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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]

A Can of Bees

Studio album by

The Soft Boys

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

A Can of Bees
(1979)

Underwater Moonlight
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10 link
Boise Weekly	(not rated) [1]

Track listing

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

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

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

[4]

Personnel

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

Eric Austin (16 February 2011). "The Soft Boys Re-issue A Can of Bees". Boise Weekly.
"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.

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

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