The Soft Boys - A Can of Bees

Title: A Can of Bees Artist: The Soft Boys Release Date: 1979 Re-Released On: 8/21/1992 Label: Ryko Distribution Duration: 60:30 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 014431023125 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, British Punk, College Rock Moods: Brittle, Cynical/Sarcastic, Irreverent, Playful, Quirky, Tense/Anxious, Witty, Wry, Cerebral, Confident, Ironic, Trippy, Acerbic, Energetic, Humorous, Intense Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 8 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Give It to the Soft Boys
2. The Pigworker
3. Human Music
4. Leppo and the Jooves
5. The Rat's Prayer
6. Do the Chisel
7. Sandra's Having Her Brain Out
8. The Return of the Sacred Crab
9. Cold Turkey
10. Skool Dinner Blues [Live]
11. Wading Through a Ventilator [Live]
12. Leppo and the Jooves
13. Sandra's Having Her Brain Out
14. Skool Dinner Blues
15. Fatman's Son
16. (I Want to Be an) Anglepoise Lamp [Live]
17. Ugly Nora [Live]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Ryko Distribution 20231

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One of the band's earliest recordings, featuring their signature tune "Give It to the Soft Boys," A Can of Bees includes a lot of the zaniness principal member Robyn Hitchcock would become known for in his later work, but the band had not yet jelled and found them still in search of their ultimate sound, an amalgam of new wave and psychedelia. However, the record is essential to any Soft Boys collection, as it demonstrates the band flying in the face of what was happening musically at the time and creating their own unique style. ~ Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Metcalfe Vocals, Bass Gerry Hale Violin Jim Melton Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, Drums Jim Milton Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals Kimberley Rew Vocals, Guitar Mike Kemp Engineer Morris Windsor Drums, Vocals Robyn Hitchcock Vocals, Bass, Performer, Guitar