infobox
Wreckless EricWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Wreckless EricYears active1974–present1.00infobox

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