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Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...

's third album was released as a double LP (SEEZ 21) and as cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...

 (ZSEES 21) on February 29, 1980. While the first LP comprised new material, the extra LP in fact was the compilation album The Whole Wide World
The Whole Wide World (album)
The Whole Wide World is a 1979 compilation album by British new wave musician Wreckless Eric, intended to break him in the American market. It consists of his singles up to that point, some b-sides and selected tracks from the albums Wreckless Eric and The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.In...

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Big Smash! was re-issued as a 2CD set in 2007 with 3 bonus tracks (CDSEEZ 21).

Side 1

  1. "A Popsong"
  2. "Tonight (Is My Night)"
  3. "Too Busy"
  4. "Broken Doll"
  5. "Can I Be Your Hero?"
  6. "Back In My Hometown"

Side 2

  1. "It'll Soon Be The Weekend"
  2. "Strange Towns"
  3. "Excuse Me"
  4. "Break My Mind"
  5. "Good Conversation"
  6. "Out Of The Blue"

Side 3

  1. "(I'd Go the) Whole Wide World
    (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World
    " Whole Wide World" is a song written by English rock and roll singer-songwriter Eric Goulden, better known as Wreckless Eric. Goulden wrote the song in May 1974, and recorded it in 1977 while an original member of the Stiff Records label...

    "
  2. "Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.)"
  3. "Let's Go To The Pictures"
  4. "Walking On The Surface Of The Moon"
  5. "Hit & Miss Judy"
  6. "I Wish It Would Rain"

Side 4

  1. "Reconnez Cherie"
  2. "Veronica"
  3. "Brain Thieves"
  4. "Semaphore Signals"
  5. "I Need A Situation"
  6. "The Final Taxi"
  7. "There Isn't Anything Else"

CD 1

  1. "A Popsong"
  2. "Tonight (Is My Night)"
  3. "Too Busy"
  4. "Broken Doll"
  5. "Can I Be Your Hero?"
  6. "Back In My Hometown"
  7. "It'll Soon Be The Weekend"
  8. "Strange Towns"
  9. "Excuse Me"
  10. "Break My Mind"
  11. "Good Conversation"
  12. "Out Of The Blue"


CD 2

  1. "(I'd Go the) Whole Wide World
    (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World
    " Whole Wide World" is a song written by English rock and roll singer-songwriter Eric Goulden, better known as Wreckless Eric. Goulden wrote the song in May 1974, and recorded it in 1977 while an original member of the Stiff Records label...

    "
  2. "Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.)"
  3. "Let's Go To The Pictures"
  4. "Walking On The Surface Of The Moon"
  5. "Hit & Miss Judy"
  6. "I Wish It Would Rain"
  7. "Reconnez Cherie"
  8. "Veronica"
  9. "Brain Thieves"
  10. "Semaphore Signals"
  11. "I Need A Situation"
  12. "The Final Taxi"
  13. "There Isn't Anything Else"
  14. "A Little Bit More"
  15. "Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) - Live"
  16. "I Need A Situation - Live"

For LP/Disc 1

  • Wreckless Eric
    Wreckless Eric
    Wreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...

    : Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
  • Pete Gosling: Lead Guitar, Electric and Acoustic Rhythm Guitars
  • Walter Hacon: Electric and Acoustic Rhythm Guitars
  • Malcolm Morley
    Malcolm Morley (musician)
    Malcolm Morley is a British rock singer, guitarist and keyboard player who came to fame in the 1970s. Best known as a founder of Help Yourself and as a member of Man, he continues to perform to this day.-Early career:...

    : Organ, Piano, Acoustic Guitar
  • John Brown: Electric Bass Guitar
  • Dave Otway (Professor Carnage): Drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    and Percussion.
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