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Style: Soul/Funk

Style: Rock

First ever reissue on vinyl. Freshly re-mastered, this LP sounds better than the CD which was mastered two decades ago. Style: Folk

With his handlebar moustache and booming baritone, Lee Hazlewood was one of the defining stars of the late 0s. Though he's perhaps best known for his work with Nancy Sinatra (including writing mega-hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking"), Hazlewood did stunning work away from that particular glamour queen and found latter day champions in Beck, Sonic Youth, and Jarvis Cocker. Now, for Record Store Day 2012, we are kicking off our excavation of the Lee Hazlewood archives with this anthology, Singles, Nudes & Backsides, collecting the best of Lee's solo songs and duets from his LHI (Lee Hazlewood Industries) imprint. As a true legend of the great American songbook and a rebellious pioneer who left behind a lengthy trail of echo laden pop masterpieces, Lee's influence continues to reverberate today. Between 1968-71, Hazlewood not only released his finest solo work, but produced numerous artists on LHI. From acid-folk and country-rock to pop-psych and soul, LHI issued dozens of long forgotten 45s and LPs. This series will include material from LHI (re-mastered for the first time from the original analog tapes), along with Lee's output for other labels, rarities, unreleased gems, and the films of Torbjörn Axelman. See the sleeve: surrounded by nude girls, each wearing a fake moustache, Hazlewood wears a suit, ever-so-slightly awkwardly playing the role of the 0s playboy. Just like the picture, the songs present a man conflicted; he's the tender-hearted romantic, the broken-hearted loser and the rugged cowboy, all in one. It's there in the western swing of "Califia (Stone Rider)", the loneliness of "The Bed" and the bleak beauty of "If It's Monday Morning." Hazlewood's tremulous voice was made for duets (indeed, he wrote "Some Velvet Morning", one of the greatest of all time); here, Suzi Jane Hokom, Ann-Margret and Nina Lizell play counterpart to his manly tones. In the wonderful liner notes, written by British journalist Wyndham Wallace, the writer describes his friend Hazlewood as "a curmudgeonly, unpredictable sort at the best of times, as impatient with his own talent as he is with other people." The Hazlewood Wallace knew was puzzled by the growing interest in him in the last two decades of his life, which was ended by cancer at age 78. That late flurry of interest saw him perform at the Royal Festival Hall in 1999, his first ever solo performance in the UK. A natural wanderer, Lee lived a big life, fighting in the Korean War, working as a radio DJ in Phoenix, Arizona, setting up Viv Records in the §0s, working as a big-shot LA producer in the 0s, signing Phil Spector to his Trey Records label and prematurely announcing retirement in the wake of the mid-0s British invasion. He didn't: Nancy Sinatra came along, the hits started flowing and he continued producing characterful solo albums into the 0s, which saw his move to Sweden. By 2007, Hazlewood was living in Vegas, and begrudgingly enjoying that flurry of latter-day interest in his work. This landmark compilation promises to create many more converts. +++ Debut release in Light In The Attic's Lee Hazlewood reissue series +++ Cuts from essential albums like Cowboy In Sweden +++ Features duets with Suzi Jane Hokom, Ann-Margret and Nina Lizell +++ Audio re-mastered from original tapes +++ Unreleased song "I Just Learned To Run" +++ In-depth liner notes & unseen photographs +++ 50 random LP copies include a limited LHI Records patch! Style: Pop

Record Label: Light In The A.

"Gorgeously remastered from the original master tapes! LP remains a faithful reproduction of the original album tracks! 180-gram wax housed in a deluxe Stoughton gatefold tip-on jacket! Both CD and LP feature new liner notes by Byron Coley and unseen rare Style: Rock/Pop

Although not as well known as his peers (Roy Harper, John Marytn, and Bert Jansch), the name Michael Chapman is an important one in the linage of English folk rock guitarists and singer/songwriters of the late 60's/early 70's. For those unfamiliar with Ch Style: Rock

Style: Indie Rock

180-gram LP housed in gatefold "tip-on" jacket and includes download card for full album +++ Pacific Northwest isolation mixed with wide-eyed ambition, a strong sense of family and the gift of music proved to be quite the combination for teenage brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. Originally released in 1979, Dreamin' Wild is the sonic vision of the talented Emerson boys, recorded in a family built home studio in rural Washington State. Situated in the unlikely blink-and-you-missed-it town of Fruitland and far removed from the late 1970s punk movement and the larger disco boom, Donnie and Joe tilled their own musical soil, channeling bedroom pop jams, raw funk, and yacht rock. Spurred on their high school's music program, Donnie and Joe received a further push from their lifelong farmer father, who drew up a contract stating that he'd support his sons lofty ambitions with their very own recording studio as long as they focused on original material, sage advice for a man with zero experience in the music business. After taking out a second mortgage to help cover costs, Don Sr. also built his children a 300-capacity concert hall (dubbed Camp Jammin') replete with ticket booth, stage, and fully functioning snack bar. The only problem was that the projected audience never quite materialized, despite a prime time TV profile entitled "The Rock And Roll Farmers" from nearby Spokane, Washington. Even the Emerson brother's school pals were nonplussed at their privately pressed long player; hand distributed to local music stores, but not as far as Seattle, five hours away from their rural home. Somewhat rejected by the muted response, but never surrendering, both Donnie and Joe continued down a musical path and are still active as performers today. This rare slice of bedroom-funk gets the usual Light In The Attic treatment with newly remastered audio, detailed liner notes, and expanded original album art with loads of photos from the Emerson's collection. Be sure to also check out the short documentary Rock and Roll Farmers, premiering on LightInTheAttic.net. First ever CD & LP reissue/ CD and LP include detailed liner notes interviewing the Emersons plus unseen photos "[1]aby' has been a staple on just about every playlist/mixtape I've assembled in the past 3 years. It is nothing short of sublime." - Ariel Pink +++ "This is one of those LPs that helps one understand why people bother to even look for records to begin with. lovely, surprising mix of folk, soul, psych and funk." - Oliver Wang, Soul-Sides