Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Finally Released On Vinyl

After twelve long years, Frank Ocean’s beloved debut album, Channel Orange, is finally coming to vinyl.

Since its release, fans have resorted to buying unofficial and bootleg releases of the album, as no vinyl release has surfaced—until now.

Channel Orange is now available to purchase on vinyl from Ocean’s ‘Blonded’ online store. The album has been released as a gatefold 2xLP edition and features alternative cover art. Fans can buy the vinyl for $69 plus shipping and wait another four to six weeks “for fulfilment.”

As Stereogum notes, however, the vinyl release won’t include White, a track featuring renowned guitarist and singer John Mayer.

You can pre-order your copy here.

Frank Ocean dropped Channel Orange as a digital download and on CD in 2012. It features the hit singles Super Rich Kids, Pyramids, and Bad Religion.

In 2019, NME reported that Ocean participated in an interview with musicians such as Nile Rodgers, JPEGMAFIA, and Rosalía, among others, where he was asked when Channel Orange would be released on vinyl. Ocean replied that it would come out “ASAP.”

Following the release of Channel Orange, Ocean returned with the independently released record Blonde (and its accompanying visual album, Endless), with Endless fulfilling contract obligations with his former label, Def Jam.

Since 2017, he’s released just a couple of new singles, including DHL and In My Room. In 2023, he shared the tracks Cayendo and Dear April, which were previously vinyl exclusives, on streaming services.

Also in 2023, Ocean unveiled a book of his photography, which arrived after his controversial headlining set during the first weekend of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival.

Hours before he was set to take the stage, it was announced that Ocean’s performance wouldn’t be live-streamed on YouTube, nor would fans be able to purchase merchandise relating to the singer.

Ocean then hit the stage over an hour late without issuing an apology. He launched into tracks such as Novocaine, Come On World, You Can’t Go!, Crack Rock, Bad Religion, and White Ferrari, while fans noted his disinterested behaviour on stage. Some fans said that he performed from behind a screen for some of the set.

Then, at 12:20 am, Ocean told punters that he’d hit the festival’s curfew limit, and he would need to end his set, despite Coachella’s curfew time being 1 am. Ocean then pulled out of Coachella weekend two and was replaced by blink-182.

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— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 27, 2025