Taylor Swift's Folklore gets early CD release in the UK

officialcharts.com:

Taylor Swift's Folklore has been released on CD three days earlier than planned in the UK. The superstar's eighth album was released on Friday, July 24 on streaming and download platforms only after being announced just 17 hours prior.

The record debuted at Number 1 last Friday (July 31) with 37,000 chart sales. The album's release on CD was planned for August 7, but in an unexpected move, Taylor's UK record label EMI made the collection available from yesterday (August 4), with copies arriving in shops and being shipped from online stores.

It gives Taylor a fighting chance of a second week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. Irish band Fontaines D.C were leading the way earlier in the week with new album A Hero's Death, but