1989 (Taylor’s Version) was announced on August 9th, 2023, during the surprise song section of the L.A concert at the SoFi Stadium. The album will be released on October 27th with 16 original tracks and five new vault tracks that have yet to be released.
Taylor Swift is releasing four collectible vinyls: Tangerine, Sunrise Boulevard, Aquamarine Green, and Sky Blue. All of the vinyl albums except for Sky Blue are Target exclusive. The Sky Blue is sold on the Taylor Swift website for $31.89. Two crystal sky blue vinyl discs include lyrics, never-before-seen photos, and 21 songs, with a limit of four vinyls per customer. The Tangerine Edition is a Target exclusive for $39.99; it includes lyrics, never-before-seen pictures, two tangerine discs, 22 songs consisting of the original 16 tracks, five vault tracks, and one bonus track. There were two limited edition vinyls, Sunrise Boulevard Yellow and Aquamarine Green. They are both no longer available.
Swift has also released four CDs: Sky Blue, Aquamarine Green, Rose Garden Pink, and Sunrise Boulevard Yellow. The 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is a standard Sky Blue for $12.89. It had 21 songs, the 16 original and the five vault tracks, and a collectible CD album in a jewel case with unique front and back art. It also has one disc with unique collectible disc artwork, a collectible lyric booklet, unreleased photos, a 10” x 10” double-sided folded poster, a full-size photo of Taylor Swift, and a print of the original handwritten lyrics of “Welcome To New York”. Since these CDs are so special, four discs per customer are limited. The Rose Garden Pink, Sunrise Boulevard Yellow, and Aquamarine Green CD have the same price of $13.99. They are all Target exclusives with the same content. They each have 21 songs, a collectible CD album in jewel case with unique front and back art, one disc with collectible disc artwork, a collectible lyric booklet, unreleased photos, a 10” x 10” double-sided poster, and a full-size photo of Taylor Swift. However, there is a different handwritten lyric of a song for each vinyl. The Rose Garden Pink has “New Romantics”, Sunrise Boulevard Yellow has “Wildest Dreams”, and Aquamarine Green has “Wonderland.”
Swift is also selling a 1989 (Taylor’s Version) cassette for $19.89 on the Taylor Swift website. It contains 21 songs, collectible never-before-seen photos, and a double-sided cassette shell. Side A is aquamarine green, and Side B is Sunrise Boulevard Yellow, and there is a purchase limit of four per customer.
The last item she is selling for her new album release is the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Digital album for $11.89. It has 21 songs and a limit of one per customer. The digital copy will be sent to the email supplied at checkout. All the items are available for presale on her website, and everything will be sent out on October 27, 2023. These re-released albums are important to Taylor Swift and her fans because it is one more album she officially owns. Scooter Braun had taken the master’s so she could not legally call them hers. She now owns every album of hers except for Reputation and Taylor Swift.
