Frank Ocean - Blond

Frank Ocean Xl Recordings Contemporary 2016

Title:

Blond

Performer:

Frank Ocean

Style:

Contemporary R&B

Released:

25 Nov 2016

Catalog:

862160000302

Country:

MP3 album size:

2931 mb

FLAC album size:

1097 mb

Genre:

Hip hop / Soul / Pop

Label:

XL Recordings

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Tracklist

1	Be Yourself Written-By – B. Ross	1:27
2	Facebook Story Producer – Frank OceanWritten-By – B. Ross, S. Akchote	1:09
3	Good Guy Keyboards – Frank OceanProducer – Frank OceanWritten-By – C. Breaux	1:07
4	Close To You Arranged By – Buddy Ross, Francis Starlite, Frank OceanDrum Programming – Joe ThornalleyKeyboards – Buddy RossProducer – Buddy Ross, Francis Starlite, Frank OceanProgrammed By [Additional Programming] – Buddy RossVocoder – Francis StarliteWritten-By – B. Bacharach, H. David, B. Ross, C. Breaux	1:26
5	White Ferrari Arranged By – Alex Giannascoli, Buddy Ross, Frank Ocean, Jon BrionDrum Programming – Sebastian AkchoteGuitar – Alex GiannascoliKeyboards – Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, MalayProducer – Frank Ocean, Jon Brion, Om'mas KeithProgrammed By [Sample Programming] – Frank Ocean, Sebastian AkchoteWritten-By – C. Breaux, M. Ho, K. West, J. Lennon, P. McCartney	4:09
6	Interviews Interviewee [Subjects] – Evan Clark , Frank Ocean, Ibrahim Hariri, Nabil Hariri, Na-Kel Smith, Ryan Moore , Sage ElsesslerInterviewer – Mikey AlfredKeyboards – Buddy RossWritten-By – B. Ross
7	Solo (Reprise) Arranged By – James Blake, Jon BrionDrum Programming – Jon BrionKeyboards – James Blake, Jon BrionProducer – Frank Ocean, James Blake, Jon BrionWritten-By – A. Benjamin, C. Breaux, J. Blake	1:19
8	Pretty Sweet Arranged By – Malay Ho, Jon Brion, Om'mas KeithArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jon BrionBass – Buddy RossCello – Alisha Bauer, Ginger Murphy, John Krovoza, Simon Huber , Stefanie FifeDrum Programming – Malay, Om'mas KeithGuitar – MalayProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithRecorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller Viola – Adriana Zoppo, Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Chris Woods , Crystal Alforque, Daphne Chen, Gina Kronstadt, Katie Sloan, Lisa Dondlinger, Marcy Vaj, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Songa Lee, Terry GlennyViolin, Concertmaster – Eric GorfainWritten-By – C. Breaux	2:38
9	Godspeed Arranged By – Frank Ocean, James Blake, Sebastian AkchoteArranged By [String Arrangement] – Sebastian AkchoteChoir – Frank OceanKeyboards – James Blake, Malay Ho, Mars 1500Producer – Frank Ocean, James Blake, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithProgrammed By [Additional Programming] – Frank OceanStrings – Sebastian AkchoteVocals [Featured Vocals] – Kim Burrell, Yung LeanWritten-By – C. Breaux, M. Ho	2:58
10	Pink + White Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Benjamin Wright, Jon BrionBass – Pharrell WilliamsCello – Alisha Bauer, Ginger Murphy, John Krovoza, Simon Huber , Stefanie FifeDrum Programming – Pharrell WilliamsKeyboards – Pharrell WilliamsProducer – Frank Ocean, Pharrell WilliamsRecorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller Viola – Adriana Zoppo, Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Chris Woods , Crystal Alforque, Daphne Chen, Gina Kronstadt, Katie Sloan, Lisa Dondlinger, Marcy Vaj, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Songa Lee, Terry GlennyViolin, Concertmaster – Eric GorfainVocals [Additional Vocals] – Beyoncé Knowles-CarterWritten-By – C. Breaux, P. Williams	3:04
11	Solo Arranged By – Frank Ocean, James BlakeKeyboards – James Blake, Mars 1500Producer – Frank Ocean, James BlakeProgrammed By [Additional Programming] – Frank OceanVocals [Additional Vocals] – Jazmine SullivanWritten-By – C. Breaux, M. Ho	4:17
12	Futura Free Arranged By – Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithBass – Ben Reed , Om'mas KeithDrum Programming – Frank Ocean, Om'mas KeithKeyboards – Frank Ocean, Malay HoProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithWritten-By – A. Gill, C. Breaux, D. Allen, H. Burnham, J. King	9:24
13	Night.s Arranged By – Buddy Ross, Frank Ocean, Joe Thornalley, Jon BrionBass – Ben Reed Drum Programming – Joe Thornalley, Michael UzowuruGuitar – Spaceman, Frank OceanKeyboards – Buddy Ross, Joe Thornalley, Jon BrionProducer – Buddy Ross, Frank Ocean, Joe Thornalley, Michael UzowuruWritten-By – C. Breaux, J. Thornalley, M. Uzowuru	5:07
14	Ivy Arranged By – Rostam BatmanglijBass – Ben Reed Guitar – FishProducer – Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith, Rostam BatmanglijWritten-By – C. Breaux, M. Ho	4:09
15	Self Control Arranged By – Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, Jon BrionArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jon BrionCello – Alisha Bauer, Ginger Murphy, John Krovoza, Simon Huber , Stefanie FifeGuitar – Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, Malay HoKeyboards – Jon BrionProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Jon BrionProgrammed By – Frank OceanRecorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller Viola – Adriana Zoppo, Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Chris Woods , Crystal Alforque, Daphne Chen, Gina Kronstadt, Katie Sloan, Lisa Dondlinger, Marcy Vaj, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Songa Lee, Terry GlennyViolin, Concertmaster – Eric GorfainWritten-By – C. Breaux	4:10
16	Skyline To Arranged By – Christophe Chassol, Frank Ocean, Malay HoDrum Programming – Tyler OkonmaGuitar – Malay HoKeyboards – Christophe Chassol, James BlakeProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithSynth [Moog Solo], Soloist [Moog Solo] – Christophe ChassolWritten-By – C. Chassol, C. Breaux, T. Okonma	3:05
17	Nikes Arranged By – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithDrum Programming – Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithMellotron – MalayProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, Om'mas KeithProgrammed By [Additional Programming] – Frank OceanVocals [Additional Vocals] – Amber CoffmanWritten-By – C. Breaux	5:14
18	Seigfried Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jonny GreenwoodBass – Ben Reed , Malay HoGuitar – Malay HoKeyboards – Malay Ho, Rostam BatmanglijProducer – Frank Ocean, Malay HoStrings – London Contemporary OrchestraWritten-By – C. Breaux, E. Smith, M. Ho, R. Batmanglij	5:35

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
none	Frank Ocean	Blond ‎(17xFile, AAC, Album, 256)	Boys Don't Cry	none	2016
B01KRKL6R8	Frank Ocean	Blonde ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Unofficial, Pur)	Not On Label (Frank Ocean)	B01KRKL6R8	US	2016
B01KRKL6R8	Frank Ocean	Blonde ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Unofficial, Cle)	Not On Label (Frank Ocean)	B01KRKL6R8	Italy	2016
862160000302	Frank Ocean	Blond ‎(2xLP, Album, Unofficial, Red)	Not On Label	862160000302	2019
B01KRKL6R8	Frank Ocean	Blonde ‎(2xLP, Album, Unofficial, Ora)	Not On Label (Frank Ocean)	B01KRKL6R8	Europe	2016

Credits

Creative Director – Frank Ocean, Thomas Mastorakos
Design – Michel Egger , Thomas Mastorakos
Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – Mike Dean
Engineer [Mix Engineers] – David Wrench, Noah Goldstein, Tom Elmhirst
Engineer [Recording Engineers] – Caleb Laven, Jason Lader, Jeff Ellis, Matt Mysko, Sam Petts-Davies
Executive-Producer – Frank Ocean
Legal – King, Holmes, Paterno And Soriano, LLP
Management – Three Six Zero
Photography By [Back Cover] – Viviane Sassen
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Wolfgang Tillmans
Photography By [Inside Image] – Frank Ocean
Photography By [Record 1(A, B)] – Jessica Haye
Photography By [Record 2(C, D)] – Frank Ocean

Notes

Black Friday Edition. Only available for 24 hours on November 25, 2016 via Frank Ocean's website, boysdontcry.co.
The album is labelled "blond" on the release but was marketed as "Blonde."
This is the first official version of "Blonde" on vinyl.

Limited first initial quantities contain ‘Black Friday’ sticker on shrinkwrap & were not part of the XL Recordings pressing. Later copies that were pressed to meet backorder list XL Recordings on reverse side of the sleeve & do not contain ‘Black Friday’ sticker.

Gatefold Sleeve.

"Pink + White"
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording
Beyoncé appears courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records

"Be Yourself"
Contains a sample of 'Running Around' by Buddy Ross

"Self Control"
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording

"Solo" (Reprise)
Andre 3000 appears courtesy of Epic Records

"Pretty Sweet"
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording

"Facebook Story"
Contains a sample of 'Running Around' by Buddy Ross

"Close To You"
Contains a sample of 'They Long To Be Close To You' (Bacharach/David) performed by Stevie Wonder live on The David Frost Show, courtesy of Reelin' in the Years Productions, LLC.

"White Ferrari"
Contains an interpolation of 'Here, There and Everywhere' by The Beatles

"Seigfried"
Contains a quote from 'A Fond Farewell' by Elliott Smith and a sample from 'Untitled' by Rostam Batmanglij

"Futura Free"
Contains a sample of 'Anthrax' (Allen/Burnham/Gill/King) performed by Gang of Four, produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company (for the United States, Canada and Mexico) and Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company (for the rest of the world)
Interviews
Contains a sample of 'Running Around' by Buddy Ross

©&℗ 2016 Boys Don't Cry

Barcodes

Barcode: 8 83958 01421 9
Matrix / Runout: XLLP 846 VV BG55863-01 A1 KR
Matrix / Runout: XLLP846 T1 BG55863-01 B1 KR
Matrix / Runout: XLLP846 BG55863-02 C1 KR VV
Matrix / Runout: XLLP846 BG55863-02 D1 KR

Companies

Recorded At – Henson Recording Studios
Copyright (c) – Boys Don't Cry
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Boys Don't Cry

Video

Album

Blonde alternatively titled blond is the second studio album by American singer Frank Ocean. In 2013, Ocean confirmed that his follow up to Channel Orange would be another concept album. Initially known as Boys Don't Cry and teased for a July 2015 release, the album suffered several delays and was the subject of widespread media anticipation. 50 видео Воспроизвести все Микс Frank Ocean - Blond 2016 Full AlbumYouTube. Blonde by Frank Ocean ULTIMATE VERSION. Посмотреть сведения об участниках альбома, рецензии, композиции и приобрести альбом 2016 Vinyl от Blond на 2016 17 Songs. Though its rich in luxurious wordplay and melody, Ocean favors impressionism here, from the mood-altering moves of Nights to the velveteen drift of White Ferrari. The result is oblique yet surprisingly emotional and intimate-a tour de force that sneaks up on you. At first, Frank Ocean was simply a great storyteller. Then he became the story-an avatar for all of our fluid modern ideals. He could be the dynamic human of the future, exploding age-old binaries with an eloquent note, melting racial divisions with a devastating turn of phrase or quick flit to falsetto. You represent the race, and you have responsibilities that go beyond your art. Frank Ocean. Released August 20, 2016. Blonde Tracklist. Blonde is the second studio album by the enigmatic Frank Ocean. The album was released on August 20, 2016, following a four-year hiatus after the release of channel ORANGE. Fans have speculated that the use of blond on the album cover and blonde on the album listing is a reference to Franks bisexuality and the themes of duality between masculinity and femininity in his life with blond being the masculine form, and blonde being the feminine. The word blonde itself holds two interpretations. This poster displays an image of Frank Ocean with the blond font. This album was huge for Frank Ocean and a personal favorite. This poster or artwork is available in 2 sizes, both vertical 17x11 vertical 24x18 vertical No frame included. Frank Ocean Blond Album Poster, Frank Ocean Poster, Blonde Poster, Blond Poster, Music Poster, Frank Ocean Album Artwork, R&B Poster. Add this item to a list. It's got 18 tracks, including music that wasn't heard in the Endless film he dropped. Peep the tracklist below. In addition, Frank has announced pop-up shops in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and London. There, fans can get a free copy of his Boys Don't Cry magazine. Pigeons and Planes reports every magazine will come with a free copy of the album. Check out scans from the magazine below. Frank Ocean Blonde 1 Listen Album Review. Frank Ocean's long-awaited new studio album is his most adventurous project to date. Author: Yoh Phillips. I believe the first listen of BlondBlonde is very crucial. It is the listen that closes a chapter thats been on-going for the last four years, and the beginning of a new one. For Frank, for fans, and for all the brilliant memes, jokes, and trolls that were made during the wait, it has been one hell of a ride

Reviews:

Beazerdred

Maybe I just have personal stake in it, but I think the record sounds great. There's a bit of surface noise but the mastering itself is top notch on my system. The sleeve itself is quality too, and I much prefer the greyscale cover to the color one.

generation of new

Finally heard a rumor about a repress!! Fingers crossed. Can’t say I feel sorry for the scalpers who haven’t sold yet:)) Buhu

Coiriel

Hm, I can’t find the post anymore. Maybe it’s deleted... I just sent a DM to the person who wrote it.

ZloyGenii

Ay you can post a screenshot of it or whatever? I'm sure the fanbase would be happy to know.

Dagdatus

A guy on a Facebook vinyl group I’m in, he posted a mail correspondence between him and XL, where they basicly said a repress was on the way. But probably not before the summer.

MisTereO

where did you hear that? I tried to google it - nothing

krot

I couldn't resist and ended up getting a copy from a seller here. It really is an outstanding pressing. Will keep it as a holy grail :)

Mustard Forgotten

CLUTCHBOX coming through with the GF reset on Discogs' Falco

Qumen

how much you paid for it? hate the overprincing here ):

Rgia

XL usually reissue every album they release. I'm sure this will be reissued at some point. Be patient and don't pay the scalpers silly money

Androrim

unless Frank allows them... which he will, sooner or later

Windworker

This was released by Frank independently and the distribution handled by XL. Pretty sure they won't have the rights to repress it.

saafari

Jesus take the wheel, i guess frank is trolling the vinyl community, especially for EU people.

thrust

Do you remember how many was the shipping? I live in France and I want to know.

Mayno

How? I'm from the EU and purchased both Endless and Blond when he released them on Cyber Monday/Black Friday. Shipping was pretty reasonable too.Just keep an eye out the BF or CM and don't miss this years release.

Daigrel

God, the scalping here is out of control! Prime example of why people don't get into records, right here. Ya'll should be ashamed...

Beranyle

Frank could have also chosen to release 5x the amount he did.

RuTGamer

While I agree that scalpers are the scum of the Earth, I don't think scalping prevents people from getting into records as a whole. Just because one album isn't available without a huge price tag, it doesn't negate the endless amounts of music still widely available for appropriate prices.

MrDog

Price wouldn't be so high if people stopped buying it for that price. If everyone had just held off and not paid scalpers price would have dropped but people keep buying for more and more so people will keep selling more and more. This sort of price is to blame on the people buying just as bad as the people selling.

Ffan

Supply and Demand. In classical economic theory, the relation between these two factors determines the price of a commodity. This relationship is thought to be the driving force in a free market. As demand for an item increases, prices rise.

Dukinos

The sound is OK. Some songs sound good, some (most noticeably Solo (Reprise)) are a bit harsh and others sound a little bit flat. But, overall it's a decent pressing.Regardless, I'm so so so happy to have a copy on wax for a semi-reasonable price

Moonworm

I got a copy so I'm not complaining, but stunts like this is why German bootleggers thrive

Marilbine

Um can someone out there do a better FLAC rip of the 2xLP. The one I have distorts on "Nights" quite a bit.. unfortunate as it's one of the best tracks. This is approaching the price of my record player!

Bolanim

Why do you want a FLAC rip of an lp that's a FLAC file pressed onto vinyl?

Tat

if that's true please get a better turntable to save your records

Ytli

I’m afraid to listen to mine. Damn, it’s valuable. No one wonder orders were limited to one per household

Tholmeena

Owning music that you don't like to is like buying food that you consider too good to eat.

Early Waffle

not true. I ordered two. one for a friend. cheers

Shakanos

Hey, I have a little question... uuuh... why so expensive?

Gravelblade

why? Did Frank ever swear on anything that he'll never allow a repress? It certainly sells and I don't get why wouldn't he... It will happen eventually

Narim

This release was only available for 24 hours as part of Frank Oceans 2016 Black Friday webstore. It will probably remain the only official vinyl release.

Anarawield

how much copies were pressed any of you got an ide?

Faugami

I'm guessing no more than 5K-10K are out there. Super limited

Hǻrley Quinn

I believe they were made based on order. extra text

Frostdefender

I'm not sure about how many copies were pressed, but I do know that the distributor no longer has any copies. For a while they were sending out replacements for damaged merchandise but they no longer have any available to ship replacements.

Danskyleyn

My copy came damaged pretty heavily from Sandbag, which really sucked. On Side A there's some issues with the left channel not playing because of heavy scratching around the first few songs. There's even two gouges that make me scared to play the record anymore in fear of damaging my needle. The undamaged parts sound fine but they're very quiet, and sometimes there's clipping such as at the end of Ivy.

Thozius

Did you end up getting the damaged copy replaced? I'd be interested in taking the damaged copy off your hands - would love a copy of this record just not at these crazy high prices.

Wizard

email sandbag for a replacement they just need picture proof.

SoSok

Nevermind! I don't see any record on my bank statements that the purchase went through but I definitely remember hopping on and ordering it. That's frustrating! I've been wondering why it hasn't shown up yet and just thought to look on here. Has anyone here had that situation happen before? Probably can't reach out to them with that excuse to get one. They'll tell me to kick rocks!

Beazerdred

I just ordered a copy of Endless this morning. It let me check out, so it looks like it's still available for the moment. Glad I got in on one!

Ginaun

Do you recall if you purchased it from your phone? I just purchased Endless from my phone and thought checkout was complete, but it wasn’t. It redirects you BACK to their site from Paypal to confirm shipping/billing address. Maybe that’s what happened? Bummer man! You should jump on a copy of Endless before Midnight tonight! :)

Thetalen

Holy shit! I ordered this and mine still hasn't shown up yet... uhhhhh... any thoughts?

Ubranzac

Super clean, and very quiet record!! Pretty impressed with the pressing itself, but disappointed by sandbag and distribution. Super disorganized, and many rookie mistakes were made. I ordered ASAP on black friday, but just received my copy ((with no black friday sticker)). They should have had plenty of stock on hand, or only put a number of copies up for sale. It seems like they got too many orders they couldn't fill, and then pulled stock from the upcoming standard release to fill them after the black friday copies ran out.

Blueshaper

I remember hopping on and ordering a copy on the 25th and I thought I'd hop on today and check why it's taking so long and it looks like it already shipped a LONG time ago. I can't seem to find it on my bank statement or anything. For some reason maybe it didn't go through? Do you think I'd have ANY luck reaching out to them for a copy? Kind of hard without a order number!

just one girl

I didn't get the black friday sticker either, but there are numerous reports of damage on the ones that have it, so they may have just pulled them.

Conjulhala

I dont think the standard release will look like this though? Will definitely not have the black cover, so I dont see how they pulled stock from the upcoming release.

Stan

Also no invoice on the outside of the package, so i have to drive to the customs to pick it up.. very unprofessional..

Mitynarit

Is this album title , "Blond" ? or "Blonde" ?

Beazekelv

I think the official name is "blonde". However on the label it is spelled "blond".

Purebinder

Mine is says "blond" on the front and on the spine.

Mayno

I think it looks cute without the 'E'. . .

Walan

but frank's bisexual not bigender. the album's official title is "blonde" but the cover says "blond" some people also think it's because the "e" belongs to Emdless, the other album frank released a day before Blonde

Kipabi

it's both. In french the femme version is with an E and the masc version is without. the cover says BLOND while the spine says BLONDE. This represents the duality of Frank's gender.

Nejind

Mine finally arrived today. Had been sent by DHL from the US but I had to pick it up at the Royal Mail office and pay an extra £13 customs. No Black Friday sticker. Vinyl has some light scuff marks which I put down to the low quality black inner sleeves.

Chuynopana

Dorintrius

Plays very well and mostly very clean, a little static crackle in the right channel but very pleased

I am hcv men

So it seems that there is a variation of the record being shipped out now. People have recently been receiving the record without the Black Friday sticker on the shrinkwrap and the newer arrivals have 'XL Recordings' on the back cover.

BeatHoWin

I got both versions and can absolutley confirm this. One version with sticker but no logo, one version with logo but no sticker.

Alister

anonymous

I got two versions! I have one copy with a sticker but no Xl Logo and the other way around.

Alexandra

https://www.reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/5nezax/vinyl_replacement_arrived_unexpectedly_seems_to/There's a link to a reddit thread where someone showed the two versions (pun intended) side-by-side.

Elizabeth

It happened to me i got my copy a week before christmas with the black friday sticker and no "XL" logo and ordered a replacement due to packaging damage and received it this week with no sticker and the "XL" logo.

Kekinos

Hes fackin right. my copy doesnt have an xl logo

Ttexav

where's your source for this information man? still waiting on mine, fwiw

Amis

My copy finally arrived in the mail today. It plays great!

Shaktit

Solid pressing. But Solo (Reprise) is practically unplayable because of skips on my copy. Anyone else?

Mariwyn

Solid pressing to me would be no skips . . .

Rageseeker

Mine sounds great all the way through.. What kind of turntable do you use?

misery

If any of you are having trouble on why your vinyl didn't come when you ordered it on Black Friday, contact Sandbag on their Twitter account. They seem to be way more responsive there than their email. I was sent the wrong item and I tweeted them and they replied right away saying they would send me a replacement once they got more in production. I didn't get a shipping confirmation email, but it did arrive, though the cover was a little damaged(and not from shipping). Hope this helps

Samowar

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Xisyaco

I had the same situation, super frustrated emailing Sandbag and getting little to no response. My actual item did randomly appear one day and it appears in great condition. I haven't had a chance to play it yet though. Having an extra item I didn't pay for made me more patient, sorry to hear others had similar troubles.

Mr_TrOlOlO

FINALLY GOT MY SHIPPED CONFIRMATION. I really hope they do a wider release so no one has to pay these stupid prices. Original cost was $40.Also, please if you must have this. dont buy right now.. the more people that get them in the more the price will drop. AT MOST this record should cost you $75

Kulasius

order #FOUS11898 MORE WORDS TO MAKE DISCOGS A HAPPY GIRL

Cae

What was your order number? I'm curious how far along they are in order numbers...assuming they're actually sending them in order that is.

Zodama

Email from today, 5 minutes ago : "Hi there, This is a brief email from the customer service team, regarding your order from the Frank Ocean web store. Firstly, thank you so much for your order for the Frank Ocean Blonde Double LP and for your continued patience regarding the dispatch of your order. We would like to politely remind you that this title will be available for despatch in February 2017. If you have placed an order for additional items as well, these will ship together with the vinyl. Once your order has been packed and is ready to ship, you will be sent a dispatch email. Should you have any further questions regarding your order, please feel free to get in touch with us via email to the following email address – [email protected] Thank you for taking the time to read our email. Kind regardsCustomer service team at Sandbag"

Nnulam

Got the exact same email, but end of day I got an shipment confirmation.

playboy

I haven't received any email other than my order conformation from when I pre-ordered.

Kirinaya

same. sent a few e-mails looking for any information and haven't gotten any reply

Gashakar

still haven't received an email with shipping information ... more words

Gelgen

I bought it from Sandbag ... sent an email asking what was up and got this response:"Update from the dispatch team:12/19/2016 7:50:10 PMOnHold reason: No vinyl to ship at this time. Temporary hold.Stock is currently been sent through from the warehouse and once the order is taken off hold an email with tracking details will be sent to you. Please note that this delay may continue well into January 2017 due to the high volumes going out.Thank youSandbag"

Hystana

My copy has "Side 1" on both sides of the first LP. =

Gadar

Jack they all say that. It's record 1 and record 2 not side one and two.

Billy Granson

Got an email: "We have been in touch with the suppliers and they have assured us stock is on the way, however delivery to the warehouse will be slightly later than anticipated. We fully appreciate that you have been very patient already and are understandably very eager to receive your goods. We now plan to despatch your order very early in January 2017."So..it seems some of us are still waiting for our copies.

Zainn

I got mine earlier this week (Monday). Can confirm that it sounds fucking fantastic and the packaging is great.

Fordredor

Top of mine is ripped as well, so I just contacted Sandbag to see if they could help out with a replacement cover.

Gozragore

Think there's anything we can do on getting this fixed somehow?

Niwield

How was the packaging of your record? I just received mine and it seems the top of the cover is ripped...

Jaberini

just got an email this morning basically saying they needed more stock and wont be sending out until January, blows since ive seen so many people receive it already. bummmmmmmed

Duktilar

there was only ever a limited amount of records. the delay is not due to demand, but more to do with poor distribution imo.

Modifyn

I'm right there with you. I'm guessing they sold alot more than they anticipated.

Aloo

as it is on XL recordings i guess they will be a proper release early in 2017, any news on that?

Tygralbine

Have not heard anything about that, but i can imagine if they do it, they make a different version than this one. Meanwhile, i'll listen my illegally downloaded mp3's (just because they are difficult to make the vinyl accessable, but i'm not into bootlegs). :-)

Freaky Hook

My shipment was ALMOST to me, unfortunately I had it going to a PO Box and did not realize fedex would not ship there and now it is being requested back to the shipper!!! I emailed the shipper at sandbaguk but their inbox is full and won't receive emails... SO MUCH FAIL. any thoughts anyone?

Dandr

Try [email protected] - they might be able to help out. Good luck!

Budar

Just got my Black Friday copy. Even after a cleaning there's plenty of surface noise throughout, and one LP even has some pretty bad marks on it. The marks don't seem to affect play, but with all the surface noise, I can't be sure.

Nalmezar

For what it's worth I played the LP on a different turntable and most of the sound issues are minimized. Still disappointed with the marks on the vinyl (LP 2, side 1), but overall worth the retail price.

Axebourne

That's disappointing. Hope that isn't the case with all the pressings. I still haven't gotten a shipping confirmation though

Reighbyra

Anyone know when this is expected to ship out? I forgot what the site said

Windbearer

They've started shipping out already within the US. Hopefully EU gets some news soon

Minnai

Perfect! They're on the upside then, great to hear! Still waiting to receive mine.

Doukree

I just got an email 15 minutes ago with a tracking number.

Rare

Okay, a little more insight; Shipping will begin December 19th and continue into January 2017

Maridor

Site said December 19th, but I guess shipping to for example EU will take a little longer.

Maman

It's pretty uncertain right now. But the dates we have are either December 12th, December 19th or January 2017

Binthars

There really shouldn't be an entry for this yet. People are rating a VINYL entry that they don't have. If you want to rate the music, go to Amazon.

I'm a Russian Occupant

Looks like the sellers are being reported and listings removed. Can we be patient and keep these "reviews" to the product itself when it arrives?

Magis

I can see this going the way of the signed version of Kendrick Lamar's, "Untitled, Unmastered." Patience, people.

felt boot

One year later -- $294...lol good callLooks like people gave into the hypeNahmsayin?

Itiannta

Fast forward a year and they are still at $275...lol nice prediction

Natety

friggiesmalls oh relax. If the prices go down, so be it. Yes I purchased a copy, but I have no reason to convince people that these prices are justifiable. I don't plan on selling my copy and making profit. I was just stating what I thought. Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. I was just stating that the Kendrick Lamar record was autographed and was available for purchase for over a week, meanwhile this was available for 24 hours, and many people who came across it weren't aware that it was a limited offer. Also, while news media posted about this vinyl, Frank Ocean doesn't have any social media to post about it, so anyone who wasn't following music outlets like Pitchfork or Frank Ocean's subreddit might not have known about it. No need to get so defensive. I'm not being defensive, I'm on the offensive, brah ;-) Sorry if I came of as rude, but I'm sick and tired of hawks trying to charge ridiculous amounts of money for pretty regular ish. Last example I can think of is the Survive LP that temporarily was priced at €120, then two weeks later at €20. I just think it's so unethical to hoard copies and then totally overcharge fans for the products. I'd hate it if the record community become as profit driven as the sneaker community is now. Also, I dont follow neither subreddits, and I still read about the black friday release in pretty much every single culture and news media outlet that day. People should not get the impression that these copies are rare. Of course I can't say for sure, but I would be very surprised if the current price of $287 ends up reflecting the median price three months from now. I urge people to give it some time. When people give in to the hype, they give it validity. Nahmsayin?

Akisame

oh relax. If the prices go down, so be it. Yes I purchased a copy, but I have no reason to convince people that these prices are justifiable. I don't plan on selling my copy and making profit. I was just stating what I thought. Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. I was just stating that the Kendrick Lamar record was autographed and was available for purchase for over a week, meanwhile this was available for 24 hours, and many people who came across it weren't aware that it was a limited offer. Also, while news media posted about this vinyl, Frank Ocean doesn't have any social media to post about it, so anyone who wasn't following music outlets like Pitchfork or Frank Ocean's subreddit might not have known about it. No need to get so defensive.

Cogelv

friggiesmalls that's possible, but the autographed Untitled Unmastered sold WAY more than intended. It was originally supposed to sell like 3000 copies or something like that, but it sold out in a day but the company kept taking orders for over a week after. There's probably over 10,000 copies of signed UU... this was in a 24 hour time frame so I'd say there's probably only a couple thousand sold (especially since a lot of people didn't realize it was only for sale for a limited time) Dude, it's so obvious that you're trying to convince people these prices are realistic because you have a copy of it. The Frank Ocean black friday sale was covered by pretty much all of the music press, blogs and magazines, as well as a bunch of major news sites. Compared to this the Kendrick Lamar release had next to no exposure. Not to mention this already is one of the hottest albums of the year, and people have been waiting for it for months. The Kendrick Untitled release was largely perceived as "B-side material" by the mainstream fans. It's wishful thinking on your part to assume there's only a couple of thousand copies. Expect 6-7 at the very least. And with that in mind the prices should be about half of what they are now in no time.

Jeronashe

How do 12 people have this in hand already? Thought the release was pushed back to January.

Ranterl

when i purchased it said shipping Dec. 19th sooooo .

Stoneshaper

The listing on his site said it was shipping in January, not December.

Uleran

They ship dec. 19 and its all pre-orders. though im hoping they do another pressing

Kelerius

they don't, they're pre-sales. Once the record is shipped to them in January, they'll ship it out i think

Rarranere

How do we know Boys Don't Cry comes with this?

Arabella V.

Hm, it was written here yesterday that it was accompanied by Boys Don't Cry. It's since been removed. Just a misunderstanding then :)

Gandree

As far as I know it doesn't come with Boys Don't Cry - he had copies of it for sale separately. What would make you think it came with it?

Cheber

What the people who commented don't realize: this was a Black Friday edition. If another pressing is released, it will most likely have the normal white, color album art. It only sold for 24 hours on his website. There's no point of making a Black Friday edition if isn't a "short run" pressing. Do I think this will be the only official vinyl pressing? No. But it's a limited-release special edition. They will probably appear in a few stores now and then after they're shipped, but once they're gone they'll be gone for good. They will probably sell another official pressing in a month or two, but the cover will probably be the normal album art colors.

Damand

Oh, I absolute did realize that. I simply just noted that it was a pre order where everyone who wanted a copy was able to order one, and that you should expect there to be thousands of copies available. Given the big fan base of Frank Ocean and the coverage of both this record and the black friday sale, I wouldn't be surprised if this run ends up being much bigger than the second pressing. The prices don't reflect what the actual value of these records will be once released.

Gamba

Exactly. I completely agree! That's why there's the specific BF (Black Friday) sticker on the records

Iriar

Hope ppl are too smart to fall for this or read this first. Don't buy from any of these assholes. This won't a short run pressing, will be plenty of copies to go around.

Faehn

i am two years in the future and i am laughing at you

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