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Frank Ocean – Blond

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Label:XL Recordings – 862160000302
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

A1Nikes
Arranged By – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho*, Om'mas Keith
Drum Programming – Malay Ho*, Om'mas Keith
Mellotron – Malay
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Frank Ocean
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Amber Coffman
Written-By – C. Breaux*
5:14
A2Ivy
Arranged By – Rostam Batmanglij
Bass – Ben Reed (2)
Guitar – Fish
Written-By – C. Breaux*, M. Ho*
4:09
A3Pink + White
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Benjamin Wright, Jon Brion
Drum Programming – Pharrell Williams
Keyboards – Pharrell Williams
Recorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller (2)
Violin, Concertmaster – Eric Gorfain
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter*
Written-By – C. Breaux*, P. Williams*
3:04
A4Be Yourself
Written-By – B. Ross*
1:27
B1Solo
Arranged By – Frank Ocean, James Blake
Keyboards – James Blake, Mars 1500*
Producer – Frank Ocean, James Blake
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Frank Ocean
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Jazmine Sullivan
Written-By – C. Breaux*, M. Ho*
4:17
B2Skyline To
Drum Programming – Tyler Okonma
Guitar – Malay Ho*
Synth [Moog Solo], Soloist [Moog Solo] – Christophe Chassol
Written-By – C. Chassol*, C. Breaux*, T. Okonma*
3:05
B3Self Control
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jon Brion
Keyboards – Jon Brion
Programmed By – Frank Ocean
Recorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller (2)
Violin, Concertmaster – Eric Gorfain
Written-By – C. Breaux*
4:10
B4Good Guy
Keyboards – Frank Ocean
Producer – Frank Ocean
Written-By – C. Breaux*
1:07
B5Night.s
Bass – Ben Reed (2)
Drum Programming – Joe Thornalley, Michael Uzowuru
Guitar – Spaceman*, Frank Ocean
Written-By – C. Breaux*, J. Thornalley*, M. Uzowuru*
5:07
C1Solo (Reprise)
Arranged By – James Blake, Jon Brion
Drum Programming – Jon Brion
Keyboards – James Blake, Jon Brion
Written-By – A. Benjamin*, C. Breaux*, J. Blake*
1:19
C2Pretty Sweet
Arranged By – Malay Ho*, Jon Brion, Om'mas Keith
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jon Brion
Bass – Buddy Ross
Drum Programming – Malay, Om'mas Keith
Guitar – Malay
Recorded By [Strings Recorded By] – Eric Caudieux, Greg Keller (2)
Violin, Concertmaster – Eric Gorfain
Written-By – C. Breaux*
2:38
C3Facebook Story
Producer – Frank Ocean
Written-By – B. Ross*, S. Akchote*
1:09
C4Close To You
Drum Programming – Joe Thornalley
Keyboards – Buddy Ross
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Buddy Ross
Vocoder – Francis Starlite
1:26
C5White Ferrari
Drum Programming – Sebastian Akchote
Guitar – Alex Giannascoli
Keyboards – Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, Malay
Programmed By [Sample Programming] – Frank Ocean, Sebastian Akchote
4:09
D1Seigfried
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jonny Greenwood
Guitar – Malay Ho*
Keyboards – Malay Ho*, Rostam Batmanglij
Producer – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho*
Written-By – C. Breaux*, E. Smith*, M. Ho*, R. Batmanglij*
5:35
D2Godspeed
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Sebastian Akchote
Choir – Frank Ocean
Keyboards – James Blake, Malay Ho*, Mars 1500*
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Frank Ocean
Strings – Sebastian Akchote
Vocals [Featured Vocals] – Kim Burrell, Yung Lean
Written-By – C. Breaux*, M. Ho*
2:58
D3.1Futura Free
Arranged By – Malay Ho*, Om'mas Keith
Drum Programming – Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith
Keyboards – Frank Ocean, Malay Ho*
Written-By – A. Gill*, C. Breaux*, D. Allen*, H. Burnham*, J. King*
9:24
D3.2Interviews
Interviewer – Mikey Alfred
Keyboards – Buddy Ross
Written-By – B. Ross*
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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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • 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

Other Versions (5 of 80)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Blond (17×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps)Boys Don't Crynone2016
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Blonde (CDr, CD-ROM, Album, Limited Edition, MP3, 320 kbps)Boys Don't CrynoneUS2016
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Blond (CDr, Album, Special Edition, Unofficial Release)Not On Label (Frank Ocean)FOBC-19162016
New Submission
Blond (2×LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release, White)Not On Label (Frank Ocean)B01KRKL6R8Europe2016
New Submission
Blond (CD, Album)Boys Don't Cry, XL Recordings862160000302US2016

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  • Waterboyo's avatar
    Waterboyo
    2 years since I snagged my copy of this... sadly there was a slight value drop for the repress but still my golden item... even just having it, looking at it and knowing the history of the drop, that end of summer 2016. Truly unbelievable record that lives up to the IMMENSE hype. It's on every RYM/Hipster top 10 for a reason (that is an endearing delegation, mind you). My copy definitely isn't the best, a pretty rough corner ding, bad upper seam split, Shipped from a seller I didn't 100% trust AND international. All of this aside I love this copy for what it is. I didn't even play it for over a year... waited for a special occasion. Even contemplated selling it multiple times throughout that time. Until one day it just felt right to do it (listen to it, I mean!). Caught myself in a crossroads of life paths and that moment felt deserved to truly indulge in this record. It was pretty great. Almost like I heard it for the first time, during a hurricane Irma evacuation and blackout in Fall 2017. What an appreciative artistic statement I can still say it is to me.
    • friggiesmalls's avatar
      friggiesmalls
      Is Discogs going to do anything about the obvious bootlegs people are trying to sell for under $100…
      • ricky_bettini's avatar
        ricky_bettini
        Shout out all the scammers trying to capitalize off the single copy at Coachella rn lol
        • DifferentKindaHigh's avatar
          DifferentKindaHigh
          Edited 9 months ago
          Poor souls still getting scammed . Hint: check their profile and if all the reviews are left within 10 minutes of each other; or are from new profiles; or are listed way below the market average; or the user won’t sent current dated pictures; something might be fishy.

          If you don’t read these warnings then hopefully you’re lucky enough to get a refund!

          Edit: I will continually purchase and leave negative feedback scammer, so please go out and get a real job lmaoooooo
          • doms_discs_'s avatar
            doms_discs_
            discogs gotta do something to stop these scammers, this app is so horrible
            • postpills's avatar
              postpills
              Jesus, the value of this pressing is dropping pretty drastically. RIP our collection values
              • Graveyards's avatar
                Graveyards
                More went up maybe 10-15 minutes ago? They’re sold out again as of 12:51 P.M PST.
                • mowka's avatar
                  mowka
                  It's still available, just ordered. Check from blonded.co make yourself a christmas present
                  • lukaswww's avatar
                    lukaswww
                    The official repress just sold out in 1 hour.. Reddit says initial stock was somewhere around 10k
                    • andrewvmickunas's avatar
                      andrewvmickunas
                      Just bought the repress! Now we just need Channel Orange.

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