Wreckless Eric (album)

Wreckless Eric is the debut album by Wreckless Eric, released on 1 June 1978. It reached number 46 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Wreckless Eric
Studio album by
Wreckless Eric
Released1 June 1978 (1978-06-01)
Recorded1977-78
StudioBar Snack Studios
Genre
Length38:31
LabelStiff
Producer
Wreckless Eric chronology
Wreckless Eric
(1978)		 The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

A 10" version of the LP was issued on both brown and purple vinyl in the UK. These versions omitted the tracks "Whole Wide World" and "Telephoning Home." The full-length version of the LP was also issued on green vinyl in Germany.

It was reissued on CD for a limited time in 1994 by Disky Communications and included three bonus tracks: the "Whole Wide World" single B-side "Semaphore Signals" and two versions of Devo's "Be Stiff," a song that many artists on the Stiff Records label had covered as a promotional vehicle.

According to Eric's website, most versions of this LP feature speeded-up versions of the tracks, in which the songs are a semitone higher than recorded.[3] Some of these versions have also appeared on various compilations throughout the years.

In a 1995 interview with Peter Doggett (found on the limited edition Rykodisc release An Overview Disc), former Stiff Records label-mate Elvis Costello mentions that, due to their unusual vocal styles, Stiff had originally envisioned a split LP between himself and Eric, with each artist taking one side of the record.

Track listing

1978 release

All songs written by Wreckless Eric, except where noted.

  1. "Reconnez Cherie" 3:15
  2. "Rags and Tatters" 1:28
  3. "Waxworks" 2:46
  4. "Telephoning Home" 3:59
  5. "Grown Ups" 2:54
  6. "Whole Wide World" 2:52
  7. "Rough Kids" (Ian Dury, Russell Hardy) 2:02
  8. "Personal Hygiene" 2:42
  9. "Brain Thieves" 3:48
  10. "There Isn't Anything Else" 2:35

1994 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Semaphore Signals"
  2. "Be Stiff" (Version 1) (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis)
  3. "Be Stiff" (Version 2)

Personnel
  • Wreckless Eric - vocals, guitars, drums
  • Barry Payne - bass guitar
  • Charlie Hart - Vox organ; accordion on "Reconnez Cherie", Farfisa organ on "Telephoning Home", piano on "Rough Kids"
  • David Lutton - drums
  • Davey Payne - alto & tenor saxophone

with:

  • Steve Currie - bass guitar on "Telephoning Home"
  • John Glyn - tenor saxophone on "Telephoning Home"
  • Nick Lowe - bass, guitars, producer on "Whole Wide World"
  • Steve Goulding - drums on "Whole Wide World"
  • Larry Wallis - guitar on "There Isn't Anything Else"
  • The Lillettes - backing vocals on "Personal Hygiene"

Production

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Wreckless Eric - Wreckless Eric | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 611. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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