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Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

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Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant  

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  1. 1. What are your favourite tracks from Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant?

    • Kill Kill
      106
    • Queen of the Gas Station
      82
    • Oh Say Can You See
      65
    • Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)
      61
    • For K Part 2
      91
    • Jump
      64
    • Mermaid Motel
      99
    • Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)
      86
    • Pawn Shop Blues
      117
    • Brite Lites
      43
    • Put Me in a Movie (Little Girls)
      83
    • Smarty
      72
    • Yayo
      115

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sparklrtrailrheaven    8,344

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I've been pondering something...

 

Despite a lack of information surrounding the "No Kung Fu" EP, it's been said that it was a "demo tape" of sorts, that ended up catching the attention of David Kahne, yes? So, if this is true, this would obviously mean that the No Kung Fu tracks are *not* Kahne productions. So, it could be speculated that the producer of No Kung Fu could be Steven Mertens, as he was a producer working with Lana at the time, and produced an early version of the album that became AKA-- we know that the No Kung Fu tracks are likely not from his finished version of the album, however, since there are snippets of a Mertens-produced "Brite Lites" floating around. 

 

The wrench in this theory is this: "Ruby", the demo of "Put Me in a Movie" featured on NKF (which is also notably more produced/polished than the other NKF tracks), also appears on a CD burned by Lana c. 2008, after she'd begun working with David Kahne. So, this brings to mind several theories:

 

1. No Kung Fu was not a "demo tape", and was produced with David Kahne after Mertens' AKA was scrapped. 

2. "Ruby" was a holdover from the Mertens sessions, and Lana (being Lana), still enjoyed it, including it on a CD with Kahne-produced tracks.

3. No Kung Fu is a fanmade EP, with mostly Mertens tracks and one Kahne track slipped in, from a different session.

4. No Kung Fu is Mertens production, and "Ruby" is noticeably more produced because it comes from his finished version of the album. 

 

It would help to know what we know about NKF... When did it leak? Who leaked it? What information was with it when it leaked? Do we have any definite, concrete info on it?

 

So many questions :really: I'd love to hear any insight/ideas y'all have on this! 

 

Leave it to Lana to leave her past "stranger than a stranger" for us to decipher  :hooker:

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DeadAgainst    1,514

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It would help to know what we know about NKF... When did it leak? Who leaked it? What information was with it when it leaked? Do we have any definite, concrete info on it?

 

Reminder:

 

This is what the original uploader (who has only ever uploaded one torrent, despite being on the site since 2005) says of the NKF demos on Dimeadozen.org

 

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Sitar    22,172

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Reminder:

 

David Kahne haself?

 

I always felt like they were early productions of his because (I believe, on @@Monicker's authority) the beginning of Brite Lites samples the demo. Which would make the Mertens "final" earlier? Idk its kinda confusing. He could just as easily sample/recreate the "1-2-3" having received this demo CD.

 

Then again, they might just be a band-less session with Steven Mertens because a few of the NKF demos were posted on her MySpace before known Mertens songs Trash Magic (as Miss America) and Wayamaya (as W)--but after Disco session songs had been posted, and who knows his involvement in those...

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sparklrtrailrheaven    8,344

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David Kahne haself?

 

I always felt like they were early productions of his because (I believe, on @@Monicker's authority) the beginning of Brite Lites samples the demo. Which would make the Mertens "final" earlier? Idk its kinda confusing. He could just as easily sample/recreate the "1-2-3" having received this demo CD.

 

Then again, they might just be a band-less session with Steven Mertens because a few of the NKF demos were posted on her MySpace before known Mertens songs Trash Magic (as Miss America) and Wayamaya (as W)--but after Disco session songs had been posted, and who knows his involvement in those...

 

The timelines are so strange. I've always wondered if it would help to organize a timeline of known Lizzy/Lana dates and try to organize some tracks/photos/live dates/etc. where it's possible. Has anyone tried that? It's a heavy undertaking, but there's so much of her past that is cloudy. 

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TheBoss    13,239

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Does anyone remember when did the last mastering of AKA finished? I think Eclipse shared them somewhere but I don't remember where.

 

Could it be that "No Kung Fu" was a early title for AKA? The demo CD said NKF "Demos" (back in 2007), plus I also think that doesn't mean that this are the only "NKF era", there could be more demos out from this NKF project out there since Lisandro leaked the Mermaid Motel labeled as part of NKF, I asked him and he replied "That yes MM demo is part of NKF and probably there are more demos".

 

Also does anyone even thinks that out of the AKA demos we already have, there's probably a lot Mertens's AKA? I've never heard that we know who are the producers of the AKA demos.

 

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HEARTCORE    18,833

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Does anyone remember when did the last mastering of AKA finished? I think Eclipse shared them somewhere but I don't remember where.

 

Could it be that "No Kung Fu" was a early title for AKA? The demo CD said NKF "Demos" (back in 2007), plus I also think that doesn't mean that this are the only "NKF era", there could be more demos out from this NKF project out there since Lisandro leaked the Mermaid Motel labeled as part of NKF, I asked him and he replied "That yes MM demo is part of NKF and probably there are more demos".

 

Also does anyone even thinks that out of the AKA demos we already have, there's probably a lot Mertens's AKA? I've never heard that we know who are the producers of the AKA demos.

 

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We don't have any of Mertens, MM could be his but its unconfirmed. The rest are not

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Elle    113,874

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A fan for her (bootleg) AKA Lizzy Grant vinyl signed! I’ve never seen one signed before.

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