We round up the best vinyl variants of the Queen of Pop’s celebrated new release
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Madonna‘s new album is here and earning the 67-year-old music icon some of her best reviews in years.
Confessions II dropped July 3 as the long-awaited follow up to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor and the new album is now available on streaming, CD and on limited-edition vinyl. Many of the vinyl variants are being released in limited quantities, making them an attractive pickup for both fans and collectors alike.
AMAZON EXCLUSIVE
Confessions II (Amazon Exclusive Vinyl)
Amazon has the new album pressed on an exclusive golden yellow disc. The single disc is housed inside a two-sided white jacket, which features an alternate album cover image. This release also includes a photographic inner sleeve and a double-sided collectible poster.
WALMART EXCLUSIVE
Confessions II (Walmart Edition Vinyl)
Walmart’s Confessions II exclusive vinyl release has a fuchsia album cover with a non-stop mix of the 12-song album pressed on translucent red vinyl.
BARNES & NOBLE EXCLUSIVE
Confessions II (Barnes & Noble Edition Vinyl)
Bookseller Barnes & Noble also has a vinyl section on their website, and the B&N edition of Confessions II features a yellow album jacket, pink disc and a pink promo poster.
TARGET EXCLUSIVE
Confessions II (Target Edition Vinyl)
Target’s vinyl edition features a non-stop mix of the album pressed on a “baby pink” disc. The LP jacket features a grainy, black and white version of the album cover image against a pink background with ombre effect.
Like the three versions above, this release also includes a photographic sleeve and pull-out poster.
DOUBLE LP SET
Confessions II (Translucent Pink 2-LP)
You can also pick up this special-edition two-LP set, which features the regular album plus four bonus tracks, on a translucent pink vinyl. The two discs are housed in a gatefold jacket with black inner sleeves.
This release includes a double-sided poster (with the now-iconic image of Madge spreading her legs around a speaker to create the shape of the letter “M”). The set also includes a numbered coat check ticket.
Confessions II is also available on cassette tape (yes, really) and as a deluxe edition CD, in addition to the regular CD version and on streaming services. See more variants at the official Warner Music store on Amazon.com.
ALSO AVAILABLE
Confessions On A Dance Floor (The Silver Collection)
Amazon also has the original Confessions on a Dance Floor album available on vinyl, in this limited-edition silver colorway. The two-disc set features a full continuous mix of the album’s 12 tracks, which includes hits like “Hung Up” and “Sorry.”
Madonna officially announced the new album in April, re-teaming with producer Stuart Price. In a statement, the music icon teased that “People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language.”
Confessions II features guest appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Feid and Martin Garrix. The new album is also being released in conjunction with a Confessions II short film, which Madonna premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
