Autographs of Wreckless Eric

Eric Goulden (born 18 May 1954), known as Wreckless Eric, is an English rock and 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. It was also acclaimed as one of the "top 40 singles of the alternative era 1975–2000".
Wreckless Eric was born on \n18 May 1954 in Newhaven, East Sussex. He is a cousin of actress Gemma Arterton through her mother. In 1973, he began attending Art School in Hull, where he joined bands such as Dirty Henry that played local clubs. On a break after his first year at school he saw Kilburn and the High Roads in Oldham. Struck by their honest approach to music, Eric decided to employ the same to his composing and performing. His next band, Addis and the Flip Tops, were the first incarnation of what would later be known as the DIY style. He first became known as one of the original members of the late 1970s Stiff Records artist roster, along with Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe.
Eric's first appearance on record was "Whole Wide World" on the Stiff label sampler A Bunch of Stiff Records in April 1977. The single version of that song was finally released in August. The song was produced by, and featured bass and guitar by Nick Lowe, with Steve Goulding on drums. The following month, the song was one of five tracks broadcast for the first of two sessions Eric recorded for DJ John Peel at BBC Radio 1. The song went on to make number 47 in John Peel's 'Festive Fifty', the so-called 'lost list' of 1977; it was also number 8 in the Sounds critics' singles of the year. The song's reputation has grown over the years and numerous bands have covered "Whole Wide World", such as the Lightning Seeds, Mental As Anything, The Monkees (on their Pool It! album in 1987), The Proclaimers (on their 2007 album Life with You), Paul Westerberg, The Bahamas, and Cage The Elephant (on their 2017 album Unpeeled).
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Traded items with a signature of Wreckless Eric

The most expensive item with a signature of Wreckless Eric (Wreckless Eric / Amy Rigby - Two-Way Family Favourites - rare 2010 CD - signed) was sold in October 2025 for £127.87 while the cheapest item (A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual - Signed inside -Eric) found a new owner for £2.00 in March 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2025 with an average selling price of £42.92 for an autographed item of Wreckless Eric. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with £55.66 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.50 was September 2022. In average, an autographed item from Wreckless Eric is worth £20.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Wreckless Eric were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	WRECKLESS ERIC - PERSONALLY SIGNED Mounted Glossy Page 7” Cover	£30.43
	Construction Time & Demolition by Wreckless Eric (CD, 2018) SIGNED by Eric	£16.33
	Eric Goulden, Wreckless Eric, Signed, Limited Edition Of 100 Promotional Cd	£55.40
	WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD - AUTOGRAPHED BY BOTH	£26.70
	WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD - AUTOGRAPHED BY BOTH	£26.70
	Wreckless Eric - promo photo -PERSONALLY SIGNED - Mounted Glossy Page	£25.23
	WRECKLESS ERIC - SIGNED Original NME Full Page Advert - 1978	£21.63
	Wreckless Eric / Amy Rigby - Two-Way Family Favourites - rare 2010 CD - signed	£127.87
	Wreckless Eric 10" Stiff LP Brown Wax Autographed	£48.41
	Wreckless Eric And Juba Lewie Stuff Records Signed Card	£20.00
	Wreckless Eric And Rachel Sweet Stiff Records Signed On Back Of Card	£20.00
	WRECKLESS ERIC GOULDEN - KARAOKE - SILO - CD - SIGNED	£16.48
	Wreckless Eric presents The Len Bright Combo - 2003 CD - Signed by Eric	£40.00
	Wreckless Eric Stiff Records Signed Card	£20.00
	Wreckless Eric: 6x7” Vinyl Singles Including Signed Sweet Jane Cover	£55.66