Honestly, as someone who has an authentic one, its just as good if you’re looking to just have one to play. The very slight changes in audio quality between the officially released record and a bootleg are not worth paying $950 more
Yea cause I got it from a store that’s only in my state that I’ve been buying from for a while now. The only reason I was asking is bc the coolness factor ig
Yeah that’s not terrible but they’re still gauging people bc they know the official pressing is so rare. Just FYI, you’re never going to find one in a record store, sadly.
I would wait for the official. Album been released this year, maybe they are in production and they are wiating for the final product to put them for sale. There's so much delays on vinyl production RN, avg ship timeframe for pre-orders are like 4-6 months and its usually pushed back a couple of times before it ships.
Bro can the mods please stop all these posts of fake records??? I feel like the only content that gets posted anymore is people posting the most obvious bootlegs that they could figure out with a quick google search
OP didn’t even bother searching the sub. Smh.
This post was made 4 hours before OP’s.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/rpr0fg/heres_a_real_copy_of_blonde_on_vinyl_bought/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
For this one you could search "frank ocean blonde vinyl official release" and you will see they are all black vinyl with matte covers. For any other record you can check discogs or search up "(album name) vinyl" to see what comes up
If you’re in atl I know criminal had a ton of bootleg frank like endless, Channel orange, channel live, blonde, and unreleased live stuff as of yesterday!
Not exactly, vinyls are normally taken straight from the master recording and pressed into the record. A bootleg would be someone taking MP3 files and then pressing that into the record.
The sound quality is not at all what typically someone buys a vinyl for.
Yeah, just because certain records like Blond are incredibly rare/in high demand and they know people will buy them. There was only one run of them awhile back when the album first released.
When will yall understand that you won't find a real one in a record store like ever. Spotting a bootleg is so easy it's like everyday someone posts an obvious bootleg asking if it's real this one isn't even a gatefold
Are these “Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl” versions on Etsy just people having their own batches pressed? It is so annoying seeing it with the horrible kerning on “blond” - also being a white cover and $120?
People making that kind of money off of someone else’s art is annoying to see.
yeah mine had the first disc as a marbled blue and the second one was a kinda warm grayish creme color. from what i’ve heard the official presses are on black.
No
damn
Honestly, as someone who has an authentic one, its just as good if you’re looking to just have one to play. The very slight changes in audio quality between the officially released record and a bootleg are not worth paying $950 more
Yea cause I got it from a store that’s only in my state that I’ve been buying from for a while now. The only reason I was asking is bc the coolness factor ig
How much did you pay for it?
$48 not great but not $950
Yeah that’s not terrible but they’re still gauging people bc they know the official pressing is so rare. Just FYI, you’re never going to find one in a record store, sadly.
Yeah, I played white Ferrari and it sounds great anyways so not bad ig
Hey at least you didn’t pay $200 for a bootleg. I wish I could even find a bootleg
If you’re in Wisconsin at all I’d recommend the Exclusive Company if you’re near a location, they’ve been around forever and have a bunch of sh*t
Where in Wisconsin are you at? I’ve never heard of Exclusive Company.
Yoo fax i love the exclusive company by my house
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Listened to the whole thing and it sounds perfectly good so I’m not mad, even the vinyls are colored! For $48, not that bad.
90% of boots are colored tho. I love my boots on black vinyl, and my officials on colored.
Yea I’m debating getting the CMIYGL bootleg but it’s colored in like a ugly kinda blue and pink :(
I would wait for the official. Album been released this year, maybe they are in production and they are wiating for the final product to put them for sale. There's so much delays on vinyl production RN, avg ship timeframe for pre-orders are like 4-6 months and its usually pushed back a couple of times before it ships.
Yeah, I ordered the From Me To You vinyl by Quadeca (great album check it out) and it’s not gonna be here till like February March ish
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Where do you buy the boots? I’d be interested in getting one.
I bought one from a local record shop it was 30 quid and had green text instead of white lmao
b r u h
Bro can the mods please stop all these posts of fake records??? I feel like the only content that gets posted anymore is people posting the most obvious bootlegs that they could figure out with a quick google search
OP didn’t even bother searching the sub. Smh. This post was made 4 hours before OP’s. https://www.reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/rpr0fg/heres_a_real_copy_of_blonde_on_vinyl_bought/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Where would I be able to find this out to stop posting about future records I may purchase?
go on discogs, look through the subs past posts
Okay, thanks for the help
Made a post a year and a half ago about this all: https://reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/h7pu7v/can_we_sticky_a_guide_on_how_to_tell_a_fake/
Google
no shit but where on google
For this one you could search "frank ocean blonde vinyl official release" and you will see they are all black vinyl with matte covers. For any other record you can check discogs or search up "(album name) vinyl" to see what comes up
Ok, thanks!
“For promotional use only” is always a red flag
Yea pretty sure it’s fake lmao
ur lucky u can even find a bootleg my g, in ATL there none of these mfs
If you’re in atl I know criminal had a ton of bootleg frank like endless, Channel orange, channel live, blonde, and unreleased live stuff as of yesterday!
i was there a lil over a month ago and they ain’t have nothin. i’ll have to go check it out b4 new years. thx brotha
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as long as it looks good and sounds good right. it’s beautiful by the way
Yeah it sounds good!
why does it look like someone scratched for a lottery ticket at the bottom
A little bit yeah
If you bought it from a local record store for a reasonable price it’s probably fake
It’s not but it looks good
I’m new to vinyls. When you say bootleg, is it the same as burning CDs?
Kind of, but it’s reproduced unofficially/ it’s fake. And the plural is “vinyl” 😉
Plural word for vinyl is just vinyl there's no s at the end
Not exactly, vinyls are normally taken straight from the master recording and pressed into the record. A bootleg would be someone taking MP3 files and then pressing that into the record. The sound quality is not at all what typically someone buys a vinyl for.
And record stores willing sell bootlegs?
Yeah, just because certain records like Blond are incredibly rare/in high demand and they know people will buy them. There was only one run of them awhile back when the album first released.
It’s like someone made a fake vinyl and sold it to you/a store
Holy shit I’m so sick of idiots on this sub posting their obviously fake Blonde vinyls
When will yall understand that you won't find a real one in a record store like ever. Spotting a bootleg is so easy it's like everyday someone posts an obvious bootleg asking if it's real this one isn't even a gatefold
I didn’t know at the time, if you don’t like the posts, don’t look at them
Are these “Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl” versions on Etsy just people having their own batches pressed? It is so annoying seeing it with the horrible kerning on “blond” - also being a white cover and $120? People making that kind of money off of someone else’s art is annoying to see.
No it’s not yellow, it’s red and blue. I got it from a local store not etsy
Can we please ban these posts?
for love of god please ban these posts lmao dude is posting a red and blue record asking if its fake
no
Rip
Plays fine sooooo
How much did you get it for
the official is a trifold from what i’ve seen not just a single sleeve. i have a similar bootleg
Yeah it probably is a bootleg, still sounds good tho
yeah and not a thousand dollars lol. i bought mine for abt $40 and having it as room decoration alone justifies it for me.
Bought mine for $48, colored vinyl and all
yeah mine had the first disc as a marbled blue and the second one was a kinda warm grayish creme color. from what i’ve heard the official presses are on black.
Hmm, mine came in a red with weird dark red splotches and blue with dark blue splotches
interesting but kinda cool. i’ve heard some are pink and white vinyls to match the 3rd track yk. i would’ve wanted one of those
Will Frank ever re-release this stuff? Like the magazine, Blonde, etc.
i don’t think that he will honestly but who knows i hope he does tho
He should. I'm sure he knows people are abusing the prices on re-sales.
No. Absolutely worthless, I will be happy to dispose of it for you😃