Lemonade Hayride – Junebuggy on vinyl LP. 1989 Kentucky jangle pop, Love and Big Star influenced. Ships from Germany.
About Junebuggy
A vinyl pressing of a charming, jangle-pop debut from small town Kentucky band Lemonade Hayride, steeped in Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens.
Junebuggy is the debut album from Lemonade Hayride, released on 31 October 1989 via Nightshift Records. Formed by musicians from La Grange, Kentucky, the band built an eleven track record of witty, jangly indie pop drawing directly on their shared love of Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens. This listing is a vinyl LP pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who are Lemonade Hayride
- About Junebuggy
- The band's charm and influences
- Pressing details and buying advice
The Short Version
- Artist Lemonade Hayride are a band from La Grange, Kentucky, self-described as small town kids who listened to a lot of Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens.
- Release Junebuggy came out on 31 October 1989 via Nightshift Records (catalogue NISHI210), the band’s debut album.
- Lineup Foster Burnitt on vocals, Lance Kraufmon on drums, Johnny Jojohnson on guitars, Rachel Grames on organ and vocals, and Eric Stresst on bass.
- Sound Witty, jangly indie pop with playful song titles and a warm, homespun charm.
- Notable tracks Includes If I Was In The Grateful Dead, Crispin Glover’s Haircut and Cafe Little Bighorn.
Lemonade Hayride – Junebuggy (LP)
Vinyl LP, Nightshift Records
Vinyl LP pressing of Junebuggy, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Are Lemonade Hayride?
Lemonade Hayride formed in La Grange, Kentucky, describing themselves simply as small town kids who grew up listening to a lot of Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens records, a lineage that shines through clearly across their debut. The band's lineup for Junebuggy included Foster Burnitt on vocals, Lance Kraufmon on drums, Johnny Jojohnson on guitars, Rachel Grames on organ and vocals, and Eric Stresst on bass, each credited with playful, tongue-in-cheek liner note descriptions of their contributions.
About Junebuggy
Released on 31 October 1989 via UK label Nightshift Records, Junebuggy spans eleven tracks that pair warm, jangly guitar pop with a distinctly witty, small-town sensibility, evident in song titles like If I Was In The Grateful Dead, Crispin Glover's Haircut and Cafe Little Bighorn. The band's own liner notes even include amused, mixed reactions from contemporaries, including a rejection letter from Sarah Records that nonetheless praised the band's inventive song titles. Decades later, the album found renewed appreciation among fans of 1980s and 90s American college rock and jangle pop, drawing continued comparisons to Big Star and the Go-Betweens for its warm, hook-filled charm.
- Charming, witty songwriting with genuinely inventive song titles
- Warm jangle pop influenced by Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens
- A genuine cult favourite that has found renewed appreciation over time
- A distinctive, homespun small-town American indie pop record
- Niche appeal outside jangle pop and college rock collectors
- A used, vintage pressing; condition should be checked in the listing
- Fixed shipping cost from Germany
What is Junebuggy by Lemonade Hayride?
It is the 1989 debut album from small town Kentucky band Lemonade Hayride, a jangle pop record influenced by Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens.
Who is in Lemonade Hayride?
Foster Burnitt, Lance Kraufmon, Johnny Jojohnson, Rachel Grames and Eric Stresst made up the band’s lineup for this album.
What does this album sound like?
Warm, jangly indie pop with witty songwriting, drawing directly on the band’s love of Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens.
Where is Lemonade Hayride from?
La Grange, Kentucky, a small town the band themselves cite as central to their homespun character.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Worth The Spin?
- A warm, witty small-town American jangle pop debut
- Steeped in Love, Big Star and the Go-Betweens influences
- Best suited to fans of late 80s college rock and jangle pop
Junebuggy remains a genuine cult gem of small-town American indie pop, and this listing offers a vinyl pressing from a highly rated German seller.