{"product_id":"the-lemonheads-its-a-shame-about-ray-30th-anniversary-edition-green-vinyl-lp-fire-records","title":"The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (30th Anniversary Edition Green Vinyl LP) (Fire Records)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:  Green Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat No:  FIRELP624J\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribed 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.”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingles 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLISTING:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Rockin' Stroll\u003cbr\u003e2. Confetti\u003cbr\u003e3. It's A Shame About Ray\u003cbr\u003e4. Rudderless\u003cbr\u003e5. My Drug Buddy\u003cbr\u003e6. The Turnpike Down\u003cbr\u003e7. Bit Part\u003cbr\u003e8. Alison's Starting To Happen\u003cbr\u003e9. Hannah \u0026amp; Gabi\u003cbr\u003e10. Kitchen\u003cbr\u003e11. Ceiling Fan In My Spoon\u003cbr\u003e12. Frank Mills\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Lemonheads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56175368536443,"sku":"RELEASED: 3rd April 2026","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2163\/2441\/files\/TheLemonheads1.webp?v=1774521382","url":"https:\/\/www.nightflyrecords.com\/products\/the-lemonheads-its-a-shame-about-ray-30th-anniversary-edition-green-vinyl-lp-fire-records","provider":"Nightfly Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}