Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant

Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant is an independent album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released through the independent record label 5 Points Records in 2010 when the singer was known by her real name, Lizzy Grant. The album was eventually pulled from online retailers soon after it was released because, according to Del Rey, the label was unable to fund it. Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album, whose title uses an alternate spelling of the singer's stage name, "Del Rey" being spelled "Del Ray" instead. The album was produced by major music producer David Kahne, who recorded the album with Del Rey over a period of three months. Prior to the release of the album, Del Rey released an EP titled Kill Kill to iTunes in October 2008, which featured the tracks "Kill Kill", "Gramma", and "Yayo". Del Rey stated that Kahne "is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop." Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn. According to David Kahne, who produced Grant and Label owner David Nichtern, Grant bought the rights back from her label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation. In an interview with David Nichtern he stated "Her and her new manager came in and said 'We want to get this off the market. We’re going for a completely new deal. We’ll buy you out of the deal.' So we made a separation agreement - confirmation of rumors that the action was part of a calculated strategy."" In January 2012, upon the release of her major-label album, Born to Die, Del Rey stated to the BBC that she recently bought back the rights of the album and is planning on re-releasing it in the Summer of 2012. In May 2012, she announced that the album would not be re-released the following the Summer.