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| Wreckless Eric | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–78 | |||
| Studio | Pathway Studios (listed on sleeve as Bar Snack Studios) | |||
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| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
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| Wreckless Eric chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Collector |  [2] |
Wreckless Eric is the debut album by English musician Wreckless Eric, released on 1 June 1978. It reached number 46 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]
A 10" version of the LP was issued on both brown and purple vinyl in the United Kingdom. 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 Wreckless Eric feature speeded-up versions of the tracks, in which the songs are a semitone higher than recorded. [4] 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 labelmate 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.
All songs written by Wreckless Eric, except where noted.
1994 reissue bonus tracks
Additional musicians
Production
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 46 |
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