Happy Birthday, Thomas Dolby

Today (October 14th) we celebrate the fifty-forth birthday of English musician and producer Thomas Dolby.

Born in London, Thomas Morgan Robertson got his first start in music in the choir when he around 10 years old. He soon learned how to play guitar (with folk tunes) followed by piano (which included an interest in jazz). He got into synthesizers in the middle of the 1970's and that changed his musical direction yet again.

Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless

Hailing from England, keyboardist/composer Thomas Dolby released his first full-length studio album The Golden Age of Wireless in March of 1982. The album reached number 65 on the UK charts, number 45 on the US R&B charts and number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 200.

Depending upon when you discovered this one, the record might be slightly different. There were actually five total releases that changed up between covers (a cartoon version and one of Dolby on a stage) as well as track listings (to include the songs that were becoming popular due to radio and MTV airplay). However, since what I want to celebrate is the original’s 30th anniversary, we will go with the first UK and US releases for this review.