Lee Hazlewood

Light in the Attic premieres a treasure trove of demos from maverick singer-songwriter-producer Lee Hazlewood's early days. 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.  Available on CD, 2-LP, and digital formats as well as an online exclusive bundle with swag a-plenty.  (Amazon Links TBD)