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Why are fans who pre-ordered Beyonce’s latest album on vinyl complaining? Apparently some fans are complaining that the pop star’s latest album has five tracks missing from the list. 

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Beyonce’s much-in-news album titled Cowboy Carter has been receiving critical acclaim ever since it was released. Reviewers have been calling it a “masterpiece” and a “slick and starry Western epic”. 

Which songs are missing from Cowboy Carter? 

Fans complain that some of the best-received songs including foot-tapping numbers like “Ya Ya” and “Spaghetti” are not there on the vinyl edition. 

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One fan wrote, "I'm so sad” as he revealed that he paid £32 to pre-order the copy album from Beyonce’s website.

Added vinyl collectors Matt and Juan on TikTok, “It's such a shame, because "Ya Ya" is up there with my top five favourite songs.”

After many fans pointed out, it was found that at least five songs were missing namely, “Spaghetti”, “Flamenco”, “The Linda Martell Show”, “Ya Ya” and “Oh Louisiana”.

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Fans have also reported that CD copies are missing four tracks.

Why the songs are missing?

It could be possible that Beyonce added those songs later. 

Vinyl pressing plants are booked months in advance, with lead times of 10 weeks to six months. This means that the albums have to be submitted long in advance of their release.

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But not always do songs go missing from vinyl editions since the artist usually updates before making it available to the market. For example, Kanye West updated his 2016 album The Life Of Pablo several times after it was released, with songs updating on streaming services for weeks.

Beyonce is privy to the idea herself. She modified her previous album, Renaissance, in the week after its release. 

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