April 01, 2024
Beyoncé's new album Cowboy Carter, released last Friday, has earned praise from fans.
However, according to a report by Variety, fans who purchased the album on vinyl records and CDs noticed that some songs available on digital platforms were missing from these physical copies.
The vinyl version was missing five songs titled, Spaghetti, Flamenco, The Linda Martell Show, Ya Ya and Oh Louisiana while, the CDs lacked Flamenco.
This has led to reactions from fans who expected to listen all the songs Beyoncé released digitally on their vinyl and CD copies too.
One reddit user expressed frustration, stating, "How can you release a physical album with missing songs? Missing standard songs? That is ludicrous, and these fans deserve every sent back."
Some fans have suggested it " probably means there were last minute changes and it was too late (and costly) for the albums to be repressed."
Additionally, musicians involved with II Most Wanted, a duet with Miley Cyrus featured on the album, indicated that they were working on the song just last month, raising questions about the album's finalization timeline.
The album's packaging details also hinted that the album might have been first called Beyincé but then changed to Cowboy Carter, adding more to the mystery.