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Posted on September 24, 2010 at 9:07:01 AM
Exclusive, Advance Bob Dylan Tracks Available on Thumbplay Music for BlackBerry® Smartphones
Select '60s Tracks from Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Make World Premiere on Thumbplay September 24th: One Week Only
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thumbplay® Music(TM), themost widely-available cloud-based music service in the U.S., has announced exclusive, advance availability of select tracks from Bob Dylan's bootleg collection: The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos. For one week starting September 24th, 2010, Thumbplay is providing BlackBerry® smartphone users advance access to 15 previously unreleased recordings from the long-awaited album.
Users can access the exclusive Bob Dylan tracks, as well as millions of other songs, by searching "Thumbplay" in BlackBerry App World(TM) (http://www.blackberry.com/appworld) or by going to http://www.thumbplay.com.
Among the songs in the Thumbplay advance are the never-before heard tracks "Ballad for a Friend" and "Guess I'm Doing Fine" as well as an early version of "Blowin' in the Wind." Each song from The Witmark Demos is captured in the original rough-cut form, featuring Dylan's signature acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangements and an occasional piano accompaniment. The complete The Witmark Demos features never-before-heard studio recordings from 1962-1964 and will be widely available at retail on October 19th, 2010 in conjunction with the re-release of Dylan's first eight-album box set, Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings.
Complete track listing of Bob Dylan Witmark Demos' songs available for streaming on Thumbplay from September 24 - September 30 (songs with an * indicate tracks that have never been officially released in any version):
1. "Ballad for a Friend"*
2. "Man on the Street"
3. "Blowin in the Wind"
4. "Long Ago, Far Away"*
5. "Tomorrow Is a Long Time"
6. "Long Time Gone"*
7. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
8. "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
9. "Paths of Victory"
10. "Guess I'm Doing Fine"*
11. "Farewell"*
12. "Bound To Lose"*
13. "I Shall Be Free"
14. "Girl From the North Country"
15. "Only a Hobo"
Thumbplay Music is the most widely-available cloud-based streaming music service in the U.S. and works on all major smartphone platforms in the U.S. -- iPhone®,Android(TM) and BlackBerry-- as well as PCs/Macs.
Thumbplay Music has more than ten million tracks under license from all major labels and more than 35,000 independent labels. In addition to an in-app media player, Thumbplay Music boasts several compelling features, including:
-- Unlimited, on-demand access to any artist or album; choose from millions
of songs.
-- iTunes® Playlist/Favorite Artist Import within Thumbplay Music's
companion desktop app. With a few clicks, recreate iTunes playlists and
have them available on your smartphone and PC/Mac.
-- Genie for music discovery: Instantly generate customized recommendations
from select songs - it's a great way to quickly build playlists that you
know you're going to love while discovering new music.
-- Favorites and effortless Playlist creation to quickly build your
personal collection; auto-syncs between smartphone and PC/Mac.
-- Online and offline access: No connection? No problem! Listen to music
on the subway or in-flight. Available anytime, anywhere for Android,
BlackBerry and iPhone.
-- Music Sharing - Stream songs live on Facebook from PC/Mac: Select
"Share" by right-clicking on any of the millions of songs within
Thumbplay Music's desktop app. Share music with specific friends or with
everyone in your Facebook network - also coming soon for Twitter(TM);
-- Search: Find music by artist, song, album or genre; includes free
previews of all songs
-- Free, "no strings attached" three-day trial; subscriptions are then
available for $9.99/month.
Thumbplay, which enjoys sustained profitability, has built an award-winning service centered on delivering millions of pieces of mobile content to 95 percent of U.S. devices among every major carrier. Thumbplay is leveraging its existing network of more than 8,000 distribution partners to promote Thumbplay Music. Click on the following link to watch a video demo of the app running on all platforms: http://bit.ly/b27GTY.
ABOUT THUMBPLAY
Thumbplay, Inc. is the leading mobile entertainment provider in the U.S. Thumbplay Music, the company's cloud-based, streaming music service for every major smartphone platform and PCs/Macs, was launched in January 2010 and has more than 10 million songs under license. Thumbplay.com features licensed music, video and games from some of the world's largest entertainment companies, including: EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, as well as several independent labels and artists and video game companies. Headquartered in New York City, Thumbplay was founded in September 2004. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank Capital, i-Hatch Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, Brookside Capital Partners and Cross Creek Capital. More information can be found at http://www.thumbplay.com or at m.thumbplay.com from a mobile phone.
For a complete list of iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphones supported by Thumbplay: http://www.thumbplay.com/devices.
All trademarks property of their respective owners. No partnerships implied.
Contact:
Susan Lietz
Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com
(+1) 917.499.5053
SOURCE Thumbplay, Inc.
Thumbplay, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Lietz, +1-917-499-5053, Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com
Web Site: http://www.thumbplay.com
Select '60s Tracks from Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Make World Premiere on Thumbplay September 24th: One Week Only
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thumbplay® Music(TM), themost widely-available cloud-based music service in the U.S., has announced exclusive, advance availability of select tracks from Bob Dylan's bootleg collection: The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos. For one week starting September 24th, 2010, Thumbplay is providing BlackBerry® smartphone users advance access to 15 previously unreleased recordings from the long-awaited album.
Users can access the exclusive Bob Dylan tracks, as well as millions of other songs, by searching "Thumbplay" in BlackBerry App World(TM) (http://www.blackberry.com/appworld) or by going to http://www.thumbplay.com.
Among the songs in the Thumbplay advance are the never-before heard tracks "Ballad for a Friend" and "Guess I'm Doing Fine" as well as an early version of "Blowin' in the Wind." Each song from The Witmark Demos is captured in the original rough-cut form, featuring Dylan's signature acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangements and an occasional piano accompaniment. The complete The Witmark Demos features never-before-heard studio recordings from 1962-1964 and will be widely available at retail on October 19th, 2010 in conjunction with the re-release of Dylan's first eight-album box set, Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings.
Complete track listing of Bob Dylan Witmark Demos' songs available for streaming on Thumbplay from September 24 - September 30 (songs with an * indicate tracks that have never been officially released in any version):
1. "Ballad for a Friend"*
2. "Man on the Street"
3. "Blowin in the Wind"
4. "Long Ago, Far Away"*
5. "Tomorrow Is a Long Time"
6. "Long Time Gone"*
7. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
8. "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
9. "Paths of Victory"
10. "Guess I'm Doing Fine"*
11. "Farewell"*
12. "Bound To Lose"*
13. "I Shall Be Free"
14. "Girl From the North Country"
15. "Only a Hobo"
Thumbplay Music is the most widely-available cloud-based streaming music service in the U.S. and works on all major smartphone platforms in the U.S. -- iPhone®,Android(TM) and BlackBerry-- as well as PCs/Macs.
Thumbplay Music has more than ten million tracks under license from all major labels and more than 35,000 independent labels. In addition to an in-app media player, Thumbplay Music boasts several compelling features, including:
-- Unlimited, on-demand access to any artist or album; choose from millions
of songs.
-- iTunes® Playlist/Favorite Artist Import within Thumbplay Music's
companion desktop app. With a few clicks, recreate iTunes playlists and
have them available on your smartphone and PC/Mac.
-- Genie for music discovery: Instantly generate customized recommendations
from select songs - it's a great way to quickly build playlists that you
know you're going to love while discovering new music.
-- Favorites and effortless Playlist creation to quickly build your
personal collection; auto-syncs between smartphone and PC/Mac.
-- Online and offline access: No connection? No problem! Listen to music
on the subway or in-flight. Available anytime, anywhere for Android,
BlackBerry and iPhone.
-- Music Sharing - Stream songs live on Facebook from PC/Mac: Select
"Share" by right-clicking on any of the millions of songs within
Thumbplay Music's desktop app. Share music with specific friends or with
everyone in your Facebook network - also coming soon for Twitter(TM);
-- Search: Find music by artist, song, album or genre; includes free
previews of all songs
-- Free, "no strings attached" three-day trial; subscriptions are then
available for $9.99/month.
Thumbplay, which enjoys sustained profitability, has built an award-winning service centered on delivering millions of pieces of mobile content to 95 percent of U.S. devices among every major carrier. Thumbplay is leveraging its existing network of more than 8,000 distribution partners to promote Thumbplay Music. Click on the following link to watch a video demo of the app running on all platforms: http://bit.ly/b27GTY.
ABOUT THUMBPLAY
Thumbplay, Inc. is the leading mobile entertainment provider in the U.S. Thumbplay Music, the company's cloud-based, streaming music service for every major smartphone platform and PCs/Macs, was launched in January 2010 and has more than 10 million songs under license. Thumbplay.com features licensed music, video and games from some of the world's largest entertainment companies, including: EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, as well as several independent labels and artists and video game companies. Headquartered in New York City, Thumbplay was founded in September 2004. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank Capital, i-Hatch Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, Brookside Capital Partners and Cross Creek Capital. More information can be found at http://www.thumbplay.com or at m.thumbplay.com from a mobile phone.
For a complete list of iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphones supported by Thumbplay: http://www.thumbplay.com/devices.
All trademarks property of their respective owners. No partnerships implied.
Contact:
Susan Lietz
Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com
(+1) 917.499.5053
SOURCE Thumbplay, Inc.
Thumbplay, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Lietz, +1-917-499-5053, Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com
Web Site: http://www.thumbplay.com