Intense Records

Toy:Box (6x10" Box Set)

£99.99 (£119.99 incl. VAT)

Parlophone Records/ISO Records are proud to announce TOY:BOX. The previously unreleased TOY album will be released on 7th January 2022, the day before David Bowie’s birthday. Available in six 10” vinyl versions, TOY:BOX is a special edition of the TOY album. The ‘capture the moment’ approach of the recording sessions are extended to the sleeve artwork designed by Bowie featuring a photo of him as a baby with a contemporary face. The package also contains a 16-page full-colour book featuring previously unseen photographs by Frank Ockenfels 3.

TOY was recorded following David's triumphant Glastonbury 2000 performance. Bowie entered the studio with his band, Mark Plati, Sterling Campbell, Gail Ann Dorsey, Earl Slick, Mike Garson, Holly Palmer and Emm Gryner, to record new interpretations of songs he’d first recorded from 1964-1971. David planned to record the album ‘old school’ with the band playing live, choose the best takes and then release it as soon as humanly possible in a remarkably prescient manner. Unfortunately, in 2001 the concept of the ‘surprise drop’ album release and the technology to support it were still quite a few years off, making it impossible to release TOY, as the album was now named, out to fans as instantly as David wanted. In the interim, David did what he did best; he moved on to something new, which began with a handful of new songs from the same sessions and ultimately became the album HEATHEN, released in 2002 and now acknowledged as one of his finest moments. 

TRACKLIST INFO

10” no. 1

Side 1

I Dig Everything 

You've Got A Habit of Leaving 

The London Boys 

Side 2

Karma Man 

Conversation Piece 

Shadow Man 

10” no. 2

Side 3

Let Me Sleep Beside You 

Hole In The Ground 

Baby Loves That Way 

Side 4

Can't Help Thinking About Me 

Silly Boy Blue 

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) 

10” no. 3

Side 5

Liza Jane 

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (alternative mix) 

Baby Loves That Way (alternative mix) 

Side 6

Can't Help Thinking About Me (alternative mix) 

I Dig Everything (alternative mix) 

The London Boys (alternative version) 

10” no. 4

Side 7

Silly Boy Blue (Tibet version)  

Let Me Sleep Beside You(alternative mix)   

In The Heat Of The Morning 

Conversation Piece (alternative mix)   

Side 8

Hole In The Ground (alternative mix) 

Shadow Man (alternative mix) 

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (alternative mix) 

10” no. 5

Side 9

In The Heat Of The Morning (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)   

I Dig Everything (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix) 

Side 10

The London Boys (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

Karma Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

Conversation Piece(Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)   

10” no. 6

Side 11

Shadow Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix) 

Let Me Sleep Beside You (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)   

Hole In The Ground (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

Baby Loves That Way (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

Side 12

Can't Help Thinking About Me (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)   

Silly Boy Blue (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)  

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)