On the back cover of Rainbow Rider: Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 1, there's a photo of Ronnie with vinyl records by Ronnie's musical heroes Daniel Amos and 4-4-1 clearly visible in the background.
"I am a Pioneer" was a tribute to Raymond Scott, Manhattan Research, "and all of the early electronic music pioneers".
Similarly, "Sheffield Youth" was a tribute to the electronic bands from the Sheffield scene of the late '70s (the liner notes specifically mentioned The Human League and OMD).