Taylor Swift has always been a big supporter of Record Store Day, and 2026 is no exception. On Monday (March 2), the event supporting local vinyl shops announced a special release for this year’s iteration: a single disc for one of the pop star’s fan-favorite Life of a Showgirl tracks.
The exclusive 7-inch record will feature “Elizabeth Taylor” — the third track on Swift’s 2025 Billboard 200-topping album — isolated as a single away from the rest of the LP, pressed onto a galactic purple-and-blue vinyl. “Record Store Day just got… So Glamorous,” reads the announcement on RSD’s Instagram, which shows off the product’s black-and-white cover art.
The disc’s official title is the “Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter” vinyl, referencing one of the lyrics on “Elizabeth Taylor.” The song dropped on Oct. 3, along with the rest of The Life of a Showgirl, which went on to spend 12 weeks at No. 1 on the albums chart.
So far, both “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Opalite” from the LP have topped the Billboard Hot 100, while “Elizabeth Taylor” debuted at No. 3 on the tally. As its title suggests, the latter takes inspiration from the life of one of Swift’s idols, the indigo-eyed Hollywood legend behind iconic films such as Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Following the song’s release, Taylor’s son Christopher Wilding had nothing but praise for Swift’s tribute to his mother.
“They are both the very embodiment of female empowerment,” he said in October. “The way [Swift] has deftly captured the similarities and parallel tracks in their careers and personal lives is delightful.”
The 14-time Grammy winner is known for taking part in Record Store Day, which facilitates special vinyl releases at participating record shops. Last year, Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight” single disc was one of the event’s top sellers, while in 2022, she made moves on Billboard‘s charts with the RSD release of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions on vinyl.
This spring, Record Store Day will take place on April 18.
See the “Elizabeth Taylor” vinyl for Record Store Day below.
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