A Can of Bees
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| A Can of Bees | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| The Soft Boys chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Alternative Rock | 5/10[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10[4] |
| Indiana Daily Student | B[5] |
| MusicHound Rock | 3/5[6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[8] |
| Popmatters | 8/10[9] |
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.[10] Both versions of side two appear on the CD reissue first put out by Two Crabs in 1990, subsequently reissued by Rykodisc in 1992, and Yep Roc in 2010.[11]