Discography: Thomas Dolby
Last Update: 18 July 1999
Copyright 1999 by Ernie Longmire (Lazlo Nibble)
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Al Crawford, Robert P Krajewski, Winfried Hochstaettler, Pete Hartman,
Perservio Stemish, Robert Stanzel, Barbara A Cohen, Joerg Fitzner,
Steven A. Walton, Euan Fisk, Anders Wahlbom, James Dean, Pea Hicks,
Steven McDonald, Melissa R. Jordan, Monya, Brian Clayton, Richard Peat,
J. Kevin Wells, Russell Milliner, Neil Leacy, Neil Impelluso,
Mary A. Brown, Robin, Tom Slabbinck, Pardo Paolo, Denise D Luckey,
Stephen M. Tilson, Robyn Moore, Rory Frantz, Paul Collier, jherwig,
and Thomas Dolby, of course.
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"Enter the sonic laboratory of Thomas Dolby, an arcane chamber where
man and machine create music that challenges the imagination. Amid the
dazzling array of appartus, surrounded by gleaming keyboards and banks
of instruments, Dolby stands alone, the bespectacled young wizard of
electrikery, a near-sighted boy wonder with far-sighted artistic
visions.
"Thomas Dolby...Cairo-born in the shadow of the pyramids, son of a
world renowned archaeologist...electronic prodigy, inventor, computo-
pioneer...self-taught instrumental virtuoso and new age composer...
keyboard mastermind of Foreigner 4, the chart-topping album and
subsequent world tour...musical consort to M (of "Pop Muzik" fame),
Joan Armatrading and Lene Lovich...daring video fantasist...enter-
tainer and enigma.
"A twist of a knob, a flick of a switch...dials illumine, currents
pulse, meters jump to life...
"Adventure now with Thomas Dolby into new realms of sound and thought.
Discover the mysterious allure of science shot through with modern
myth. Feel the techno-thrills and experience the myriad new wonders
of The Golden Age of Wireless."
-- from the back sleeve of the "Wireless Wonders" promo ep
"My father is a professor of Archaelogy and I've lived all over the
place...Italy, Greece, Cairo, France, USA. When I was a kid I used
to have my own meteorological box for monitoring the weather, and I
was the projectionist for a film club. I was vaguely interested in
jazz piano, but I never had lessons or played any rock music. I
started getting interested in studios and especially synthesisers at
around 15 (I'm 21 now). I was starting to get good with a synth in my
spare time. Later a friend -- Bruce Woolley, who wrote "Video Killed
The Radio Star" -- asked me to form a band with him and play synth and
we toured England and USA, which is where I started to have the idea
of doing my one-man show. Eventually, I left Bruce to concentrate on
my own music."
-- from the "From Brussels With Love" compilation notes
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Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club: English Garden
[1979] album
LP: 1979 UK (Epic; 83893)
LP: 1979 US (Columbia; JC-36301) ["Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club"]
3:03 English Garden
2:54 Video Killed The Radio Star
3:27 Dancing With The Sporting Boys
3:02 Johnny
3:35 No Surrender
2:50 Flying Man
2:11 You Got Class
3:50 W.W.9
?:?? Clean/Clean
3:14 Get Away William
5:59 Goodbye To Yesterday/Goodbye To Yesterday (reprise)
3:31 You're The Circus (I'm The Clown)
[TMDR: bandmember/keyboardist; cowrote WW9/GTY (rep). "Johnny" is
*not* the Wooley/Horn track "Johnny On The Monorail" from the
first Buggles album.]
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The Fallout Club: Dream Soldiers
[1980] single
7": 1980 UK (Happy Birthday Records; UR 3) [1981ish]
3:54 Dream Soldiers
3:06 Pedestrian Walkway [written by TMDR]
[Fallout Club were Trevor Herion (vox), TMDR (synths/backing vox),
Matt Seligman (bass), Paul Simon (drums); TMDR produced all tracks.]
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Low Noise: The Jungle Line
[1980] single
7": 1980 FR (Happy Birthday; UR 5?)
3:52 The Jungle Line ["Jungleline"]
Urban Tribal
The Jungle Line (instrumental)
12": 1980 FR (Happy Birthday; UR 5) [1981ish]
Jungle Line
Urban Tribal
Angeline
[TMDR: bandmember w/Matthew Seligman, Kevin Armstrong]
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The Fallout Club: Wonderlust
[1980] single
7": 198? UK (Happy Birthday Records; UR 7)
4:03 Wonderlust [written by Herion/TMDR]
3:52 Desert Song [arranged by TMDR]
12": 1980 UK (Happy Birthday Records; UR 12-7)
5:20 Wonderlust (extended)
4:30 Desert Song (extended)
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Thomas Dolby: Urges
[12 Feb 1981] single
7": 1981 UK (Armageddon; AS 007)
7": 1982 CA (Statik; TAK 4)
3:42 Urges
3:56 Liepzig
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Thomas Dolby: Europa And The Pirate Twins
[Sep 1981] single
7": 1981 NL (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1A 006-07551)
7": 1982 UK (EMI; R 6051)
3:17 Europa and the Pirate Twins
4:04 Therapy/Growth
12": 1981 UK (Venice In Peril; K052Z-07590)
12": 1981 NL (Venice In Peril; 1A K052Z-07590)
12": 1981 OZ (Parlophone/EMI Australia; ED-60)
12": 1982 UK (EMI; 12R 6051) ["stage" ps]
4:02 Europa and the Pirate Twins (extended version)
3:52 Leipzig (oct.79)
4:00 Therapy/Growth
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; B-5155)
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; ??) [promo]
7": 1982 US (Venice In Peril/Capitol; B-5238)
12": 1983 UK (Parlophone/EMI; GOOD 16) [white title on blue sleeve]
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
3:43 Radio Silence
7": 198? CA (??; ??) [ps]
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
4:32 Radio Silence (version)
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; P-B-5155) [2xA promo]
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Venice In Peril; P-B-5238) [2xA promo]
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
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Thomas Dolby: Airwaves
[Jan 1982] single
7": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril; VIPS 101) [pensive thomas video ps]
3:38 Airwaves (7" version)
3:09 The Wreck Of The Fairchild (early fade)
12": 1983 US (Capitol; SPRO-9980) [2xA promo]
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Thomas Dolby: Radio Silence
[Mar 1982] single
7": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril; VIPS 102) [ps]
3:43 Radio Silence
4:32 Radio Silence (version)
["Radio Silence (version)" is the guitar version.]
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Thomas Dolby: The Golden Age Of Wireless
[10 May 1982] album
LP: 1982 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; VIP 1001) ["pulp mag" ps; color innerslv]
CS: 1982 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; TC-VIP 1001)
LP: 1982 OZ (Venice In Peril/Parlophone/EMI; PCSO-7587)
LP: 1982 NL (Venice In Peril; 1A 064-07607)
LP: 1982 JP (Venice In Peril; ??)
3:50 Flying North
4:15 Commercial Breakup
3:45 Weightless
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins (1981)
4:20 Windpower
3:30 The Wreck of the Fairchild
5:12 Airwaves
3:43 Radio Silence
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
LP: 1982 US (Harvest; ST-12203) (+CN) ["stage" ps]
CS: 1982 US (Harvest; 4XT-12203) (+CN) ["stage" ps]
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
3:50 Flying North
3:45 Weightless
3:52 Leipzig
4:20 Windpower
4:15 Commercial Breakup
3:39 Urges
3:35 Airwaves (7" version)
4:32 Radio Silence (version)
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
[Cover shows Dolby on stage with arcane equipment from production
of Brecht's GALILEO that was running at time of photo shoot]
LP: 1983 US (Venice In Peril/Capitol/EMI; ST-12271) [Mar 1983]
CS: 1983 US (Venice In Peril/Capital/EMI; 4XT-12271) [tracks unconfirmed]
CS: 1983 CA (Venice In Peril/Harvest/EMI; ST-12271?)
8T: 1983 US (??/Columbia House; ??) [tracks unconfirmed]
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
4:32 Radio Silence (version)
3:35 Airwaves (7" version)
3:50 Flying North
3:45 Weightless
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
3:58 Windpower (7" version)
4:15 Commercial Breakup
5:11 One of Our Submarines
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
LP: 1983 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1C 038-15 7782 1) [unconfirmed]
LP: 1983 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; VIP 107 607-1) [11 Mar 83]
CS: 1983 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; TC VIP 107 607-4) [11 Mar 83]
CD: 1984 UK (EMI; CDP 7 46009 2 {764 009-2 2893 230 01})
CD: 1984 UK (EMI; CDP 7 46009 2 {SONOPRESS B-6068})
LP: 1983 NL (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1C 064-10 7782 1) [tracks unconfirmed]
CD: 198? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {2-1-2 CAPITOL JAX 8 C})
CD: 198? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {DIDX 251})
LP: 1983 JP (Venice In Peril/Toshiba EMI; EMS-81604)
CD: 1991 JP (Toshiba/EMI; TOCP-6335) ["Pastmasters II"; bl w/lyrics+pix]
3:42 She Blinded Me With Science
3:47 Radio Silence
5:17 Airwaves
3:54 Flying North
3:47 Weightless
3:21 Europa And The Pirate Twins
4:21 Windpower
4:19 Commercial Breakup
5:14 One Of Our Submarines
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
LP: 198? US (Capitol; ST-12271 (ST-2-12271)) [A-side matrix #?]
CD: 198? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {DIDX 251 11A1})
CD: 198? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {DIDX 251 11A2})
CD: 198? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {CDP-7-46009-2-1T (12)})
CD: 199? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {S9A26H})
CD: 199? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {S9A26H 1-1-2 CAPITOL JAX 15C})
CD: 199? US (Capitol; CDP 7 46009 2 {S9A26H 1-1-4 CAPITOL JAX 17C})
CD: 198? JP (Venice In Peril/Toshiba EMI; EMS-81604)
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
3:43 Radio Silence
3:35 Airwaves (7" version)
3:50 Flying North
3:45 Weightless
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
3:58 Windpower (7" version)
4:15 Commercial Breakup
5:11 One of Our Submarines
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street
12": 1982 US (Harvest; SPRO 9779/9780) ["Wireless Wonders" promo sampler]
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
3:35 Airwaves (7" version)
4:32 Radio Silence (version)
3:52 Leipzig
3:45 Weightless
4:20 Windpower
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Thomas Dolby: Windpower
[Jul 1982] single
7": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril; VIPS 103)
7": 1982 NL (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1A 006-07657)
3:53 Windpower (7" version)
5:36 Flying North (high altitude extended play)
12": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; 12 VIPS 103) [sunset + technology ps]
12": 1982 NL (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1A 052Z-07657)
5:51 Windpower (high power extended play)
5:36 Flying North (high altitude extended play) [mistimed label]
12": 198? FR (Venice In Peril; ??) [ps]
Windpower
Commercial Breakup
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Thomas Dolby: She Blinded Me With Science
[15 Oct 1982] single
7": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril; VIPS 104) [monospec/watercolors ps]
3:40 She Blinded Me With Science
5:12 One Of Our Submarines
12": 1982 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; 12 VIPS 104) [monospec ps]
12": 1982 ?? (Venice In Peril/EMI; K052-07 682) [ps]
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
7:14 One Of Our Submarines (extended version)
7": 1982 NL (Venice In Peril/EMI; 1C 006-07 682)
7": 1982 OZ (Parlophone/EMI Australia; A-874)
7": 1983 UK (Venice In Peril; VIPS 105) [unconfirmed]
3:38 She Blinded Me With Science
5:09 One Of Our Submarines
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; B-5204)
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
3:51 Flying North
7": 1982 JP (EMI; EMS-17367) [plain slv w/tmdr "electrolab" insert]
3:38 She Blinded Me With Science
3:45 Weightless
7": 1983 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; VIPS 105) [Jun 83]
3:40 She Blinded Me With Science
7:01 The Jungle Line (live)
12": 1983 UK (Venice In Peril/EMI; 12 VIPS 105) [Jun 83; stkrd black slv]
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
7:01 The Jungle Line (live)
7": 198? US (Capitol; ??) ["jukebox classics"]
She Blinded Me With Science
[b/w Re-Flex: "The Politics Of Dancing"]
CD5: 1994 CA (Unidisc Music; SP5-1705) ["12 Inch Classics On CD"]
5:05 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
[B-side is a cover of Kraftwerk's "Tour De France" by a band
called 10 Speed.]
7": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; SPRO-9899) [promo]
She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix) ["long"]
She Blinded Me With Science (short)
12": 1982 US (Capitol/Harvest; SPRO-9876-7) [promo; monospec sticker; times unconfirmed]
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix) ["extended"]
3:38 She Blinded Me With Science ["short"]
5:09 One Of Our Submarines ["short"]
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Thomas Dolby: Blinded By Science
[1982] remix ep
12": 1983 US (Capitol/Harvest; MLP-15007) [sunset & technology ps]
CS: 1983 US (Capitol; ??)
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
7:18 One Of Our Submarines (extended version)
5:51 Windpower (high power extended play)
5:20 Airwaves
5:36 Flying North (high altitude extended play)
[mix names not noted on sleeve]
12": 1982 JP (EMI; EMS-50138)
3:42 She Blinded Me With Science
7:18 One Of Our Submarines (extended version)
5:51 Windpower (high power extended play)
5:20 Airwaves
5:36 Flying North (high altitude extended play)
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
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Thomas Dolby: One Of Our Submarines
[Feb 1983] single
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Thomas Dolby: Weightless
[198?] single
7": 198? ?? (??; ??) [Europe only]
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Dolby's Cube: Get Out Of My Mix / Get On Out Of My Mix
[Oct 1983] single
7": 1983 UK (EMI; 6063)
7": 1983 CA (EMI; ??)
5:24 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
7:00 Get On Out Of My Mix (edit)
12": 1983 UK (EMI; 12R 6063) [ps; early pressing w/bonus flexi]
[12" (12R 6063):]
8:00 Get Out Of My Mix
7:44 Get On Out Of My Mix
[Flexi:]
Airwaves (live wireless version)
Urban Tribal (live wireless version)
12": 1983 UK (EMI; 12R 6063) [ps]
12": 1983 US (Venice In Peril/Capitol; 8561?)
8:00 Get Out Of My Mix
7:44 Get On Out Of My Mix
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Thomas Dolby: Live Wireless
[9 Nov 1983] live video
VHS: 198? UK (Picture Music International; TVE 901572) [PAL]
LD: 198? UK (??; ??) [PAL]
12"LD: 1983 JP (LDC; MP131) [NTSC; Dec 83; Y5,480; "Radio Wireless"]
3:24 Europa & The Pirate Twins
3:42 Windpower
5:00 One Of Our Submarines
4:22 Radio Silence
3:18 New Toy
3:36 Urban Tribal
5:12 Flying North
6:35 Jungle Line
3:57 Puppet Theatre
3:57 Samson & Delilah
3:26 She Blinded Me With Science
5:17 Airwaves
Flexi: 198? UK (??; ??) ["Thomas Dolby Live"; promo? from video]
Airwaves (live wireless version)
Urban Tribal (live wireless version)
[Sound lifted directly from soundtrack of video, including
"cutaways" to TMDR in projection booth, etc.]
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Thomas Dolby: Hyperactive!
[6 Jan 1984] single
7": 1984 UK (Parlophone; R 6065)
7": 1984 NL (EMI; 1C 006 2000147)
7": 1984 US (Capitol; ??)
7": 1984 SP (EMI; ??)
7": 1984 JP (??; ??) [tracks unconfirmed]
4:11 Hyperactive! (7" version)
5:19 White City
12": 1983 UK (Parlophone; 12R 6065) [ps]
5:05 Hyperactive! (heavy breather sub-version)
4:12 Hyperactive! (7" version)
5:18 White City
7": 1984 US (Capitol; B-5321)
7": 1984 CA (Capitol; V-75053)
5:00 Hyperactive!
7:58 Get Out Of My Mix ["special dance version"]
[Is the a-side mix the "heavy breather sub-version"?]
12": 1984 US (Capitol; V-57053)
CSS: 1984 US (Capitol; 4V-8576)
12": 1984 CA (Capitol; V-75053)
5:05 Hyperactive! (heavy breather sub-version)
8:00 Get Out Of My Mix ["special dance version"]
12": 1984 JP (EMI; EMS-27015) [31 Mar 84]
5:05 Hyperactive! (heavy breather sub-version)
4:12 Hyperactive! (7" version)
5:18 White City
I Scare Myself
Cloudburst At Shingle Street
7": 1984 US (Capitol; ??) [promo; two different versions]
[The Analyst's Text, courtesy TMDR:]
"Ah-hmmm. Tell me about your childhood."
"For how long have you been having these delusions?"
"Tell me more about your mother."
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Thomas Dolby: The Flat Earth
[1984] album
LP: 1984 UK (Parlophone Odeon; PCS 2400341)
CD: 1984 UK (Parlophone Odeon; CDP 7 46028 2)
LP: 1984 US (EMI; ST 12309)
CS: 1984 US (EMI; 4XT 512309)
CD: 1984 US (Capitol; CDP 7 46028 2)
8T: 1983 US (??/Columbia House; ??)
CS: 1984 CA (Capitol/EMI; 4XT-12309)
LP: 1984 NL (Parlophone Odeon; 1A 064 2400341)
CS: 1984 NL (Parlophone Odeon; 1A 264 2400344)
LP: 1984 ?? (??; PCS 2400341)
LP: 1984 OZ (Parlophone/EMI Australia; PCSO.107820)
CD: 1984 JP (EMI; CP35-3118)
CD: 1991 JP (EMI; TOCP-6336) [25 Jul 91; "Pastmasters II" budget reissue]
4:56 Dissidents
6:41 The Flat Earth
5:34 Screen Kiss
5:20 White City
5:00 Mulu The Rain Forest
5:40 I Scare Myself
4:14 Hyperactive!
[Text from White City - Keith's Voiceover (Robyn Hitchcock):]
"The poor girl was all covered in flowers. It's a shame, 'cause
there wasn't any room in her head. 'I climbed through a crack in
the sky' she screamed...like this: AAARGH!"
"Where was I--Bedfordshire--that's a lousy place. It's on the
A45--you go around, it's all flat and I can't summon up any
enthusiasm for that sort of thing at all. I--my idea, when
we started out was to have a, you know, rising up, in the form
of an undulating, ovulating ground that you don't get so much
nowadays, everything tends to be sort of piecemeal and staggered,
which I don't think is really very exciting, do you? Ah--you're
not there either."
[Promotional]
Turntable mat; old world-map image; may not be official
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Thomas Dolby: I Scare Myself
[Feb 1984] single
7": 1984 UK (Parlophone; R 6067)
7": 1984 JP (??; ??) [tracks unconfirmed]
4:48 I Scare Myself (edit)
4:30 Cloudburst At Shingle Street (edit version)
12": 1984 UK (Parlophone; 12R 6067) [ps]
5:33 I Scare Myself ["long version"]
4:09 Puppet Theatre
4:30 Cloudburst at Shingle Street (edit version)
7": 198? US (??; ??)
I Scare Myself
Puppet Theatre
7": 198? US (Capitol; ??)
7": 198? US (Capitol; ??) [promo]
7": 198? CA (Capitol; ??)
I Scare Myself
Dissidents
[Most of the music to "Puppet Theatre" was originally written for
the Whodini track "Magic's Wand."]
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Thomas Dolby: Dissidents
[Feb 1984] single
7": 1984 UK (EMI; R 6071)
7": 1984 SP (EMI; ??) [tracks unconfirmed; titles in spanish]
3:42 Dissidents (edit)
3:36 Urges
12": 1984 UK (Parlophone; 12R 6071)
7:17 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 1)
5:53 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 2)
3:42 Urges
CSS: 1984 UK (Parlophone; TCR 6071)
7:17 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 1)
3:42 Urges ["original version"]
7:18 One Of Our Submarines (extended version)
5:00 Dissidents
12": 1984 US (Capitol; V-8594)
12": 1984 CA (EMI/Capitol; V-75061)
7:17 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 1) ["dub"]
5:53 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 2) ["vocal"]
7": 1984 US (Capitol; B-5374) [ps]
Dissidents (lp)
Dissidents (dub)
7": 1984 US (Capitol; ??) [2xA promo]
Dissidents (lp)
12": 1984 US (Capitol; SPRO-9168/SPRO-9178) [promo]
4:52 Dissidents (dub edit version)
3:51 Dissidents (lp edit version)
[Remixers: Dissidents]
[Francois Kevorkian]
7:17 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 1)
5:53 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 2)
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Thomas Dolby: Thomas Dolby
[1984] video ep
VHS: 1984 US (Sony; N/A) [Video 45; non-HiFi stereo; tracks confirmed]
8"LD: 1984 JP (LDC; JM 034-0007) [Oct 1984; Y3,210]
LD: 1984 ?? (Pioneer; PA-84-M011) [omits "Hyperactive"?]
VHD: 1984 JP (Victor; VHM-39014) ["Hyperactive!"; obsolete videodisc format]
Europa And The Pirate Twins
Radio Silence
She Blinded Me With Science
Hyperactive!
[Running time ~15:00]
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Ryuichi Sakamoto with Thomas Dolby: Fieldwork
[1985] single
7": 1985 UK (10 Records; TEN 112)
7": 1985 DE (10 Records; 107 954-100)
4:03 Field Work (london mix)
3:44 Field Work (tokyo mix)
7"x2: 1985 UK (10 Records; TEND 112)
[7" #1:]
4:03 Field Work (london mix)
3:44 Field Work (tokyo mix)
[7" #2 (no TMDR):]
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
The Seed And The Sower
12": 1985 UK (10 Records; TEN 112/12)
6:03 Fieldwork (long-lon)
15:30 Exhibition
12": 1985 JP (MIDI Inc.; MIS-502) ["School"]
6:03 Field Work (long-lon)
6:53 Field Work (long-tyo)
15:30 Exhibition
CD5: 1987 JP (MIDI Inc.; MID-1503) ["Field Work + Steppin' Into Asia"]
6:03 Field Work (long-lon)
6:53 Field Work (long-tyo)
15:30 Exhibition
5:08 Steppin' Into Asia
5:07 Steppin' Into Asia (urban mix)
CD: 1993 JP (MIDI Inc.; MDCL-1249)
6:03 Field Work (long-lon)
6:53 Field Work (long-tyo)
15:30 Exhibition
5:20 Steppin' Into Asia
5:10 Steppin' Into Asia (urban mix)
4:23 The Left Bank
4:48 The Arrangement
4:36 Just About Enough
4:54 Once In A Lifetime
4:03 Field Work (london mix)
3:44 Field Work (tokyo mix)
["Field Work + Steppin' Into Asia + The Arrangement]
[Remixers: Fieldwork]
[Thomas Dolby]
6:03 Field Work (long-lon)
[Riyuichi Sakamoto and ?? Iio]
6:53 Field Work (long-tyo)
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Dolby's Cube: May The Cube Be With You
[Jul 1985] single
7": 1985 UK (EMI; R 6100)
7": 1985 DE (EMI; 006-20 0723 7)
3:49 May The Cube Be With You
5:20 Googolplexus
10"PD: 198? ?? (??; cube-shaped)
12": 1985 UK (Parlophone; 12R 6100) [ps has trimmed corners]
12": 1985 DE (EMI; 060-20 0724 6)
12": 1985 OZ (Parlophone/EMI Australia; ED.130)
6:49 May The Cube Be With You (3d mix)
6:53 Googolplexus / Cube Creature Caviar
12": 1985 UK (EMI; 12 RA 6100)
6:00 May The Cube Be With You (cubular dub mix)
6:53 Googolplexus / Cube Creature Caviar
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Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb: Howard The Duck
[23 Jun 1986] single
[Vocals on "Don't Turn Away": Lea Thompson]
7": 1986 US (MCA; MCA-52868)
3:55 Howard The Duck
6:18 Don't Turn Away
12": 1986 US (MCA; MCA-23645)
4:52 Howard The Duck (mega mix)
3:55 Howard The Duck
6:18 Don't Turn Away
7": 1986 US (MCA; ??) [double-A promo]
3:55 Howard The Duck
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Various: Howard The Duck - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[21 Jul 1986] soundtrack album
LP: 1986 US (MCA; MCA-6173)
CS: 1986 US (MCA; ??)
CD: 199? ?? (??; ??) [bootleg]
4:12 Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb: Hunger City
3:55 Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb: Howard The Duck
5:05 Thomas Dolby: Don't Turn Away [vox: TMDR]
4:46 Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb: It Don't Come Cheap
2:55 Dolby's Cube featuring Tata Vega: I'm on My Way
[+ movie score by John Barry]
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Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb: Hunger City
[1986] single
12": 1986 US (MCA L33-17165) [2xA promo]
4:12 Hunger City
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Thomas Dolby: Music From The Film 'Gothic'
[Feb 1987] soundtrack album
CD: 1987 UK (Virgin; CDV 2417)
LP: 1987 US (Virgin; 90607-1)
LP: 1987 CA (Virgin; VL-2417)
2:07 Fantasmagoria
1:16 Byronic Love
1:04 Shelleymania
1:48 Mary's Theme
2:25 Party Games
0:58 Gipsygirl
0:29 The Crucifix
0:44 The Fundamental Source
0:28 Sin And Buggery
0:46 Impalement
2:19 Skullpulse
Leech Juice
2:52 Restless Sleep 1, 2 + 3
0:28 It's His!
1:50 A Trickle Of Blood
2:04 Coitus Per Stigmata
1:26 Once We Vowed Eternal Love
1:30 Riddled With Guilt
2:38 Metamorphosis
1:30 The Hangman
1:30 The Beast In The Crypt
3:04 The Final Seance
1:32 Funeral By The Lake
1:22 No Ghosts In Daylight
1:01 To The Grave
3:26 The Devil Is An Englishman
[CD is two tracks, with subtracks indexed]
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Thomas Dolby with Screaming Lord Byron: The Devil Is An Englishman
[Feb 1987] single
7": 1987 UK (Virgin; VS 1372)
3:38 The Devil Is An Englishman (single version)
2:09 Fantasmagoria
12": 1987 UK (Virgin; VSX 1372)
6:00 The Devil Is An Englishman (extended version)
2:09 Fantasmagoria
[Remixers: The Devil Is An Englishman]
[Martin Rushent]
3:38 The Devil Is An Englishman (single version)
6:00 The Devil Is An Englishman (extended version)
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Thomas Dolby: Airhead
[Mar 1988] single
7": 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; MT 38)
7": 1988 DE (EMI-Manhattan; 006 20 2505 7)
7": 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; ??) (+promo)
CSS: 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; ??)
3:38 Airhead (single version)
5:01 Budapest By Blimp (edit)
12": 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; 12MT 38)
12": 1988 DE (EMI-Manhattan; 006 20 2506 6)
6:38 Airhead (extended version)
5:17 Airhead (dub part 1)
3:07 Airhead (dub part 2)
5:01 Budapest By Blimp (edit)
CD5: 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; CDMT 38)
3:39 Airhead (7" edit)
5:01 Budapest By Blimp (edit)
4:10 Hyperactive (7" version)
6:38 Airhead (extended version)
12": 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; V-56086)
12": 1988 CA (EMI-Manhattan; E1-75217)
7:05 Airhead (francois' mix) [extended version part a]
3:40 Airhead (francois' dub) [extended version part b]
7:22 Airhead (rusty mix)
5:27 Airhead (rusty dub)
5:07 Budapest By Blimp (edit)
12": 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; V-56014) ["Airhead's Revenge" sticker; 6 Jul]
8:13 Airhead's Revenge
3:29 Airhead's Revenge (rap)
5:48 Airhead (def ears mix)
7:18 Airhead (rusty's mix)
[Additional rapping by LaToya Hanson and Nicole Milligan.]
CD5: 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; DPRO-0439) [promo; no ps]
3:42 Airhead (edit)
7:17 Airhead (dance mix) [rusty mix?]
3:49 Airhead (dance edit)
[Remixers: Airhead]
[Francois Kevorkian]
6:38 Airhead (extended version)
5:17 Airhead (dub part 1)
3:07 Airhead (dub part 2)
7:05 Airhead (francois' mix) [extended version part a]
3:40 Airhead (francois' dub) [extended version part b]
[Rusty Garner]
7:18 Airhead (rusty's mix)
[Thomas Dolby, Bill Bottrell, and Bob Brockmann]
8:13 Airhead's Revenge
3:29 Airhead's Revenge (rap)
5:48 Airhead (def ears mix)
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Thomas Dolby: Aliens Ate My Buick
[13 Apr 1988] album
LP: 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; MTL 1020)
LP: 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; E1-48075)
4:37 The Key To Her Ferrari
5:06 Airhead
5:06 Hot Sauce
5:36 Pulp Culture
4:48 My Brain Is Like A Sieve
4:28 The Ability To Swing
8:38 Budapest By Blimp
CS: 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; TCMTL 1020)
CD: 1988 UK (EMI-Manhattan; CDP 7 48075 2) (+CN)
CD: 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; 7-48075-2)
4:37 The Key To Her Ferrari
5:06 Airhead
5:06 Hot Sauce
5:36 Pulp Culture
4:48 My Brain Is Like A Sieve
4:28 The Ability To Swing
8:38 Budapest By Blimp
6:50 May The Cube Be With You
[The Hungarian lyrics from "Budapest by Blimp" translate as:
Konnyebb volna tan feledni (Perhaps it would be easier to forget)
Mint tavozasom erteni (Than to understand my departure)
Multobol egy kiszak itott lap (A torn page from the past)
E kodbol indul egy vonat (A train is leaving from this fog)]
[Promotion]
Frisbee-style flying disc; yellow, "Aliens" and Sam Goody logos (US)
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Thomas Dolby: Hot Sauce
[Jan 1989] single
7": 1989 UK (EMI-Manhattan; MT 59) [mixes unconfirmed]
7": 1989 US (EMI-Manhattan; ??) [mixes unconfirmed]
3:18 Hot Sauce (7" remix)
3:18 Salsa Picante (7" version)
12": 1989 UK (EMI-Manhattan; 12MT 59)
6:56 Hot Sauce (extended version)
3:27 Hot Sauce ("murder" dub)
5:11 Salsa Picante (extended version)
3:15 Hot Sauce (7" remix)
CD5: 1989 UK (EMI-Manhattan; CDMT 59)
3:18 Hot Sauce (7" remix)
6:56 Hot Sauce (extended version)
3:18 Salsa Picante (7" version)
5:24 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
12": 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; V-56114)
6:56 Hot Sauce (extended version)
3:27 Hot Sauce ("murder" dub)
5:11 Salsa Picante (extended version)
5:24 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
3:15 Hot Sauce (7" remix)
12": 1988 CA (EMI-Manhattan; E1-75237)
7": 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; P-B-50148) [2xA promo] [ps]
CD5: 1988 US (EMI-Manhattan; DPRO 04156) [promo]
7:00 Hot Sauce (extended version)
3:30 Hot Sauce ("murder" dub)
5:17 Salsa Picante (extended version)
3:20 Hot Sauce (7" version)
3:21 Salsa Picante (7" version)
5:27 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
[Remixers: Hot Sauce]
[Richard Burgess]
3:18 Hot Sauce (7" remix)
6:56 Hot Sauce (extended version)
3:27 Hot Sauce ("murder" dub)
5:11 Salsa Picante (extended version)
[Promotion]
4oz. bottle of El Yucateco "Hot Sauce"; labeled w/art from single (US)
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Thomas Dolby: My Brain Is Like A Sieve
[Aug 1989] single
7": 1989 UK (EMI; MT 71)
3:57 My Brain is Like a Sieve (bill bottrell single remix)
4:48 My Brain is Like a Sieve (instrumental)
12": 1989 UK (EMI; 12MT 71) ["EMI USA"]
5:37 My Brain Is Like A Sieve (extended version)
4:48 My Brain is Like a Sieve (instrumental)
1:15 Ravivar Fiore
CD5: 1989 UK (EMI; CDMT 71 / 203503-2) [tmdr + snake ps; "EMI USA"]
3:57 My Brain is Like a Sieve (bill bottrell single remix)
4:48 My Brain is Like a Sieve (instrumental)
1:15 Ravivar Fiore
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Thomas Dolby: The Golden Age of Video
[1989] video compilation
VHS: 1989 UK (PMI; MVP 9911773)
VHS: 1989 US (EMI Video; E5-1608)
LD: 1989 US (Pioneer Artists; PA-91-392) [unique lab ps]
0:45 [opening credits]
3:22 Europa And The Pirate Twins
3:22 Airwaves
3:41 Radio Silence
3:43 She Blinded Me With Science
5:10 One Of Our Submarines (live)
3:03 Hyperactive!
4:17 Dissidents
4:58 I Scare Myself
5:57 Fieldwork (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
3:50 May The Cube Be With You
4:59 Airhead
4:15 Hot Sauce
0:30 [closing credits]
[Times taken from laserdisc release]
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Thomas Dolby: Close But No Cigar
[14 Apr 1992] single
7": 1992 UK (Virgin; VS 1410 / 115 246)
4:05 Close But No Cigar (single version)
4:52 Neon Sisters
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDG 1410 / 665 246) [2cd gatefold; room for disc 2]
CD5: 1992 DE (Virgin; 665 246) ["part one", no room for disc 2]
4:05 Close But No Cigar (single version)
5:05 Beauty Of A Dream (piano & vocal)
4:21 Close But No Cigar (version)
4:52 Neon Sisters
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDT 1410) [21 Apr 92]
4:05 Close But No Cigar (single version)
4:14 Hyperactive
3:40 She Blinded Me With Science
5:37 I Scare Myself
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDJ 1410) [promo; pipe ps]
4:05 Close But No Cigar (single version)
Box: 1992 UK (??; ??)
[Wooden Bolivar cigar box; includes promo video, CD, cassette, and
empty (ha ha) cigar tube]
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Thomas Dolby: Astronauts and Heretics
[1992] album
CD: 1992 UK (Virgin; CDV 2701)
CD: 1992 US (Giant Records; 9 24478-2)
5:57 I Love You Goodbye
3:07 Cruel
3:36 Silk Pyjamas
5:27 I Live in a Suitcase
5:19 Eastern Bloc
4:26 Close But No Cigar
5:27 That's Why People Fall in Love
4:52 Neon Sisters
5:05 Beauty of a Dream
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Thomas Dolby: I Love You Goodbye
[29 Jun 1992] single
7": 1992 UK (Virgin; VS 1417)
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDG 1417) [pic cd; 2cd gatefold w/room for disc 2]
4:34 I Love You Goodbye (edited version)
4:12 Eastern Bloc (the sequel - edited version)
4:18 I Love You Goodbye (version)
4:18 Eastern Bloc (version)
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDT 1417) [pic cd; slim jewelbox; 6 Jul 92]
CD5: 1992 OZ (Virgin; VSCDT 1417) [cardboard slv]
5:58 I Love You Goodbye
3:53 Windpower (7" version)
3:20 Europa And The Pirate Twins
4:12 Eastern Bloc (sequel to europa - edited version)
CD5: 1992 US (Giant/Reprise; PRO-CD-5958) [promo]
4:18 I Love You Goodbye (version) ["bayou mix"]
4:33 I Love You Goodbye (edited version) ["new orleans mix"]
5:57 I Love You Goodbye (album version)
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Thomas Dolby: Silk Pyjamas
[14 Sep 1992] single
7": 1992 UK (Virgin; VS 1430)
3:00 Silk Pyjamas (edited version)
6:00 Field Work (long london mix)
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDG 1430) [pic cd; 2cd gatefold]
3:00 Silk Pyjamas (edited version)
6:00 Field Work (long london mix)
4:10 Puppet Theatre
5:25 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
CD5: 1992 UK (Virgin; VSCDT 1430) [pic cd; slim jewelbox; 21 Sep 92]
CD5: 1992 OZ (Virgin; VSCDT 1430) [pic cd; cardboard ps]
3:37 Silk Pyjamas
3:37 Airhead (edit)
3:36 Urges
3:51 Leipzig
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Thomas Dolby: Hyperactive!
[1994] single reissue
CD5: 1994 UK (EMI; CDEMCTS 10 / 7243 880966-2 1) [ps; gatefold for two CDs]
5:07 Hyperactive (heavy breather sub-version)
6:00 Windpower (high power extended play) [?]
7:15 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 1)
4:14 Puppet Theatre
[J. Kevin Wells on the Alloy mailing list reports that "Puppet
Theatre" is a slightly different mix than the one on the "Silk
Pyjamas" single (which I checked -- that one is the same as the "I
Scare Myself" 12"). Can anyone confirm?]
CD5: 1994 UK (EMI; CDEMCT 10 / 7243 880965-2 2) ["kaleidoscope" cboard ps]
4:12 Hyperactive (7" mix)
5:09 She Blinded Me With Science (u.s. mix)
7:17 One Of Our Submarines (extended version)
5:52 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 2)
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Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle -- The Best Of
[Feb 1994] compilation album
CD: 1994 UK (EMI; CDEMC 3659 / 7243 827642-2 9)
CD: 1994 OZ (EMI; 827642-2)
CD: 1995 US (Capitol; CDP 7243 827642-2 9)
3:21 Europa And The Pirate Twins
3:40 Urges
3:53 Leipzig
4:19 Windpower
3:35 Airwaves (7" version)
3:41 She Blinded Me With Science
5:07 One Of Our Submarines
5:27 Screen Kiss
4:12 Hyperactive!
5:39 I Scare Myself
6:35 The Flat Earth
5:35 Pulp Culture
8:38 Budapest By Blimp
3:08 Cruel
4:26 Close But No Cigar
5:57 I Love You Goodbye
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Thomas Dolby: The Gate To The Mind's Eye
[25 Oct 1994] video and soundtrack album
CD: 1994 US (Giant 9 24586 2)
VHS: 1994 US (BMG Video; BMG 72333 80101-3)
LD: 1994 US (Miramar Images; ID2926MM)
DVD: 1998 US (??; ??)
5:28 Armageddon
2:59 Planet Of Lost Souls
2:09 Big Bang Backwards
5:46 N.E.O.
8:29 The Ascent Of Man, Parts I-VI
4:24 Valley Of The Mind's Eye
4:33 Nuvogue
5:32 Quantum Mechanic
5:39 Moonbase
[Guest vocals on "N.E.O." and "Quantum Mechanic" by Dr. Fiorella
Terenzi.]
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Thomas Dolby: Quantum Mechanic
[1995] single
CD5: 1995 DE (Giant; 74321 25456-2) [slimline, tmdr ps]
5:32 Quantum Mechanic
5:28 Armageddon
5:46 N.E.O.
[all tracks are album versions]
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Thomas Dolby: Premium Gold Collection
[Jun 1997] compilation album
CD: 1997 DE (EMI Electrola GmbH; 7243 857766-2 5)
3:43 She Blinded Me With Science
4:13 Hyperactive!
3:20 Europa And The Pirate Twins
3:39 Urges
4:20 Windpower
5:37 I Scare Myself
6:38 The Flat Earth
5:16 Airwaves ["7-inch version"]
6:50 May The Cube Be With You
3:48 Radio Silence
5:10 Airhead
5:03 Hot Sauce
5:08 One Of Our Submarines
5:29 Screen Kiss
4:48 My Brain Is Like A Sieve
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Thomas Dolby/Talk Talk: Back 2 Back
[1998] compilation album
CD: 1998 US (EMI; 72438-19678-2-9)
She Blinded Me With Science
Europa and the Pirate Twins
Airhead
Dissidents
Hot Sauce
[+5 tracks from Talk Talk]
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Thomas Dolby: Hyperactive
[1998] compilation album
CD: 1998 UK (EMI Gold; ??) [orange "warhol" ps]
Hyperactive!
She Blinded Me With Science
I Scare Myself
Key To Her Ferrari
The Flat Earth
Mulu The Rain Forest
Europa And The Pirate Twins
The Ability To Swing
Radio Silence
Cloudburst At Shingle Street
Windpower
Screen Kiss
White City
Airhead
Hot Sauce
May The Cube Be With You
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Thomas Dolby: Hyperactive
[1998] compilation album
CD: 1998 NL (Disky; ??) [top hat on cliffs ps]
4:55 Dissidents
4:13 Hyperactive!
3:41 She Blinded Me With Science
5:19 White City
3:47 Radio Silence
5:16 Airwaves
4:20 Windpower
5:12 One Of Our Submarines
3:46 Weightless
5:31 Screen Kiss
5:00 Mulu The Rain Forest
6:38 The Flat Earth
5:45 Dissidents (the search for truth - part 2)
8:00 Get Out Of My Mix
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Thomas Dolby: 12x12
[1999] remix compilation album
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Thomas Dolby - compilation appearances
[Airwaves]
[on Various: From Brussels With Love]
CS: 1980 BE (Les Disques du Crepuscule; TWI-007)
2LP: 1986 BE (Les Disques du Crepuscule; TWI-007)
CD: 1986 BE (Les Disques du Crepuscule; TWI-007-2)
CD: 198? DE (Interphon; IPCD 72001)
5:18 Airwaves ("demo made at home on a Teac 4-track
cassette recorder")
[Dissidents]
[on Various: 12x12]
CS: 1985 UK (Starblend; ZC INCH 1) [mix unconfirmed]
[Dissidents]
[on Various: Greenpeace Non-Toxic Video Hits]
VHS: 1986 US (Vestron MusicVideo; ML1032)
[Europa And The Pirate Twins]
[on Various: New British Invasion]
7": 1982 CA (Capitol Canada; SPRO 210) [promo]
[on Various: New British Invasion Sampler]
LP: 1982 CA (Capitol Canada; SPRO 214) [promo; +"Radio Silence"]
[on Various: Seeds V - Electric]
LP: 1988 UK (Cherry Red; ??)
[on Various: Eurobeat]
CD: 1991 US (CEMA Special Markets; CDL-57434)
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
[Fieldwork (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)]
[on Ryuichi Sakamoto: Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia]
LP: 1986 CA (10 Records/Virgin; VL2367)
CD: 1986 UK (10 Records; DIX CD 34)
6:03 Fieldwork (long london mix)
[Hyperactive!]
[on Various: Living In Oblivion - The 80's Greatest Hits Volume 5]
CD: 1995 US (EMI; E2-32694)
3:38 Hyperactive! [unique edit]
[Hyperactive!]
[on Computer Gaming World Extra - Feb 1996]
CD-ROM: 1996 US (Computer Gaming World; n/a)
3:22 Hyperactive! (instrumental)
[.wav file generated on and used to promote the
AMD InterWave Digital Audio card.]
[The Mirror Song (with Robin Williams and Joan Cusack)]
[on Toys -- Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
CD: 1992 US (Geffen; GEFD-24505)
CD: 1993 UK (ZTT; 4509-91603-2)
4:36 The Mirror Song
[This is the version with TMDR's vocals]
[Radio Silence]
[on Various: New British Invasion Sampler]
LP: 1982 CA (Capitol Canada; SPRO 214) [promo; +"Europa"]
4:32 Radio Silence [guitar version]
[Urges]
[on Various: Temple of Terpsichore]
LP: 1981 UK (EMI; EMS 1004) [Sep]
Urges
[Valley Of The Mind's Eye]
[on Various: Gigantic Records Promo - Volume II]
CD: 199? US (Giant; ??) [promo sampler]
4:24 Valley Of The Mind's Eye
[Windpower]
[on Various: Modern Heroes]
LP: 1982 UK (TV Records; TVA 1)
CS: 1982 UK (TV Records; ??)
[(tracks)]
[on Ferngully: The Last Rainforest - Motion Picture Soundtrack]
CD: 1992 ?? (??; MCD 10567) [31 Mar 92]
4:29 Johnny Clegg: Love Is A Magic Thing
2:52 Batty Rap [vox: Robin Williams]
4:38 Toxic Love [vox: Tim Curry]
[all tracks written by TMDR; "Batty Rap" and "Toxic Love"
performed and produced by TMDR]
[(tracks)]
[on We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story: Soundtrack]
Roll Back The Rock To The Dawn Of Time
[Prod/arr/perf TMDR; Music: Dolby/Horner]
[(tracks)]
[on (videogame soundtrack): Obsidian]
CDROM: 1996 US (Rocket Science/Segasoft; ??)
[(tracks)]
[on (radio show): King Biscuit Flour Hour, 15 June 1984]
2xLP: 1984 US (KBFH; 07/15/84)
[live appearances by TMDR and Icicle Works]
[(tracks)]
[on Various: On The Edge (radio show), 14 December 1992]
CD: 1992 US (Westwood One; Show #92-51)
13:56 Thomas Dolby: Close But No Cigar/Beauty Of A Dream/
Eastern Bloc
20:35 Thomas Dolby: Airwaves/She Blinded Me With Science/
Silk Pyjamas/Hyperactive/Europa and the Pirate Twins
[interview segments with song snippets; show also
features Mudhoney and The Rembrandts.]
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Thomas Dolby - dj remixes
[She Blinded Me With Science]
[on Various/DJ: Hot Tracks -- The Edge Level 1]
2xCD: 199? US (Hot Tracks; HT-CD-ED-1)
6:02 She Blinded Me With Science (hot tracks remix)
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::: Collaborations, Remixes, Production, Etc. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Thomas Dolby - nonsolo appearances
[Joan Armatrading: (tracks)]
[on Joan Armatrading: Walk Under Letters]
[Adele Bertei: Build Me A Bridge]
[on same]
7": 1983 US (Geffen; ??) [tracks unknown]
12": 1983 US (Geffen; 9 20128-0)
6:23 Build Me A Bridge (vocal)
5:07 Take It To The Bridge (instrumental)
["Produced by Thomas Dolby"]
[George Clinton: (tracks)]
[on George Clinton: Some of My Best Jokes are Friends]
LP: 198? US (Capitol; SN-16465)
Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Thrashin'
[TMDR: vox, coprod...]
[Foreigner: 4]
[The Group: (tracks)]
[on The Group: Technology]
7": 198? FR (Jive; ??)
Technology
You're My Flag
["Produced by Thomas Dolby, Mike Hedges, and The Group"]
[Ofra Haza: (tracks)]
[on Ofra Haza: Desert Wind]
CD: 19?? ?? (??; ??)
Taw Shi [music, vox, synth, drum machine program]
Fatamorgana [synth programming, keyboards]
[TMDR: produced above tracks as well]
[Jack Heard: Sex Machine]
[on same]
7": 198? US (DBRees; ??)
Sex Machine
[TMDR: synths; Matt Seligman: bass]
[Robyn Hitchcock: Love]
[on Robyn Hitchcock: Black Snake Diamond Role]
[Jane Kennaway: (tracks)]
[on Jane Kennaway: Year 2000]
7": 1981 UK (Deram; ??) [Sep 81]
Year 2000
5 on 84th Street
[TMDR: produced]
[Lene Lovitch: New Toy]
[on Lene Lovitch: New Toy]
7": 198? UK (Stiff Records; BUY 97)
3:20 New Toy
[TMDR: wrote + produced, performed by lineup from The Golden
Age of Wireless album and recorded during those sessions.]
[Lene Lovitch: New Toy]
[on Lene Lovitch: New Toy]
12": 198? UK (Stiff Records; BUY IT 97)
4:34 New Toy (extended)
[TMDR: wrote + produced, performed by lineup from The Golden
Age of Wireless album and recorded during those sessions.]
[M/Robin Scott: Famous Last Words]
[TMDR: credited with synths but not on any particular tracks]
[Malcolm McLaren: (tracks)]
[on Malcolm McLaren: Duck Rock]
[TMDR: additional keyboards]
[Joni Mitchell: (all tracks)]
[on Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog]
[TMDR: produced]
[Prefab Sprout: Two Wheels Good]
CD: 1985 US (Epic; EK-40100)
[TMDR: produced and played on entire album]
[Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park To Memphis]
CD: 1988 US (Epic; EK-44208)
The King of Rock 'n' Roll
I Remember That
Knock on Wood
The Venus of the Soup Kitchen
[TMDR: produced/kbds on tracks listed above]
[Prefab Sprout: Jordan - The Comeback]
CD: 1990 US (Epic; EK-46132)
[TMDR: produced entire album]
[Singles included "Looking For Atlantis", "Machine Gun
Ibiza"]
[Thompson Twins: (tracks)]
[on Thompson Twins: Set]
LP: 1982 UK (T Records; TELP 2)
LP: 1982 UK (Fame/EMI; FA 413109-1) [reissue]
CS: 1982 UK (Fame/EMI; FA 413190-4)
LP: 198? DE (??; 204431-320)
LP: 198? MX (Hansa; LA-470)
[on Thompson Twins: Take Two]
2xCS: 1983 UK (Arista; XTWO 22) [2-pack of "A Product Of" and "Set"]
[on Thompson Twins: In The Name Of Love]
LP: 1982 US (Arista; AL-6601)
LP: 198? US (Arista; AL8-8244)
CS: 198? US (Arista; AC6-8108)
CS: 198? US (Arista; ACB6-8301)
CS: 198? US (Arista; AC86-8309)
CD: 198? US (Arista; ARCD-8244)
6:26 The Rowe
3:13 Runaway
3:20 Fool's Gold
["Additional Synthesizer: Thomas Dolby"]
[Roger Waters: (tracks)]
[on Roger Waters: The Wall Live In Berlin]
VHS: 1990 US (??; ??)
LD: 1990 US (??; ??)
CD: 1990 US (Mercury; 846611-2)
Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) - Solo 2
The Trial
[TMDR: synths; vox as The Teacher in "The Trial"]
[Whodini: Magic's Wand]
[on same]
7"PD: 1982 UK (Jive; ??) [picture disk]
Magic's Wand
It's All In Mr. Magic's Wand
[TMDR: produced; cowrote "Magic's Wand"; cowrote "It's All In
Mr. Magic's Wand" with Matthew Seligman. "Magic's Wand"
later became "Puppet Theatre".]
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Other artists performing TMDR's songs
[The Ability To Swing, covered by ??]
[I Scare Myself, original version by Dan Hicks]
[TMDR's version is a cover]
[The Key To Her Ferrari, covered by Spies Who Surf]
[on Spies Who Surf: Calling All Martians]
CD: 199? US (Monsterdisc; ...)
[Leipzig, covered by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin]
[on Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: Up From The Dark]
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::: Other Material :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Thomas Dolby - compositions and recordings that weren't commercially released
[Music to the early-1980s Honda scooter commercial with Grace Jones.]
[Three tracks ("Puppet Theatre" and early versions of "May The Cube Be With
You" and "The Keys To Her Ferrari") for the soundtrack to the film "Fever
Pitch".]
[Theme to the US TV Series "Bronx Zoo".]
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[Flat Earth Tour Book]
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The Golden Age Of Wireless - album notes
+--------------- Original UK LP/CS. On Venice In Peril.
| +------------ First US/CN LP/CS; on Harvest. Unique "stage" sleeve art.
| | +--------- Revised UK LP/CS, also on CD in UK and US.
| | | +------ Revised US/CN LP/CS; no CD version
| | | | +--- Third US LP; US/Japan only CD.
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| * - * - - | Airwaves (5:15 album version)
| - * - * * | Airwaves (3:35 7" version)
| * * * * * | Cloudburst At Shingle Street (5:45)
| * * * * * | Commercial Breakup (4:15)
| * * * * * | Europa and the Pirate Twins (3:18)
| * * * * * | Flying North (3:50)
| - * - - - | Leipzig (3:52)
| - - * * * | One Of Our Submarines (5:15)
| * - * - * | Radio Silence (3:47)
| - * - * - | Radio Silence (4:32 version)
| - - * - - | She Blinded Me With Science (3:42 album version)
| - - - * * | She Blinded Me With Science (5:09 extended version)
| - * - - - | Urges (3:42)
| * * * * * | Weightless (3:45)
| * * * - - | Windpower (4:20)
| - - - * * | Windpower (3:58 7" version)
| * - - - - | The Wreck of the Fairchild (3:30)
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Cloudburst At Shingle Street - explication
> From: awrc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Al Crawford)
> Subject: Thomas Dolby's "Cloudburst On Shingle Street"
> Date: 9 Jul 92 11:41:42 GMT
This song was brought to mind on Tuesday when the files on the Shingle
Street incident were officially opened. I mentioned this to a couple of
Dolby fans and got replies along the lines of "Huh?" so I figured I should
post what I know here in case there's anyone else wondering about the
meaning of this song.
Back in 1942, a seaside village in Suffolk, England called Shingle Street
was evacuated suddenly overnight, with no official explanation. Rumours
began to circulate that hundred of badly burned bodies in British or Allied
uniforms had been washed up on the shore, that the sea had been on fire and
that the bodies were buried in mass graves in the nearby woods. The files
on it were declared Top Secret (or whatever the highest security level is)
and sealed for 75 years, to be opened in 2017 which was unusual, since the
normal declassification time is just 50 years.
Over the years explanations for the rumours began to circulate. I've heard
a variety. One was that a landing exercise had gone horribly wrong, due to
a breakdown in communications. The shore defences had been unaware of the
exercise, and had wiped out the forces involved in the exercise. The
burning sea was explained by large tanks of (petrol/napalm/whatever) having
been positioned just offshore as shore defences and which could be emptied
so that the fuel would float to the surface and could then be lit, toasting
anyone who happened to be in the water at the time. This also explains the
burned bodies. Variations on this suggest that the troops involved were
American/Australian/whatever.
The other explanation was that it had in fact been an invasion or a
commando raid by German troops wearing British uniforms. The rationale for
this was that at that time of the war, the only operational radar station
on that section of the coast was just a few miles inland from Shingle
Street.
Over the years, the conspiracy theories surrounding the Shingle Street
evacuation have multiplied until the government here, to end the
speculation, decided to declassify the files this week, 25 years early.
They reveal nothing unusual, and state that the village was evacuated to
lay a new mine field and allow a new type of bomb and some new weapons,
including chemical, to be tested. The latter *could* explain the burning
sea.
Of course, as with all the best conspiracy theories, nobody seems to be
believing what's in the files. They seem plausible, but there's no reasons
the official events and the rumours couldn't be linked (accident during the
testing of some sort of burning chemical?) Still, the truth, if it isn't
known already, probably never will be known.
If you listen to the lyrics of "Cloudburst On Shingle Street" from Thomas
Dolby's first album _The Golden Age Of Wireless_, it does seem that Dolby
is referring (albeit rather obliquely) to some of the alleged events
mentioned above.
Al Crawford - awrc@dcs.ed.ac.uk
"Breakdown. Splinter. A thousand fragments disperse and die."
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