LABEL: RHINO / PARLOPHONE
VINYL RELEASE DATE:1/7/2022
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 11/26/2021
VARIANT: 6 BLACK 10″ VINYL BOX SET

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

SIDE 1
1I Dig Everything
2You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving
3The London Boys
SIDE 2
1Karma Man
2Conversation Piece
3Shadow Man
SIDE 3
1Let Me Sleep Beside You
2Hole in the Ground
3Baby Loves That Way
SIDE 4
1Can’t Help Thinking About Me
2Silly Boy Blue
3Toy (Your Turn to Drive)
SIDE 5
1Liza Jane (Alternative Mix)
2You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving (Alternative Mix) [2021 Remaster]
3Baby Loves That Way (Alternative Mix) [2021 Remaster]
SIDE 6
1Can’t Help Thinking About Me (Alternative Mix)
2I Dig Everything (Alternative Mix)
3The London Boys (Alternative Version)
SIDE 7
1Silly Boy Blue (Tibet Version)
2Let Me Sleep Beside You (Alternative Mix) [2021 Remaster]
3In the Heat of the Morning (Alternative Mix)
4Conversation Piece (Alternative Mix) [2021 Remaster]
SIDE 8
1Hole in the Ground (Alternative Mix)
2Shadow Man (Alternative Mix) [2021 Remaster]
3Toy (Your Turn to Drive) [Alternative Mix] [2021 Remix]
SIDE 9
1In the Heat of the Morning (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
2I Dig Everything (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
3You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
SIDE 10
1The London Boys (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
2Karma Man (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
3Conversation Piece (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
SIDE 11
1Shadow Man (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
2Let Me Sleep Beside You (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
3Hole in the Ground (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
4Baby Loves That Way (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
SIDE 12
1Can’t Help Thinking About Me (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
2Silly Boy Blue (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix)
3Toy (Your Turn to Drive) [Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix]