An unreleased 2001 David Bowie album, Toy, has leaked online, reports Spinner.
The lost album first surfaced earlier this month, when a physical recording sold for over $100 in an eBay auction on March 15. Since then, a CD-quality digital version has started making the rounds.
The high-quality rip of the recording showed up on file-sharing sites last weekend, and has spread among the fan community.
Although five of the songs were finally released on other albums, many of the tracks had never been heard due to a dispute with label, Virgin Records, which left the album buried in post-production.
The songs Afraid and Uncle Floyd found their way onto Bowie’s 2002 album, Heathens, while Shadow Man, Baby Loves That Way and You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving eventually surfaced as B-sides.
Bowie is currently on an indefinite hiatus from making new music. His last album, Reality, was released in 2003, and he has refrained from touring since undergoing heart surgery in 2004.