In the absence of official Frank Ocean vinyl albums, bootleg releases continue to pop up online. An unlicensed double-LP edition of Ocean’s channel ORANGE has been floating around for at least nine ...

Kanye West said that The Life of Pablo would never be released on vinyl (or any physical format), but a German label named #tidalforall went ahead and pressed 1,000 copies of the album anyway, and ...

Frank Ocean's critically acclaimed Channel Orange debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 when it came out in July, an achievement Ocean reached without selling a single copy of the album on vinyl. That ...

Discover the best New Year's Eve parties and events in NYC this weekend, including Diana Ross in Times Square and Afrobeats at SOBs. Start 2026 with unforgettable experiences. “When they make these ...

Why did Pantera make sure that this release included a vinyl edition? "I ask, why not," frontman Philip Anselmo says in an exclusive chat with Loudwire. "Being the owner of Housecore Records, I ...

The vinyl industry is on the rise decades after CDs brought about its downfall, and while records can't compete with streaming, music fans of all ages are interested in physical media. As records ...

If you attended the CHIRP Record Fair this past weekend there’s a chance you came across some of the recent rap and R&B bootleg records I wrote a B Side cover story about a handful of months ago—these ...

If you’re a fan of rap or R&B and have a thing for vinyl, chances are you got the gift of wax this holiday season. Did somebody surprise you with an LP copy of, say, Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80, Frank ...

A German company is selling a limited pressing of Beyoncé's self-titled album on its website. But with no information regarding the release available on either Beyoncé's website or active Tumblr and ...

It happened again this month. Amazon.com sent out an e-mail saying it doesn’t know when the vinyl edition of Frank Ocean’s SPIN Essential album channel ORANGE will be ready. But we should be used it ...

The bootleg was originally available for purchase on vinyl-digital.com (the listing has been taken down), but copies are now popping up on eBay for upwards of $60. Although Record Store Day gave the ...