Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant
A handful of Swifties obtained a significant shock when they obtained their vinyl versions of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), as the plastics didn’t play Taylor Swift in all as well as dealt with audiences to British electronica songs rather.
The unintended mis-press of the plastic was seen at work by means of a viral TikTok video clip uploaded by individual @myschief_marauder. “Does anyone else’s ‘Speak Now’ vinyl not have Taylor Swift on it?” she claims in her video clip prior to playing the document’s “Side A,” which wound up having fun Cabaret Voltaire’s “Soul Vine (70 Billion People)” as opposed to “Mine (Taylor’s Version).”
“We are aware that there are an extremely limited number of incorrectly pressed vinyl copies in circulation and have addressed the issue. If you have purchased one of the affected goods, please contact customer service at your respective retailer for a replacement or refund,” Universal Music Group, which moms and dads Swift’s tag Republic Records, cooperated a declaration to Billboard.
Distribution business Above Board Distribution additionally dealt with the problem on Instagram, resharing @myschief_marauder’s initial video clip with a Swift pun-filled subtitle. “Due to a delicate pressing blunder, some Taylor Swift fans received a misprinted copy of ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),’ which we have learned features audio of our in house compilation ‘Happy Land (A Compendium of Music from the British Isles 1992-1996),’” the business wrote. “Never in our wildest dreams could we imagine this situation. While we know all too well this error was beyond our control, we sincerely hope anyone who received what is Not Taylor’s Version of the vinyl is enchanted by the blissful electronica. Keep your eyes peeled for this special edition we’re sure it’s going to be a Discogs rare pressing classic in years to come.”
Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) was launched on July 7 as well as made over 575,000 comparable cd devices in the U.S. in its very first 4 days of launch (July 7-10), according to preliminary records to Luminate — noting the biggest week for any album in 2023.
