Is this the final one of Taylor’s versions? I cannot remember. I recall saying in the first instalment of Taylor’s Version how many she planned to re-record to fuck over that twat who held the original master tapes to ransom. 

“1989” was the breakthrough album for Taylor and a firm Swiftie’s favourite. Remarkably, this has inevitably been re-recorded because, as I have mentioned in the previous Taylor’s Version reviews, her vocals are mature, rather than the angry teenager from the originals, and her experience through the years has made the re-recorded songs richer in sound.

As you will recall from the originals, ‘Blank Space’ had a spring effect, which has now been rectified, and ‘Out of the Woods’ has now been beefed up with more reverb. ‘Style’ now has an altered guitar tone as well.

Of course, as mentioned several times by myself over all of these specific reviews, I have been impressed with her more measured vocals, and they particularly stand out on ‘Clean’ and ‘I Know Places’, where she uses her power. The latter, if I remember correctly, didn’t have much else going for

it. I recall repeated lyrics. Jack Antonoff, who I felt fell on “Midnights”, gets it right this time, especially on ‘I Wish You Would’, and ‘How You Get the Girl’.

As I have also mentioned, I have been a big fan of the “From the Vaults” tracks used for bonus material. I especially liked ‘Is It Over’ and ‘Now That We Don’t Talk’. Although the “From the Vaults” tracks do not seem to synchronise with any of the re-recordings, it doesn’t matter much because they indicate how far Taylor has come as an artist and songwriter.

Song recommendations: ‘Is it Over’, ‘How You Get the Girl’, ‘Clean’

8/10