THE LEMONHEADS 'IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY' LP (30th Anniversary, Green Vinyl)

LABEL: FIRE RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: 07/10/2026
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 6/02/1992
VARIANT: Green Vinyl LP

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, 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.
 
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.
 
 Essential Extras – Download only
 1 Mrs Robinson
 2 Shakey Ground
 3 My Drug Buddy (KCRW Session, 1992)
 4 Knowing Me, Knowing You (Acoustic)
 5 Confetti (Acoustic)
 6 Alison's Starting To Happen (Acoustic)
 7 Divan
 
 Demo Recordings – Download only
 8 It's A Shame About Ray (Demo)
 9 Rockin' Stroll (Demo)
 10 My Drug Buddy (Demo)
 11 Hannah & Gabi (Demo)
 12 Kitchen (Demo)
 13 Bit Part (Demo)
 14 Rudderless (Demo)
 15 Ceiling Fan In My Spoon (Demo)
 16 Confetti (Demo