THE LEMONHEADS, It's A Shame About Ray (Fire Records; FIRELP624, Europe 2026, Inner, Postcard, Green Vinyl, Download Code) LP NEW/NEW

LP - NEW/NEW - THE LEMONHEADS, It's A Shame About Ray (Fire Records; FIRELP624, Europe 2026, Inner, Postcard, Green Vinyl, Download Code), , Lemonheads seminal album is back on vinyl, featuring Evan Dando classics such as My Drug Buddy , Rudderless and It s A Shame About Ray , lovingly reissued by Fire Records. Described by music journalist and author Everett True as A 30-minute insight into what it s like to live hard and fast and loose and happy with like-minded buddies, fueled by a shared love for similar bands and drugs and booze and freedom. It's A Shame About Ray had a considerable impact back in those heady, carefree days of '92, the record perfectly captures Dando s ability to effortlessly encapsulate teenage longing and lust over the course of a two-minute pop song. The reissue includes a download card with a slew of extra material, including the My Drug Buddy KCRW session track from 1992 featuring Juliana Hatfield, B-sides from singles It s A Shame About Ray and Confetti , a track from the Mrs. Robinson/Being Round EP. Singles such as 'My Drug Buddy' and the breezy perfect pop of the title track might stand out (plus the add-on of 'Mrs. Robinson' which later copies included), but the album's real strength lies in the tracks in-between; the truly fantastic 'Confetti' (written about Evan's parents' divorce), and the eye-wateringly casual acoustic cover of 'Frank Mills' (from the "hippie" musical Hair), a version that seems to resonate with every ounce of pathos and emotion felt for the lost 1960s generation. - 2316230C *** In Stock In Our Crouch End Shop ***