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Channel OrangeFrank Ocean
Soul & R&B · 2010s

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean
Released 2012Soul & R&B
ClassicPicked by a lifelong record collector

A widescreen breakthrough of narrative R&B, from the sprawling 'Pyramids' to the tender 'Thinkin Bout You'. Warm, literate and assured. The album that made him a star. Released in 2012, it's an early landmark for Frank Ocean.

On vinyl: A vinyl-revival-era release, so fresh pressings are usually easy to find new.

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