The Golden Age of Wireless

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Annotation

Remastered and Expanded Collectors Edition

Annotation last modified on 2009-08-01 20:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Flying North
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1981-09) and Dave Birch (UK born guitarist and producer, based in South Africa since 1990s) (in 1981-09)
percussion [backwards percussion]:
Justin Hildreth (in 1981-09)
piano, synthesizer [wave computer] and lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09)
background vocals:
Lesley Fairbairn (in 1981-09) and TMDR (in 1981-09)
recorded at:
Tapestry in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Playground (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Flying North (in 1981-09)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
3:51
2Commercial Breakup
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Justin Hildreth (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
synthesizer:
TMDR (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Tapestry in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
recording of:
Commercial Breakup (from 1981-09 until 1981-10)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby
composer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby)
4:18
3Weightless
other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin (in 1981-09)
drums (drum set):
Justin Hildreth (in 1981-09)
piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09)
background vocals:
James Allen (in 1981-09), Les Chappell (in 1981-09), Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09), Judy Evans (in 1981-09), Lesley Fairbairn (in 1981-09) and Lene Lovich (in 1981-09)
other vocals [monks]:
Dave Birch (UK born guitarist and producer, based in South Africa since 1990s) (in 1981-09), Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09) and Bruce Woolley (in 1981-09)
recorded at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Playground Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Weightless (in 1981-09)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
3:49
4Europa and the Pirate Twins
other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin
drums (drum set):
Justin Hildreth
electronic drum set [electronic percussion], synthesizer and lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter)
harmonica:
Andy Partridge
background vocals:
Les Chappell and Thomas Dolby
recorded at and mixed at:
Ad Vision in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Europa and the Pirate Twins
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
53:19
5Windpower
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming and drum machine programming:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-10)
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
brass [leadline brass] and flute:
Simon Lloyd (in 1981-10)
spoken vocals [shipping forecast]:
John Marsh (BBC Newsreader) (in 1981-10)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-10)
recorded at:
Aosis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-10)
mixed at:
Playground Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
recording of:
Windpower (in 1981-10)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
4:20
6The Wreck of the Fairchild
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin (in 1981-09)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1981-09)
mbira [kalimba], piano and synthesizer:
TMDR (in 1981-09)
membranophone:
Justin Hildreth (in 1981-09)
background vocals:
TMDR (in 1981-09) and Bruce Woolley (in 1981-09)
recorded at:
Tapestry in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Playground (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
recording of:
The Wreck of the Fairchild (in 1981-09)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
3:30
7Airwaves
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin (in 1981-09)
drums (drum set):
Justin Hildreth (in 1981-09)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1981-09)
piano and synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09)
background vocals:
TMDR (in 1981-09) and Bruce Woolley (in 1981-09)
lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby
recorded at:
Tapestry in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Playground (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
recording of:
Airwaves (in 1981-09)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
35:20
8Radio Silence
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
mixer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and T.M.D.R.
synthesizer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) (in 1982-01)
background vocals:
Akiko Yono (Akiko Yano) (in 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-01)
recorded at and mixed at:
Marcus Music in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1982-01) and Marcus Studios in Bayswater, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-01)
recording of:
Radio Silence (in 1982-01)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
3:51
9Cloudburst at Shingle Street
other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
bass:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin (in 1981-09)
drums (drum set):
Justin Hildreth (in 1981-09)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1981-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09)
background vocals:
James Allen (in 1981-09), Thomas Dolby (in 1981-09), Judy Evans (in 1981-09) and Lesley Fairbairn (in 1981-09)
other vocals [operatics]:
Les Chappell (in 1981-09) and Lene Lovich (in 1981-09)
recorded at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Playground Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Cloudburst at Shingle Street (in 1981-09)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
5:47
10One of Our Submarines
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming, drum machine programming and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guitar and background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1982-08)
Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
lead vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby
recorded at and mixed at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
One of Our Submarines (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
5:12
11She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 76)
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby)
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Participation Music Inc.
43:42
12Radio Silence (Guitar version)
recording of:
Radio Silence
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
4:52
13Urges
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
drums (drum set):
Andy Partridge (in 1980-02)
keyboard:
Thomas Dolby (in 1980-02)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1980-02)
3:39
14Leipzig
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
drums (drum set):
Andy Partridge (in 1980-02)
keyboard:
Thomas Dolby (in 1980-02)
viola:
Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby) (in 1980-02)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Leipzig Is Calling (in 1980-02)
writer:
Thomas Dolby
3:54
15Urban Tribal
3:46
16Therapy/Growth (demo)
4:06
17Airwaves (demo)
recording of:
Airwaves
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
5:21
18Sale of the Century (demo)
2:53
19Pedestrian Walkway (demo)
recording of:
Pedestrian Walkway
composer:
Thomas Dolby
1:28