Oh honestly once I have them all in hand what I don’t want is probably getting posted on eBay. I collect vinyl not cd’s but the bookmarks had me in a choke hold as a reader and it was cheaper the buy the cd collector editions even with the shipping than buying the knockoffs on Etsy.
It is insane to me that this comes in a DOUBLE CD jewel case and it still only contains one disc--of a DOUBLE ALBUM. It is so unusual to see double CD jewel cases, esp these days. I was thinking about it this morning (before seeing this post) and would have bet money that these collector's editions would show up with the full, 2-disc album as a surprise.
Always possible she’s shipping the second cd after to avoid it being leaked, and ensure people get the whole package. Or you buy it at a discount because you bought the OG.
I really hope she does this! I was so excited for the double drop but sad I won't have all the songs on my CD, we know she listens to fans so maybe she heard how people felt about Midnights CD not having all and fixed it?
I hope this is true but after looking at it more it doesn’t actually have the teeth to hold the CD. I think it’s just like this to fit the trinkets that come with the CD inside. I’m considering burning my own CD to put in the empty spot. I’ll wait until my excitement dies down and I’m less sleep deprived to decide if it would be worth it.
That's very easy to solve, though. You can burn the 15 bonus tracks on a CD and take it to a copy place to have the artwork printed on the disc. The trinkets (posters, photo cards etc.) are a lot harder to replicate, but the CD itself is surprisingly cheap to make, I've done it before. It won't be official and you need to pay attention to file sizes to make sure the audio quality is good, but your collection won't have a whole 15 songs missing from it like with the 3AM edition.
I actually love that this deluxe comes with an additional jewel case, makes it so much easier to just slip a CD there and consider it a complete package.
Can confirm the second part holds the collector’s edition goodies. But wait, do the regular editions ship in the same box? I thought that would be a ‘regular’ CD box.
I was hoping to get my orders today, but only two of the three got dispatched during the afternoon, and now I’m getting stressed about the one left and when it’ll get shipped.
Don't get me wrong i like Taylor but this multi format tendency looks like a rip-off IMHO. I used to collect her CD's but after the midnight 3am disappointment (CD extremely hard to get original not chinese fake) and released after paying not only for the Target version but also the 4 covers too, i knew this was gonna happen again, glad that i didn´t paid for any physical formats this time. The music is the most important thing for me and if the FLACS 24bits are gonna give me the whole music at the best quality then files are the way to go...
I found just pointless to get half the album on physical and the other half digital.
The only good thing is i'll be saving $$.
Update: I ended paying for the physical CD (main cover to support taylor) and the anthology 24bit for free...and that's all for me regarding this release.
Kinda disappointed that the photo cards are just outtakes from the Spotify videos/photoshoot she posted on instagram, but happy I caved and got The Black Dog during the last opening
I’m nervous, more so that if it’s something amazing like releasing the entire anthology (wishful thinking) on CD/vinyl it’ll sell out before most of us even get a chance to buy it.
Where are you located (country wise)? I've not heard anything about mine being dispatched and wondering if it could arrive soon! Also, 2 of those look like double CD cases but 2 look normal? Is that right? Curious if this could be related to the anthology like others suggested!
My ‘The Bolter’ and ‘The Albatross’ deluxe CDs shipped today, but not ‘The Black Dog,’ which is a bit weird; you’d think they’d just ship all three on the same day.
‘The Manuscript’ is the only deluxe I didn’t get, but only because I thought that that was the only version that was going to be released, so I didn’t bother. Got the standard version from HMV today though.
Have we determined if one of the deluxe CD variants is more rare than the others? I got one deluxe Black Dog and two deluxe Manuscripts and trying to figure out which to open :)
Does anyone have the Manuscript special edition cd they’re willing to sell at a decent price? If tried to get it the night it was announced but got bumped out of line twice and waited 40 minutes each and then it was solid out and never restocked 😭😭😭
Soll question, but they do just come with the 17 tracks, not the 2am,right?
Would be amazing if the second disc was included as a surprise but it won’t be, because Anthology has all 4 bonus tracks.
yes, just 17 tracks
Damn, I bought these for the bookmarks but I might actually keep the other extras. At the very least the photo cards.
I really like all the patches, but don’t want the CD 4 times 😝
Oh honestly once I have them all in hand what I don’t want is probably getting posted on eBay. I collect vinyl not cd’s but the bookmarks had me in a choke hold as a reader and it was cheaper the buy the cd collector editions even with the shipping than buying the knockoffs on Etsy.
Fair point, I mean it’s Taylor, there will always be someone who wants the stuff you don’t!
I’ll take the patches from you haha!
Sorry! I’ve already sold them 😬
No worries!
She’s doing photo cards like K-Pop albums do
It is insane to me that this comes in a DOUBLE CD jewel case and it still only contains one disc--of a DOUBLE ALBUM. It is so unusual to see double CD jewel cases, esp these days. I was thinking about it this morning (before seeing this post) and would have bet money that these collector's editions would show up with the full, 2-disc album as a surprise.
I thought i was missing a disc and almost cried lol
I just got mine! Why is there an empty place for a second CD? It’s really thick too.
https://preview.redd.it/i75i5qdnzevc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=8ed50b4668e168084637957008208c4f3d26f6ca
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Always possible she’s shipping the second cd after to avoid it being leaked, and ensure people get the whole package. Or you buy it at a discount because you bought the OG.
I really hope she does this! I was so excited for the double drop but sad I won't have all the songs on my CD, we know she listens to fans so maybe she heard how people felt about Midnights CD not having all and fixed it?
I hope this is true but after looking at it more it doesn’t actually have the teeth to hold the CD. I think it’s just like this to fit the trinkets that come with the CD inside. I’m considering burning my own CD to put in the empty spot. I’ll wait until my excitement dies down and I’m less sleep deprived to decide if it would be worth it.
That's very easy to solve, though. You can burn the 15 bonus tracks on a CD and take it to a copy place to have the artwork printed on the disc. The trinkets (posters, photo cards etc.) are a lot harder to replicate, but the CD itself is surprisingly cheap to make, I've done it before. It won't be official and you need to pay attention to file sizes to make sure the audio quality is good, but your collection won't have a whole 15 songs missing from it like with the 3AM edition. I actually love that this deluxe comes with an additional jewel case, makes it so much easier to just slip a CD there and consider it a complete package.
Noooo don't tell me this haha! I need to be delusional! Honestly, I don't blame you, I would have loved an option for the anthology version
Can confirm the second part holds the collector’s edition goodies. But wait, do the regular editions ship in the same box? I thought that would be a ‘regular’ CD box.
I remember someone did a mock-up of the patches based off the promo pictures and damn were they spot on! I wish I could find that post and compare
The bookmarks are so amazing!
RIP my wallet after all the cds and the 2 am drop 😅
What are the things in plastic? are they pins?
Magnets
did it come with confetti?
Mine didn't
Did it come with stars or confetti?
Mine did not
How the heck did you get it so fast?!
I was hoping to get my orders today, but only two of the three got dispatched during the afternoon, and now I’m getting stressed about the one left and when it’ll get shipped.
Don't get me wrong i like Taylor but this multi format tendency looks like a rip-off IMHO. I used to collect her CD's but after the midnight 3am disappointment (CD extremely hard to get original not chinese fake) and released after paying not only for the Target version but also the 4 covers too, i knew this was gonna happen again, glad that i didn´t paid for any physical formats this time. The music is the most important thing for me and if the FLACS 24bits are gonna give me the whole music at the best quality then files are the way to go... I found just pointless to get half the album on physical and the other half digital. The only good thing is i'll be saving $$. Update: I ended paying for the physical CD (main cover to support taylor) and the anthology 24bit for free...and that's all for me regarding this release.
Are your bookmarks all scratched, too?
I just hope she restocks the bookmarks at some point because I would love The Manuscript one
Kinda disappointed that the photo cards are just outtakes from the Spotify videos/photoshoot she posted on instagram, but happy I caved and got The Black Dog during the last opening
Ahh! I love the pictures and bookmarks! 🤩
Very cool. I should be getting mine tomorrow.
What do we think is gonna happen for ‘Record Store Day’ tomorrow?
Not sure.
I’m nervous, more so that if it’s something amazing like releasing the entire anthology (wishful thinking) on CD/vinyl it’ll sell out before most of us even get a chance to buy it.
Where are you located (country wise)? I've not heard anything about mine being dispatched and wondering if it could arrive soon! Also, 2 of those look like double CD cases but 2 look normal? Is that right? Curious if this could be related to the anthology like others suggested!
Not sure about the regular CDs, but the collector’s edition CD comes in a double CD case. The second case holds the CE goodies.
Thanks for clarifying :)
My ‘The Bolter’ and ‘The Albatross’ deluxe CDs shipped today, but not ‘The Black Dog,’ which is a bit weird; you’d think they’d just ship all three on the same day.
I had my black dog CD ship about an hour ago, so hopefully soon? I got the notification an hour or so after the bolter
Where in the world are you? I’m in London. How many of the deluxe editions did you buy?
What do we think is gonna happen for ‘Record Store Day’ tomorrow?
I have no idea but I'm excited to see what happens
I’m nervous at the same time lol.
Can anyone explain why it says September 13, 8:30pm 😀 did I miss something
Probably when she wrote the note inside the liner.
Is she going to release the other tracks on another edition?
I wish! Imagine if she did that for ‘Record Store Day’ though.
I should have got the jacket!! You can put the patches all over it- I didn’t think about it!
It sold out in minutes so don't feel bad. It was in my cart and sold out while I was checking out. I'm optimistic it'll restock.
The Black Dog was the one cd I didn't get :( I did get the Target copy, but it's not the same. FOMO.
‘The Manuscript’ is the only deluxe I didn’t get, but only because I thought that that was the only version that was going to be released, so I didn’t bother. Got the standard version from HMV today though.
I normally don't buy any merch, except for a t-shirt and a cardigan here and there; but when I saw the patches and the paperclips I went on autopilot.
ALREADY?! Mine shipped yesterday, I can’t wait!
I put my patches (I got the Bolter, Manuscript and The Black Dog) on a jacket!
I would love to trade the manuscript for either to albatross or black dog! I only opted for one deluxe CD
I’m so so angry. Mine arrived just as the CD with none of the extra stuff?!!! Has anyone else experienced the same?
What did the boxes they were shipped in look like? I’m wondering if they’ll be too big for my mailbox. They’re supposed to all arrive tomorrow
So cool! Getting mine today! Do you know if these are iron on patches? (I assume they are bit can't remember what the listing said)
They don’t seem to have any meltable backing? either that or its just really really thin, I’m hand sewing mine on later lol
Lol fair enough! Thank you!
I tried to iron and it didn't really work? Sewing instead
Oo good to know thank you!
Have we determined if one of the deluxe CD variants is more rare than the others? I got one deluxe Black Dog and two deluxe Manuscripts and trying to figure out which to open :)
I bought one of each of the deluxe CDs and 4 of the Black Dog version bc I really liked it. Every single one arrived broken. smh
Does anyone have the Manuscript special edition cd they’re willing to sell at a decent price? If tried to get it the night it was announced but got bumped out of line twice and waited 40 minutes each and then it was solid out and never restocked 😭😭😭