

For one, most 12-inch LPs play at 33 1/3 rpm. Yep, it’s that simple! It’s worth noting that fans playing the record at a different speed is a bit of an unforced error on Swift’s part. It should be marked with the numbers 33 and 45 (and maybe even 78, but don’t worry about that one). (1) Find the speed switch on your turntable.

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Here’s how to play your Red (Taylor’s Version) vinyl records properly. If you’re a Swiftie who still doesn’t know what that means, we at Vulture are here to help. And a third notes that “the sound is really scary it’s like Taylor’s voice from beyond the grave … is this a disgusting joke about Halloween? Not sure.” Nope! As other fans in those Target reviews, along with those on Twitter and TikTok, have pointed out, Swift pressed the records at 45 rotations per minute, so it sounds slowed down when played at 33 1/3 rpm, the typical speed on a turntable. Just take a peek at the one-star reviews of the Target exclusive: “Why is there a man singing every track?!?” reads one. Over the past few days, as Swifties have gotten their $49.99 four-disc vinyl sets of Red (Taylor’s Version), there has been a bit of confusion over the sound of the records. When Taylor Swift said she’d be the man, she didn’t mean it quite like that.
