A Can of Bees explained

A Can of Bees
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Soft Boys
Cover:	Acanofbees.jpg
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
Next Title:	Underwater Moonlight
Next Year:	1980

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Track listing

1992 CD reissue track listing

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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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soft Boys, The - A Can Of Bees (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-02-09.
2. Web site: Christopher . James . A Can of Bees - The Soft Boys . AllMusic . 2012-02-09.
3. Web site: Can of Bees: Soft Boys: Music . Amazon.com . 2012-02-09.