Autographed copies of Shawn Mendes' 'Wonder' album are showing up at record stores
It looks like Shawn Mendes has something extra wonderful planned for super fans, and for independent record stores across the United States.
Mendes released his fourth album "Wonder" on Dec. 4 and on Wednesday copies of the album, with Mendes' autograph on the booklet, appear to be showing up at record stores with little advance warning.
At noon Wednesday, The Exclusive Company chain in Wisconsin posted that it had limited quantities of the autographed CDs for sale at all seven of its stores, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the Paste BN Network.
At about the same time, The Record Exchange, a store in Boise, Idaho, tweeted about having copies of autographed "Wonder" CDs. Another fan Wednesday afternoon shared a pic of an autographed CD on Twitter she said she picked up at St. Paul, Minn.
On Tuesday, Mendes posted on Facebook that he signed "a bunch" of "Wonder" CDs that would be shipped to independent record stores. Fans can look for copies at nearby retailers on the Record Store Day website.
Mendes appears to be taking a page from the Taylor Swift playbook with this record store offer. Autographed copies of Taylor Swift's "Folklore" started appearing in record stores around the country in August, a gesture of goodwill to shops that have been struggling during the pandemic.
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