A Can of Bees
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| A Can of Bees | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 April 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 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Rock | 5/10[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10[4] |
| Indiana Daily Student | B[5] |
| MusicHound Rock | 3/5[6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[8] |
| Popmatters | 8/10[9] |
A Can of Bees is the 1979 debut album by English rock band The Soft Boys. The album was reissued in 1984 with a different track listing on the second side.[10] 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.[11]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Lennon | 4:17 |
| 10. | "School Dinner Blues" (Live) | 2:26 | |
| 11. | "Wading Through a Ventilator" (Live) | 4:08 |
1984 reissue track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Lennon | 4:16 |
1992 CD reissue track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Lennon | 4:17 |
| 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 |
Personnel[edit]
- Robyn Hitchcock – guitar, vocals
- Kimberley Rew – guitar
- Jim Melton – harmonica, percussion
- Gerry Hale – violin
- Andy Metcalfe – bass
- Morris Windsor – drums
- Technical
- Mike Kemp – engineer
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r76684
- ^ Thompson, Dave (11 February 2000). "Alternative rock". San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (11 February 1998). "The encyclopedia of popular music". London : Macmillan – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (11 February 2004). "The great rock discography". New York : Canongate U.S. – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Soft Boys "A Can of Bees" and "Underwater Moonlight" Album Reviews". Indiana Daily Student.
- ^ "MusicHound rock : the essential album guide". Detroit : Visible Ink Press. 11 February 1996 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (Christian David) (11 February 2004). "The new Rolling Stone album guide". New York : Simon & Schuster – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Soft Boys: A Can of Bees / Underwater Moonlight". Pitchfork.
- ^ "The Soft Boys: A Can of Bees / Underwater Moonlight, PopMatters". 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Soft Boys, The - A Can Of Bees (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Christopher, James. "A Can of Bees - The Soft Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Can of Bees: Soft Boys: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
The Soft Boys album 'A Can of Bees' was released in 1980 by Aura Records (AUL 709).
