A Can of Bees

A Can of Bees
Studio album by The Soft Boys
Released 1979
Recorded August–November 1978
Studio Spaceward Studios, Cambridge
Genre Post-punk
Length 40:46
Label Two Crabs
CLAW 1001 (original UK release)
Producer Spaceward
The Soft Boys chronology
A Can of Bees
(1979)		 Underwater Moonlight
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic link
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10) link
Boise Weekly(not rated) [1]

A Can of Bees is the debut album by English band The Soft Boys. The album was reissued in 1984 with a different track listing on the second side.[2] Both versions of Side 2 appear on the CD reissue first put out by Two Crabs in 1990, subsequently reissued by Rykodisc in 1992, and released again by Yep Roc in 2010.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Robyn Hitchcock, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It to the Soft Boys" 1:57
2."The Pig Worker" 4:30
3."Human Music" 4:30
4."Leppo and the Jooves" 5:27
5."The Rat's Prayer" 3:19
6."Do the Chisel" 3:03
7."Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" 3:47
8."The Return of the Sacred Crab" 2:54
9."Cold Turkey"John Lennon4:17
10."School Dinner Blues" (Live) 2:26
11."Wading Through a Ventilator" (Live) 4:08

1984 reissue track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It to the Soft Boys" 1:57
2."The Pigworker" 4:29
3."Human Music" 4:31
4."Leppo & The Jooves" 5:29
5."The Rats Prayer" 3:19
6."Do the Chisel" 3:03
7."Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" 3:39
8."Fatman's Son" 2:38
9."(I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp" (Live) 2:51
10."Ugly Nora" (Live) 3:05
11."Cold Turkey"John Lennon4:16

1992 CD reissue track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It to the Soft Boys" 1:57
2."The Pig Worker" 4:30
3."Human Music" 4:30
4."Leppo and the Jooves" 5:27
5."The Rat's Prayer" 3:19
6."Do the Chisel" 3:03
7."Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" 3:47
8."The Return of the Sacred Crab" 2:54
9."Cold Turkey"John Lennon4:17
10."School Dinner Blues" (Live) 2:26
11."Wading Through a Ventilator" (Live) 4:08
12."Leppo & The Jooves" 5:29
13."Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" 3:39
14."School Dinner Blues" 2:14
15."Fatman's Son" 2:38
16."(I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp" (Live) 2:51
17."Ugly Nora" (Live) 3:05

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Personnel

  • Robyn Hitchcock – guitar, vocals, bass
  • Kimberley Rew – guitar, vocals
  • Jim Melton – harmonica, vocals, percussion
  • Gerry Hale – violin
  • Andy Metcalfe – bass, vocals
  • Morris Windsor – drums, vocals
  • Matthew Seligman - bass on "Have a Heart Betty" and "Rock 'n' Roll Toilet"
  • Mike Kemp – engineer

References

  1. ↑ Eric Austin (February 16, 2011). "The Soft Boys Re-issue A Can of Bees". Boise Weekly.
  2. ↑ "Soft Boys, The - A Can Of Bees (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. ↑ Christopher, James. "A Can of Bees - The Soft Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Can of Bees: Soft Boys: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

The Soft Boys album 'A Can of Bees' was released in 1980 by Aura Records (AUL 709).

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