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Post by SydneyPaige on Oct 17, 2021 22:06:27 GMT -5
I’m with you there Reagan! As much as I’m happy that Target’s providing a red RED, I wish that the people in her official store were a bit more creative. The vibe of the album is definitely more of a cranberry or burgundy red). But I like the black record too. I can sacrifice having a coloured vinyl if we can get a really high quality pressing. Also I like the pictures in the middle of the discs They have no creativity and it's disappointing. I've said this before but it may have been elsewhere (not on this forum). It's nice for there to be all these extra songs on the re-recorded albums (for digital listening), but it makes it more expensive when there need to be multiple vinyl record discs for one album. It is easier for them to just include all the songs on the re-recorded albums and I know Taylor wants to reclaim all her songs and re-release new songs, but it's a hard decision. In one way it's not a very good move for sales because based on the cost of a vinyl record, if someone didn't really care which one they got, they would probably pick the original 'RED' album in vinyl record format if it was beside the 'RED (Taylor's Version)' album in vinyl record format in a store, based on price. They give fans no choice but to pay a whole bunch of money to get the re-recorded album in vinyl record format. $50 USD in comparison to around $20 USD or something like that. The price isn't really that much of a hang-up for me. Like yeah, it's expensive but the re-recordings are essentially special releases with higher sound quality and more content. for the length of the original red album, you would still have to pay about $30 for it and it's half the length. Vinyl collecting expensive but in most cases you really do get what you pay for. I got my fearless vinyl in the mail a few days ago and just the album packaging alone made it worth the money. |
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Post by MyCastleCrumbledOvernight on Oct 18, 2021 5:49:27 GMT -5
They have no creativity and it's disappointing. I've said this before but it may have been elsewhere (not on this forum). It's nice for there to be all these extra songs on the re-recorded albums (for digital listening), but it makes it more expensive when there need to be multiple vinyl record discs for one album. It is easier for them to just include all the songs on the re-recorded albums and I know Taylor wants to reclaim all her songs and re-release new songs, but it's a hard decision. In one way it's not a very good move for sales because based on the cost of a vinyl record, if someone didn't really care which one they got, they would probably pick the original 'RED' album in vinyl record format if it was beside the 'RED (Taylor's Version)' album in vinyl record format in a store, based on price. They give fans no choice but to pay a whole bunch of money to get the re-recorded album in vinyl record format. $50 USD in comparison to around $20 USD or something like that. The price isn't really that much of a hang-up for me. Like yeah, it's expensive but the re-recordings are essentially special releases with higher sound quality and more content. for the length of the original red album, you would still have to pay about $30 for it and it's half the length. Vinyl collecting expensive but in most cases you really do get what you pay for. I got my fearless vinyl in the mail a few days ago and just the album packaging alone made it worth the money. I thought that the Fearless package was pretty cool, but the thing for me is like I’ve always hated double vinyl, I hate changing the record so many times so three, four discs is kind of irritating to me even though I realize why  and then I had a lot of trouble with getting the discs out of the Fearless package without damaging it, especially the one in the middle. |
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Post by MyCastleCrumbledOvernight on Oct 18, 2021 10:36:26 GMT -5
I haven’t preordered the CD because I regretted doing so with Fearless when Capitol One came out with that package deal and I couldn’t decide wether to get it or not… I wonder if they’ll do something like that for RED? And I wonder if we’ll get signed CDs before the end of the year… it’s weird how the likelihood of signed CDs are almost a given now |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 18, 2021 13:12:50 GMT -5
Yes, I think the vinyl record bundle was U.K. only. I'm shocked they haven't made it available to the Canadian online store(s) yet. I think Taylor likes the UK more...she does live there. But Australia got it too. It hasn’t been restocked I think though. |
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Post by SydneyPaige on Oct 19, 2021 17:12:16 GMT -5
I got my slipmat today and I love it! Can’t wait till my actual vinyl comes in!
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 19, 2021 21:22:31 GMT -5
I got my slipmat today and I love it! Can’t wait till my actual vinyl comes in! Did it come by ’Canada Post’? |
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Post by SydneyPaige on Oct 19, 2021 21:27:40 GMT -5
I got my slipmat today and I love it! Can’t wait till my actual vinyl comes in! Did it come by ’Canada Post’? Yeah it was just in my mailbox. No duty fees or nothing |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 22, 2021 15:26:28 GMT -5
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Post by SydneyPaige on Oct 22, 2021 16:06:46 GMT -5
There's finally new merch for this album! F***ing finally! I treated myself so hard. I got the blanket, the scarf, the knit sweater and the heather grey album cover shirt! I still wish we got a single but I’m happy for a merch collection! Also the clip of the song red she put in her story was impeccable! |
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Post by SomeFearlessChick on Oct 22, 2021 18:01:15 GMT -5
Glad I was finally able to order my slipmat but otherwise pretty disappointed with this drop :/
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Post by SydneyPaige on Oct 22, 2021 18:32:09 GMT -5
Glad I was finally able to order my slipmat but otherwise pretty disappointed with this drop :/ I loved this drop but I can understand why others wouldn’t. I wouldn’t worry too much though. This is just the core collection. I’d imagine there’ll be other drops. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 22, 2021 18:36:30 GMT -5
There's finally new merch for this album! F***ing finally! I treated myself so hard. I got the blanket, the scarf, the knit sweater and the heather grey album cover shirt! I still wish we got a single but I’m happy for a merch collection! Also the clip of the song red she put in her story was impeccable! I can't believe it took them this long to drop anything. Maybe they were trying something different too and trying to have some of the items already in stock before they put it on the online stores. Things like the ring and scarf and stuff are apparently in stock on the U.S. Online Store. It's annoying how things are getting backed up and mail is getting slower and supply chains are slow, so maybe they tried to plan ahead a little. I thought they would maybe do something for today since it was 'RED's original release date, but I wondered if it would be signed albums instead. I sort of forgot about it today and wasn't looking on Taylor's online store, and then I got a notification about someone posting on 'Reddit' that there was new merch. I really like most of it, and I want it all of course. I'm happy about the ring, blanket, and lithograph. Those are the things I want the most, and then I want the other stuff too. I haven't ordered anything yet, and I'm very happy it isn't limited edition. The blanket is already sold out on the U.S. Online Store, so they better restock it. I didn't try to order anything yet because I was thinking of making an order from one of the Canadian Online Stores. But it's not on the 'Universal Music Canada' online store yet. It annoys me how they don't make it the same website, or don't have the same shipping policies on Taylor's Canadian online store even though it ships from the same exact warehouse as the 'Universal Music Canada' Online Store.  I won't order from the Canadian Online Store because they don't have free shipping, and that makes it more expensive than ordering from the damn U.S. Online Store. I also haven't ordered yet because I'm still thinking about what I would be able to hopefully order now and I can try to use the 15% off coupon from the 'Universal Music Canada' Online Store. I also have a 15% off coupon for the U.S. Online Store since the "Lost In The Memory" ombre tie-dye hoodie from July STILL hasn't shipped for people who ordered it including me. I haven't really watched it yet but I'm obsessed with the 'TikTok' video Taylor posted and everything red in it. Will there be a photoshoot for the album?? Or a music video?? It's very confusing considering 'FEARLESS (Taylor's Version)' got nothing - only two official photoshoot pictures have ever been released, there was no music video, etc. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 22, 2021 18:37:10 GMT -5
Glad I was finally able to order my slipmat but otherwise pretty disappointed with this drop :/ I thought of SydneyPaige and thought she was maybe annoyed that the slipmat is now available on the Canadian Online Store after she just got hers from the U.K.. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Oct 22, 2021 18:40:26 GMT -5
Glad I was finally able to order my slipmat but otherwise pretty disappointed with this drop :/ I loved this drop but I can understand why others wouldn’t. I wouldn’t worry too much though. This is just the core collection. I’d imagine there’ll be other drops. I love most of the stuff personally. There will definitely be more stuff released (and I hope I have enough money for it). I'm glad they actually listened and have the 'RED' ring as merch. I was worried or thinking they wouldn't sell it as merch because someone on 'Reddit' said it was a design by a woman and they couldn't reproduce it because of legal reasons. But they did. |
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Post by chantel on Oct 22, 2021 19:02:16 GMT -5
I love the new ring so much! It's the best ring so far. I ordered the ring, beanie, album cover t shirt, and the red scarf. The 15% discount code they gave me because of one of my orders being late didn't even work lol. I emailed them so hopefully they can still take the 15% off.
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I won't order from the Canadian Online Store because they don't have free shipping, and that makes it more expensive than ordering from the damn U.S. Online Store. I also haven't ordered yet because I'm still thinking about what I would be able to hopefully order now and I can try to use the 15% off coupon from the 'Universal Music Canada' Online Store. I also have a 15% off coupon for the U.S. Online Store since the "Lost In The Memory" ombre tie-dye hoodie from July STILL hasn't shipped for people who ordered it including me.