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Thomas Dolby (14 Oct 1958 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (2)

Releases (41)

Official

Album

  1. The Golden Age of Wireless 1982
  2. The Flat Earth Feb 1984
  3. Aliens Ate My Buick 29 Apr 1988
  4. Astronauts & Heretics Jul 1992
  5. A Map of the Floating City 24 Oct 2011

Album - Live

  1. Forty 06 Dec 2001
  2. The Sole Inhabitant 21 Nov 2006
  3. Live in Tokyo 2012 30 May 2012

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Music from the film Gothic 1987
  2. The Gate to the Mind’s Eye 25 Oct 1994

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle 10 Feb 1994
  2. Premium Gold Collection 1997
  3. Hyperactive 1998
  4. Hyperactive! 1999
  5. The Essential of Thomas Dolby 1999
  6. The Singular Thomas Dolby 18 May 2009
  7. Hyperactive 2018
  8. Halloween: A Thomas Dolby Creation 10 Oct 2023

Album - Compilation / Remix

  1. 12x12 Original Remixes 02 Aug 1999

Album - Remix

  1. One of Our Submarines 28 Oct 2002

Single

  1. Europa and the Pirate Twins Sep 1981
  2. Radio Silence Mar 1982
  3. Windpower Jul 1982
  4. She Blinded Me With Science 1982
  5. Hyper‐active! 06 Jan 1984
  6. Dissidents Feb 1984
  7. Airhead Mar 1988
  8. Airhead’s Revenge Jul 1988
  9. Hot Sauce 1988
  10. My Brain Is Like a Sieve Aug 1989
  11. Close but No Cigar 14 Apr 1992
  12. I Love You Goodbye 29 Jun 1992
  13. Silk Pyjamas 21 Sep 1992

EP

  1. Blinded by Science 1983
  2. Amerikana EP 16 Jun 2010
  3. Oceanea EP 29 Nov 2010

EP - Remix

  1. Return to Oceanea - Remix EP 27 Mar 2012

Other - Compilation

  1. Original Album Series 2016

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Live Wireless 09 Nov 1983
  2. 2012-04-17 (early): Largo at the Coronet Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  3. 1984-02-28: The Dominion Theatre, London, UK

Relationships (5)

Collaborator On

  1. Spirit of the Forest

Member Of

  1. Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club
  2. Dolby's Cube eponymous
  3. The Fallout Club

Support By

  1. Lene Lovich (1981) soprano vocals

Recordings by (228)

  1. Airwaves 5:20 (Nov 1980)
  2. Leipzig 3:53 (Sep 1981)
  3. Europa and the Pirate Twins (extended version) 4:02 (Sep 1981)
  4. Therapy/Growth 4:00 (Sep 1981)
  5. Europa and the Pirate Twins 3:19 (1981)
  6. Radio Silence 3:48 (Mar 1982)
  7. Radio Silence (version) 4:32 (Mar 1982)
  8. Flying North (High Altitude extended play) 6:22 (Jul 1982)
  9. Flying North 3:50 (Jul 1982)
  10. Windpower (High Power extended play) 5:56 (Jul 1982)
  11. Windpower (7" version) 3:51 (Jul 1982)
  12. The Wreck of the Fairchild 3:30 (1982)
  13. Radio Silence (Guitar version) 4:52 (1982) guitar version
  14. She Blinded Me With Science (extended version) 5:09 (1982)
  15. One of Our Submarines (extended version) 7:14 (1982)
  16. One of Our Submarines 5:11 (1982)
  17. Urges 3:39 (1982)
  18. Airwaves (7" version) 3:35 (1982)
  19. Weightless 3:47 (1982)
  20. Windpower 4:20 (1982)
  21. Commercial Breakup 4:18 (1982)
  22. Cloudburst at Shingle Street 5:45 (1982)
  23. She Blinded Me With Science 3:42 (1982)
  24. New Toy 3:29 (09 Nov 1983)
  25. Urban Tribal 4:24 (09 Nov 1983)
  26. Jungle Line 6:52 (09 Nov 1983)
  27. Puppet Theatre 4:13 (09 Nov 1983)
  28. Samson and Delilah 4:24 (09 Nov 1983)
  29. She Blinded Me With Science (US mix) 5:10 (1983)
  30. Hyperactive! (heavy breather sub-version) 5:06 (06 Jan 1984)
  31. Hyperactive! (7″ Version) 4:11 (06 Jan 1984)
  32. White City 5:19 (06 Jan 1984)
  33. Dissidents 4:56 (Feb 1984)
  34. The Flat Earth 6:41 (Feb 1984)
  35. Screen Kiss 5:33 (Feb 1984)
  36. Mulu the Rain Forest 5:00 (Feb 1984)
  37. I Scare Myself 5:40 (Feb 1984)
  38. Hyperactive! 4:12 (Feb 1984)
  39. Dissidents (radio edit) ?:?? (Feb 1984)
  40. Dolby's Cube (get out of my mix) 7:59 (1984)
  41. Dissidents: The Search for Truth – 1 (dub) 7:17 (1984)
  42. Dissidents: The Search for Truth – 2 (vocal) 5:53 (1984)
  43. Don't Turn Away 5:06 (1986)
  44. I'm on My Way 2:56 (1986)
  45. Fantasmagoria / Byronic Love / Shellymania / Mary’s Theme / Party Games / Gipsy Girl / The Crucifix / The Fundamental Source / Sin and Buggery / Impalement / Skullpulse / Leech Juice / Restless Sleep 1, 2, and 3 / It’s His! 18:14 (1987)
  46. A Trickle of Blood / Coitus per Stigmata / Once We Vowed Eternal Love / Riddled With Guilt / Metamorphosis / The Hangman / The Beast in the Crypt / The Final Seance / Funeral by the Lake / No Ghosts in Daylight / To the Grave / The Devil Is an Englishman 25:43 (1987)
  47. Fantasmagoria 2:06 (1987)
  48. Byronic Love ?:?? (1987)
  49. Shelleymania ?:?? (1987)
  50. Mary’s Theme ?:?? (1987)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Dancing With the Sporting Boys 3:30 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (14 Sep 1979) keyboard
  2. Video Killed the Radio Star 2:52 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (Oct 1979) keyboard
  3. Get Away William 3:18 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (Oct 1979) keyboard
  4. You Got Class 2:11 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  5. No Surrender 3:35 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  6. Clean/Clean 4:31 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  7. Goodbye to Yesterday 3:33 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  8. You're the Circus (I'm the Clown) 3:31 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  9. English Garden 3:01 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  10. Goodbye to Yesterday (reprise) 2:20 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  11. Johnny 3:03 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  12. W.W.9 (instrumental) 0:49 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979) keyboard
  13. Urgent 4:30 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  14. Break It Up 4:13 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  15. Luanne 3:27 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  16. Juke Box Hero 4:20 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  17. I’m Gonna Win 4:52 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  18. Night Life 3:50 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  19. Waiting for a Girl Like You 4:51 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  20. Don’t Let Go 3:51 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  21. Woman in Black 4:46 Foreigner (29 Jun 1981) synthesizer
  22. Only One 4:15 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  23. Eating the Bear 3:00 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  24. Leipzig 3:53 Thomas Dolby (Sep 1981) keyboard
  25. I Wanna Hold You 3:48 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  26. When I Get It Right 3:03 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  27. The Weakness in Me 3:33 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  28. I’m Lucky 3:06 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) synthesizer
  29. Love 4:33 Robyn Hitchcock (1981) synthesizer
  30. Europa and the Pirate Twins 3:19 Thomas Dolby (1981) electronic drum set, synthesizer
  31. Runaway 3:33 Thompson Twins (26 Feb 1982) guest, keyboard
  32. The Rowe 6:28 Thompson Twins (26 Feb 1982) guest, keyboard
  33. Fool’s Gold 3:20 Thompson Twins (26 Feb 1982) guest, keyboard
  34. Flying North 3:50 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982) synthesizer, piano

Vocals

  1. Leipzig 3:53 Thomas Dolby (Sep 1981)
  2. Europa and the Pirate Twins 3:19 Thomas Dolby (1981) background vocals
  3. Radio Silence 3:48 Thomas Dolby (Mar 1982)
  4. Flying North 3:50 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982) background vocals
  5. Commercial Breakup 4:18 Thomas Dolby (1982) background vocals

Produced

  1. Europa and the Pirate Twins 3:19 Thomas Dolby (1981)
  2. Radio Silence (version) 4:32 Thomas Dolby (Mar 1982)
  3. Radio Silence 3:48 Thomas Dolby (Mar 1982)
  4. Flying North (High Altitude extended play) 6:22 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982)
  5. Flying North 3:50 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982)
  6. Windpower (High Power extended Play) 5:56 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982)
  7. Magic’s Wand 5:38 Whodini (Dec 1982)

Programming

  1. Europa and the Pirate Twins 3:19 Thomas Dolby (1981) other instruments
  2. Radio Silence 3:48 Thomas Dolby (Mar 1982) other instruments, drum machine
  3. Flying North 3:50 Thomas Dolby (Jul 1982) other instruments, drum machine

Mixed

  1. Radio Silence 3:48 Thomas Dolby (Mar 1982)

Credited as (24)

  1. Thomas Dolby
  2. The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir, Tim Curry: The Prosecutor, Thomas Dolby: Teacher, Ute Lemper: The Wife, Marianne Faithful: The Mother, Albert Finney: The Judge
  3. Thomas Dolby feat. Eddi Reader
  4. 坂本龍一 feat. Thomas Dolby
  5. Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Thomas Dolby
  6. Thomas Dolby feat. Mark Knopfler feat. Natalie MacMaster
  7. Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Thomas Dolby
  8. Thomas Dolby feat. Fiorella Terenzi
  9. Thomas Dolby feat. Regina Spektor
  10. Thomas Dolby feat. Imogen Heap
  11. Thomas Dolby feat. Mark Knopfler and Natalie MacMaster
  12. Thomas Dolby and the The Jazz Mafia Horns
  13. Thomas Dolby feat. Robin Williams & Joan Cusack
  14. Amanda Palmer & Thomas Dolby
  15. Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby
  16. 坂本龍一 featuring Thomas Dolby
  17. Thomas Dolby and the Jazz Mafia Horns
  18. Thomas Dolby with Salz
  19. Allee Willis / Thomas Dolby
  20. Thomas Dolby feat. Mark Knopfler & Natalie MacMaster
  21. Dolby’s Cube
  22. Todd Rundgren feat. Thomas Dolby
  23. Iggy Pop, Ramones, Donna Summer, Chris Rea, Thomas Dolby, Was (Not Was), Kim Wilde, Taylor Dayne, Brother Beyond, Richie Havens, Louise Goffin, Jon Anderson, Rita Coolidge & Lacy J. Dalton

Works (79)

Wrote

  1. Got it Twisted
  2. Europa
  3. Field Work
  4. Urban Tribal
  5. Taw Shi
  6. Leipzig Is Calling
  7. Ability to Swing
  8. The Mirror Song
  9. Breakdown Intermission
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Composed

  1. Urban Tribal
  2. Roll Back the Rock (To the Down of Time) additional
  3. Dissidents
  4. The Flat Earth
  5. Screen Kiss
  6. White City
  7. Mulu the Rain Forest
  8. Hyperactive!
  9. She Blinded Me With Science
  10. Radio Silence
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Lyrics

  1. New Toy
  2. Dissidents
  3. The Flat Earth
  4. Screen Kiss
  5. White City
  6. Mulu the Rain Forest
  7. Hyperactive!
  8. She Blinded Me With Science
  9. Radio Silence
  10. Airwaves
  11. Flying North
  12. Weightless
  13. Europa and the Pirate Twins
  14. Windpower
  15. One of Our Submarines
  16. Cloudburst at Shingle Street
  17. Commercial Breakup
  18. The Devil Is an Englishman
  19. The Key to Her Ferrari
  20. The Wreck of the Fairchild
  21. Nothing New Under the Sun
  22. Spice Train
  23. Evil Twin Brother
  24. A Jealous Thing Called Love
  25. Road to Reno
  26. The Toad Lickers
  27. 17 Hills
  28. Love Is a Loaded Pistol
  29. Oceanea
  30. Simone
  31. To the Lifeboats
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Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. Electric Dreams Weekender 2017
  2. SXSW 2007, day 3: Elysium time
  3. SXSW 2012, day 4: Cedar Street Courtyard time
  4. SXSW 2012, day 2: The Jr time
  5. SXSW 2007, day 4: SESAC Day Stage Cafe time
  6. Live Aid time

Support Act At

  1. Music for the Masses Tour

Guest Performer At

  1. Rockpalast Festival - Open Air Loreley

Links (27)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.thomasdolby.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/thomas_dolby
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92100998
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92100998
  4. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/thomas-dolby/
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134360524
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893334p

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Thomas-dolby
  2. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-6694/thomas-dolby/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+Dolby

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/229799

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/24046
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1632429

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000926428

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230884/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61731555

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553790

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/15893

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Uz58cSxlJgefDaSikxYQ7
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3352

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/487209
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/de/artist/id487209

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/11455

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/officialthomasdolby
  2. https://twitter.com/thomasdolby

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/thomasdolby

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/thomasdolby