It's a Shame about Ray

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It's a Shame About Ray

Studio album by Lemonheads
Released	June 2, 1992
Recorded	Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California, 1991
Genre	Alternative
Length	29:46
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	???
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Lemonheads chronology
Lovey (1990)	It's a Shame About Ray (1992)	Come on Feel the Lemonheads (1993)

It's a Shame About Ray is an album by the Lemonheads. It was released on June 2, 1992 (see 1992 in music). Tom Morgan of Australian band Smudge helped co-author the album, and Juliana Hatfield played bass on it.

After its initial release, the album was re-issued with a cover of "Mrs. Robinson", originally by Simon & Garfunkel, which was released as a single. The song had been recorded after the other tracks, with a different bass player. Pressure from the record label caused the title of the song "My Drug Buddy" to be reduced to the less-provocative "Buddy" when the album was reissued.

"Alison's Starting to Happen" refers to Alison Galloway, the drummer for Smudge.

The album also includes a cover of the song "Frank Mills" from the musical Hair.

The band performed the album in its entirety at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on September 14 an 15, 2005, as part of All Tomorrow's Parties' Don't Look Back series of concerts. The cover of "Mrs. Robinson," a song that Dando grew tired of after its popularity, was missing from the setlist.