Overview
- Channel Orange is now available on vinyl via Frank Ocean’s Blonded web store for $69 with fulfillment estimated at four to six weeks.
- This marks the debut album’s first official vinyl release, arriving 13 years after its 2012 debut.
- The original orange artwork has been replaced by a 12-photo grid of Ocean in his signature bandana due to rights considerations.
- Legal constraints tied to the Def Jam era prompted the new cover design following Ocean’s reacquisition of his masters.
- The vinyl launch coincides with Ocean’s expanding creative ventures, including the recent revival of his Homer jewelry brand.