Taylor Swift Selects This ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Track to Get Exclusive Vinyl Treatment for Record Store Day
Taylor Swift you’ve at all times been a massive supporter of Record Store Day, and 2026 is not any exception. On Monday (March 2), the occasion supporting native vinyl retailers introduced a particular launch for this yr’s iteration: a single disc for one of the pop star’s fan-favorite Life of a Showgirl tracks.
The unique 7-inch report will characteristic “Elizabeth Taylor” — the third observe on Swift’s 2025 Billboard 200-topping album — remoted as a single away from the remainder of the LP, pressed onto a galactic purple-and-blue vinyl. “Record Store Day just got… So Glamorous,” reads the announcement on RSD’s Instagram, which reveals off the product’s black-and-white cowl artwork.
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The disc’s official title is the “Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter” vinyl, referencing one of the lyrics on “Elizabeth Taylor.” The music dropped on Oct. 3, together with the remainder of The Life of a Showgirlwhich went on to spend 12 weeks at No. 1 on the albums chart.
So far, each “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Opalite” from the LP have topped the Billboard Hot 100whereas “Elizabeth Taylor” debuted at No. 3 on the tally. As its title suggests, the latter takes inspiration from the life of one of Swift’s idols, the indigo-eyed Hollywood legend behind iconic movies akin to Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Following the music’s launch, Taylor’s son Christopher Wilding had nothing but praise for Swift’s tribute to his mom.
“They are both the very embodiment of female empowerment,” he stated in October. “The way [Swift] “You have deftly captured the similarities and parallel tracks in their careers and personal lives is delightful.”
The 14-time Grammy winner is understood for participating in Record Store Day, which facilitates particular vinyl releases at collaborating report retailers. Last yr, Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight” single disc was one of the event’s top sellerswhereas in 2022, she made moves on Billboard‘s charts with the RSD launch of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions on vinyl.
This spring, Record Store Day will happen on April 18.
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