How to re(download) lion 10.7 when already updated to Mt. Lion 10.8

Is there any way to re(download) 10.7 from App Store after I have installed 10.8?
I do NOT have any (imaged) backup of my system with 10.7 installed (i.e. superduper, or time machine images) and when I attempt to re download it (the 10.7 app) from App Store, it tells me I already have 10.8 installed and am not permitted to install/download it. Moreover, upon attempting to reinstall 10.7 (from 10.6 image back up) iot wasn't present/avaliable in the App Store (later it was discovered to be 'hidden' as an avaliable app - effectively forcing the upgrade to 10.8 - which I NEVER do (update o/s within in the first 4-6 months) Grrr....
I wish to redownload 10.7 simply to have the executable o/s on a flash drive -moreover, since I have purchased the o/s I figure I should be allowed to have access (i.e. locally) to it, right? I have already done so (local exectuable) with 10.8 successfully and now wish to do so with 10.7
So, I suspect I could reinstall 10.6 (snow leopard via clean disc install or timemachine backup) and then go to App store, redownload 10.7 (without executing it) and make the exectuable/bootable USB Flash. Then update back to 10.7 which would allow for the more prudent (and experienced consumer) to wait a bit for the final update to 10.8 (which again, I already have saved locally).
This is a lot of extra work that I prefer not to have to do - Any alternate suggestions/tips is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Nick D.

You will need to ring Apple and get a redemption code for Lion and download it from their link. From there I would be backing up data and aring disk to do a clean install.
Cheers
Pete

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