She didn’t need these antics at all for her albums pre-folklore. She sold on her name alone. Why is she so determined to put out all these different vinyl versions now? Does she want that 800k+ first week so bad? 

 

 

She’s got the funding for all these pressings, so why not do it? Other artists would love to have 5 record variants of their albums, but it’s just not possible.

 

I’m actually hoping she announces a 6th variant, I just want one more for my collection.

She's been extremely desperate for years

 

It's super embarrassing now

she's only meeting demand so no, even 73 versions wouldn't be enough for the fans

 

that's what happens when you have organic demand

 

 

 

the tth industry's stan calling anyone desperate 

also... learn to read

 

more to come I'm sure

This is like counting every individual photocard on a kpop album and say that an album has 500+ versions 

I know you guys are already suffering from anticipation when Midnights massive sales next week are announced but c'mon you're better than this. 

Tbf there's only 4 alternative cover options + a target deluxe version. Everything else is not a "version", it's just a different format or a clean option. Having your album bundled with merchandise is not a "version" 

The versions are normal but buying album to have exclusive access to presale tour tickets is a bit tacky

Clean versions shouldn't really count in this stupid list...and every piece of merchandise is available without the album. She's coming to smash and you losers will continue to fume . 

 

Is your fav adding every single song she can to her album to boost streams the streaming era version of desperation? Discuss 

Just now, Sept said:

The versions are normal but buying album to have exclusive access to presale tour tickets is a bit tacky

Presale codes are available without a purchase: https://uk-umg.com/vvreg/32107-926167.html?t=1665942395

3 minutes ago, Sept said:

The versions are normal but buying album to have exclusive access to presale tour tickets is a bit tacky

Arctic Monkeys are currently doing the exact same thing. She gets flack because she has more demand than anyone else but she doesn’t do anything that the rest of the music industry doesn’t. Every artist has vinyl variants. Every artist bundles digital albums with merch. She’s not any more desperate than The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Adele, and all the other mainstream label artists who follow these standard industry practices.

 

OT: yes she’s desperate to outsell her competition that week, Carly Rae Jepsen and Meghan Trainor

 

Jesus that list in the tweet is ridiculous. Over 85% of it just being merch.  

5 minutes ago, Holy Ground said:

Presale codes are available without a purchase: https://uk-umg.com/vvreg/32107-926167.html?t=1665942395

So it's a scam when they asked fans to "pre-order and have special presale code"? 

"73 versions"

 

some of these people are really not so smart

ATRL: "I miss the 2009-2014 era when pop girls were EVERYWHERE, on buses and Papa John's pizza boxes, when they actually cared about being popstars and promoted!"

 

Also ATRL: "Taylor is so desperate for promoting her album and trying to get another million opening week!"

3 minutes ago, Sept said:

So it's a scam when they asked fans to "pre-order and have special presale code"? 

Keep reaching for drags. It literally says on the page where they announced the presale access that there’s no purchase necessary and has a link to the above form 

To be fair, she is still one of the very few artists that can sell off of their name alone and she has the demand, people are going to buy whatever she puts out. It's a rather smart business move imo. 

 

I wish my faves put at least a quarter of the same effort Taylor puts in her promotion and work ethic, but they're not that dedicated unfortunately. 

36 minutes ago, Love Again said:

She didn’t need these antics at all for her albums pre-folklore. She sold on her name alone. 

You're clearly not a fan, because she has always been extremely savvy with her marketing efforts. From partnering with Papa Johns for the RED album to teaming up with Amazon for Lover, she has always tried to maximize her debut week sales. 

Can you read? Like at all?

Please, she's had marketing gimmicks since the Red album. Remember the pizza boxes? Amazon boxes for Lover? The diary thing for Reputation?

 

She has the demand and clout that she can actually pull this type of stuff off. Most artists can't convince their listeners to buy one copy let alone six.

32 minutes ago, Sept said:

The versions are normal but buying album to have exclusive access to presale tour tickets is a bit tacky

It is but no one is forcing anyone to buy any of this. You can still listen to the album essentially for free on Spotify. Back in the day you would've had to pay $20 to buy the album at a record store (and $20 was a lot more money in those days).

don’t know, don’t care, as long as she continues making excellent music i’m along for the ride

This thread basically screams, “my fav doesn’t have the same demand so I’m going to tear down someone who does”. 
 

One of the reasons Taylor has been at the top of the industry for so long is that she is a very shrewd marketer.  But of course ATRL will see that as a bad thing somehow. 

This is so dumb, omg. What a dumb thread

Kinda. Begging to stream is desperate though. You know damn well your fans are going to stream. She will be glued to the charts come Friday