It's A Shame About Ray (30th Anniversary Edition)

by The Lemonheads

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Custom Made In 1968 I don't care how corny this sounds but listening to this record is really like the long bear hug you have when you see an old good friend after being apart for years. It's warm and welcoming and safe. Favorite track: Confetti.

wilall138 Wow , 30 years gone!! Such a great studio output! Really catches the Generation X feeling and vibe of that era!
Still a poignant message and a pre device era of at least my experiences
Well worth every penny

themarquisofsad Started my love for the band all those years ago... Favorite track: Mrs. Robinson.

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1.	Rockin' Stroll 01:46	buy track
2.	Confetti 02:44	buy track
3.	It's A Shame About Ray 03:07	buy track
4.	Rudderless 03:19	buy track
5.	My Drug Buddy 02:51	buy track
6.	The Turnpike Down 02:33	buy track
7.	Bit Part 01:51	buy track
8.	Alison's Starting To Happen 01:59	buy track
9.	Hannah & Gabi 02:40	buy track
10.	Kitchen 02:54	buy track
11.	Ceiling Fan In My Spoon 01:48	buy track
12.	Frank Mills 01:43	buy track
13.	Mrs. Robinson 03:42	buy track
14.	Shakey Ground 01:48	buy track
15.	My Drug Buddy (KCRW Session, 1992) 02:55	buy track
16.	Knowing Me, Knowing You (Acoustic) 02:19	buy track
17.	Confetti (Acoustic) 02:09	buy track
18.	Alison's Starting To Happen (Acoustic) 02:22	buy track
19.	Divan 01:57	buy track
20.	It's A Shame About Ray (Demo) 02:56	buy track
21.	Rockin' Stroll (Demo) 01:48	buy track
22.	My Drug Buddy (Demo) 02:46	buy track
23.	Hannah & Gabi (Demo) 02:26	buy track
24.	Kitchen (Demo) 03:12	buy track
25.	Bit Part (Demo) 01:54	buy track
26.	Rudderless (Demo) 03:20	buy track
27.	Ceiling Fan In My Spoon (Demo) 02:17	buy track
28.	Confetti (Demo) 01:15	buy track

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Lemonheads’ seminal album ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’, lovingly reissued for it’s 30th Anniversary. The long overdue reissue includes a slew of extra material, including an unreleased ‘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, alongside demos that will be released for the first time on vinyl. This reissue celebrates their prestigious fifth album, these deluxe bookback editions feature new liner notes and unseen photos.

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, fuelled 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.

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. To hear Evan Dando sing lines like 'I love him/but it embarrasses me/To walk down the street with him/He lives in Brooklyn somewhere/And he wears his white crash helmet' is to truly appreciate how wonderful and tantalising pop music can be. Then, there's the rush of insurgency and brattishness on the wonderfully truncated 'Bit Part'; the topsy-turvy 'Ceiling Fan In My Spoon'... this was male teenage skinny-tie pop music on a level of brilliance with The Kinks, early Undertones, Wipers.

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The Lemonheads Boston, Massachusetts

Before the 90s. Before the internet. Before Nevermind. Back when something called "independent music" first began reaching a wider audience, through college radio, word-of-mouth, and that small "underground" record store you seem to find in every town...there was a band from Boston called Lemonheads. ... more

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