Spice Girls’ never before heard demos put on sale ‘against band’s wishes’ for £7K
Never-before-heard demos from iconic girl group The Spice Girls have reportedly gone on sale for £7K.
The rare vinyl of songs that didn’t make it to the group’s 2000 album Forever would have appeared on eBay with the hefty price tag.
Songs titled Woman, Too Hot and Go,Go,Go garnered more than 80 bids before being pulled from the site – but have since been illegally shared online.
The demos would feature Victoria Beckham, 49, Mel C, 49, Emma Bunton, 47, and Mel B, 47 — but not Geri Halliwell, 50, who left the group two years earlier.
A source told The sun: “It’s unclear how anyone got their hands on this vinyl, but they’re not allowed to sell it.
Throwback: Never-before-heard demos from iconic girl group The Spice Girls have gone on sale for £7K, it’s been reported (pictured together in 1996)
Rare: The rare vinyl of songs that failed to make the grade for the group’s 2000 album Forever would have appeared on eBay with the hefty price tag
“The content should never have been made public and it is unfair to the group to share these unfinished songs as it is against their wishes.”
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The Spice Girls first formed in 1994 and went on to release a number of international hits including Wannabe, Stop, Spice Up Your Life and Too Much.
The group took a hiatus in 2000 and was soon working on solo material.
They reunited for a tour in 2007 and released the song Headlines (Friendship Never Ends).
They also recently performed another tour called Spice World in 2019, without Posh Spice, which grossed an incredible $78.2 million in ticket sales.
Earlier this year it was reported that Victoria reportedly made £2 million from the Spice Girls reunion tour without singing a single note, her accounts have revealed.
The singer-turned-fashion designer’s company Moody Productions Ltd is said to have made £703,000 in 2021, while bringing in £403,000 in 2020.
Tracks: The demos feature (L-R) Victoria Beckham, 49, Mel B, 47, Mel C, 49, and Emma Bunton, 47 – but not Geri Halliwell, 50, who left the group two years earlier
Iconic: The Spice Girls first formed in 1994 and went on to release a number of international hits including Wannabe, Stop, Spice Up Your Life and Too Much
Wow: They reformed for their 2019 Spice World tour (pictured) without Posh Spice, which grossed an incredible $78.2 million in ticket sales
While in 2019, despite not joining Emma Bunton, Mel B, Mel C and Geri Horner on the reunion tour, Victoria’s company still raked in a whopping £1 million.
The mirror reported in January that Moody Productions is still entitled to a portion of the tour’s licensing deal revenues, merchandising and endorsements, as Posh is still technically a band member.
Publication reports filed earlier this month show that Moody Productions Ltd paid £140,637 in corporate tax for the year 2021, meaning Victoria took £703,000 from the group’s back catalogue.
Meanwhile, it was reported earlier this month that her husband David Beckham was earning a whopping £657,322 a week in 2022 – as he and his wife Victoria shared an £8 million dividend from their business empire.
The power couple entered 2022 on a high note after sales in their businesses surged post-lockdowns – with the former Spice Girl’s fashion range taking a loss.
Beckham Brand Holdings, which acts as the umbrella company for David’s investments and branding and Victoria’s fashion and beauty business, revealed in filing accounts that earnings for 2021 were £19.1m, up from £11.6m a year earlier.