A Can of Bees album by English rock band The Soft Boys . The album was reissued in 1984 with a different track listing on the second side.[ 10] Rykodisc in 1992, and Yep Roc in 2010.[ 11]
A Can of Bees Released 24 April 1979 Recorded August–November 1978 Studio Spaceward Studios, Cambridge Genre Post-punk Length 40 :46 Label Two CrabsCLAW 1001 (original UK release) Producer Spaceward
All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 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
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Title Writer(s) 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
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Title Writer(s) 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
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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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