A recent vinyl record trend has collectors and fans frustrated and disappointed. More often than not, new physical records from artists like Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, and Beyonc\u00e9 are arriving in stores with unfinished tracks, incomplete songs, or missing content. For folks paying $30 or more for a record, it\u2019s an annoying situation caused by the longer lead time needed to produce vinyl records.<\/p>\n
As reported by The Guardian,<\/a> Charli xcx\u2019s recently released new album Music, Fashion, Film contains the much-hyped track \u201cNo One Lasts Forever.\u201d This song was created as a collaboration between Charli and director David Cronenberg. However, for fans who pre-ordered the vinyl version, they discovered that the anticipated track was missing a spoken-word section recorded by Cronenberg himself that is found on the digital versions of the song and album. This bit of the song is considered by many fans and critics to be an important part of the album. Yet this part is not included on the $30+ vinyl editions of Music, Fashion, Film.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt was at a point where we had to deliver the vinyl audio [and] we didn\u2019t get David in time,\u201d explained Charli on an episode of the Tape Notes podcast. \u201cThere\u2019s actually a different version of the song on the vinyl, which we haven\u2019t really spoken about yet.\u201d<\/p>\n As pointed out by The Guardian, Charli xcx isn\u2019t the only artist angering fans and collectors with incomplete vinyl albums. Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love has various different edits across all the included songs, with some tracks missing outros, bridges, and more.<\/p>\n