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Thomas Morgan Robertson, known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, record producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
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Artist · from London · born 1958
Thomas Dolby
Records at ResidentTicketmaster4 datesOfficial siteTalk in the lounge
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Records
Albums 8
- A Map of the Floating City
A Map of the Floating City24 Oct 2011Vinyl - The Sole Inhabitant CD
The Sole Inhabitant CD21 Nov 2006Vinyl - Astronauts & Heretics
Astronauts & HereticsJul 1992Vinyl - Gothic
Gothic13 Jun 1988Vinyl - Aliens Ate My Buick
Aliens Ate My Buick29 Apr 1988Vinyl - Blinded With Science
Blinded With Science29 Jun 1987Vinyl - The Flat Earth
The Flat EarthFeb 1984Vinyl - The Golden Age of Wireless
The Golden Age of Wireless1982Vinyl
EPs 3
- Oceanea EP
Oceanea EP29 Nov 2010 · EPVinyl - Amerikana EP
Amerikana EP16 Jun 2010 · EPVinyl
- Blinded by Science
Blinded by Science1983 · EPVinyl
Singles 17
- Puppet Theatre (Alternative Version)Puppet Theatre (Alternative Version)28 Jan 2026 · SingleVinyl
- The Devil Is an Englishman (Remastered 2009)
The Devil Is an Englishman (Remastered 2009)28 Jan 2026 · SingleVinyl - Oceanea
Oceanea28 Mar 2011 · SingleVinyl - Silk Pyjamas
Silk Pyjamas21 Sep 1992 · SingleVinyl
- I Love You Goodbye
I Love You Goodbye29 Jun 1992 · SingleVinyl
- Close but No Cigar
Close but No Cigar14 Apr 1992 · SingleVinyl
- My Brain Is Like a Sieve
My Brain Is Like a SieveAug 1989 · SingleVinyl
- Airhead’s Revenge
Airhead’s RevengeJul 1988 · SingleVinyl
- Airhead
AirheadMar 1988 · SingleVinyl
- Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce1988 · SingleVinyl
- Gothic
Gothic1 Jan 1987 · SingleVinyl - Dissidents
DissidentsFeb 1984 · SingleVinyl
All 17 singles
- Hyper‐active!
Hyper‐active!6 Jan 1984 · SingleVinyl
- Windpower
WindpowerJul 1982 · SingleVinyl
- Radio Silence
Radio SilenceMar 1982 · SingleVinyl
- She Blinded Me With Science
She Blinded Me With Science1982 · SingleVinyl - Europa and the Pirate Twins
Europa and the Pirate TwinsSep 1981 · SingleVinyl
- Retrospectacle (The Best of Thomas Dolby) · 2026 · compilation
- Hyperactive! / Mulu the Rain Forest · 2024 · Single · compilation
- Halloween: A Thomas Dolby Creation · 2023 · compilation
- Hyperactive · 2018 · compilation
- Live in Tokyo 2012 · 2012 · live
- Return to Oceanea - Remix EP · 2012 · EP · remix
- Return to Oceanea (Remixes) · 2012 · EP · compilation
- The Singular Thomas Dolby · 2009 · compilation
- Live at SXSW · 2007 · EP · live
- The Sole Inhabitant · 2006 · live
- One of Our Submarines (Remixes) · 2003 · Single · compilation
- One of Our Submarines · 2002 · remix
- Forty · 2001 · live
- Forty: Live Limited Edition · 2001 · compilation
- 12x12 Original Remixes · 1999 · compilation, remix
- Hyperactive! · 1999 · compilation
- The Essential of Thomas Dolby · 1999 · compilation
- Hyperactive · 1998 · compilation
- Premium Gold Collection · 1997 · compilation
- Thomas Dolby · 1997 · compilation
- The Gate to the Mind’s Eye · 1994 · soundtrack
- The Best of Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle · 1994 · compilation
- Music from the film Gothic · 1987 · soundtrack
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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Bands and projects
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The bands Thomas Dolby played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Thomas Dolby in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
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If you like Thomas Dolby
- The Human League3 sources agree
- Thompson Twins3 sources agree
- Heaven 173 sources agree
- ABC3 sources agree
- Ultravox3 sources agree
- The Fixx3 sources agree
- Japan3 sources agree
- A Flock of Seagulls3 sources agree
- China Crisis2 sources agree
- Blancmange2 sources agree
- Talk Talk2 sources agree
- The Buggles2 sources agree
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Thomas Dolby’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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