A Can of Bees
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.
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
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
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, bass
- Kimberley Rew – guitar, vocals
- Jim Milton – harmonica, vocals, percussion
- Gerry Hale – violin
- Andy Metcalfe – bass, vocals
- Morris Windsor – drums, vocals
- Mike Kemp – engineer
References