David Bowie is getting a birthday gift for his 75th posthumous birthday.
An album that was never officially released during his lifetime is to come out the day before what would have been his 75th birthday, reports the BBC.
According to the report, Toy, which was recorded in 2001 and leaked online in 2011, will be released in a three-CD box set on 7 January.
Before that, it will form part of David Bowie 5: Brilliant Adventure, a larger box set to be released in November.
According to the singer’s producer Mark Plati, the album captures “the sound of people happy to be playing music”.
According to the singer’s producer Mark Plati, the album captures “the sound of people happy to be playing music”.
“Toy is like a moment in time captured in an amber of joy, fire and energy,” said Bowie’s long-time collaborator in a statement.
“I’m happy to finally be able to say it now belongs to all of us.”
