?The Whole Wide World was an American-only collection of Wreckless Eric singles that provided an excellent distillation of his best moments, from Whole Wide World to Semaphore Signals and Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.). The album was added as a bonus LP to the original pressings of Eric's third album, Big Smash!? ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Recorded for Billy Childish's Hangman label in the early '90s, well over ten years after Wreckless Eric's brief moment in the charts, one would be forgiven for thinking that Donovan of Trash would be a complete mess. On the other hand, all of Wreckless Eric's best albums are complete messes; it's only when he's spiffed up that things go off the rails. As such, Donovan of Trash is probably Wreckless Eric's most enjoyable album that doesn't have either "Whole Wide World" or {&"Semapho...   [ read more ]

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Not everything that Wreckless Eric recorded for the BBC is on this 18-song compilation. But for a single-disc collection it covers a lot of territory, running 79 minutes and featuring material from sessions cut in 1977, 1978, 1986 (as part of the Len Bright Combo), 1996 (as part of the Hittsville House Band), 2001 (as part of Southern Domestic), and 2002 (as just plain Eric Goulden). No matter which musicians he was playing with or which billing he was using, it's Wreckless Eric that d...   [ read more ]

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