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Brilliant Adventure E.P. is an EP by English musician David Bowie. It had a limited release on 23 April 2022 for Record Store Day as an LP and CD. It contains a collection of recordings from the Outside era (1995) of his work.

Background
David Bowie recorded his Outside album in 1994/1995. Initially, Bowie recorded what is now known as Leon, however, fearing that the recordings were too uncommercial for release, Virgin rejected the album, forcing Bowie to rework the material into the Outside album. The album saw Bowie re-unite with Brian Eno, with whom Bowie had not worked since his 1979 studio album Lodger. David Bowie supported his twentieth studio album Outside on the Outside Tour, lasting from 14 September 1995 to 14 October 1996. The track Johnny Downloader would later be reworked for Bowie's twenty-first studio album Earthling, released in 1997, with the song being released as the single, I'm Afraid Of Americans.

On 18th September, 1995, David Bowie performed two tracks at a fundraiser concert for the New York Public Theater at the Shakespeare Festival, New York, with pianist and long-time Bowie collaborator, Mike Garson. The two tracks played were A Small Plot Of Land from the Outside album, and My Death, a Jacques Brel song, which he had not performed since 1973 on the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

Recording
The opening track, Johnny Downloader, was an out-take from the Outside sessions, being an early version of what was later released as I'm Afraid Of Americans. The location at which Johnny Downloader was recorded is not officially known, however, it is known to have been mixed at Westside Studio by David Richards, with the track being produced by David Bowie and Brian Eno. The alternative mix for I Have Not Been To Oxford Town was recorded at Mountain Studio, Switzerland, and was produced by David Bowie and Brian Eno, being co-produced by David Richards.

The two live tracks (A Small Plot Of Land and My Death) were recorded at the Shakespeare Festival, New York on 18 September 1995 at a fundraiser concert. Just the two tracks on the release were performed at the show, with the only two musicians playing being David Bowie and Mike Garson.

CD release
I Have Not Been To Oxford Town recorded at Mountain Studios, Switzerland.

Live tracks recorded at the Shakespeare Festival, New York, on 18 September 1995.

Personnel
Per davidbowie.com.
 * David Bowie – vocals, saxophone, guitars and keyboards, producer
 * Brian Eno - synthesizers, treatments and strategies, producer
 * David Richards - samples, drum and keyboard programming, co-producer
 * Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar and vocals
 * Erdal Kizilcay - bass & keyboards
 * Mike Garson - grand piano
 * Sterling Campbell - drums
 * Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar and vocals
 * Joey Barron - drums
 * Yossi Fine - bass