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Any Taylor Swift<\/a> fans chanting \u201cmore!\u201d after the release of The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>\u2018s 12 tracks on Friday (Oct. 3) were in for a little surprise Saturday night (Oct. 4). Swift dropped four new CD variants of her latest album, each featuring two acoustic tracks not found on the standard version of Showgirl<\/em>.<\/p>\n Now available in \u201climited quantities\u201d on Swift\u2019s official webstore<\/a>, the CDs are described as having \u201cbrand new production by Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift and newly recorded vocals by Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Fans can order the the limited-release CDs over a 24-hour period, through 7 p.m. ET Sunday \u2014 \u201cwhile supplies last.\u201d Each CD is priced at $7.99, and features cover art that\u2019s different from that on the standard release. (Those who made it to a screening of The Release Party of a Showgirl<\/em> in movie theaters this weekend will recognize the imagery.)<\/p>\n \u201cFile this under \u2018save your best for the finale\u2019\u2026 I think my favorite moments from the tour were the acoustic surprises. So I went back into the studio with Max and Shellback to record acoustic\/unplugged versions of a few of the Showgirl songs with brand new vocals and production! Cannot WAIT for you to hear,\u201d Swift wrote in an Instagram post<\/a> promoting the CDs.<\/p>\n For those who share Swift\u2019s love of acoustic versions of songs, here\u2019s the breakdown of the four new The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> options and what\u2019s available on them (beyond the set\u2019s original tracklist):<\/p>\n \u2022 Life Is a Song Acoustic Version with \u201cOpalite (Life Is a Song Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cRuin the Friendship (My Advice Version)\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Dressing Room Rehearsal Version with \u201cWi$h Li$t (Settled Down Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl (Dressing Room Rehearsal Acoustic Version)\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Alone in My Tower Acoustic Version with \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia (Alone in My Tower Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cEldest Daughter (Now You\u2019re Home Acoustic Version)\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 So Glamorous Cabaret Version with \u201cElizabeth Taylor (So Glamorous Cabaret Version)\u201d and Elizabeth Taylor (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)<\/p>\n As Billboard<\/em> revealed<\/a> earlier on Saturday, initial first-day sales reports from data tracking firm Luminate say Swift sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales (physical and digital purchases) across all versions of the The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> album available on its first day of release, Oct. 3. This means that in its first day alone, Showgirl<\/em>\u2018s already seen the second-largest sales week for an album in the modern era \u2014 since Luminate began electronically tracking data in 1991. Only Adele has tracked a larger sales week since then, with 3.378 million copies of 25<\/em> sold within the first week of its release in 2015.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n