Taylor Swift gave less than 24 hours’ notice when she dropped her new “Folklore” album last month. And her people gave little advance warning to America’s indie record stores this week that they could sell a limited number of autographed “Folklore” CDs on Thursday.

“We were asked Tuesday night if we were interested -- of course, we were -- and were given very few details until Wednesday night,” said Electric Fetus music buyer Jim Novak. “Universal [Music] and Taylor’s management offered to sell us 30 signed CDs at regular price, and they requested we limit online sales to curbside pickup to keep the sales local.”

After announcing the news on Twitter on Thursday, the Fetus sold out in about 20 minutes at regular price.

“The store started getting calls about 10 minutes before we even announced on Twitter that we had them, because some East Coast stores had started getting theirs and posting,” Novak said.

Various stores -- including Down in the Valley in Golden Valley, Reckless Records in Chicago and Grimey’s in Nashville -- received limited autographed CDs.

Swift, who traditionally markets new albums with elaborate campaigns including exclusives for Target, did not explain why she rolled out this deal with independent stores. However, “Folklore” certainly has an indie rock sound, with contributions from the National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver. It is the best selling album of 2020.

Swift did reach out to Grimey’s in her home base of Nashville at the beginning of the pandemic, paying for health insurance for all employees for three months.

The Fetus sold half its copies in store (limited to 15 customers at a time) and half for curbside pickup with online orders.

“Unfortunately, we had to take down our announcement tweet, as the comments got pretty ugly after we let everyone know we were sold out,” Novak said.

In Cincinnati, Taylor Keeton, an avid sports fan with a beard, scored the second to last signed CD at Shake It Records and tweeted: “Was pretty tough scene watching little girls come in after me and not get a copy. Welcome to life, little ones.”

Ouch.

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Minneapolis guitar hero Leo Kottke is ready to deliver his first album in 15 years. And it’s with the same collaborator of his last project, Phish bassist Mike Gordon.

“Noon” will be released digitally on Aug. 28, with physical versions available on Nov. 20.

Recorded in New Orleans and Vermont, the album features 11 selections, including a version of Prince’s “Alphabet St.,” Gordon’s “Peel,” the new Kottke instrumental "Ants" and the Byrds’ “Eight Miles High,” which has been a Kottke staple for decades.

Other musicians include Phish drummer Jon Fishman, cellist Zoe Keating and pedal steel guitarist Brett Lanier. “Noon” was produced by Jared Slomoff, who has worked with Little Feat and various members of Phish.

This is the third project by the Minnesota guitarist and Phish bassist; they teamed up on 2005’s “66 Steps” and 2002’s’ “Clone.”

“The vibe is very different from the other two albums,” Gordon said in a news release. “I was hearing a darkness in the material Leo was bringing, and some of the material that I wanted to bring, that I thought just reflected going through 10 more years of life. There are overdubs, but it’s still more like you’re in a cafe or a living room with these two guys. And even when we had drums, we wanted to maintain that feeling.”

Said Kottke: “We were trying to get to that place that we get to in a little room, just chasing each other. We’ve found that at soundchecks, and at my place, or his place, or some motel room. We wanted to get that late night feel. It’s a more intimate record than the others are, I think there are depths to it.”

Never fond of the recording studio, Kottke last released a solo album, “Try and Stop Me,” in 2004.