Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless
(Venice In Peril Records 1983 VIP1076071)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– number written in top right corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher. He came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including “She Blinded Me with Science” (1982) and “Hyperactive!” (1984). He has also worked in production and as a session musician. In the 1990s he founded a Silicon Valley sound technology company, Beatnik, whose technology was used to create the Nokia tune. He was also the Music Director for the TED Conference. Currently on faculty at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Dolby leads Peabody’s Music for New Media program, which enrolled its first students in the fall of 2018.
The Golden Age of Wireless is the debut album by Thomas Dolby. Released in 1982, the album contains the pop hit “She Blinded Me with Science”. Following the album’s overall theme of radio are the songs “Airwaves”, “Commercial Breakup”, and “Radio Silence,” along with songs about the modern world (“Windpower”, “Flying North”, “Europa and the Pirate Twins”).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Thomas Dolby, except where noted.
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | “Flying North” | 3:50 |
| 2. | “Commercial Breakup” (Thomas Dolby, Tim Kerr) | 4:15 |
| 3. | “Weightless” | 3:45 |
| 4. | “Europa and the Pirate Twins” | 3:18 |
| 5. | “Windpower” | 4:20 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | “The Wreck of The Fairchild” | 3:30 |
| 2. | “Airwaves” | 5:12 |
| 3. | “Radio Silence” | 3:43 |
| 4. | “Cloudburst at Shingle Street” | 5:45 |
Personnel
- Thomas Dolby – vocals, drum programs, wave computer, backing vocals, synthesizer, piano, monk voice, kalimba
- James Allen – backing vocals
- Kevin Armstrong – guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Birch – guitar, monk voice
- Bosco – percussion
- Les Chappel – backing vocals
- Judy Evans – backing vocals
- Lesley Fairbairn – backing vocals
- Mark Heyward-Chaplin – bass guitar
- Justin Hildreth – drums
- Simon House – violin
- Tim Kerr – violin
- Mutt Lange – backing vocals
- Simon Lloyd – leadline brass, flute
- Lene Lovich – backing vocals
- John Marsh – shipping forecast
- Daniel Miller – synthesizer
- Guido Orlando – Chilean translations, distress, grace
- Andy Partridge – harmonica, percussion
- Dr. Magnus Pyke – voiceover
- Matthew Seligman – bass guitar, Moog bass
- Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
- Bruce Woolley – backing vocals, monk voice
- Billy Solee – saxophone solo on “Cloudburst at Shingle Street”
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