▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁an ▁original ▁prom o ▁copy ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁was ▁sold ▁on ▁Discogs ' ▁market place ▁for ▁a ▁then - record ▁of ▁US $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁five ▁copies ▁were ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁s elling ▁for ▁US $ 4 2 , 2 9 8 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁another ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁album ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁Canada — this ▁copy ▁later ▁sold ▁on ▁the ▁Discogs ▁market place ▁for ▁$ 2 7 , 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁release ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Album ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 — ag ain , ▁containing ▁only ▁a ▁track ▁listing ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁catalog ▁number ▁ 4 5 7 9 3 ▁printed ▁onto ▁the ▁disc ▁itself , ▁and ▁a ▁copy right ▁date ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁" When ▁ 2 ▁R ▁in ▁Love ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁on ▁Lov es ex y ). ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁strictly ▁limited ▁edition ▁and ▁was ▁pulled ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁T idal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the