The Len Bright Combo

One of the many fascinating detours in the career of Eric Goulden -- the singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known as Wreckless Eric -- was the Len Bright Combo, a purposefully eccentric garage rock band he formed with the rhythm section from Thee Milkshakes. In late 1984, Goulden's short-lived band Captains of Industry fell apart shortly after releasing their sole album, and he relocated to Chatham, Kent in Southeast England. The town had a lively music scene, dominated by Billy Childish's garage-style beat combo Thee Milkshakes, and after seeing the band on-stage, the new...