Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2LP, Deluxe Edition)

After issuing a muddled and disappointingly received debut in 2010, Lana Del Rey figured out her "thing" two years later on Born To Die and very quickly rode that thing to international fame and acclaim.

Seven successful albums have followed, but Born To Die -- wherein we were introduced to Del Rey's dead-eyed socialite persona and drowsy, synth-drenched cinematic sound -- tends to be the one everyone goes back to. Which is unsurprising, given the sheer number of monster singles collected on this baby: "Video Games," "Blue Jeans," "Summertime Sadness," "National Anthem," "Dark Paradise" and, of course, "Born To Die." Not a bad first foot forward, really. Indeed, in 2023 Born To Die became the second album ever by a female artist to spend more than 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, proving its appeal hasn't diminished all that much over time.

The "deluxe" reissue of Born To Die adds three bonus tracks -- "Without You," "Lolita" and "Lucky Ones" --to the original album and spreads the whole thing across two luxurious LPs' worth of 180g vinyl.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Born To Die
2. Off To The Races
3. Blue Jeans
4. Video Games
5. Diet Mountain Dew
6. National Anthem
7. Dark Paradise
8. Radio
9. Carmen
10. Million Dollar Man
11. Summertime Sadness
12. This Is What Makes Us Girls

13. Without You

14. Lolita

15. Lucky Ones