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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Feb 11, 2021 16:03:56 GMT -5
Ordered the vinyl. 😌 Can she restock the Evermore vinyl now, please?? Right? I haven’t gotten that or folklore because I haven’t seen them anywhere (I try to get music locally if I can but I’m guessing these haven’t been made available anywhere else?). If her shop restocked either or both I’d just get it from there and accept the exorbitant shipping costs.
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Post by Mayman on Feb 11, 2021 16:07:14 GMT -5
Ordered the vinyl. 😌 Can she restock the Evermore vinyl now, please?? Right? I haven’t gotten that or folklore because I haven’t seen them anywhere (I try to get music locally if I can but I’m guessing these haven’t been made available anywhere else?). If her shop restocked either or both I’d just get it from there and accept the exorbitant shipping costs. The original as well as a few of the alternative editions of Folklore are still available on her website. I've also seen the original edition of Folklore at my local record shop. I'm thinking about getting Folklore on vinyl soon and get the Fearless re-release closer to the shipping date.
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Post by ampersand on Feb 11, 2021 16:12:20 GMT -5
I don't think I'll get any of the re-releases on vinyl except for Speak Now (which I don't already have but love).
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Post by kimberly on Feb 11, 2021 16:12:47 GMT -5
I was planning to buy a RED vinyl but I'll wait for the re-recording now. I'll think about the new Fearless after I give it a listen.
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Post by GrinningLikeADevil on Feb 11, 2021 18:30:00 GMT -5
My vinyl collection only starts at 1989 so I’m definitely going to get the re-recorded versions up until then at least.
That’s also when I’m kind of scared about how the re-recorded songs will sound, I think the subtle changes will suit the early stuff well, but I’m less sure about the synth pop. Like can OOTW, Style and Wildest Dreams really be changed without losing their magic? I hope so because I’d love to be able to exclusively listen to the re-recordings.
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Post by daddy on Feb 11, 2021 18:48:00 GMT -5
I wonder if she will go in order from Fearless to Rep. What about her debut album?
I usually wouldn’t care much for an artist doing this, but I am very interested to hear what Taylor - an artist I’ve been watching very closely since “Tim McGraw” - does with these songs that I grew up with.
Taylor stans are fed so well and she is truly such a legend in the artistry department. Her songwriting has always been untouchably hers, so I totally get why she is doing this and applaud her on taking the time to protect her art.
Any new fans that discover her songs and old fans who get to reminisce and experience these reimaginings will just be an added bonus.
On a last note, the art style and fonts give me folklore / evermore vibes, which makes me wonder if these songs may be stripped down a bit more.
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Post by neverduplicated on Feb 11, 2021 21:52:47 GMT -5
Fearless is currently #16 on Apple Music! I can't believe how big the hype is for this. Taylor's Versions are going to smash.
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Feb 11, 2021 23:09:35 GMT -5
Omg she re-recorded the platinum edition tracks too?? I’m SO EXCITED for an updated version of Untouchable 😳😬😬❤️
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 11, 2021 23:19:25 GMT -5
Taylor.- yes, I understand that. It's the use of "version" I'm wondering about, as both the original and this would be her versions of the song. It's a minor point, thus moving on. :)
The original recordings will still have their relevance/place, though I do like that she's re-recording the albums. She has to have ownership of her music.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 11, 2021 23:26:08 GMT -5
I'm excited for this one.I love Taylor's album Fearless and can't wait to hear the new versions of her songs.As a Swift fan for so many years, I have so many memories with the album,Nostalgia with the songs. Today Was A Fairytale is an interesting addition to the tracklist and it did sound like an obvious Fearless B-Side when it was released back in 2010 so it makes sense that it would be on here.
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Post by #brayden on Feb 12, 2021 0:12:34 GMT -5
No complaints with "Love Story" from me. I'm looking forward to Fearless in April! It was the album that turned me into a fan of hers.
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Post by Amnesiac on Feb 12, 2021 0:14:42 GMT -5
Re-recording of "Love Story" is out.
Unless you were specifically listening for the differences, this is indistinguishable from the original, which is what she was going for. Like, on a good pair of headphones I can pick out a few things, but if this came on in a supermarket or on the radio, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 12, 2021 0:18:30 GMT -5
Honestly - it’s great. But it makes me nervous. The original is just so timeless. It’s not the same with her voice 12 years later. It sounds like a really good cover of Love Story. Production is nearly identical, which is smart.
The original has more power. It could be because that’s the exact vocal I’m used to for 12 years.
Maybe I’ll like this one more after a few listens. Just jarring when you’ve listened to the original 1000+ times and can’t help but notice every thread of deviation.
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Post by firefox on Feb 12, 2021 0:18:40 GMT -5
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Post by †ealsünset on Feb 12, 2021 0:18:51 GMT -5
KIIS-FM Los Angeles played it at 9:10pm.
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Post by firefox on Feb 12, 2021 0:20:11 GMT -5
The original is iconic but this version is superb which makes the song more iconic! It's really great!
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Post by 13 on Feb 12, 2021 0:20:34 GMT -5
Is it just me or are the backing vocals in the chorus gone?
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Post by ampersand on Feb 12, 2021 0:36:21 GMT -5
Re-recording of "Love Story" is out. Lmao this vid is so kitschy I love it. It’s like she made it on Windows Movie Maker.
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Post by ethanhunt on Feb 12, 2021 1:25:28 GMT -5
Is it just me or are the backing vocals in the chorus gone? I'm not sure if they're entirely gone but they're certainly less prominent. I know people keep saying this sounds just like the original, and I agree that it is largely simillar but it is very obvious to me that it is different. The violin and banjo( it is a banjo right?) Are definetly more prominent. The drums feel dialed back in the mix some. In general listening to them back to back the new version feels a bit more spacious and less compressed than the original. I think it will take some getting used to for me but I do think the production does sound probably better,I'm just very fond of what I've known all my life. If anything I think what I'm more skeptical of is Taylor just sounds older, and yes she's clearly a better vocalist than she was then, but part of early Taylor Swift was that she could so easily sell all the bright eyed teenage emotions. And I'm not saying she does a bad job here just that I'm naturally hesitant but I think it will grow on me. Excited to hear the rest
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Feb 12, 2021 2:35:23 GMT -5
My theory stands - by releasing two original albums, she's shut-down the whole 'Taylor's run out ideas' with the re-records.
Maybe a bonus track will be sent to Pop radio since it will be 'fresh' - unless they service a 'Pop Radio Remix' like the original. Not a huge on Fearless, but definitely want some Red.
Definitely skip TS - that would've been a weak way to start the era. LS was her mainstream breakthrough.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Feb 12, 2021 2:48:50 GMT -5
How come this sounds almost the same like the original but fresh at the same time! She’s a fucking genius
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Post by MOWE on Feb 12, 2021 3:12:19 GMT -5
Wow. I have so much to say about the re-recording of the album and about Taylor's version of Love Story.
First of all, wow... Taylor is one hard-working, dedicated, and immensely talented young woman. If this album is released on April Ninth as is being hinted at, then that means she will have released 3 full length albums of material all within a year of each other. Including bonus tracks, that's 60 new recordings for fans to enjoy in that timespan! When you consider how long it must take to write, edit, practice, record, and mix each track, it is mind-boggling how she was able to achieve such a feat. And even though she was able to skip the writing step for these re-recordings, consider the fact that she still had to re-imagine each track. They had to be different enough to be distinguishable from the old version without being so jarringly different that fans would reject them. That is a real challenge; writing all new material may in fact be the easier feat! So sheerly from a quantity perspective, what Taylor has done in just one year is incredible.
Then of course there's the quality of the products. Folklore is the best thing she's ever done in my opinion. Evermore is wonderful too. The Love Story re-recording is very well done. Not only has she released a ton of material in a short amount of time, but she continues to set a high bar for herself. She has not sacrificed quality in the name of quantity. Seriously impressive.
I agree with posters above that although I like Taylor's version of Love Story, the original version is hard to top so this will take a little getting used to. Taylor's vocals from back in the day were just perfect for the tone of the song. Her voice has obviously improved since then, but her vocals back then matched the fairy tale theme of the song so well. I am happy that we are getting re-recordings and I applaud Taylor for doing this. I do question if releasing Taylor's version of Love Story to radio is a wise choice however. It is very unlikely to come close to achieving the success of the older version. Like it or not, it will always be compared to the older version and I dont see how it could ever measure up in terms of radio impact and cultural impact. I think it would have been wiser to instead release a bonus track or an album track that was never released as a single instead. A song like that would not have to compete with the 'older' version of itself because it will be like a new song to 90% of the general public. I would just die if, because of the re-recordings, we finally see songs like 'Enchanted' and 'All Too Well' get the single treatment they always deserved!
Lastly, I am sad that the upcoming re-recording album likely means that 'Cardigan' and 'Willow' will be the only pop singles from the Folk/More sister album era. I get it... though there are many awesome songs on these albums, they aren't written for pop radio. Still bums me out that a song like 'Exile' won't ever be heard by most pop radio listeners. All in all, however, I continue to be amazed and impressed by Taylor and all that she has accomplished.
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Post by firefox on Feb 12, 2021 4:55:22 GMT -5
Idk how YouTube works but the og "Love Story" has "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" on its `Music in this video` section. Does it mean the views on the mv counts on Taylor's Version?
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Post by born on Feb 12, 2021 5:20:46 GMT -5
I was a bit skeptical about the "Taylor's Version" tag at first but now I'm 100% sold. It's timeless, memorable & distinguishable unlike a "re-recorded"/"new version"/"2021 version" would've been.
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Post by Au$tin on Feb 12, 2021 6:47:38 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't hear really any major differences. Even her vocals aren't that spectacularly different. I guess that's the point, though. These are re-recordings to "replace" the original recordings, so I'm sure she wants to keep them as close to the originals as possible.
But then again, I haven't been hyped for these re-recordings ever. Like, it's cool in context, but I know unless there's some huge difference that really makes the new versions remarkable, I was always going to continue to use the originals that have lived with me for years. And honestly, if any of the re-recordings are going to do that for me, it's going to be from her debut when her vocals were at their worst.
That being said, I'm excited to hear she's "re-recording" "new tracks." So we're basically getting updated versions of B-sides we've never heard before and that's pretty dope! Now that I'm hyped for!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Feb 12, 2021 7:00:08 GMT -5
I love the new version. There are subtle differences, but the fact that it's her song, that she produced and she owns it it makes all the difference to me.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Feb 12, 2021 7:17:27 GMT -5
The differences between this and the original are so minute that there really isn't a reason to listen to the original version of 'Love Story' if it's not hers. It sounds great.
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Post by schnetzka on Feb 12, 2021 7:25:28 GMT -5
So I just saw a tweet saying Billboard considers re-recorded versions new entities so I'm anticipating basically no one else to have a number one song or album this year lol. Joking of course... sorta haha.
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Post by Jack on Feb 12, 2021 8:39:54 GMT -5
Yeah she stuck the landing with this one. Close enough to the original, but better in all the ways that count.
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Post by born on Feb 12, 2021 8:58:34 GMT -5
Will Taylor Swift's Re-Recordings of Her Old Albums Be Eligible for Grammys?By Paul Grein | 2/11/2021 Billboard ArticleTaylor Swift announced Thursday (Feb. 11) that she has re-recorded her blockbuster album Fearless and will release it as Fearless (Taylor’s Version). The original Fearless, you'll recall, did very well at the Grammy Awards, winning a total of four awards, including album of the year and best country album. But would the re-recorded versions also be Grammy-eligible? A Recording Academy spokesperson says “Current eligibility guidelines would allow for the new performances and albums to be eligible if they were recorded within the last five years. However, none of the older songs would be eligible for songwriting awards.” Fearless (Taylor’s Version) will include six “never-before-released songs from the vault." Would those songs be eligible? According to the Academy, the new performances would be eligible in performance categories if they were recorded within the last five years. The songs would be eligible in songwriting categories if they are new songs (previously unreleased in any form). There is some precedent for artists being nominated for new recordings of established hits. Frank Sinatra won his third album of the year trophy in 1967 for A Man and His Music, a double album consisting of re-recordings of songs the singer had made famous over the years. Instead of using the original recordings, which he recorded for his previous labels, RCA, Columbia and Capitol, Sinatra used re-recorded versions that were culled from the previous albums he had recorded for his own label, Reprise Records. In addition, he re-recorded three songs specifically for the project: "I'll Never Smile Again," "Come Fly With Me" and "Love and Marriage." Another legendary singer, Nat King Cole, was nominated for album of the year for a 1961 compilation, The Nat King Cole Story, a three-disc career retrospective. There, record label conflicts were not an issue: Both the old and new recordings were released on Capitol Records. The reason for the updates this time was to re-record the songs in stereo.
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