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Album · 1984

The Flat Earth

by Thomas Dolby

The Flat Earth is a 1984 new wave album by Thomas Dolby. It runs 7 tracks across 37 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

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7
Tracks
37 min
Runtime
110 bpm
Tempo
A minor
Key

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5 credits

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Design
Baker Dave, Malcolm Garrett, Thomas Dolby
Photography
Richard Haughton
Illustration
Assorted iMaGes

Tracklist

7 tracks · 37 min

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  • The Flat Earth (40th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2026 · 24 tracks
    1. 1Dissidents (Remastered 2009)
    2. 2The Flat Earth (Remastered 2009)
    3. 3Screen Kiss (Remastered 2009)
    4. 4White City (Remastered 2009)
    5. 5Mulu The Rain Forest (2009 Remaster)
    6. 6I Scare Myself
    7. 7Hyperactive!
    8. 8Get Out Of My Mix (Dolby's Cube) (2009 Remaster)
    9. 9Puppet Theatre
    10. 10Dissidents: The Search for Truth, Pt. 1 (2009 Remaster)
    11. 11Hyperactive! (Heavy Breather Subversion)
    12. 12May the Cube Be with You
    13. 13Don't Turn Away
    14. 14The Devil Is an Englishman
    15. 15Puppet Theatre (Alternative Version)
    16. 16Dissidents (LP Edit / Remastered 2009)
    17. 17I Scare Myself (Edit / Remastered 2009)
    18. 18Therapy / Growth (Demo)
    19. 19Audio Lecture / White City (Live)
    20. 20Marseille (Live On Tour, 1984)
    21. 21I Scare Myself (Live)
    22. 22New Toy (Live)
    23. 23Dissidents (Live)
    24. 24The Flat Earth (Live / From The Sole Inhabitant)

In brief

Is The Flat Earth good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Flat Earth 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was The Flat Earth released?
The Flat Earth was released in 1984.
How many tracks are on The Flat Earth?
The Flat Earth has 7 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
What genre is The Flat Earth?
The Flat Earth is catalogued under New Wave.
What BPM is The Flat Earth?
The Flat Earth runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.