On August 20th, one day after Endless was released, Frank Ocean released Blonde, a 17-track album Def Jam knew nothing about, under his own independent label, "Boys Don't Cry." Frank reportedly received a $20 million dollar payout to exclusively release Blonde through Apple Music, making $1 million in the first week alone – much more than he would have made under contract at Def Jam. Ocean also payed back his $2 million dollar advance prior to the release, in order to retain control of any future recordings. Ocean sold limited quantities of the album as part of an exclusive Black Friday sale in 2016. 2 Record Gatefold Packaging 12 x 36 Lyrics foldout 12 x 24 Foldout poster. Blonde has been a notoriously difficult record to obtain on vinyl. On August 19th, 2016, Frank Ocean finally released his visual project Endless, exclusively on Apple Music, fulfilling the contractual obligation under his Def Jam contract. Frank Ocean Blonde 2LP Vinyl Official Reissue. Wanting to stay out of the public eye, fans were left with cryptic clues and relied on leaked updates, building hype and anticipation for Frank's follow up album. Frank Ocean Blonde Official Double vinyl, Reissued Frank Ocean Format: Vinyl 4.6 30 ratings 17999 See all formats and editions Vinyl 179.99 51 New from 164. Ocean flew out the industry's top instrumentalists, producers, and collaborators, running over the $2 million dollar advance Def Jam provided in order to complete the album. It was released digitally on Augwith a CDr edition simultaneously issued with Boys Don't Cry (Issue 1 / Album 3), a free 360-page magazine curated by Ocean and released for free for one day only at four 'pop-up' locations in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and London. A multi-year journey that began in 2013, Blonde was recorded internationally, in Abbey Road Studios in London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. Blond is the second studio album by Frank Ocean.
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