Are vinyl collectors are ¸ºß cheated out of extra music? As Beyonce leaves off five songs from Cowboy Carter µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë,? how Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo have? enraged fans
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Since its ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë last week, Beyonce's new album has been dubbed a 'masterpiece' by Ê®½Ð¤¹¤ëing critics and ½¼¤Æ¤ëd fans alike.
Although Cowboy Carter has been met with À¤³¦Åª¤Ê ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ë, the singer has Åܤ꡿Åܤëd a group of fans by not putting the album's ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on the vinyl ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ.
In failing to do so, the Texas »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ë 'Em singer has fallen into the same 櫡ʤˤ«¤±¤ë¡Ë as Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo?and?Billie Eilish?in ºÇ¶á¤Î years.
The A-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës have been slammed for not putting all the Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on each vinyl and ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing ¿½Å¤Î '¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ' ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs to make even more money.
One moaned on TikTok: 'It¡ Çs such a shame because Ya Ya is probably up there with my ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ five favourite songs at the moment.?I¡Çm ¤ä¤á¤ë miffed.'
Pictured: Beyonce at the Renaissance London ¼óÁê last year. The singer has been slammed by fans for leaving ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs off her Cowboy Carter vinyl
Since its ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë last week, Beyonce 's new album has been dubbed a 'masterpiece' by Ê®½Ð¤¹¤ëing critics and ½¼¤Æ¤ëd fans alike
Another Äɲ乤ëd: 'It appears that several songs from the album are NOT ´Þ¤àd in the LP. What is up with that?!'?
In a ºÇ¶á¤Î interview with Billboard, Billie Eilish ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë out at the ·¹¸þ and said: 'It¡Çs some of the biggest artists in the world making f***ing 40 different vinyl °ì³çs that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.'
Here FEMAIL delves into the 'wasteful' vinyl ·¹¸þ and how fans are ¸ºß short-changed out of Éղà music.?
Taylor Swift?
In October 2022, Taylor Swift ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd her 12th studio album Midnights - which had ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls.?
Fans were told how the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë of all four different coloured vinyls made up a clock ľÌ̤¹¤ë when placed next to each other.
However, Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ of the ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls ´Þ¤àd the seven Éղà Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës, which appeared on the '3am ÈÇ'.?
The À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë later ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd the 'Til ÌëÌÀ¤±' ÈÇ of Midnights, which ´Þ¤àd three extra songs.?
Taylor Swift ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës the 81st ǯ¼¡¤Î Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024
¿½Å¤Î different edit ¥¤¥ª¥ós of Taylor Swift's Midnights album was ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd and fans were encouraged to buy four to make a clock ľÌ̤¹¤ë
However, the singer then ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd the Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë 'You're Losing Me' as an extra song from the Midnights Late ÈÇ.
This Ͷȯ¤¹¤ëd fans on Reddit?to label Taylor the 'queen of capitalism' in how they were ¸ºß encouraged to buy Éղà vinyls and CDs to listen to all her music.
One moaned: 'I want to own a vinyl of Midnights in all its glory but the ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î time ticks on, the more ¤¢¤ê¤½¤¦¤â¤Ê¤¤ I see it ¸ºß.'??
The À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë was also criticised by fans for ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing a ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ Åª vinyl for 1989 which featured a song ÇÓ½üŪ to the retailer in 2023.
ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëing on Reddit, one ¥¬¥¹¡¿±ìd: 'Of course there will be an ÇÓ½üŪ Ū ÈÇ! How else will blondie continue to financially ÍðÍÑ and manipulate her fan base?!'??
Another Äɲ乤ëd: 'Of course there will be because she literally milks every ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for as much [money] as she can ¤«¤â¤·¤ì¤Ê¤¤ get.'
Billie Eilish?
Billie Eilish ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on 10 March in Los Angeles after winning an ³Ø±¡ Award
Billie Eilish ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs of her Happier Than Ever vinyl - ´Þ¤àing a ¡ò120 Gucci ¶¦Æ±
Although Billie Eilish has also ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls of her album Happier Than Ever, the À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë appeared to take a swipe at her Ʊ»þÂå¤Îs in an interview with Billboard earlier this year.
She said: 'It¡Çs some of the biggest artists in the world making f***ing 40 different vinyl °ì³çs that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.
'It¡Çs so wasteful, and it¡Çs irritating to me that we¡Çre still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money ¡½ and it¡Çs all your favourite artists doing that s**t.'?
After ¸ºß ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð of criticising Taylor Swift, who has ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ variants of her re-recordings, Billie Äɲ乤ëd: 'I wasn¡Çt Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿Èing anyone out, these are »º¶È-wide systemic ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës.?
'When it comes to variants, so many artists ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë them ¡½ ´Þ¤àing ME!'?
In December 2021, the singer ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd a Happier Than Ever vinyl in ¶¦Æ± with Gucci, which ´Þ¤àd nail stickers and ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ box.
However, Billie's Happier Than Ever vinyls did ´Þ¤à all 16 Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës, which are also ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë on CD and streaming.??
Olivia Rodrigo?
Olivia Rodrigo ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Ãæ¿´
Olivia Rodrigo ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd four ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyl ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs of her album Guts, which all ´Þ¤àd one different ÆÃÊ̼êÅö song each
¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ the ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë of her second album Guts in September 2023, Olivia Rodrigo ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd four ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls.
The colours red, white, purple and blue are ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë to shop on her website.
But rather than omit ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs, Olivia made a point to ´Þ¤à Éղà Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on her vinyls.
¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Billboard, each var iant has a 'hidden song' that plays after the last Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë on the album.?
On X, °ÊÁ°¤Ï known as Twitter, one fan ·ãÅܡʤ¹¤ë¡Ëd: 'Y¡Çall can be Íð˽¡¿Ë½ÎϤò²Ã¤¨¤ëd all you want, but Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo both put four different ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on four different vinyl variants so their die hard fans would buy all of them and it is wasteful.'
Another wrote on Reddit: 'I think a lot of thought was put into it - it was definitely intentional so that people would buy 4 copies of the same vinyl just to get all the ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës.?
'Not a fan and find it pretty wasteful. I¡Çm not going to switch µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ës just to hear one song, ya know?'
'I agree,' a third said. 'Different artwork and pressings ²Ã¤¨¤ë more ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs would have made it better.'
Earlier this year, it was ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d Gen-Z women are helping to dzÎÁ the vinyl Éü³è by buying new µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ës from modern artists.
Some 6.5million LPs on vinyl were bought across the UK last year, making it the 16th year in a Îó¡¿Á椰¡¿ÁûÆ° to see growth - with À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës?Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar and Harry Styles credited for the ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤.
ÀìÌç²Ès in the »º¶È now say that Gen Z-ers are behind the ·¹¸þ, È¿¤·¤Æ in the past it was more likely that middle-Ϸǯ¤Î men and women would go shopping for vinyl from their younger years.
It comes as an »º¶È group today ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that the number of ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê° µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë shops in Britain has ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë a 10-year high, with?461 indie µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë shops across the country - 122 more than a £±£°Ç¯´Ö ago.
HMV's boss Phil Halliday has °ÊÁ° told MailOnline Gen Z vinyl fans shopping for modern ¹Ô°Ù¡¿Ë¡Îá¡¿¹ÔÆ°¤¹¤ës was a ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë for ³Ú´Ñ¼çµÁ as his ¾®Çä ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ recently ºÆ³«¤¹¤ëd its famous Oxford Street »ÙŹ in central London.
He told the Times: 'That's just not it anymore. We are what people laughingly call a ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë shop in Soho.
'But we sell more Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West than we do any other artists.'
And he ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd a »¦Åþ¤¹¤ë in the number of young women coming in to buy vinyl, calling it 'fantastic to see'.
He Äɲ乤ëd:?'They are coming in and they want to buy a µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë, not because it's ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î or their boyfriend wants one but because they want to.'?
Seven of last year's ten most popular vinyl LPs were ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd in 2003, led by 1989 (Taylor's ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ) and Speak Now (Taylor's ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ) by Swift, Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey and Guts by Olivia Rodrigo.
ERA Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Kim Bayley, put the Îà»÷¤Î ºÇ¶á¤Î Éü³è in ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê° Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹s É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë to them ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ëing new spikes in physical µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë sales - even though many supermarkets and other high street shops have stopped ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing them.
She said:?'¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï ¸ºß run by owner-·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Ís, indies have seen off ¶¥Áè from some of the largest and best-´ð¶âd companies in the land - indies have ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë their niche and they are here to stay.'
She about half of all vinyl sales last year were by people Ϸǯ¤Î between 16 and 24, with Gen Z women tending to spend a little more than men.