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The Lemonheads It's A Shame About Ray 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Fire | Item No: 877453
Vinyl 2LP+Book | 1992 / UK – Reissue | New
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"Ray sounds revelatory in its restlessness, mixing college pop with country flair and relocating Gus Van Sant's Portland atmosphere to New England." Pitchfork *****« Lemonheads' seminal album 'It's A Shame About Ray', lovingly reissued for its 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. Vinyl versions include download code and are on black vinyl. Standard LP has a gatefold sleeve. Standard CD is a Gatefold wallet. 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.
Item Details
Item No: 877453
Artist: The Lemonheads
Title: It's A Shame About Ray 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Label: Fire
Catalog No: FIRELP624X
Format: Vinyl 2LP+Book, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: UK – Reissue
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Indierock | Alternative
Available since: 2022-03-01
Condition: New
Price: 53,99 €
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Rockin' Stroll (Cd1: It's A Shame About Ray)
A2 Confetti
A3 It's A Shame About Ray
A4 Rudderless
A5 My Drug Buddy
A6 The Turnpike Down
B1 Bit Part
B2 Alison's Starting To Happen
B3 Hannah & Gabi
B4 Kitchen
B5 Ceiling Fan In My Spoon
B6 Frank Mills
C1 Mrs Robinson (Cd2: Essential Extras & Demos)
C2 Shakey Ground
C3 My Drug Buddy (With Juliana Hatfield - Kcrw Session)
C4 Knowing Me, Knowing You
C5 Confetti (Acoustic)
C6 Alison's Starting To Happen (Acoustic)
C7 Divan
D1 It's A Shame About Ray (Demo)
D2 Rockin' Stroll (Demo)
D3 My Drug Buddy (Demo)
D4 Hannah & Gabi (Demo)
D5 Kitchen (Demo)
D6 Bit Part (Demo)
D7 Rudderless (Demo)
D8 Ceiling Fan In My Spoon (Demo)
D9 Confetti (Demo)
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