Ultraviolence (Deluxe Edition) (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Polydor – B0020991-02, Interscope Records – B0020991-02
Format: CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 
Genre:Rock, Pop 
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Pop

1        Cruel World
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*
Electric Bass – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Kenny Vaughan (2)
Handclaps – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michaels*, Maximilian Weissenfeldt*, Nick Movshon, Seth Kaufman*
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Synthesizer – Leon Michaels*, Seth Kaufman*
6:40
2        Ultraviolence
Backing Vocals – Alfreda McCrary Lee*, Ann McCrary, Regina McCrary
Drum Programming – Collin Dupuis
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*
Electric Bass – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Kenny Vaughan (2), Seth Kaufman*
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Piano – Leon Michaels*
Synthesizer – Leon Michaels*
4:11
3        Shades Of Cool
Drum Programming – Collin Dupuis
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*
Electric Bass – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Kenny Vaughan (2), Russ Pahl
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Omnichord – Seth Kaufman*
5:42
4        Brooklyn Baby
Acoustic Guitar – Kenny Vaughan (2), Russ Pahl
Backing Vocals – Seth Kaufman*
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*, Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Seth Kaufman*
Electric Upright Bass – Nick Movshon
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Percussion – Leon Michaels*, Seth Kaufman*
Tambourine – Leon Michaels*
Tenor Saxophone – Leon Michaels*
5:52
5        West Coast
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*, Nick Movshon
Electric Bass – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach
Shaker – Dan Auerbach
Synthesizer – Dan Auerbach
Twelve-String Guitar – Dan Auerbach
4:17
6        Sad Girl
Acoustic Guitar – Russ Pahl
Drums – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Seth Kaufman*
Mellotron – Kenny Vaughan (2), Leon Michaels*
Synthesizer – Collin Dupuis, Dan Auerbach, Kenny Vaughan (2)
5:18
7        Pretty When You Cry
Drums – Brian Griffin (4)
Guitar – Blake Stranathan
3:54
8        Money Power Glory
Bass Guitar – Greg Kurstin
Drums – Greg Kurstin
Guitar – Greg Kurstin
Keyboards – Greg Kurstin
4:31
9        ****** My Way Up To The Top
Drum Programming – Collin Dupuis
Drums – Maximilian Weissenfeldt*
Electric Bass – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Kenny Vaughan (2), Seth Kaufman*
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Piano – Leon Michaels*
Synthesizer – Leon Michaels*
3:32
10        Old Money
Arranged By – Daniel Heath*
Orchestrated By – Matthew McGaughey
4:31
11        The Other Woman
Drums – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Kenny Vaughan (2)
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Saxophone – Leon Michaels*
Synthesizer – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michaels*
3:02
Bonus Tracks    
12        Black Beauty
Bass Guitar – Tom Herbert
Drums – Leo Taylor
Guitar – Pablo Tato
Mellotron – Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Piano – Ed Harcourt, Rick Nowels
5:15
13        Guns And Roses
Drums – Brian Griffin (4)
Guitar – Blake Stranathan
4:31
14        Florida Kilos
Backing Vocals – Dan Auerbach, Seth Kaufman*
Drum Programming – Collin Dupuis
Drums – Nick Movshon
Electric Guitar – Dan Auerbach, Russ Pahl
Mellotron – Leon Michaels*
Synthesizer – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michaels*
4:16
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lana Del Rey
Copyright © – Lana Del Rey
Licensed To – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Licensed To – Interscope Records
Manufactured By – Universal Music Distribution
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 552638
Pressed By – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico
Co-producer – Blaise Thomas* (tracks: 12)
Engineer – Alex Pasco (tracks: 8), Andy Zisakis (tracks: 10), Collin Dupuis (tracks: 1 to 6, 9, 11, 14), Julian Burg (tracks: 8), Kieron Menzies (tracks: 6, 12), Matt Wiggins (tracks: 12), Milton Guitérrez (tracks: 10), Phil Joly (tracks: 7, 13), Vira Byramji (tracks: 13)
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By – Collin Dupuis (tracks: 2, 14), Dan Auerbach (tracks: 2, 14), Greg Kurstin (tracks: 8), Phil Joly (tracks: 13), Robert Orton (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 12)
Producer – Blake Stranathan (tracks: 7), Dan Auerbach (tracks: 1 to 6, 9, 11, 14), Daniel Heath* (tracks: 10), Greg Kurstin (tracks: 8), Lana Del Rey (tracks: 7, 13), Lee Foster (3) (tracks: 7, 13), Paul Epworth (tracks: 12), Rick Nowels (tracks: 6, 12, 13)
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Barrie O'Neill (tracks: 4), Blake Stranathan (tracks: 1, 7), Dan Auerbach (tracks: 14), Daniel Heath* (tracks: 2, 9, 10), Greg Kurstin (tracks: 8), Jessie Mae Robinson (tracks: 11), Lana Del Rey (tracks: 1 to 10, 12 to 14), Rick Nowels (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 12, 13), Robbie Fitzsimmons (tracks: 10)
Deluxe Edition release with three bonus tracks.
Barcode (Text): 6 02537 86059 3
Barcode (Scanned): 602537860593

Recording information: Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, TN; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; The Bridge, Glendale, LA; The Church Studios, London, UK; The Green Building, Santa Monica, CA. Photographers: Neil Krug; Myan Soffia. The maelstrom of hype surrounding self-modeled Hollywood pop star Lana Del Rey's 2012 breakthrough album, Born to Die, found critics, listeners, and pop culture aficionados divided about her detached, hyper-stylized approach to every aspect of her music and public persona. What managed to get overlooked by many was that Born to Die made such a polarizing impression because it actually offered something that didn't sound like anything else. Del Rey's sultry, overstated orchestral pop recast her as some sort of vaguely imagined chanteuse for a generation raised on Adderall and the Internet, with heavy doses of Twin Peaks atmosphere adding a creepy sheen to intentionally vapid (and undeniably catchy) radio hits. Follow-up album Ultraviolence shifts gears considerably, building a thick, slow-moving atmosphere with its languid songs and opulent arrangements. Gone are the big beats and glossy production that resulted in tracks like "Summertime Sadness." Instead, Ultraviolence begins with the protracted, rolling melancholia of "Cruel World," nearly seven minutes of what feels like a sad, reverb-drenched daydream. The song sets the stage for the rest of the album, which simmers with a haunted, yearning feeling but never boils over. Even the most pop-friendly moments here are steeped in patient, jazz-inflected moodiness, as with the sad-eyed longing of "Shades of Cool" or the unexpected tempo changes that connect the slinky verses of single "West Coast" to their syrupy, swaying choruses. Production from the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach might have something to do with the metered restraint that permeates the album, with songs like "Sad Girl" carrying some of the slow-burning touches of greasy blues-rock Auerbach is known for. A few puzzling moments break up the continuity of the album. The somewhat hooky elements of "Brooklyn Baby" can't quite rise above its disjointed song structure and cringeable lyrics that could be taken either as mockery of the hipster lifestyle or self-parody. "Money Power Glory" steps briefly out of the overall dreamscape of the album, sounding like a tossed-off outtake from the Born to Die sessions. Despite these mild missteps, Ultraviolence thrives for the most part in its density, meant clearly to be absorbed as an entire experience, with even its weaker pieces contributing to a mood that's consumptive, sexy, and as eerie as big-budget pop music gets. Del Rey's loudest detractors criticized her music as a hollow, clich?-ridden product designed by the music industry and lacking the type of substance that makes real pop stars pop. Ultraviolence asserts that as a songwriter, she has complete control of her craft, deciding on songs far less flashy or immediate but still uniquely captivating. As these songs shift her sound into more mature and nuanced places, it becomes clear that every deadpan affectation, lispy lyric, and overblown allusion to desperate living has been a knowing move in the creation of the strange, beguiling character -- and sonic experience -- we know as Lana Del Rey. ~ Fred Thomas

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: POP
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 6/17/2014