Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Four vinyl and CD variants, marketed as "special editions", were available on Taylor Swift's webstores for pre-order, and post-release, at standard retail stores.

Each variant was not marketed with unique edition title, but instead a "file name" with corresponding exclusive bonus track:
"File Name: The Manuscript" with bonus track "The Manuscript"
"File Name: The Bolter" with bonus track "The Bolter"
"File Name: The Albatross" with bonus track "The Albatross"
"File Name: The Black Dog" with bonus track "The Black Dog"

CD:
- Standard "File Name: The Manuscript"
- Target Exclusive "File Name: The Bolter"
- Target Exclusive "File Name: The Albatross"
- Target Exclusive "File Name: The Black Dog"
- Collector's Edition "File Name: The Manuscript"
- Collector's Edition "File Name: The Bolter"
- Collector's Edition "File Name: The Albatross"
- Collector's Edition "File Name: The Black Dog"

Each Standard and Target Exclusive CD album includes:
- Collectible 20-page booklet that includes all song lyrics and never-before-seen photos
- 10”x10” Double-Sided Poster with full size photograph of Taylor Swift and a unique replica of Taylor Swift's handwritten lyrics.

Each Collector's Edition CD album includes an "Artifacts" envelope containing:
- Collectible 20-page booklet that includes all song lyrics and never-before-seen photos
- Unique collectible patch
- Unique collectible double-sided brass-toned bookmark, in gold foil embossed envelope
- Unique collectable magnet
- 4 unique "collectible photo cards in themed envelope

Vinyl:
- Variant with "The Manuscript" bonus track: pressed on Ghosted White vinyl
- Variant with "The Bolter" bonus track: pressed on Parchment Beige vinyl
- Variant with "The Albatross" bonus track: pressed on Smoke Grey vinyl
- Variant with "The Black Dog" bonus track: pressed on Ink Black vinyl

A version of the "File Name: The Manuscript" special edition vinyl pressed on transparent "Phantom Clear" vinyl was sold as a Target (11) exclusive in the US and as a standard release elsewhere.

Each vinyl album includes:
- Collectible 24-page book-bound jacket with unique photos and three replicas of Taylor Swift's handwritten lyrics
- Collectible album sleeves including never-before-seen photos

Each vinyl variant was initially pressed simultaneously by two manufacturers:
- Vantiva, Guadalajara, Mexico, Mexico
- Optimal Media GmbH, Germany

Cassette:
"File Name: The Manuscript" with bonus track "The Manuscript"
"File Name: The Bolter" with bonus track "The Bolter"
"File Name: The Albatross" with bonus track "The Albatross"
"File Name: The Black Dog" with bonus track "The Black Dog"

Unlike all other track titles, track #12, "Loml" is stylized as lowercase.