Taylor Swift - Re-Recordings

[drewsky]

People have been adamant about September for Rep TV and her birthday for debut TV, which falls in line with the tentative end of the tour. I'm not sure what evidence they have to back that up so we'll see.

I feel like the re-recordings project has to be done while she's in her "Eras era" so either the tour is going to be extended or both have to drop in 24. I kind of don't want either of them to drop this year with everyone still digesting The Anthology, though.

 

[XXX]

I still think both will be released next year with her 12th studio album in 2026. I know it's based on nothing but following the same pattern as in the past but it makes sense to me (though I guess it would also make sense to release at least one more TV before the tour ends).

 

[soweird101]

I could see a November Reputation TV release and a March 2025 Debut TV.

 

[HairBodyFace]

1989 is the only out and out miss though. Her voice is significantly better and the production is more beefed up on Fearless and Speak Now, and Red is half improved half … hmm, so it does make sense that they are doing well.

Maybe it's just because I had low expectations but I actually love 1989 TV. There are a couple where the originals are definitely better (Style, Blank Space), but I'm weirdly happier with it overall than Speak Now TV....most of them match the originals, but songs like All You Had to Do Was Stay, I Wish You Would, This Love, I Know Places, Wonderland, all surprisingly surpassed the originals for me.

My main issue with Speak Now TV is the vocal mixing. It feels like they just slapped a layer of autotune over so many of the songs and called it a day, when they really needed more of a fine tuning approach. There are a few moments I hear in songs like Dear John where the vocals are supposed to naturally bend/scoop up to notes/not be perfectly on key, and the way they edited them just flattens it out a bit and sounds messy. I still listen to it and I don't think it's disastrous or anything but I was a bit let down.

 

[tomscott]

I’ve never listened to the whole Rep album so I’m waiting for the new version

 

[drewsky]

I’ve never listened to the whole Rep album so I’m waiting for the new version

An iconic leak day on the forum.

 

[Ashling92]

I was fairly sure she would have released Rep TV by now and released Self-Titled TV at the very end of the year as a perfect full circle moment to wrap up the tour...but then she announced Tortured Poets so that theory went out the window dd. I have no idea what her plan is now.

 

[CuteStuff]

She gave Midnights 9 months to shine before she released Speak Now TV, so I don’t think we’ll be seeing REP TV or self titled TV this year.

 

[FrogSipTea.Gif]

I saw a theory of her releasing the debut and reputation last as she is taking back her reputation and her name, which she never really lost either despite her ret-conning that she did. I can see her dropping both on her Birthday this year for those reasons, and as it's also Friday 13th, I doubt she'd let that pass by without something happening, then it's all finished and wrapped up together nicely with the tour ending.

 

[CIOB]

There's definitely a chance she'll announce Rep TV before the year is out, but personally I'd like TTPD to have its moment this year, especially considering the volume of content we have from it.

 

[Florencia.]

I saw a theory of her releasing the debut and reputation last as she is taking back her reputation and her name, which she never really lost either despite her ret-conning that she did. I can see her dropping both on her Birthday this year for those reasons, and as it's also Friday 13th, I doubt she'd let that pass by without something happening, then it's all finished and wrapped up together nicely with the tour ending.

She would never drop two albums on the same day, simply because it would mean losing the chance of another #1. Besides it wouldn't make any sense, they would fight each other on both sales and streams. (And let's not forget self titled is her only album that didn't debut at #1, which will be corrected by the re-recording for sure)

 

[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]

Nothing until 2025 would make sense, but I could also see her announcing a September 13 release on the final London date (August 20).

 

[bad karma]

Nothing until 2025 would make sense, but I could also see her announcing a September 13 release on the final London date (August 20).

Less than a month to scam us with a drip feed of variants? Doesn’t sound like the Queen of Capitalism Eco-Terrorist we know!

 

[Rose-Coloured Boy]

 

[theincredibleflipper]

When she is wrapping up the TV series, she will also release ultimate versions of all of her albums to make sure she has a complete album top 10 to herself, right?

 

[bryan89]

When she is wrapping up the TV series, she will also release ultimate versions of all of her albums to make sure she has a complete album top 10 to herself, right?

As long as she stops using (Taylor's Versions) in physical albums, she can do whatever she wants.

 

[bad karma]

I feel like we would already have had a deluxe Lover if that was actually being considered - she released All Of The Girls and Cruel Summer was smashing and they didn’t do it.

Realistically I think while they want to put a lot out they have to hold some things back for anniversaries/reissues.

I really feel like one day we’ll have reissues of the old albums with the original vault tracks but I’m a believer that she has or will buy her masters back.

 

[Fantasy]

1989 will always be my favourite album from her but I genuinely haven’t really returned to Taylor’s version at all except for Clean.

Overall the original is vastly superior in my opinion.

 

[theincredibleflipper]

As long as she stops using (Taylor's Versions) in physical albums, she can do whatever she wants.

I find it most hilarious for previously unreleased tracks that we can't access any other version of anyway...

 

[Rose-Coloured Boy]

I can’t see her wanting to extend the Taylor’s Version’s beyond The Eras Tour ending. Her birthday being a Friday and being the week after the tour wraps up is the perfect day to release the last one, which I imagine will be Debut TV, and wrap this massive chapter of her career up.