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It's An Actuality: Light in the Attic Uncovers Treasure Trove of Lee Hazlewood Demos

July 10, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

BUY NOW FROM LIGHT IN THE ATTIC

Light in the Attic is continuing its expansive archival series dedicated to the music of maverick Lee Hazlewood with a new collection of previously unreleased demos on CD and LP.  400 Miles from L.A. 1955-56 takes listeners back to Hazlewood's early days in Phoenix, Arizona, sharpening his skills as a songwriter, producer, and artist.  The set is due on September 13.

Lost for over 60 years, the 24 recordings on 400 Miles from L.A. date from the period in which Hazlewood shuttled back and forth from Phoenix (where he worked as a disk jockey) to Los Angeles in the hopes of selling a hit record.  Among the demos heard here are a clutch of songs that constitute an early draft of Hazlewood's 1963 conceptual masterwork Trouble Is a Lonesome Town (reissued and expanded by LITA back in 2013) as well as never-before-released compositions and tracks later reworked by the artist such as "The Old Man and His Guitar."  The package is adorned with a replica label for Viv Records, the label found by Hazlewood in Arizona.

The 2-LP set has been pressed at RTI and is housed in a Stoughton tip-on jacket.  Both the CD and LP packages have been mastered from the original Viv Records analog tapes, and contain new liner notes by Hazlewood historian Hunter Lea including an interview with Arizona music scholar John Dixon. The Light In The Attic Online Exclusive Bundle (available only at LightInTheAttic.net) has the LP pressed on colored vinyl plus a set Hazlewood collectibles created especially for this release: a travel journal, 18"x 24" silkscreen print, a shot glass, and a groovy set of "Labels of Lee" drink coasters, all crafted in cooperation with the Hazlewood estate.

Amazon links aren't yet available, but we will add as soon as they go live.  In the meantime, pre-orders are open directly from Light in the Attic, and you can peruse the track listing below!  400 Miles from L.A. 1955-56 is due on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms on September 13.

Lee Hazlewood, 400 Miles from L.A. 1955-56 (Light in the Attic, 2019) (Amazon Links TBD)

  1. Cross Country Bus
  2. The Woman I Love
  3. Five Thousand and One
  4. Lonesome Day
  5. A Lady Called Blues
  6. Five More Miles to Folsom
  7. Fort Worth
  8. The Old Man and His Guitar
  9. Peculiar Guy
  10. Long Black Train
  11. I Guess It's Love
  12. It's An Actuality
  13. Buying On Time
  14. The Country Bus Tune
  15. Long Black Train
  16. Run Boy Run
  17. Big Joe Slade
  18. Son of a Gun
  19. Georgia Chain Gang
  20. Look At That Woman
  21. Peculiar Guy
  22. The Railroad Song
  23. Six Feet of Chain
  24. Trouble Is A Lonesome Town

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Lee Hazlewood

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Robert Lett says

    July 10, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Looks great. Ordered.

    Reply
    • Chris says

      July 10, 2019 at 8:40 pm

      Wowee- a must have!

      Reply

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