Wreckless Eric "Greatest Stiffs" 2001

There's no way Eric Gould, aka Wreckless Eric, could have come from anywhere but England and, if you're looking for some sort of musical touchstone or point of reference, think of him as Ian Dury's little brother on a sugar high. Originally signed to the greatest label ever, Stiff, Eric's quirky little songs were 2-1/2 minute blasts of manic pop madness. All of his best moments are included here, from his pledge of undying devotion in "Whole Wide World" to "Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.)" to "Walking On The Surface Of The Moon." An essential glimpse at a more innocent and certainly more fun point in the history of rock and roll, before video, image obsession, and product endorsements sounded its death knell. - By Clark Paull

On one fine day way back in the spring of 1981, One of my roomates at Colorado State University brought a new record into the house. Wreckless Eric "Whole Wide World". Who in the hell ever heard of Wreckless Eric? We surely had the only copy of this album in the entire city of Fort Collins, and the whole state for that matter. It took about 13 seconds ( and a couple of bong hits) to realize that what we had was something wonderfully weird. The gravelly voiced little urchin could really play that classic Richenbacher guitar. We loved it, but most of our friends thought it (...). We played this (...) thousands of times anyway. I still have my vinyl copy of Whole Wide World. I've been waiting for years for someone to have the inelligence to re-release this wonderful (...) on CD. Al the favotites are on this totally (...)-up and glorious package of MUSIC! Get this CD today. It just makes you happy. Rock On Eric Goulden. - By chris d. ramsey

trax:
1. Whole Wide World 2. Reconnez Cherie 3. Semaphore Signals 4. Take The Cash (KASH) 5. A Pop Song 6. Personal Hygiene 7. Tonight (Is My Night) 8. Hit And Miss Judy 9. Walking On The Surface Of The Moon 10. Veronica 11. Lets Go To The Pictures 12. Waxworks 13. Broken Doll 14. Excuse Me 15. Itll Soon Be The Weekend 16. Strange Towns 17. I Wish It Would Rain 18. Out Of The Blue 19. Grown Ups 20. The Final Taxi