i was going thru my cd's today i'm surprised no one has mentioned one that i was into LONG before Vangelis or Oldfield:
Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age Of Wireless
of course it has She Blinded Me With Science, but other good tunes as well, Europa and the Pirate Twins, Windpower, One Of Our...
definately a turning point, but i don't think i'd say TD in nature. i've been listening to the few TD CD's i have and they're missing something. to me they just don't have any substance. no depth like Vangelis.
maybe i'm not being fair though. i only own 4 TD cd's:
Best Of...The Blue Years...