Pictured: Sing, scream, repeat.
Justin Vernon is one bad-ass dude. He grows beards, he pushes people around in the post, and he writes records that everyone loves and wants to buy. That’s a big three for three. This is from an album he did before the glory (but when he was still pushing people around in the post.) Vernon recorded and released this in Eau Claire back before Deyarmond moved to Raleigh.
It’s funny how much this bridges the gap between Deyarmond, both musically and ideologically. There is still the same loneliness, the same isolation that so many people have come to relate with Justin’s current work, but there’s still something folky and earthy about the Hazeltons recording as well. This is Justin stripping down, calling us out, and getting out before anything hits the fan. Oh, and the music is unstoppable too. That helps.
It’s pretty hard to find this recording, but if by magic you find it, immediately pick it up. It’s not only a portrait of the artist as a young man, but a portrait of the rest of us too. Sheesh, who knows what I’m saying anymore. Just listen.
Justin Vernon - Hazelton
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so… have you found this? i’m working my ass off to try to find it. any hints?
Posted 01 Aug 2008 at 9:49 pm ¶We have copies, but I’m not sure about how to get your hands on your own. This was more about getting the information out to the people and letting them go nuts with it.
Posted 04 Aug 2008 at 9:08 pm ¶This record is fantastic. I think this is my favorite track.
Posted 05 Aug 2008 at 12:19 am ¶oh what a predicament.
Posted 11 Aug 2008 at 1:47 am ¶how do i get a copy of this? i’ll pay…
Posted 04 Sep 2008 at 12:03 am ¶short of contacting justin directly.
actually - that’s probably the best way.
this is a great song. good review, too.
thanks for sharing it.
peace!
justin made 100 copies of this record back in raleigh in long paper sleeves with various nature photos and sold ‘em at one record store. they’ve been long-gone.
this track still rules so hard.
Posted 09 Oct 2008 at 3:27 pm ¶i own copy number 48/100 of this amazing recording. i consider myself one of the lucky ones.
Posted 29 Oct 2008 at 8:19 am ¶BTW, is the Nucleus doing shows this winter? Havent checked yet…
Posted 07 Nov 2008 at 11:28 am ¶nope.
Posted 07 Nov 2008 at 8:30 pm ¶Uh. so. i’ll pay someone to burn it for me. it drives me crazy i want it so bad.
Posted 11 Nov 2008 at 3:04 am ¶Better late than never but would anyone have a copy of the lyrics?
Posted 15 Nov 2008 at 11:04 pm ¶i would like to know the lyrics… i can’t hear them clearly… HELP please
Posted 27 Nov 2008 at 6:32 am ¶Found this:
[admin]LINK REMOVED, NO FULL ALBUM DOWNLOADS HERE[/admin]
Posted 02 Dec 2008 at 11:17 am ¶have fun!
I don’t believe he will ever write a bad song.
Posted 01 Jan 2009 at 10:36 pm ¶Can someone provide some info on this gorgeous song? Is this a seperate release from For Emma, Forever Ago? Is it just Justin creating the music solo like the For Emma songs?
I just cannot get enough of his music. This song flawed me.
Posted 22 Jan 2009 at 5:43 am ¶I just found a link to the full “album” Hazeltons download. Feels completely wrong, but I did grab it. Hearing the early work of Justin Vernon is astounding and I enjoyed it just as much as his latest stuff with Bon Iver project. I think the musicians should be getting their dues for such incredible music, but I could not find a place to actually purchase this. If I did, I’d buy it 10 times over and give them to my friends and children to cherish. Finding such a treasure has made me smile deliriously. It does appear that Justin is no overnight success, he deserves every second of the admiration he is finding across the globe.
Posted 22 Jan 2009 at 6:38 am ¶I think the Vernon timeline goes something like this:
Mount Vernon: real old band
DeYarmond Edison - Self-titled
Self-record (?)
DeYarmond Edison - Silent Signs
on iTunes
Hazeltons
DeYarmond Edison - Unreleased EP
4 of the 5 songs on DYE’s myspace
I don’t think you can find any of these things other than somewhere on the internet. None of them are in print. Silent Signs is on iTunes. Self-record I think was just given to friends and I don’t think there were more than 500-1000 of Hazeltons printed. Vernon is only doing Bon Iver now. All this other stuff is old.
Posted 23 Jan 2009 at 5:16 pm ¶alright, so i’ve got hazeltons (best thing since deyarmond’s self record) but i want to find the self record he put out with “sides”, anybody have any ideas on how i could get my hands on it?
Posted 27 Jan 2009 at 7:47 pm ¶“Sides” and “Ring Out” are certainly the highlights of that disc.
http://rs136.rapidshare.com/files/170689503/Justin_Vernon_-_Self_Record.zip
Posted 29 Jan 2009 at 2:48 pm ¶John, you rock.
Posted 01 Feb 2009 at 8:27 pm ¶arghh, the file has been removed
can anyone upload this? pretty please
Posted 07 Feb 2009 at 5:00 pm ¶Great material. My friend send a copy of this to me. maybe I can send it to a few peps through email. catfishjohn78@gmail.com
By the way, what does this mean?
Posted 16 Feb 2009 at 7:40 pm ¶“he pushes people around in the post”
It means he plays basketball, jason.
Posted 20 Feb 2009 at 2:42 am ¶http://eventhebirdsarebumpin.blogspot.com/
Scroll down.
Posted 11 Mar 2009 at 7:40 pm ¶I hadn’t heard his music until I met him, very beautiful!
Posted 09 Apr 2009 at 6:40 pm ¶I have a friend who knows Justin personally. I live an hour or two from Eau Claire. That’s how I got mine. You should also check out his self-records if you can get your hands on them. They are just as good.
Posted 23 May 2009 at 12:45 pm ¶amazing music, really appreciate the chance to get to listen to some of his older/ herder to find material.
Posted 24 May 2009 at 3:50 pm ¶Thanks a million people! x
thank you “helphmmm” very very much for the link!!!
Nobody have a Hazeltons download link?
It seems to all be up on youtube, and if you have a youtube song converter you can get it all, but the quality isn’t as good after converting it.
Great review too!
Posted 30 Jul 2009 at 7:09 am ¶if anyone is still looking :
http://www.mediafire.com/?nl5fmmzznzd
found this for hazeltons,
Posted 30 Jul 2009 at 7:58 am ¶enjoy!
Please help me to find the entire download, or someone willing to send it to my email, perhaps or burn me a copy. PLEASE>
Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 1:26 pm ¶i dont recall how i got it. but i have the hazelton album and it is sooooo good.
Posted 01 Oct 2009 at 9:42 am ¶Trackbacks & Pingbacks 3
[…] Before Justin Vernon was Bon Iver, all-around musical sensation with over sixteen and a half million plays on Last.fm, he was a stay-at-home musical genius and recorded and released “Hazelton” in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon made 100 copies of this record back in Raleigh in long paper sleeves with various nature photos and sold them at a local record store, or so I read somewhere online. […]
[…] [MP3 courtesy of PeerValidated] [Image: PopSecret] […]
[…] Is anyone a fan of Bon Iver? Well I am, Great chill out music the day after that messy Faults gig! (After you’ve listened to our acoustic podcast that is) What I didn’t realise was that he had done stuff under his real name, Justin Vernon, before he made it with the Bon Iver. Supposedly he made 100 copies and sold them in his local record shop, or so I read someone read somewhere online. […]
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