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Retrospectacle - The Best Of Thomas Dolby
 
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Retrospectacle - The Best Of Thomas Dolby

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  • Original Release Date: 23 Mar 1995
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   1. Europa And The Pirate Twins 3:20 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   2. Urges 3:40 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   3. Leipzig 3:53 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   4. Windpower 4:19 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   5. Airwaves (7'' Version) 3:35 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   6. She Blinded Me With Science 3:41 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   7. One Of Our Submarines 5:07 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   8. Screen Kiss 5:28 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Hyperactive! 4:12 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 10. I Scare Myself 5:41 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 11. The Flat Earth 6:35 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 12. Pulp Culture 5:35 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 13. Budapest By Blimp 8:39 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 14. Cruel 3:09 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 15. Close But No Cigar 4:26 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 16. I Love You Goodbye 5:57 £0.89  Buy MP3 
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  • Original Release Date: 23 Mar 1995
  • Release Date: 23 Mar 1995
  • Label: Mixed Repertoire
  • Copyright: (C) 1994 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1994 EMI Records Ltd
  • Total Length: 1:17:17
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  • ASIN: B001IUI02Q
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,188 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 'An Excellent Compilation' 21 April 2007
By Antony May TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Thomas Dolby started his recording career playing keyboards for 'Bruce Woolley And The Camera Club' (who first recorded The Buggles 'Video Killed The Radio Star' and 'Clean Clean') back in 1979. Those early recordings, though competant, failed to set the world alight commercially and so Dolby decided to go solo. His subsequent synth pop transformation and 'Mad Professor' image soon began to pay dividens and his 'Europa And The Pirate Twins' single (though only a minor U.K hit) became an early 80's synth-pop classic. Dolby maintained this level of performance with further singles like 'Airwaves', 'Windpower', and the excellent, quirky and fun 'She Blinded Me With Science'. The combination of Dolby messing about with real-life 'Mad' professor Magnus Pike, just worked so well and the song was a massive U.S hit. Surprisingly, these excellent early records failed to do so well here in the U.k and it wasn't until Dolby released the first single from his second album the fast and danceable 'Hyperactive!' that he managed to break into the top twenty. Sadly, 'Hyperactive!' proved to be Dolby's only top twenty hit here. This most likely due to the fact that next single 'I Scare Myself' and parent album 'The Flat Earth' were both much less commercial and complex recordings and somehow the momentum was lost. Later records like 'Close But No Cigar' and 'I Love You Goodbye' were pretty decent but this compilation correctly chooses to focus in the main on Dolby's earlier and best recordings. If you have a love of 80's synth-pop you really should buy this.
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4.0 out of 5 stars CLEVER AND QUIRKY SYNTH-POP 9 Jun 2003
By Pieter Uys HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Thomas Dolby brought a witty element to the synth-pop boom with his quirky sounds, clever lyrics and mad professor image. Both the early singles Urges and Europa And The Pirate Twins were minor hitettes in the UK in 1981 whilst the next year’s Windpower finally gave Dolby a top 40 hit. The brilliant song She Blinded Me With Science was a major US hit in 1983 and was accompanied by a stunning video. Hyperactive with its propulsive dance rhythms was another huge hit but thereafter this innovative musician faded from the scene. This album proves that his music has stood the test of time very well. Besides the aforementioned classics, my favourites include Airwaves, Leipzig and One Of Our Submarines Is Missing. Retrospectacle is an enjoyable showcase of another angle on the glory days of synth-pop.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, funny, serious, brilliant 21 Dec 2007
By Comical Engineer TOP 500 REVIEWER
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Dolby's career seems to consist of witty takes on a variety of subjects linked with great tunes and well produced music. It's not always accessible, doesn't always work, but when it does, it's brilliant. This is a collection of the best of his work and if you only have one Thomas Dolby album, this should be it. Listened to on a good quality stereo the music positively leaps out of the speakers even though much of it was done on synthesisers.

Highlights for me:

Windpower "Switch off the mind and let the heart decide"
She blinded me with science - a somewhat unrepresentative novelty record but good nonetheless
Europa & the Pirate Twins, a story of unrequited love

But standing out are some of my very favourite tracks of all time, notably the incredibly atmospheric "I scare myself" with an amazing combination of instruments blending trumpet and classical guitar; "Close but no cigar" a great rock track and "I love you goodbye".

Dolby doesn't get played much these days which is a great shame. Perhaps he is too 80's for some people but this collection really stands out as something special.
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