For sale is LANA DEL REY  "ULTRAVIOLENCE" 2 record vinyl LP. Brand new sealed in plastic. Only available in the USA. Exclusive for Urban Outfitters with alternate cover.


Lana Del Rey's third studio album, Ultraviolence, is full of heartbreak and beauty. Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, it features 11 stripped-down tracks with a dark, cinematic edge, including the hypnotic single "West Coast". This UO-exclusive version features translucent blue + opaque lavender vinyl and only-at-UO album cover art. 2014, Interscope.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Cruel World
2. Ultraviolence
3. Shades Of Cool
4. Brooklyn Baby
5. West Coast
6. Sad Girl
7. Pretty When You Cry
8. Money Power Glory
9. ****** My Way Up To The Top
10. Old Money
11. The Other Woman



Biography:

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1986),known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American . Del Rey started songwriting at the age of 18 and signed her first recording contract with 5 Points Records in 2007releasing her first digital album in January 2010. Del Rey bought herself out of the contract with 5 Points Records in April 2010. She signed a joint contract with , , and Stranger Records in July 2011.

Del Rey released her second studio album and major-label debut in January 2012. It debuted at number two on the U.S. , and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012. A remix of its fifth single "", produced by , became her highest-charting track on the U.S. after peaking at number six in the country. Del Rey released her third that November; three of its tracks were featured in her , which was premiered in December. Her third studio album was released in June 2014.

Del Rey's music has been noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture, particularly that of the and . The singer has described herself as a "self-styled gangsta ". Musically, she draws influence from what she deems to be the masters of each genre as well as from and .

Career beginnings and Sirens

After returning to New York at age 18, Del Rey began studying metaphysics at Fordham College. It was around this time when she quit drinking due to an incident where she lost her parents car, however, without drinking, she felt "out of sync" with campus life.She began making social connections to other musicians who encouraged her to experiment with music. After learning six chords on guitar from her uncle, she began writing music. On learning guitar, she said "I realized I could probably write a million songs with those six chords". The result of her writing was the production of her first album, . The acoustic album, written entirely by Del Rey under the stage name "May Jailer", was the beginning roots of her musical life and showcased a more fragile and peaceful take on her voice and sound.

She began playing songs in various underground clubs in New York in 2005, and continued writing and performing for the next few years. Her stage name changed many times through this period, beginning with "May Jailer", evolving into "", shortly becoming "Sparkle Jump Rope Queen", and eventually becoming Lizzy Grant. She graduted from Fordham College with a BA in philosophy. Halfway through college, Del Rey recieved a $10,000 record contract, with the money she rented a $400 a month trailer in New Jersey and began her music career.

Lizzy Grant era

Soon, after recording a demo EP, , Del Rey began work on her first studio album. She sent the EP to various producers, asking them to become producers for her first album, and after listening to her tracks, agreed to produce the entirety of the album. The two began recording in 2008 and recorded every day for three months. Her first EP was released after they begun their sessions, , which included three tracks - "", "", and "". The three songs off the EP would later be included in her debut LP, . The album was released by on January 5, 2010, to iTunes and Amazon. Shortly after this, it was removed and Del Rey bought the rights to the album back from her label after deciding to proceed with a different musical aim. The album was removed from all circulation, but a re-recording of the song Yayo appeared later on .

Born to Die era

Later in 2010, Del Rey began work on her major-label debut album . She and began working with each other at this time. She dyed her naturally blonde hair auburn in 2010, and began releasing self-made videos featuring noir cinema clips interlaced with her own videos, made on her Apple computer, in mid-2010. She posted to her Youtube channel on August 19, 2011. The song and video immediately began to garner attention from music critics, who hailed the fragility of her voice and the songs production, and she was signed to the next month. The song was released as a double A-side along with on October 16, 2011. Soon, Del Rey signed on to and to begin recording of Born to Die for release in early 2012.

Interscope and Polydor introduced Del Rey to various producers, including and . She began recording both older songs and new material for the album, and was released on December 30, 2011, as the second single from the then-untitled album. Del Rey began promotion of the material soon after being signed, and performed in many intimate venues and shows. She made her U.S. television debut on January 14, 2012, alongside Daniel Radcliffe on the comedy show . The performance received polarized reviews, with some calling it the "worst performance in SNL history", while some attributed Lana's stage presence to stage-jitters, due to the fact that it was her first performance on American television.

Despite the mixed reception of the album, it performed well commercially, especially in non-US territories. The record was the 3rd best selling of the year in the UK.

Paradise era

In an interview with RTVE on June 15, 2012, Del Rey announced she has been working on a new album due in November, and that five tracks have already been written, two of them being "" and "" and the other track titled "", which was performed and announced as one of her songs at the BBC Radio1's Hackney Weekend. In an interview with Tim Blackwell for Nova FM in Melbourne, Australia, Del Rey added that her upcoming November release would not be a new album but an EP, which she described as the Paradise Edition of Born to Die. On September 25, 2012, Del Rey released the lead single "" to critical acclaim. The EP was released November 9, 2012 with 8 tracks and one bonus iTunes exclusive track, "".

In June 2013, Del Rey began filming the directed short film , which she called a "farewell" to the Born to Die era. The short film was premiered at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California on December 4, 2013, and released to YouTube and VEVO on the following day. At the premier, Del Rey announced the title of her second full length major label album . The short film received mixed reception.

Ultraviolence era

Del Rey had been working on her Born to Die follow up album since the release of Born to Die, but felt there was no real substance until November 2013 when she sat down with melodies and lyrics she had been working on and wrote the album. Over three weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York, Del Rey recorded the album with . By the end of the session the album was complete. However, shortly after and Del Rey met in a club and decided to work together. A week later Del Rey rerecorded the entire album with Auerbach using a Shure SM-58 microphone and a live band.

In interviews around this time, Del Rey talked about the development of her album, playing tracks, such as "Black Beauty" and describing the album as dark and spiritual. After "" leaked, Del Rey said "I do feel discouraged, yeah. I don't really know what to put on the record. But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens" leaving the fate of the song on the album uncertain. She added, she was working on Ultraviolence "until my record got leaked last week, 'cause my life is like completely invaded. But yeah, I'm writing songs that I really like right now. They're really low-key and stripped back, all sort of West Coast inspired."

On February 20, 2014 Del Rey posted a picture of herself and Auerbach on Twitter with the caption "Me and Dan Auerbach are excited to present you Ultraviolence".

"" was released as the album's lead single on April 14, 2014. It received critical acclaim and performed modestly on the charts, entering the Top 40 in many countries. A music video was released on May 7. "" was announced to be the album's first promotional single and was released on May 26. The music video for the track premiered on June 17. "" was the next promotional single followed "" which was released on June 4 and June 8 respectively. A snippet of a music video for the song "" was released through Del Rey's Instagram on June 16.