One of the first known CDs of Taylor Swift was recently sold in a auction for a surprising figure of $12,505. According to Goldin Auctionsthe CD features an image of a young Swift, as well as a phone number, email address and website for music executives interested. This CD was personally burned by Taylor when she was just a sixth grader, long before she became the star she is today.
“At the age of 11, Swift traveled to Nashville with her mother to purchase its demo, and the demo contained covers of songs by Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks,” notes the description of the content on Goldin’s website.
The ultimate country trio is now known simply as The Chicks. “All of which brings us to this hidden gem in our auction: one of the first self-produced CDs signed by Swift herself with a black marker,” the site expands.
The songs on the CD include “Am I Ready For Love”, a composition written by Celina Berman-Gray which was never officially published, as well as “Can I Go With You”, one of the first original songs written by Swift in collaboration with Greg McElrath.
Additionally, the CD includes performances of “Hopelessly Devoted to You” by Olivia Newton-John, “There’s Your Trouble” by The Chicks and “Here You Come Again” by Dolly Parton. In addition to the track called “One Way Ticket”.
The meaning of this auction becomes even more relevant due to Swift’s historical and personal context. At the time, the artist distributed these demo CDs during her first forays into the Nashville music scene. She was a girl with big dreams, intent on catching the attention of major record labels.
The winning bidder also obtained a photograph of the singer and a note with her contact information.. These additional elements only increase the historical and sentimental value of the CD.
Taylor Swift’s musical past is no secret. Swift began her musical career with that trip to Nashville when she was just 11 years old, having grown up around Reading, Pennsylvania. That trip, which she made accompanied by her mother, was fundamental in awakening the interest of the main record labels.
The same site highlights the importance of the trip and the influence on this CD. But he also adds some more details about that Infanta Taylor: “He regularly traveled to New York City for singing lessons.learned to play guitar at the age of 12 from a local computer repairman and guitar teacher and performed in coffee shops in the posh Stone Harbor, New Jersey, beach town.”
Now, Taylor is an internationally acclaimed artist continuing her record-breaking “Eras Tour” with upcoming stops in Europe. On June 18 he had a good performance with a show at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. That show was followed by three concerts at Wembley Stadium in London.
According to The Mirrorthe same artist, during a show in Liverpool, described the Eras Tour: “This has definitely been the most exhausting, all-encompassing, but most joyfulmost rewarding and most wonderful thing I have ever wondered about in my life: this tour.”
Taylor added: “This is the first time I have acknowledged and admitted that this tour will end in December. It feels very far away now, but, again, It feels like we just played our first show on this tour”.
With this tour, she has shown why she is one of the most important artists of the moment. For fans and collectors, The auctioned CD is a priceless piece of music history and a direct connection to Swift’s first steps in the industry.
