Astronauts & Heretics (Reissue) (Pink and Clear Marbled Vinyl LP)

Astronauts & Heretics, released in 1992, was the fourth studio album by Thomas Dolby. It was Dolby’s last studio album until 2011’s A Map Of The Floating City.

Astronauts & Heretics contained the singles I Love You Goodbye, Close But No Cigar and Silk Pyjamas.

The album was reasonably popular in the UK and was Dolby’s last album to be released on vinyl. According to Dolby, the album went largely unnoticed in the US due to poor distribution by Giant Records and the popularity of grunge at the time. After asking Thomas Dolby for help with his studio equipment, Eddie Van Halen agreed to play guitar on two of Dolby’s songs, Eastern Bloc and Close but no Cigar on Astronauts & Heretics including a Van Halen style solo on Eastern Bloc.

Tracklist:

1.  I Love You Goodbye (Thomas Dolby)
2.  Cruel (Thomas Dolby) 
3.  Silk Pyjamas (Thomas Dolby)
4.  I Live In A Suitcase (Thomas Dolby) 
5.  Eastern Bloc (Sequel To Europa And The Pirate Twins, 1981) (Thomas Dolby) 
6.  Close But No Cigar (Thomas Dolby) 
7.  That’s Why People Fall In Love (Thomas Dolby) 
8.  Neon Sisters (Thomas Dolby; Matthew Seligman) 
9.  Beauty Of A Dream (Thomas Dolby)