A Can of Bees

~ Release by The Soft Boys (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1980 Robyn Hitchcock, exclusively licensed to Yep Roc Records
℗ 2010 Robyn Hitchcock, exclusively licensed to Yep Roc Records

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-05 22:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Give It to the Soft Boys
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Give It to The Soft Boys (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
2:00
2The Pigworker
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
The Pigworker (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
4:33
3Human Music
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Human Music (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
4:31
4Leppo and the Jooves
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Leppo and the Jooves (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
5:28
5The Rat’s Prayer
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
The Rat’s Prayer (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
3:22
6Do the Chisel
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Do the Chisel (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
3:06
7Sandra’s Having Her Brain Out
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Sandra’s Having Her Brain Out
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
44:09
8Return of the Sacred Crab
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
recording of:
The Return of the Sacred Crab (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
2:57
9Cold Turkey
engineer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
cover recording of:
Cold Turkey (from 1978-08 until 1978-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) and Lenono Music
4:20
10School Dinner Blues
recording of:
School Dinner Blues
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:24
11Wading Through a Ventilator (live)
live recording of:
Wading Through a Ventilator
composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:58
12Let Me Put It Next to You
recording of:
Let Me Put It Next to You
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:04
13Blues in the Dark
recording of:
Blues in the Dark
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:12
14When I Was a Kid
recording of:
When I Was a Kid
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
5:08
15Love Poisoning
recording of:
Love Poisoning
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:37
16The Asking Tree
recording of:
The Asking Tree
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
5:14
17Muriel’s Hoof / Root of the Clones
4:11
18Have a Heart Betty (Mark 1)
recording of:
Have a Heart Betty
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:42
19Rock ’n’ Roll Toilet (Mark 1)
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Toilet
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:16
20Heartbreak Hotel
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:42