Album artwork for 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56 by Lee Hazlewood

Phoenix, Arizona 1955…a twenty-five year old disc jockey and fledgling songwriter, Lee Hazlewood, is trying to break into the music industry. He takes Greyhound bus trips to Los Angeles to pitch songs, only to be rejected each time. Undeterred, Lee starts a record label called Viv Records. Running the label out of his house, Lee finds the artists, writes the songs, produces the sessions, arranges the pressings of the records and handles distribution. Recently discovered tapes in the Viv Records archive yielded an unbelievable find, the earliest known recordings of Hazlewood singing his songs…Lee’s first demo! The mysterious and bountiful tapes featured Lee singing early unheard compositions and a complete first draft of his Trouble Is A Lonesome Town song cycle that would become his first official solo album in 1963.

Light in the Attic Records is proud to continue it’s Lee Hazlewood archival series with 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56, a collection of previously unknown intimate recordings, never intended for release. Lee sings, plays guitar and even presses the record button on the tape machine. These are rural sketches and small town dreams, captured in an innocent time before the path ahead was clear. These songs rewrite Lee’s recorded history, adding a new first chapter to his saga. For Hazlewood addicts, hearing these early tracks and the embryonic version of Trouble Is A Lonesome Town is akin to finding an early draft of the Old Testament.

LPx2 - Double Black Vinyl.

CD - Standard CD.

LPx2+ - Deluxe Bundle (Color Set) includes a treasure trove of Hazlewood rarities created especially for this release: 2x Gold LP, a travel journal, 18×24 silkscreen print, shot glass, and a set of ‘Labels of Lee’ drink coasters, all approved by the Hazlewood estate. Limited to 500 units.

Lee Hazlewood

400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56

Light In The Attic
Album artwork for 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56 by Lee Hazlewood
CD

$17.99

Released 09/13/2019Catalog Number

LITA176CD

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Lee Hazlewood

400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56

Light In The Attic
Album artwork for 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56 by Lee Hazlewood
CD

$17.99

Released 09/13/2019Catalog Number

LITA176CD

Learn more

Phoenix, Arizona 1955…a twenty-five year old disc jockey and fledgling songwriter, Lee Hazlewood, is trying to break into the music industry. He takes Greyhound bus trips to Los Angeles to pitch songs, only to be rejected each time. Undeterred, Lee starts a record label called Viv Records. Running the label out of his house, Lee finds the artists, writes the songs, produces the sessions, arranges the pressings of the records and handles distribution. Recently discovered tapes in the Viv Records archive yielded an unbelievable find, the earliest known recordings of Hazlewood singing his songs…Lee’s first demo! The mysterious and bountiful tapes featured Lee singing early unheard compositions and a complete first draft of his Trouble Is A Lonesome Town song cycle that would become his first official solo album in 1963.

Light in the Attic Records is proud to continue it’s Lee Hazlewood archival series with 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56, a collection of previously unknown intimate recordings, never intended for release. Lee sings, plays guitar and even presses the record button on the tape machine. These are rural sketches and small town dreams, captured in an innocent time before the path ahead was clear. These songs rewrite Lee’s recorded history, adding a new first chapter to his saga. For Hazlewood addicts, hearing these early tracks and the embryonic version of Trouble Is A Lonesome Town is akin to finding an early draft of the Old Testament.

LPx2 - Double Black Vinyl.

CD - Standard CD.

LPx2+ - Deluxe Bundle (Color Set) includes a treasure trove of Hazlewood rarities created especially for this release: 2x Gold LP, a travel journal, 18×24 silkscreen print, shot glass, and a set of ‘Labels of Lee’ drink coasters, all approved by the Hazlewood estate. Limited to 500 units.