But where did “Spaghetti”, “Flamenco”, “The Linda Martell Show”, “Ya Ya” and “Oh Louisiana” go? These five songs by Beyoncé, included in her new album “Cowboy Carter”, released this Friday March 29, seem to have disappeared from vinyl, report several fans, cited by the BBC.
According to fans who complained on social networks, this concerns vinyls pre-ordered before the official release of the album. It is impossible to know if all the vinyls are affected, but other Internet users claim that four tracks are also missing from the CD version of the album.
Songs added at the last minute?
The most likely explanation for these gaps would be that Beyoncé added these songs last during the creation of "Cowboy Carter", suggests the BBC, which did not obtain a response from the international star's teams. 42 years old.
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Indeed, vinyl pressing plants are booked up months in advance, insists the BBC, with lead times of 10 weeks to 6 months, meaning that albums and their contents must be supplied well in advance of their release. Any subsequent or last minute changes necessarily have an impact on vinyl production.
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This eighth album, act II of her “Renaissance” trilogy, is irrigated by country, a major musical genre in the United States and for the Texas native, who sprinkled it into her albums, in particular “Lemonade” (2016) , but had never devoted so much space to it. She also invited two stars of the genre, Dolly Parton, 78 years old, country icon and feminist, but also Linda Martell, 82 years old, first black artist to break into country music and to participate in the legendary radio show “Grand Ole Opry ".