Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. It included: “Better Man,” “Ronan,” “Babe,” “Nothing New,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Forever Winter,” “Think About Me,” and “The Very First Nights. My version of ‘Red’ will be out a week earlier than scheduled (including the 4 disc vinyl) on November 12th,” she told fans in September.

There are nasty pops during "22," Starlight,""and "Begin Again" that won't go away even after thorough cleaning. It was originally released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records, as the follow-up to her third studio album, Speak Now. Taylor released a statement in November 2020, claiming that her team “attempted to enter into negotiations with Scooter Braun” in hopes of purchasing her masters from him. The 2012 edition of Red features Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol (“The Last Time”) and Ed Sheeran (“Everything Has Changed.

Both records also have lots of crackles and pops throughout, which isn’t that big of a deal, but what else could you expect from a Big Machine pressing.

She later surprised fans by announcing on September 30 that she was dropping the re-recorded album a week earlier than initially anticipated. Taylor dropping the f-word predates its use on folklore (the first time Taylor openly swore on an album) by about eight years. The album title was inspired by the "semi-toxic relationships" that Swift experienced during the process of conceiving this album, with Swift describing the emotions she felt as "red emotions" due to their intense and tumultuous nature.

Like trying on pieces of a new life, I went into the studio and experimented with different sounds and collaborators.

The deluxe edition of Red contained three extra original songs – “The Moment I knew,” “Come Back…Be Here,” and “Girl At Home” – as well as three alternate versions of “Treacherous,” “Red,” and “State of Grace. My version of ‘Red’ will be out a week earlier than scheduled (including the 4 disc vinyl) on November 12th!There were sixteen songs on the standard version of 2012’s Red, including “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “All Too Well,” “22,” “Everything Has Changed,” “Begin Again,” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” and the title track. Please do not fall for any scam listings from sellers claiming that the record is “new and sealed” this record was never sealed!