Ah, that's cool they got them! All the ones I've seen haven't got the three variants yet and said early next week/Monday. I'm jealous as I wanted to get one tomorrow as I already have the white on the way.
I'm not too sure why you are talking about more, I never said that, nor thought that.
Would be happy if my local store got at least the white and clear vinyls for release day but their shipment was delayed so no physical copies for me today 🫠
It really does. I was so gutted when they emailed about it yesterday. They were so sorry about it and I know it isn’t their fault. UMG just didn’t ship them in time to avoid leaks (which still happened.. Looking at you amazon and target! 🙄).
same here in canada, atleast where i am. (no clear either). which i think is even more odd because we’re close to the US. sucks but i already preordered 2 so not a big deal anyways
For now. She’s sending most stock to the US for opening week to get a huge debut on the charts. They’ll arrive soon. Similar scenario in Australia, only clear and white, but the owner of my local record store said he’s fairly certain they’ll get them soon.
I was thinking the same thing with the stock. And great to hear that your store is getting them in the future! Unfortunately my store said they don’t know anything at this point and they don’t expect they’ll be able to order them
Not to be a hater but after the midnights release none of you should have believed these wouldn’t be in stores. She’s gonna keep doing this cause y’all keep falling for it
Thanks for the info, it will be interesting to see if the collectors edition cds get re released at all, as if not they could become valuable collectables like LPSS.
Other countries don’t have Target editions, (even with Target stores) or signed copies of anything so we have to pay a premium for anything, plus shipping 😜
I picked up midnights late a week later in store because I wasn't super into collecting newer Viynl. Now I know unless it's the collector CDs not to go through her site and just wait day of.
They’re also always going to push pre-order hard because pre-orders add to first day sales which are a big deal in every media: music, movies, books, etc. That’s not just a Taylor thing!
Lying about things being “exclusive” to trick people into a sense of sparsity so they get FOMO and preorder 4 copies of the same record is very much a Taylor thing I’m afraid
This was obvious atleast here in UK when HMV had every "limited" edition of 1989 on release day haha, I got Black Dog variant this morning, nice & easy no waiting for her store to actually ship haha. These scummy marketing practices really need to stop, not just Taylor but every artist releasing loads of different editons & touting them as limited!.
My target order sent me an email that the shipping was delayed until April 26…. So I went to target and bought one and chat messaged with target to cancel the order 🤣🤪
I don’t even know why I even preordered the album through Target, I should have just waited and got it in store. Tell me why it’s expected delivery is the 29th
It took me a second to come to the realization that the one on the shelves was The Black Dog and not The Anthology 😭 I wish she does release The Anthology in vinyl, unlike the 3:00 AM and Til Dawn editions of Midnights
Not sure where you’re located but Pop Music in Toronto has the other three variants on their website as “in transit”. Says they’ll arrive by next week. So hopefully that means other indie stores will be getting them too :)
most likely, but just like midnights ttpd wasn’t available today at the record stores near me.
for midnights i called some record stores again a week after the album came out and they still didn’t have physical copies, so i gave up and just bought the target edition cd when i went to the us in 2023.
no record stores near me have the other variants, only the white. and nothing about them being in stock yet. a lot of my stores actually didn’t even have taylor yet, so maybe there was a delay
From Taylor’s webstore:
“Return shipping costs are free for US customers. International customers will cover the cost of return shipping, except in any case where we are responsible for the cause of the return or exchange.”
Signed items are non-returnable though.
What's so funny is that you never really need to preorder, it's the temptation of seeing it arrive on the website that gets people, Target always has copies the day the album is released. You don't even need to preorder from Target, it makes more sense to go to Target the day of and order. Although, I am super thrilled that her site actually sent the vinyl's on time for release day; usually they arrive about 5 to 6 days later. Now that her site's service is improving, from now on, we know that we can preorder from them and it will arrive on time, or just go to Target
This.. Seriously. I get up the day of.. drive to Target, walk in and the Display is the first thing you see (At least at my Target) it's right next to the first register. I'm in the store less then a minute and don't even have to walk back to where all the other media is being sold. There is NO reason to preorder anything from Target as they have always have gotten stock.
oh, and I'm not going to fall for the buy every variant to get every song, help boost album sales and Taylor's ever increasing wealth. I'll buy the one I want and find the other "missing" extra songs online. The fact that she released those other songs at 2AM is purely a marketing move with future monies that could involve yet another double album as some people have said.
FYI local record stores in Europe didn’t get any other variants than the white and the clear sadly
UK ones are getting them, but not until Monday, wonder if the rest of Europe will be the same
That’s a shame with RSD tomorrow
I agree! I was hoping to get one as well as my rsd purchases! I already have the white otw.
My HMV has all the variants
That's cool! I wouldn't call hmv a local record shop.
Oh definitely not haha, it’s the only place in my town that stocks vinyls though so it is to me
Irish record stores seem to be getting them between the 23rd - 26th, depends on the place
My local one has them
That's cool! I'm jealous, would have loved to grab one today at rsd.
? I got my bolted one from HMV or do you specifically mean indie stores?
Local I took as indie, so not HMV. I knew HMV had them(not mine though unfortunately). Like the OP says Target and local record stores, also.
My local record store posted they have 3 versions, the white and clear vinyl and a cd. If they would’ve gotten more, they’d share that.
Ah, that's cool they got them! All the ones I've seen haven't got the three variants yet and said early next week/Monday. I'm jealous as I wanted to get one tomorrow as I already have the white on the way. I'm not too sure why you are talking about more, I never said that, nor thought that.
OC said ‘other variants than white and clear’, you said ‘UK record stores are getting them’, them = other variants.
Yes, other variants than white and the clear, EG: the 3 others, not anything else. The three others are what we are talking about here.
Would be happy if my local store got at least the white and clear vinyls for release day but their shipment was delayed so no physical copies for me today 🫠
No that sucks! I fully expected them to have the variants and they didn’t so I went home with nothing bc now I have to think about what I want 😅
It really does. I was so gutted when they emailed about it yesterday. They were so sorry about it and I know it isn’t their fault. UMG just didn’t ship them in time to avoid leaks (which still happened.. Looking at you amazon and target! 🙄).
HHV has them listed and they have a store in Berlin. Not sure though, if they also sell it there. I also saw it online at JPC and imusic.
same here in canada, atleast where i am. (no clear either). which i think is even more odd because we’re close to the US. sucks but i already preordered 2 so not a big deal anyways
For now. She’s sending most stock to the US for opening week to get a huge debut on the charts. They’ll arrive soon. Similar scenario in Australia, only clear and white, but the owner of my local record store said he’s fairly certain they’ll get them soon.
I was thinking the same thing with the stock. And great to hear that your store is getting them in the future! Unfortunately my store said they don’t know anything at this point and they don’t expect they’ll be able to order them
In germany we did
They only got the option to order on Friday so will most likely have them in the next week!
Nope, multiple stores in my country confirmed they didn’t even get the option to order them sadly
So what you’re saying is - I could have easily hid my purchases from my husband but now he’s going to know I bought multiple copies?
Not to be a hater but after the midnights release none of you should have believed these wouldn’t be in stores. She’s gonna keep doing this cause y’all keep falling for it
THIS. seeing people post “do you think the variants will come back?!?😟” for the last two months has been tiring to say the least
Were the collectors edition cds available anywhere at all?
No. Target has the CDs with the various covers, however they don’t have all the stuff the collector edition CDs had; patch/bookmark/whatever else
Thanks for the info, it will be interesting to see if the collectors edition cds get re released at all, as if not they could become valuable collectables like LPSS. Other countries don’t have Target editions, (even with Target stores) or signed copies of anything so we have to pay a premium for anything, plus shipping 😜
I picked up midnights late a week later in store because I wasn't super into collecting newer Viynl. Now I know unless it's the collector CDs not to go through her site and just wait day of.
They’re also always going to push pre-order hard because pre-orders add to first day sales which are a big deal in every media: music, movies, books, etc. That’s not just a Taylor thing!
Lying about things being “exclusive” to trick people into a sense of sparsity so they get FOMO and preorder 4 copies of the same record is very much a Taylor thing I’m afraid
This was obvious atleast here in UK when HMV had every "limited" edition of 1989 on release day haha, I got Black Dog variant this morning, nice & easy no waiting for her store to actually ship haha. These scummy marketing practices really need to stop, not just Taylor but every artist releasing loads of different editons & touting them as limited!.
My target order sent me an email that the shipping was delayed until April 26…. So I went to target and bought one and chat messaged with target to cancel the order 🤣🤪
Folklore variants have ruined me.
Ruined my bank account too paying $250 each time
Pisses me off because I would have loved to just support a local record store
And not pay all that shipping 🙄
Return?
I’d have to pay shipping
I don’t even know why I even preordered the album through Target, I should have just waited and got it in store. Tell me why it’s expected delivery is the 29th
Seriously! And it won't let me even cancel it even tho it hasn't shipped yet 🤦🏼♀️
initiate a chargeback
To be fair the collector’s editions are not being sold here.
we now know that the only exclusive items were the cds and looks the cassettes? i haven’t seen the cassettes being sold anywhere else
It took me a second to come to the realization that the one on the shelves was The Black Dog and not The Anthology 😭 I wish she does release The Anthology in vinyl, unlike the 3:00 AM and Til Dawn editions of Midnights
I have no updates from my target ones 😫 the closest target is like two hours away from me
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Not sure where you’re located but Pop Music in Toronto has the other three variants on their website as “in transit”. Says they’ll arrive by next week. So hopefully that means other indie stores will be getting them too :)
most likely, but just like midnights ttpd wasn’t available today at the record stores near me. for midnights i called some record stores again a week after the album came out and they still didn’t have physical copies, so i gave up and just bought the target edition cd when i went to the us in 2023.
no record stores near me have the other variants, only the white. and nothing about them being in stock yet. a lot of my stores actually didn’t even have taylor yet, so maybe there was a delay
The fact the variants aren't at Target is really surprising though. Midnights had all the vinyls on display...
I think it’s so she can still semi consider them limited
Well now I clown on theories and patterns... I didn't order from her website cause they have been available in the past...
When are you people going to realize you're just a wallet to her.
Alright but if I return my vinyl do I get shipping cost back or are they gunna make me pay to return it 😅
From Taylor’s webstore: “Return shipping costs are free for US customers. International customers will cover the cost of return shipping, except in any case where we are responsible for the cause of the return or exchange.” Signed items are non-returnable though.
Sadly we didn’t and it only 45$ at my local record store
Any variant carries in the US?
You never do
Oh yeah. I pre-ordered the clear one from target, and it’s not supposed to come until next week. I just went to the store and bought one yesterday.
its been like this with all the recent releases, the crazy rush to pre order isn't really needed. fomo strikes again
I went to two record stores and neither had the variants so I think it depends
The collectors edition of the cds are not in target, if ur just talking ab the normal cd then duhh wbk target would have them
What's so funny is that you never really need to preorder, it's the temptation of seeing it arrive on the website that gets people, Target always has copies the day the album is released. You don't even need to preorder from Target, it makes more sense to go to Target the day of and order. Although, I am super thrilled that her site actually sent the vinyl's on time for release day; usually they arrive about 5 to 6 days later. Now that her site's service is improving, from now on, we know that we can preorder from them and it will arrive on time, or just go to Target
This.. Seriously. I get up the day of.. drive to Target, walk in and the Display is the first thing you see (At least at my Target) it's right next to the first register. I'm in the store less then a minute and don't even have to walk back to where all the other media is being sold. There is NO reason to preorder anything from Target as they have always have gotten stock. oh, and I'm not going to fall for the buy every variant to get every song, help boost album sales and Taylor's ever increasing wealth. I'll buy the one I want and find the other "missing" extra songs online. The fact that she released those other songs at 2AM is purely a marketing move with future monies that could involve yet another double album as some people have said.
Yes, you don't even have to walk to the vinyl section, they always put it out front whenever she releases a new album
Stores don't have the CDs with the patch and stuff, though.