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  • Performer Thomas Dolby
  • Title The Golden Age Of Wireless
  • Country UK
  • Style New Wave, Synth-pop
  • Other formats RA XM WMA MMF DXD AA AHX
  • Genre Electronic
  • Size MP3 1407 mb
  • Size FLAC 1363 mb
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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" in its later resequencings (see below). 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").

1982 except track 6 Ⓡ 1981. 1982 except track 6 ℗ 1981.

Album · 1982 · 10 Songs. 1982 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO. More By Thomas Dolby. See All. A Map of the Floating City.

Talk to anyone who was the right age in the early '80s for both pop radio and the dawn of MTV, and "She Blinded Me with Science" will inevitably come up. The most famous song from the reissued version of the album, it's a defiantly quirky, strange number that mixes its pop hooks with unusual keyboard melodies pitched very low and a recurrent spoken word interjection ("Science!") from guest vocalist/video star Magnus Pike.

Pedestrian Walkway Lyrics. About The Golden Age of Wireless. The Golden Age of Wireless is a 1982 album by synthpop pioneer Thomas Dolby. The album is notable for containing the pop hit She Blinded Me with Science in its later resequencings. 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 ).

I had not realized that there were several version of 'The Golden Age of Wireless'. I had a copy I purchased in a pawn shop 25 years ago. That version came along after 'She Blinded Me With Science' became a hit, and it was the first song on the album.

Listen free to Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless (Europa And The Pirate Twins, Flying North and more). Talk to anyone who was the right age in the early '80s for both pop radio and the dawn of MTV, and "She Blinded Me with Science" will inevitably come up.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 She Blinded Me With Science
Violin – Simon HouseVoice [Voiceover] – Dr. M. Pyke
 3:40
2 Radio Silence 3:47
3 Airwaves 5:14
4 Flying North
Percussion [Backwards] – Justin Hildreth
 3:52
5 Weightless
Vocals [Monks] – Bruce Woolley, Dave Birch, TMDR*
 3:46
6 Europa & The Pirate Twins
Harmonica – Andy PartridgePercussion [Electronic] – TMDR*
 3:19
7 Windpower
Brass [Leadline], Flute – Simon LloydVoice [Shipping Forecast] – John Marsh
 4:19
8 Commercial Breakup 4:16
9 One Of Our Submarines 5:13
10 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
Vocals [Operatics] – Lene Lovich, Les Chappell
 5:45

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Odyssey Studios
  • Recorded At – Marcus Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – Tapestry Studios
  • Recorded At – Advision Studios
  • Recorded At – Aosis Studios
  • Mixed At – Odyssey Studios
  • Mixed At – Marcus Recording Studios
  • Mixed At – Studio Playground
  • Mixed At – Advision Studios
  • Mixed At – Tapestry Studios

Credits

  • Backing Vocals – Akiko Yono* (tracks: 2), Bruce Woolley (tracks: 3), James Allen (tracks: 5, 10), Judy Evans (tracks: 5, 10), Kevin Armstrong (tracks: 9), Lene Lovich (tracks: 5), Les Chappell (tracks: 5, 6), Lesley Fairbairn (tracks: 4, 5, 10), Miriam Stockley (tracks: 1), Mutt Lange* (tracks: 1), TMDR* (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 10)
  • Bass – Mark Heyward-Chaplin (tracks: 10)
  • Bass Guitar – Mark Heyward-Chaplin (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Computer [Wave] – TMDR* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9, 10)
  • Cover – Andrew Douglas, Thomas Dolby
  • Drum Programming – TMDR* (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
  • Drums – Justin Hildreth (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Guitar – Dave Birch (tracks: 4), Kevin Armstrong (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 to 10)
  • Layout – Bill Smith
  • Lyrics By – Thomas Dolby (tracks: 1, 8), Jo Kerr* (tracks: 1)
  • Mixed By – Daniel Miller (tracks: 2), TMDR* (tracks: 2)
  • Music By – Thomas Dolby (tracks: 1, 8), Tim Kerr (tracks: 8)
  • Piano – TMDR* (tracks: 3 to 5, 10)
  • Producer – TMDR* (tracks: 1, 9), Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson* (tracks: 2 to 8, 10), Tim Friese-Green* (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Synthesizer – Daniel Miller (tracks: 2), TMDR* (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Synthesizer [Moog Bass] – Matthew Seligman (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Written-By – Thomas Dolby (tracks: 2 to 7, 9, 10)

Notes

Ⓡ 1982 except track 6 Ⓡ 1981.
℗ 1982 except track 6 ℗ 1981.
Digital mastering. Made in UK (from disc).
Manufactured in West Germany (from sleeve).

Tracks 1 and 9 recorded and mixed at Odyssey, August 1982.
Track 2 recorded and mixed at Marcus Music, January '82.
Tracks 3, 4 and 5 recorded at Tapestry, September '81, mixed at Playground, December '81.
Track 6 recorded and mixed at Ad Vision.
Track 7 recorded at Aosis, October '81, mixed at Playground, December '81.
Track 8 recorded and mixed at Tapestry, September-October '81.
Track 10 recorded at Tapestry, September '81, mixed at Playground, November '81.

Different tracklisting/sequence than the original vinyl release. For this version, "The Wreck Of The Fairchild" was dropped and "She Blinded Me With Science" & "One Of Our Submarines" were added.

Issued in a standard jewel case with an 8-page booklet.
No track durations on release.
Total playing time 43:25.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: none
  • Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
  • Matrix / Runout: CDP 7 46009 2 AR @ 1 +2 +3 +

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
VIP1001, OC 062-07 607 Thomas Dolby The Golden Age Of Wireless ‎(LP, Album) Venice In Peril Records, Venice In Peril Records VIP1001, OC 062-07 607 UK 1982
4XT-12271, 4XT 12271 Thomas Dolby The Golden Age Of Wireless ‎(Cass, Album, Whi) Capitol Records, Capitol Records 4XT-12271, 4XT 12271 Canada 1983
C054 1077821 Thomas Dolby The Golden Age Of Wireless ‎(LP, Album) Venice In Peril Records C054 1077821 Netherlands 1982
50999 2 67915 2 4, 2679 152 Thomas Dolby The Golden Age Of Wireless ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + DVD-V, NTSC) EMI, EMI 50999 2 67915 2 4, 2679 152 UK & Europe 2009
ST-12271 Thomas Dolby The Golden Age Of Wireless ‎(LP, Album, Promo, RE) Capitol Records ST-12271 US 1983


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