Taylor Swift fans are mobilising to fix mastering issues on 1989 (Taylor's Version)

In a discussion posted to Reddit earlier today, a fan has called for the digital masters of 1989 (Taylor's Version) to be revised and re-uploaded.

"As some of us know, the master for 1989 TV is what some people would refer to as 'broken' at a technical level. There is something Randy Merrill missed when mastering the album in many of the 'core' tracks (vault tracks are unaffected)," they wrote.

"The problem is buzzing/electrical noise audible, mostly on vocals but not always just vocals. It's at 15.7kHz and it represented by a line on a spectrogram. You may not be able to hear it as not everyone can hear frequencies that high, but it is certainly there and there's nothing you can do to fix it on your end (besides edit every track yourself but then you're compromising other sounds at the same frequency). It is in every digital and CD version of the album (I have yet to listen to the vinyl but that has a different mastering process so I'm not sure it'll be on that)."

There is a technical issue in the mastering of 1989 (Taylor's Version) resulting in buzzing throughout many of the tracks. It is at 15.7kHz. Not everyone can hear this frequency, but it's there. Please have it fixed and re-uploaded everywhere @taylornation13 #1989TaylorsVersion pic.twitter.com/FtNQipCYja

— Brad Hook (@BradHook_) October 31, 2023

They add that they're not asking her team to recall the CDs that have been released, as it would be a "massive waste" but they're asking for all digital versions of the album to be fixed and replaced.

"Lana Del Rey has had a similar problem crop up in her recent releases, and they fixed it on streaming and digital sales within 24 hours. We're well past that with 1989 TV, and I don't think it'll ever be fixed if we don't push the issue," they continued. "This is in the interest of everyone. Just because you can't hear it, doesn't mean it's not a problem. It's record breaking for some of us who can. It should never have made it past QA with this issue. An honest mistake, but one that should have been caught well before it was released."

They also highlight that "Clean" isn't the only song with this issue. "Style", "All You Had To Do Is Stay", and "New Romantics" are among others. Despite this, they "think for the most part, the TV is a sonic upgrade on the original, but this technical mistake ruins it completely."

It has also been reported by Billboard that labels are set to enforce new rules which will prevent artists from re-recording their projects for up to 30 years, following the success of (Taylor's Version).