{"product_id":"it-s-a-shame-about-ray-30th-anniversary-vinyl-2lp-gatefold-sleeve","title":"It’s A Shame About Ray (30th Anniversary) [Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLemonheads’ seminal album ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’, lovingly reissued for its 30th Anniversary. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue celebrates their prestigious fifth album, these deluxe bookback editions feature new liner notes and unseen photos. ‘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 with The Kinks, early Undertones, Wipers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Disc 1 -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 Rockin Stroll (1:41)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 Confetti (2:48)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 It's a Shame About Ray (3:10)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 Rudderless (3:18)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 My Drug Buddy (3:05)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 The Turnpike Down (2:24)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Bit Part (1:47)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 Alison's Starting to Happen (1:56)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 Hannah \u0026amp; Gabi (2:51)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 Kitchen (3:00)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 Ceiling Fan in My Spoon (1:45)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 Frank Mills (2:01)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Disc 2 -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 Mrs. Robinson\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 Shakey Ground\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 My Drug Buddy (KCRW Session)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 Knowing Me, Knowing You\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 Confetti (Acoustic)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 Alison's Starting to Happen (Acoustic)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Divan\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 It's a Shame About Ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 Rockin Stroll\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 My Drug Buddy\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 Hannah \u0026amp; Gabi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 Kitchen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 Bit Part\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 Rudderless\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 Ceiling Fan in My Spoon\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16 Confetti\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lemonheads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62532168843594,"sku":"809236162410","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/2549\/5626\/files\/Lemonheads---Its-A-Shame-About-Ray-_30th-Anniversary_-_Vinyl-Indie_-1689452711888.webp?v=1782366094","url":"https:\/\/goldenspiraluk.com\/products\/it-s-a-shame-about-ray-30th-anniversary-vinyl-2lp-gatefold-sleeve","provider":"Golden Spiral Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}