Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life [2 LP, 180g Vinyl, Gatefold]

Lust for Life is the fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album by Lana Del Rey, featuring guest appearances from The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Stevie Nicks, Sean Lennon, and Playboi Carti. This 180-gram black vinyl pressing in a gatefold jacket captures Del Rey's most politically engaged and optimistic work to date. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 107,000 album-equivalent units, marking Del Rey's second number one on the chart. The album was nominated for a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and named one of Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2017. Del Rey metabolized the surrounding chaos of the 2016 election into a work both engaged and transportive, creating her most present and integrated album.

The 16-track album includes highlights like "Lust for Life" featuring The Weeknd, the cinematic "Cherry," the trap-inspired "Summer Bummer" with A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti, "Groupie Love," and the radiant lead single "Love". Other standout moments include "13 Beaches," the Stevie Nicks collaboration "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems," and the Sean Lennon duet "Tomorrow Never Came." Del Rey incorporates a lot of trap-inspired rhythms to the songs, which, alongside cinematic, dark soundscapes, work wonders for her expressive, soothing vocals. Del Rey retains a delicate balance throughout the lengthy album, never quite succumbing to either despair or ecstasy but rather finding a place where there's no separation between the two emotions.

The 180g black vinyl in a gatefold jacket delivers the album's sepia-toned orchestral backings and trap rhythms with warmth and clarity. The pressing and mastering is great, with impressive sound and no noise at all. The packaging is thick, high quality and beautiful to look at. The discs are heavy and flat. The instrumentals are deep and rich sounding, much more dynamic than they sound on streaming services. This double vinyl edition transforms Del Rey's most ebullient album into a premium listening experience.

• Format: 2LP 180g Black Vinyl
• Standout tracks: "Love," "Lust for Life," "Cherry"
• Pressing details: Gatefold jacket
• Genre/style: Dream Pop, Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Alternative
• UPC: 602557589962

This 180-gram pressing delivers Del Rey's most politically aware and sonically adventurous album with exceptional fidelity, capturing both the darkness and light that define her fifth studio statement.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Love
2. Lust For Life
3. 13 Beaches
4. Cherry
5. White Mustang

Side B:

1. Summer Bummer
2. Groupie Love
3. In My Feelings
4. Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind

Side C:

1. God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It
2. When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing
3. Beautiful People Beautiful Problems
4. Tomorrow Never Came

Side D:

1. Heroin
2. Change
3. Get Free