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1. For K, Pt. 2

2. Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)

3. Jump

4. Yayo

5. Put Me in a Movie

6. Oh Say Can You See

7. Pawn Shop Blues

8. Queen of the Gas Station

9. Kill Kill

10. Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)

11. Smarty

12. Brite Lites

13. Mermaid Motel

The Ocean - 3:51 demo, found on a 2007 three-track CD-R burned by Lizzy. This demo, produced by Steven Mertens but sounding nearly identical to David Kahne’s final in the choruses, features an extra second verse (“Fresh from the shore/Blonde hair is wide/The ocean makes me cry”) that explains the track’s working title, along with softer, sparser production during the verses. Despite the inclusion of the “ocean” line, Lizzy still hand-wrote the title as “Kill Kill” on the CD-R.

Unmastered mix - an unmastered draft of the finished album track also circulates, amusingly stylized (probably by Lizzy herself) as **Kill Kill** in the ID3 tags, as well as being credited to “Miss America.” 

Acoustic demo - 3:12 home-recorded demo, featuring Lizzy on guitar and multi-tracked vocals. Features extra lyrics following the lines “Preferably with smoking inside/If you can swing it:” “Maybe with a post office attached to it/With chickens running in and out of it/Saw one like that in New Mexico/Route 66.” These lyrics would also appear in both studio demos of the song. 

Mertens demo - 3:37 demo, leaked under the title “Queen.” Production is similar but far from identical to the album version, and as mentioned previously, the extra lyrics (“Maybe with a post office attached to it…”) are retained.

Kahne demo - 4:34 demo, with extremely similar production to the album version, albeit with the aforementioned extra lyrics, and a considerably extended instrumental outro of about a minute.

O Say Can U See - 4:37 live take, accompanied by members of the Phenomena. This demo stems from a January 14, 2007 session at Studio 356, and was recorded along with takes of unreleased tracks “Disco” and “Let My Hair Down.” Lyrically, the song is the same, although the production is much sparser and the title is stylized as “O Say Can U See.” 

Early mixes - two early mixes of “Gramma” exist, pulled from the archives of David Kahne’s website. Subtitled “Mix 3” and “Mix 5,” they bear only marginal differences to the album version.

Rehab (Mix 1/2/3) - Produced by Paolo de Gregorio, this 3:36 demo was recorded on January 25, 2007. Two marginally different early mixes exist, with the various mixes appearing on Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena’s ReverbNation account (under the title “for k part 2”), and on the self-compiled mixtape The Phenomena of Lizzy Grant, on which two separate mixes are present, stylized as “Rahab” and “Rahab II”.

Studio 356 take - This 4:54 live take was recorded with members of the Phenomena at Studio 356 on February 28, 2007, along with versions of unreleased track “Get Drunk” and “Raise Me Up.” Like many of the other Studio 356 tracks, the sound of this demo is much more rock-inspired than the album version. 

“Bedroom” demo - This 4:32 demo was recorded on August 14, 2007, alongside demos of unreleased tracks “Disco,” “Get Drunk,” and future album track “Raise Me Up,” apparently in the bedroom of one of Lizzy’s friends. It features only Lizzy’s vocals and acoustic guitar accompaniment, which may also be hers. 

No Kung Fu demo - appearing as part of the No Kung Fu demo tape, this 2:54 demo features less complex production than the final, but is lyrically identical. The producer of this version is unknown, but can be assumed to be either Steven Mertens or Arthur Lynn.

Mertens demo - the sole demo of “Mermaid Motel” runs 6:20 and is a Steven Mertens production. Little to none of the sound of this demo was retained for the album version, with a slower tempo, surf guitars, and less tonal shift between the verses and chorus. Additionally, there are numerous lyrical shifts and additions, including ad-libbed backing vocals, the slightly different line “God bless the universe/God bless the ocean/God bless the blue/And God like them mean,” and an excised verse that follows the second chorus: “All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers/I’ve been beautiful for more than a thousand years/All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers/And stare at you, baby/Smile you to tears.” Lastly, the ID3 tags on the leaked file indicate that the demo was part of the No Kung Fu demo tape, and a date of September 6, 2007 was attached, which may indicate a possible recording date. 

Studio 356 takes - three live takes, of various length (all near four minutes), were recorded with members of the Phenomena at Studio 356 on February 28, 2007, alongside takes of “For K, Pt. 2” and unreleased track “Get Drunk.” Lyrically, they are nearly identical to the album version, but have a more rock-inspired sound, like many of the songs from these sessions. 

“Bedroom” demo - Recorded on August 14, 2007 in the bedroom of a friend of Lizzy’s alongside demos of “For K, Pt. 2” and unreleased tracks “Disco” and “Get Drunk,” this 3:22 demo features no significant lyrical changes, but is purely acoustic, with Lizzy on vocals and possibly guitar. 

Early mix - An early mix of the album version, found in the archives of David Kahne’s website and titled “Rayse,” bears marginal differences to the album version. 

Bread and Oranges - This 3:05 demo, thought to be produced by Jonathan Jones (who is also thought to be responsible for unreleased tracks “Fordham Road” and “Money Hunny”), features Lizzy on acoustic guitar and vocals, and was probably recorded in 2006. It appeared alongside the other Jones tracks on Lizzy’s Myspace account around August 2006, and was retitled “Pawn Shop Blues” by the following month, as well as appearing on the self-compiled mixtape The Phenomena of Lizzy Grant. 

Rehearsal - A 3:30 live rehearsal, recorded with The Rich Whores, features a heavily rock-influenced sound, and a similar, distinctive guitar line to the one heard in the July 9, 2007 live recording of “Brite Lites.” 

No Kung Fu demo - Stemming from the original No Kung Fu demo tape leak, this 3:05 demo features Lizzy on vocals and an unknown musician on acoustic guitar, with virtually identical lyrics to the final. 

Mertens demo - This 3:00 demo, produced by Steven Mertens, bears an entirely different, desert-rock influenced sound from the final, club-inspired track. Additional lyrics are present after the first chorus: “They named me Lana Rey Loreen (x3)/From when I was a beauty queen.” 

Acoustic demo - Claimed to be the first recording of the song, this 3:38 demo was probably home-recorded in 2007 and features Lizzy’s multi-tracked vocals, along with her acoustic guitar. An entirely different second verse is present, with the lyrics: “And I will lie, like a child/Smile in your mouth/And you will thank the Lord above/Such a pretty (?).” 

Ruby - Present on the tracklist of the original No Kung Fu demo tape leak, this demo was produced by Steven Mertens, and is lyrically the same as the final, with a significantly similar sound. The track appeared again, this time titled “Ruby,” per Lizzy’s own writing, on a 2007 CD-R, alongside “The Ocean” and “Roller Dirby.” 

Early mix - Labelled with the alternate title “Little Girls,” this early mix of the album version is notable for the inclusion of an entirely unique line in the bridge: “Feels like sugar in me,” repeated twice. This line, though excised from the final track, later appears spliced into the self-recorded concept demo “4th of July.” 

No demos or alternate mixes of “Smarty” are known to exist, which may be due to the fact that it was written in-studio during the recording sessions, rather than having been written prior, as is the case for most of the album.

Rehearsal -  A 2007 live rehearsal, recorded with the Rich Whores and with a duration of 4:38, presents a radically different arrangement of “Yayo,” similar to the “rock” version performed live with the same band. Missing is the “Hello, heaven…” bridge, but the recording is lyrically the same otherwise.

No Kung Fu demo - This 4:19 demo surfaced as part of the original No Kung Fu demo tape leak, and like much of that collection, features Lizzy on vocals, accompanied by acoustic guitar. It’s lyrically similar to the final version, but like the Rich Whores rehearsal, lacks the “Hello, heaven…” bridge. 

Concept demo - This 2007 self-recorded demo runs 5:10, and features Lizzy on multi-tracked vocals and acoustic guitar. Unlike other demos of the song, it includes the “Hello, heaven…” bridge. 

Mertens:

• Pin Up Galore
  • + Roller Dirby (alt. version)
• Trash Magic
  • Three versions
• Wayamaya

All of the above have leaked, no unleaked Mertens titles are known.

Kahne:

• Axl Rose Husband (studio version)
• Ben (studio version)
• Bounce
• Coconut and Key Lime Pie
• C-Note
• High
• Jimmy Gnecco (studio version)
• Lemonade Motorcycle Heaven
• Me & My Boyfriend (studio version)
• Slow Gin Fizz (unleaked version)
• Reflec
• White Pontiac Heaven (studio version)

Of these titles, only Kahne’s version of C-Note (aka Hundred Dollar Bill) has leaked, although some of these titles exist and circulate in other versions. It’s worth noting that at least some of the above Kahne tracks were recorded after AKA sessions had wrapped in 2007, so were likely never considered for the album, but are still significant in their proximity to the album’s recording.

See the Early Shows section for a list of all pre-2010 live performances, plus videos and audio!

A similar homemade music video is rumored to exist for "Smarty," but remains unleaked, along with a video for "Queen of the Gas Station" (of which a snippet has leaked), and additional versions of the "Kill Kill" video. The remaining three album tracks ("Oh Say Can You See," "For K, Pt. 2," and "Raise Me Up") are not rumored to have videos, but more videos from this era have leaked, including videos for "Methamphetamines" and early demos of "Diet Mountain Dew."

^ By @Lana De Los Reyes 

^ By @TheBoss