The Golden Age of Wireless

This article is about the 1982 album by Thomas Dolby. For the History of broadcasting in Britain, see Asa Briggs.

The Golden Age of Wireless
Studio album by
Thomas Dolby
ReleasedMay 1982
Recorded
  • September 1981 – January 1982 (original release)
  • September 1981 – August 1982 (reissue)
Studio
  • Tapestry (London)
  • Advision (London)
  • Aosis (London)
  • Marcus Music (London)
  • Odyssey (London) (reissue)
GenreNew wave, synth-pop, electro-pop
Length42:29
LabelVenice in Peril, EMI
ProducerThomas Dolby, Tim Friese-Greene
Thomas Dolby chronology
The Golden Age of Wireless
(1982) 		The Flat Earth
(1984)
Singles from The Golden Age of Wireless
  1. "Urges"
    Released: 13 February 1981
  2. "Europa and the Pirate Twins"
    Released: 24 August 1981
  3. "Airwaves"
    Released: January 1982
  4. "Radio Silence"
    Released: March 1982
  5. "Windpower"
    Released: July 1982
  6. "She Blinded Me with Science/One of Our Submarines"
    Released: October 1982
Alternative cover
US release album cover
US release album cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The Golden Age of Wireless is the debut album by English musician Thomas Dolby. Originally released in May 1982, the album was reissued in a number of different configurations, with later resequencings including the pop hit "She Blinded Me with Science".

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Golden Age of Wireless – Thomas Dolby". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Shewey, Don (14 October 1982). "Thomas Dolby: The Golden Age of Wireless". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2018.