Is this a sung Lana Del Rey studio album?

This is a spoken-word poetry recording with musical accompaniment, so the poems are read rather than arranged as conventional pop songs.

Does the LP include the printed poetry book?

This listing is for the single vinyl LP. The separately published poetry book is not included with the record.

How many readings are on the vinyl?

There are fourteen readings: six on side A and eight on side B, ending with Bare Feet on Linoleum.

Vinyl Record

Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

Name: Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Brand: Lana Del Rey
SKU: 0602507429805
Price: 35.95 EUR
Availability: InStock

Buy Lana Del Rey — Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass on LP vinyl at Kilmorna, Listowel, Ireland. Polydor / Interscope edition.

LP · 2020 · Polydor / Interscope

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2020 LP on Polydor / Interscope, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Lana Del Rey steps away from conventional song form on Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. Fourteen spoken readings make room for cadence, small details and the useful pause between two sides.

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass places Lana Del Rey's writing at the centre of the listening experience. This spoken-word record pairs her readings with music by Jack Antonoff, letting the rhythm of a sentence carry the drama usually supplied by a song's melody. LA Who Am I to Love You opens a fourteen-piece programme that moves through personal reflection, place and memory. The title piece, SportCruiser and Tessa DiPietro offer different entry points into that quieter world. Listening on vinyl gives the poems a defined sequence and a natural pause between sides. It suits an attentive evening with the words rather than a greatest-hits expectation, and offers another way into the imagery that makes Del Rey's writing recognisable.

This release widens the frame around Del Rey's work by presenting the voice as a reader's voice. The absence of conventional choruses changes how details register: pacing, silence and the shape of an image take on more weight. It is a distinctive companion to her song-based albums.

The stocked edition is the Polydor / Interscope single LP with fourteen readings, divided into six on side A and eight on side B. It is an audio release rather than the printed poetry collection. The music supports spoken delivery throughout, an important distinction for anyone choosing a gift for a Lana Del Rey listener.

Close, conversational spoken delivery with a restrained musical setting; the emphasis is on cadence, atmosphere and the space around the words.

Recommended for: Lana Del Rey fans interested in her writing beyond the songs; Listeners who collect spoken-word and poetry recordings; Readers who enjoy an author's own interpretation of a text; Quiet listening sessions focused on language and atmosphere.