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Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric
As Wreckless Eric he needs little introduction he wrote and recorded the
classic Whole Wide World and had a hit with it back in 1977. Since then it's been a hit
for countless other artists including The Monkees, Cage The Elephant and Billie Joe
Armstrong of Green Day. Erics version featured in the 2022 Expedia / Superbowl /
Ewan MacGregor travel ad..
As Eric Goulden it's a little more complicated - a musician, artist, writer, recording
engineer and producer, he didnt like either the music business, the mechanics of fame
or the name hed been given to hide behind, so he crawled out of the spotlight and
disappeared into the underground. He went on to release twenty something albums in
forty something years under various names - The Len Bright Combo, Le Beat Group
Electrique, The Donovan Of Trash, The Hitsville House Band, and with his wife as one
half of Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, finally realizing he was stuck with the name
Wreckless Eric.
His albums encapsulate pop, bubblegum, garage trash and psychedelia. His live
performances are a sonic journey through time and space. Eric presents himself alone if
not simply with electric and acoustic guitars, and electronics of his own making. The
tour will focus on his new album Leisureland released August 2023 on Tapete Records.
a scarily powerful and forward-moving musical threat.
David Quantick
MOJO MAGAZINE
After the set, Reigning Sounds Greg Cartwright, shaking his head, expressed his utter admiration for
Gouldens craft as both a songwriter and storyteller, and the minimalism with which he enacts it.
MEMPHIS FLYER
burns like a lost Crazy Horse classic.
Ben Graham
SHINDIG!