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<HEAD> <TITLE>Bowie Birthday Bash</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#115959" VLINK="#BD4C21" ALINK="#33DD88" BACKGROUND="birtbkr9.jpg" BG> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=6 WIDTH="450" > <CAPTION> <P></P> </CAPTION> <TR> <TD align="right" colspan=2 width=450><IMG SRC="bdheadr4.gif" HSPACE=10 VSPACE=5 HEIGHT=47 WIDTH=241 ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD width=450> <UL> <P><A HREF="http://www.davidbowie.com"><IMG SRC="birwwwi4.gif" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=83 WIDTH=250 ALIGN=CENTER></A><BR> </P> </UL> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan=2>  </TD> <TD width=300><BR> <UL> <CENTER><P><FONT COLOR="#00008B"><FONT SIZE=+3>Happy 50th Birthday, <BR> DAVID BOWIE!</FONT></FONT> </P></CENTER> <P><B><FONT COLOR="#00008B"><FONT SIZE=+0>Hear five rare tracks - 24 hours only.</FONT></FONT></B> <BR> <BR> To celebrate David Bowie's 50th birthday, <BR> <B>five previously unreleased</B> songs will be available for listening for 24 hours only -- starting<BR> <BR> 5:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time, <BR> <B><FONT SIZE=+1>January 8, 1997,<BR> (12:00 noon Eastern Time,<BR> 9:00 am Pacific Time).</FONT></B> <BR> <BR> Many sites all over the world are participating in Bowie's birthday celebration! <BR> Get the <B><FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="http://www.davidbowie.com/b50/pslist.html">List of Participating Sites</A></FONT></B>. <BR> <BR> You'll need the <A HREF="http://www.realaudio.com">RealAudio Player 3.0</A> and an Internet connection of 14,400 baud or faster to hear the songs.<BR> <BR> <FONT FACE="helvetica,arial"><FONT SIZE=+1><A HREF="http://www.audionet.com/events/davidbowie/round.ram">Round & Round<BR> <BR> </A><A HREF="http://www.audionet.com/events/davidbowie/rebel.ram">Rebel Rebel<BR> <BR> </A><A HREF="http://www.audionet.com/events/davidbowie/sold.ram">The Man Who Sold The World<BR> <BR> </A><A HREF="http://www.audionet.com/events/davidbowie/scary.ram">Scary Monsters<BR> <BR> </A><A HREF="http://www.audionet.com/events/davidbowie/little.ram">Little Wonder</A></FONT></FONT><BR> <BR> </P> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width=450>  </TD> <TD width=450 valign=top align="center"><A NAME="round"></A><IMG SRC="bow47i0.jpg" VSPACE=10 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=110> </TD> <TD valign=middle align=left width=300> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=+2>Round & Round<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>The classic Chuck Berry rave-up, recorded during the 1971 "Ziggy Stardust" sessions at Trident Studios, London.<BR> <BR> David Bowie: Vocals/Guitar<BR> Mick Ronson: Guitar<BR> Trevor Bolder: Bass<BR> Mick Woodmansey: Drums<BR> <BR> <BR> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width=450>. </TD> <TD width=450 valign=top align="center"><A NAME="rebel"></A><IMG SRC="bow55i0.jpg" VSPACE=10 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=110> </TD> <TD valign=middle align=left width=300> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=+2>Rebel Rebel<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Extremely rare original single version recorded in 1973 at Studio L, Ludolf, Holland, which was released in very limited edition in the U.S. in January 1974. David Bowie sang, played guitar, bass and drums on this track.</FONT> <BR> <BR> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width=450>. </TD> <TD width=450 valign=top align="center"><A NAME="man"></A><IMG SRC="bow59i0.jpg" VSPACE=10 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=110 ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD valign=middle align=left width=300> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=+2>The Man Who Sold The World<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Acoustic version of the song recorded during the rehearsals for David Bowie's performance at the Bridge School Benefit Concert Shoreline Amphitheater in California on October 19, 1996. (60-second excerpt only.)<BR> <BR> David Bowie: Vocals<BR> Reeves Gabrels: Guitar<BR> Gail Ann Dorsey: Bass<BR> Mark Plati: Keyboards<BR> <BR> <BR> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width=450>. </TD> <TD width=450 valign=top align="center"><A NAME="scary"></A><IMG SRC="bow62i0.jpg" VSPACE=10 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=110 ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD valign=middle align=left width=300> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=+2>Scary Monsters<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Another title track, this one live from the Phoenix Festival in England, July 18, 1996, where Bowie headlined.<BR> <BR> David Bowie: Vocals<BR> Reeves Gabrels: Guitar<BR> Gail Ann Dorsey: Bass<BR> Mike Garson: Keyboards<BR> Zachary Alford: Drums</FONT> <BR> <BR> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width=450>. </TD> <TD width=450 valign=top align="center"><A NAME="little"></A><IMG SRC="bir96i9.jpg" VSPACE=10 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=110 ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD valign=middle align=left width=300> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=+2>Little Wonder<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>An alternate dance remix by Danny Saber of David's next single, also featured on the upcoming Earthling album.<BR> <BR> </UL> <P> <HR noshade size=1></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>. </TD> <TD>. </TD> <TD> <UL> <P>For more about Bowie, visit N2K Entertainment's official David Bowie web site at <A HREF="http://www.davidbowie.com">www.davidbowie.com</A>.<BR> <BR> Don't miss the pay-per-view TV broadcast of David Bowie's 50th Birthday Concert at Madison Square Garden, with special guests The Foo Fighters, Frank Black, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and others. 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