DAVID BOWIE’S TOY LP IS COMING. GUITARIST EARL SLICK EXPLAINS ALL

Tom Doyle

MORE THAN two decades after it was recorded – and 10 years since it mysteriously leaked onto the internet – David Bowie’s shelved 2001 album Toy is finally due for official release. Largely comprising re-recordings of undervalued Bowie songs from his 1964-71 catalogue, its many highlights include sturdy reworkings of 1966’s I Dig Everything and The London Boys, along with atmospheric takes on Silly Boy Blue (from ’67’s David Bowie) and Ziggy Stardust outtake Shadow Man. Initially, Toy will feature as part of the November release of new box set Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001), providing a full stop to the period spanning Black Tie White Noise and ‘hours…’. Then, on January 7, 2022 (a day before what would have been Bowie’s 75th birthday), it will be released as the stand-alone Toy:Box,…

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