Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ Mix-Up: ‘Incorrectly Pressed Vinyl Copies’ Got Sent Out Playing British Electronica Instead
variety.comThania Garcia Upon receiving their vinyl records for Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” a select number of Swifties were treated to the sounds of British electronica instead of the country-pop flair of Taylor Swift.
A mis-pressed version of the vinyl was brought to light by a viral TikTok posted by user @myschief_marauder. “Does anyone else’s ‘Speak Now’ vinyl not have Taylor Swift on it?” she asks in her video before proceeding to spin the record’s “Side A.” Instead of hearing “Taylor’s Version,” Cabaret Voltaire’s “Soul Vine (70 Billion People)” plays.
On Wednesday, Universal Music Group (home to Swift’s label Republic Records) confirmed an “extremely limited” number of “Speak Now” vinyl copies had been mis-pressed and directed fans to contact their retailer for replacements. “We are aware that there are an extremely limited number of incorrectly pressed vinyl copies in circulation and have addressed the issue,” a representative for UMG said in a statement shared with Variety. “If you have purchased one of the affected goods, please contact customer service at your respective retailer for a replacement or refund.” The tracks are reportedly from “Happy Land: A Compendium Of Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996 Vol.
1,” which was originally released by label and distributor Above Board as a compilation of U.K. electronica whose volumes feature the Black Dog, Ultramarine, Thunderhead, Aphex Twin (under his alias Strider B.) and many others.
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