Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence -japan Edition- -itu... Site

If you bought Ultraviolence on the Japanese iTunes Store in 2014, you weren't just getting extra songs; you were getting a different master of the original 11 tracks.

The Japanese market has long demanded exclusive content to offset the higher cost of imported physical CDs. For Ultraviolence , the Japan Edition (and its corresponding iTunes digital listing) included three critical bonus tracks: “Is This Happiness,” and “Guns and Roses.” Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence -Japan Edition- -iTu...

While “Flipside” appeared on the Target exclusive in the US, the Japan Edition cemented its legacy. Sung partially in Spanish ( “Tus ojos, tristes, tristes” ), it is the only track on the record that looks toward hope, however fractured. “I put the radio on / Flipside of my favorite song” – it’s the act of turning over a vinyl single, searching for the B-side salvation. In the context of the iTunes digital purchase (where there is no physical “flipside”), the song becomes meta-commentary on digital consumption. If you bought Ultraviolence on the Japanese iTunes

This is not a pop album in the traditional sense. It is a "mood." It is long (over an hour), meandering, and demands your full attention. Sung partially in Spanish ( “Tus ojos, tristes,

Ultraviolence was a collaboration with , and nowhere is that more evident than on the Japan Edition. The extra tracks lean further into the "West Coast psychedelic" sound.