The Lemonheads / Car Button Cloth reissue

The Lemonhead’s will re-release their 1996 record, Car Button Cloth, in a special cloth-bound reissue next month.

Car Button Cloth was the band’s seventh studio album, and their last with Atlantic Records. Following the success of previous albums, 1992’s It’s A Shame About Ray and 1993’s Come on Feel The Lemonheads, Car Button Cloth saw a shift to a darker sound, one more reflective lead singer Evan Dando’s struggles in this period. Whilst much of the power-pop that saw the band garner that initial success is still present, there is a noticeable shift in Dando’s songwriting, particularly on tracks such as ‘Losing My Mind’ and ‘One More Time’. The album would be the band’s last studio album for almost ten years and has gained something of a cult following in the years since its initial release. 

Previously reissued as a 2CD set by Edsel in 2013 (with 15 bonus tracks), this new deluxe edition is vinyl only, with the 2LP sets offering 13 bonus tracks on LP 2. The only extra track not on the 2013 2CD deluxe is the unreleased ‘Arise’ which was later reworked into ‘Rancho Santa Fe’ on Dando’s first solo album.

The 2025 vinyl reissue comes in a few different coloured pressings, including a Rough Trade exclusive blue, and an indies exclusive red (and a yellow pressing available on Fire Records’ website) with each edition fittingly packaged in a cloth-bound gatefold sleeve. There is a listing on Amazon in the UK but at the time of writing it’s not clear if this is black or a coloured vinyl pressing.

Car Button Cloth will be released on 31 January 2025 via Fire Records. 

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The Lemonheads

Car Button Cloth in cloth bound sleeve

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Tracklisting

Car Button Cloth The Lemonheads /

• Car Button Cloth
  • LP 1

    Side A

    1. It’s All True
    2. If I Could Talk I’d Tell You
    3. Break Me
    4. Hospital
    5. The Outdoor Type
    6. Losing Your Mind

  • Side B

    1. Something’s Missing
    2. Knoxville Girl
    3. 6ix
    4. C’Mon Daddy
    5. One More Time
    6. Tenderfoot
    7. Secular Rockulidge
  • LP 2

    Side C

    1. If I Could Talk I’d Tell You (single version)
    2. The Outdoor Type (remix)
    3. Pin Yr Heart
    4. Balancing Act
    5. Galveston
    6. Arise

  • Side D

    1. Keep On Loving You
    2. It’s All True (no drums)
    3. Losing Your Mind (live acoustic version)
    4. How Will I Know? (acoustic)
    5. I Don’t Want To Go Home
    6. Fade To Black
    7. Live Forever