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One of the most satisfying examples of the genre of early-80s British synthpop. Thomas Dolby's debut is surprisingly warm, human, and at times nostalgic, qualities not usually associated with synthesized music.
Ballads like "Airwaves," "Weightless," and the enveloping, operatic "Cloudburst At Shingle Street," are thoughtful and direct, and the more upbeat songs, like "Radio Silence" and the manic "Europa and the Pirate Twins" (featuring harmonica by XTC's Andy Partridge), are as fun and catchy as anything released in 1982. Purists may feel that the original version of the album, featuring two early tracks dropped off this second US edition, is superior, but in either incarnation THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS is a synthpop classic.
Digitally remastered and expanded two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) edition of the British keyboardist's 1982 debut album including bonus tracks and bonus DVD. The Golden Age Of Wireless was recorded using primarily borrowed studio time and featuring musicians paid with funds raised by session work with other artists. A while after completion, it was picked up by EMI for the UK and by an EMI partner in the US resulting in a number of variations before it's final release. This release has been restored to its original sequence, remastered and with the addition of a few peripheral songs and rarities along with the individual song notes, should help tell the complete story. EMI. 2009.
Personnel: Thomas Dolby (vocals, piano, synthesizer, programming, wave computer, electronic percussion); Kevin Armstrong, Dave Birch (guitar); Simon House (violin); Simon Lloyd (flute, brass); Andy Partridge (harmonica); Daniel Miller (synthesizer); Matthew Seligman, Mark Heyward-Chaplin (bass); Justin Hildreth (drums); Bruce Woolley, Lene Lovich, Lesley Fairbairn, James Allen, Judy Evans, Les Chappell, Akiko Yono, Mutt Lange, Miriam Stockley (background vocals).
Photographer: Andrew Douglas.
Golden Age Of Wireless Music | List Price | $28.98 (You save $4.33) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, New Wave, Box Sets | | Label | EMI Music Distribution | | Orig Year | 1982 | | All Time Sales Rank |  118723  | | CD Universe Part number | 7953423 | | Catalog number | 2679152 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jun 30, 2009 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Chris Birkett; Chris Stone; Martin Levan; Mike Hedges; Tim Hunt; Wally Brill | | Recording Time | 76 minutes | | Personnel | Thomas Dolby - vocals, piano, synthesizer, programming, wave computer, electronic percussion
Simon House - violin
Miriam Stockley - background vocals
Kevin Armstrong
Daniel Miller - synthesizer
Matthew Seligman
Simon Lloyd - flute, brass
Andy Partridge - harmonica
Bruce Woolley
Lene Lovich
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