What’s The Difference Between Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department Variants? Let’s Break Them All Down

Taylor Swift loves a bonus observe, and she or he is at all times releasing a number of variations of her albums. Of course, once I say this I clearly imply Taylor’s Version and the Vault Tracks. However, she additionally provides this therapy to her completely new albums – for instance, Midnights had a number of variants that constructed a clock when positioned collectively. Now, she’s achieved it once more, as Swift’s upcoming venture The Tortured Poets Department has 5 variations (to date). So, with the discharge of TTPD coming quickly, let’s break down the variations between the variants and the way to purchase a few of them. 

Overall, there are many questions associated to The Tortured Poets Department and its tracklist. And whereas I can’t reply the song-specific ones at present, as a result of the album received’t be out till April 19, I may help you determine the variations between the a number of variations of this venture, which in the end all come right down to bonus tracks, the poems on the again of the album and colours. 

The Tortured Poets Department – File Name: The Manuscript

Let’s begin with the model of this album that was introduced on the Grammys, and the model that stands as the most typical one. Available on Taylor Swift’s retailer, “The Manuscript” model of TTPD is the one which the pop star dropped when she let the world know that her eleventh studio album was on the way in which. Featuring a white background, a poem that claims "I like you, it is ruining my life," and the bonus observe “The Manuscript,” the album seems to be like this:

If you purchase this model on vinyl it’ll are available in what her website calls “ghosted white” discs. It additionally comes with a 24-page book-bound jacket that features pictures and lyrics. 

The Tortured Poets Department – Target Exclusive

With the discharge of every album, Swift additionally drops a model that’s solely out there at Target. This time round, it options “The Manuscript,” which means, with regards to tracks, you’ll get the identical model we simply talked about:

The distinction right here comes by means of the bodily vinyl. Instead of white discs, this model comes on “Phantom Clear” discs. So, if clear is your jam, this variant is the one for you. 

The Tortured Poets Department – File Name: The Bolter

Coming proper after the announcement of TTPD at The Grammys, Swift introduced “The Bolter” model of the album throughout her shock music set in Melbourne, Australia. This beige model of the album that options the poem "You do not get to inform me about unhappy," and likewise got here with a patch, bookmark, magnet and photograph playing cards, per Taylor Nation, was solely on sale for a couple of days, and is now not out there. However, you may nonetheless see its distinctive cowl and the way it’s beginning to kind a full-color scheme with the opposite variant right here:

Along with the totally different coloured vinyl and album cowl, this model options the observe “The Bolter,” which Swifties have theories about. It’s believed by many who The Tortured Poets Department is a breakup album about Joe Alwyn, and based mostly on how he and Swift ran away from the press and saved their relationship personal, many assume “The Bolter” particularly is about him. 

The Tortured Poets Department – File Name: The Albatross

Things received actually darker once more with the announcement of TTPD which is able to characteristic the observe “The Albatross.” The title would possibly check with the chook, which possibly explains the water on the duvet, and/or the poem L’Albatros by Charles Baudelaire, which is about folks not understanding the present of poetry. Going from white to beige to now gray, Swift introduced the third unique variant of her eleventh album which options the poem "Am I allowed to cry?" throughout a shock music set in Sydney, Australia. 

Like “The Bolter,” this variant was solely out there for a brief time frame and got here with the identical further supplies. While you may’t buy it now, it does assist illuminate the larger image of The Tortured Poets Department. 

The Tortured Poets Department – File Name: The Black Dog

Finally, we’ve got the black model of The Tortured Poets Department which fits by the file title “The Black Dog.” Like the final two, this model of the album was solely out there for a brief time frame following its announcement throughout Swift’s present in Singapore. 

Like the opposite restricted version variations, this one got here with all of the added-on merch, the poem "Old habits die screaming" and one bonus observe. This time it’s referred to as “The Black Dog.” There’s a preferred folks story behind the black canine that’s a metaphor for melancholy and melancholy, and based mostly on the opposite tracks we’re getting this appears so as to add to the concept that this album is a break-up album. 

Overall, all 5 variations of this venture come collectively to create a colour scheme that will get darker and darker, and followers have theorized that the venture will observe the levels of grief as Swift sings about her breakup from Joe Alwyn. Of course, that received’t be confirmed till we hear the album on April 19, however within the meantime, it’s enjoyable to theorize and take into consideration which model of this album to purchase (I personally went with “The Manuscript").