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David Bowie’s 2001 ‘lost’ album Toy will finally be released.
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The collection of re-recordings and covers of his early songs from the missing music legend was originally planned to be released after 1999 LP Hours … but a disagreement with his former Virgin label got in the way of fans who heard the gems. .
The album, leaked online in 2011, will be part of the next Era Five box.
The fifth in the series, Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001), will be released shortly.
For starters, fans can listen to a radio edition of You’ve Got A Habit Of Leaving, which the Starman hitmaker recorded in 1965 and released as a single under the name Davy Jones, with his band at the time, The Lower Third.
More information about the box will be released on Wednesday.
A tweet on David Bowie’s official account reads: “Depending on where you are on the planet, if it’s September 29, you may be broadcasting the radio edition of You’ve Got A Habit Of Leaving from the next album by Toy, via your favorite streaming service. More details on that and the rest of the Era Five box, later today. “
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The Toy news comes after it was announced that the Space Oddity hitmaker’s estate landed a landmark deal with Warner Music Group, meaning the main label now owns the rights to the iconic singer’s entire catalog, except for rocker Rebel Rebel recordings prior to 1968 and a host of other tracks.
Warner already owned the rights to Bowie’s music released between 1968 and 1999, following its acquisition from Parlophone Label Group in 2013.
Bowie records released by Sony Heathen, Reality, The Next Day and Blackstar will have a home at Warner starting in 2023.
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Max Lousada, CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group, said in a statement: “It is an incredible honor to have been chosen as stewards of one of the most important and dynamic bodies of creative work in modern culture.
“The impact of Bowie’s repeated reinvention and endless experimentation continues to resonate around the world, through the genres he transformed, the timeless songs and sounds he invented, and the immeasurable influence he had on music, art and music. fashion.
“We are excited that our expanded partnership with the Bowie property will help us deliver innovative projects that span careers and attract new generations to their extraordinary musical universe.”
Bowie died after a private battle with cancer in 2016, at the age of 69, two days after the release of his latest album, Blackstar.
Reference-torontosun.com