The Golden Age of Wireless is a 1982 album by synthpop pioneer Thomas Dolby. The album is notable for containing the pop hit “She Blinded Me with Science” in its later resequencings. Following the album’s overall theme of radio are the songs “Airwaves”, “Commercial Breakup” and “Radio Silence”, along with songs about the modern world (“Windpower”, “Flying North”, “Europa and the Pirate Twins”).
The album has had multiple releases over the years – the track list used here is from the 2009 remastered collector’s edition.
Two missing songs on the track list – 12 and 17 – are bonus tracks – a guitar version of “Radio Silence” and a demo of “Airwaves” respectively.