Thomas Dolby ‎– The Golden Age Of Wireless

Such an underrated album! Great thing about this pressing is how massive the music sounds (while not being overblown) - it drowns out basically all surface noise.

I don't like splatter or multi-coloured vinyl either. Fortunately, my copy sounds really quiet, which surprises me. I don't hear any background noise at all. The music itself, however, while sounding very clean, does sound a bit flat and lifeless. My original UK first release sounds far more punchy and has much better dynamics. The bass has more grunt and the high frequencies are much clearer with no roll off at all. Get a good original copy, it sounds much better.

I bought this as a gold-stamped promo and this master and pressing sounds pretty darn great to me! This is the tracklist I heard first and for many years so it's my favorite version.

I bought this and then sold it along with all of my other "splatter" and heavily marbled records (i.e. Nektar's "Recycled" splatter and Supertramp's marbled "Breakfast in America.") Call me crazy. but I can hear an irregular "heartbeat" in quiet passages when the stylus passes over the different densities of the splatter or marble. Very annoying to me.

What an album, up there in my top 10. Shame it's not better known. This is my favourite version, with 'Science' and 'Submarines' added to the tracklist.
Oh yes, anyone who has this particular version on vinyl care to share their thoughts? I have two of this pressing and She Blinded me with Science sounds good but a bit harsh in some areas, especially the loudest instrumentals/vocals. It's not at all overpowering but I notice it on headphones. I'd put it down to wear but the exact same issue is on two LPs. I have a German pressing which plays without an issue.

A clean, quiet pressing. This version of the album includes "Leipzig", "Urges", the full-length demo of "Airwaves", and the rock-styled B-side version of "Radio Silence".

Every version of this album is grand, even if it doesn't have the smash hit "She Blinded Me with Science" or the sublime "One of Our Submarines" tacked on.

He plays the saxophone solo on closing track "Cloudburst At Shingle Street"
Greg Ham is playin' the saxophone fades out and final track.

This CD (EMI ‎– CDP 7 46009 2, printed in West Germany) is mastered slightly slower than the 2009 reissue (the one with 19 tracks and a DVD; EMI ‎– 50999 2 67915 2 4, EMI ‎– 2679 152 ). When comparing the two, matched to sample-accuracy at the beginning, most of the songs on this version are about two beats behind by the end. Anyone know which version is at the right speed?