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Ltd edition WHITE vinyl, DL card of extras and demos also included. Lemonheads seminal album Its A Shame About Ray, lovingly reissued by Fire Records for its 30th Anniversary in 2022. The long overdue reissue includes a slew of extra material, including an unreleased My Drug Buddy KCRW session track from 1992 featuring Juliana Hatfield, Bsides from singles Its A Shame About Ray and Confetti, a track from the Mrs. RobinsonBeing 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 30minute insight into what its like to live hard and fast and loose and happy with likeminded buddies, fuelled by a shared love for similar bands and drugs and booze and freedom.. It039s A Shame About Ray had a considerable impact back in those heady, carefree days of 03992, the record perfectly captures Dandos ability to effortlessly encapsulate teenage longing and lust over the course of a twominute pop song. Singles such as 039My Drug Buddy039 and the breezy perfect pop of the title track might stand out plus the addon of 039Mrs. Robinson039 which later copies included, but the album039s real strength lies in the tracks inbetween the truly fantastic 039Confetti039 written about Evan039s parents039 divorce, and the eyewateringly casual acoustic cover of 039Frank Mills039 from the 34hippie34 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 039I love himbut it embarrasses meTo walk down the street with himHe lives in Brooklyn somewhereAnd he wears his white crash helmet039 is to truly appreciate how wonderful and tantalising pop music can be. Then, there039s the rush of insurgency and brattishness on the wonderfully truncated 039Bit Part039 the topsyturvy 039Ceiling Fan In My Spoon039… this was male teenage skinnytie pop music on a level of brilliance with The Kinks, early Undertones, Wipers. The Lemonheads Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £22 +P&P