Recorded 1977-78 Length 38:31 Release date 1 June 1978 Genres Rock music, Power pop | Studio Bar Snack Studios Artist Wreckless Eric Label Stiff Records | |
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Released 1 June 1978 (1978-06-01) Producers Larry Wallis, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe Similar The Wonderful World of, Greatest Stiffs, Big Smash!, The Donovan of Trash, Le Beat Group Electrique |
Wreckless eric greatest stiffs hq audio only
Wreckless Eric which was Wreckless Eric's debut album, was released on 1 June 1978. It reached number 46 on the UK Albums Chart.
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- Wreckless eric greatest stiffs hq audio only
- Wreckless eric transitory thing
- 1978 release
- 1994 reissue bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Production
- Songs
- References
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. 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.
Wreckless eric transitory thing
1978 release
All songs written by Wreckless Eric, except where noted.
- "Reconnez Cherie" 3:15
- "Rags and Tatters" 1:28
- "Waxworks" 2:46
- "Telephoning Home" 3:59
- "Grown Ups" 2:54
- "Whole Wide World" 2:52
- "Rough Kids" (Ian Dury, Russell Hardy) 2:02
- "Personal Hygiene" 2:42
- "Brain Thieves" 3:48
- "There Isn't Anything Else" 2:35
1994 reissue bonus tracks
- "Semaphore Signals"
- "Be Stiff" (Version 1) (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis)
- "Be Stiff" (Version 2)
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Reconnez Cherie3:06
2Rags 'n' Tatters1:26
3Waxworks2:44