From Mexico City to Manila, the United Kingdom to the United States, Taylor Swift fans hooted, sobbed happy tears and danced their way through the pop star’s latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Swift’s 12th studio offering dropped Friday, and her Swifties were more than ready for it. Many were dripping in the color orange to usher in her latest era at gatherings around the world. Some closed their eyes to take in the fresh dozen tracks amid the chaotic crowds around them.

In the Bay Area, Friday release parties were slated a such clubs as Fizz in Walnut Creek and the famed drag joint Oasis in San Francisco. Also, AMC Theatres across the Bay Area, as well as Alamo Drafthouse venues in Mountain View, Valley Fair and San Francisco, scheduled screenings of release parties to run

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