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The Soft Boys
MUSIC
Official Website:
http://www.thesoftboys.com/
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robyn Hitchcock |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-Mar-1953 |
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The Soft Boys |
| Kimberley Rew |
Guitarist |
c. 1952 |
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Soft Boys and Waves guitarist |
DISCOGRAPHY
A Can Of Bees (1979, Two Crabs Music (UK))
| 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 (John Lennon cover) |
| 10 | Skool Dinner Blues |
| 11 | Wading Through A Ventilator |
Reissued in 1980 by Aura Records with Skool Dinner Blues and Wading Through A Ventilator replaced by Rock 'N' Roll Toilet and Have A Heart Betty. Reissued again by Two Crabs in 1984, this time with The Return of the Sacred Crab, Skool Dinner Blues, and Wading Through A Ventilator replaced by Fatman's Son, (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp and Ugly Nora. The 1990 CD version released by Two Crabs contained all the original tracks plus Skool Dinner Blues (live), Wading Through A Ventilator (live), Leppo And The Jooves (alternate), Sandra's Having Her Brain Out (alternate), Fatman's Son, (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp (live), and Ugly Nora (live). An identical version was released by Rykodisc in 1991.
Underwater Moonlight (1980, Roof Records (UK))
| 1 | Kingdom Of Love |
| 2 | I Wanna Destroy You |
| 3 | Positive Vibrations |
| 4 | I Got The Hots |
| 5 | Insanely Jealous |
| 6 | Strange |
| 7 | Tonight |
| 8 | You'll Have To Go Sideways |
| 9 | Old Pervert |
| 10 | The Queen Of Eyes |
| 11 | Underwater Moonlight |
A version released by Attic Records (also in 1980) replaced Strange with Vegetable Man (a cover of an obscure song by Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd). Another 1980 issue on Armageddon lacked both of these tracks. This 10-track version was later reissued by Living Cream Records in 1986 and then by Base Records in 1987. The 1990 Glass Fish CD issue included all of these tracks, as well as Only The Stones Remain, Where Are The Prawns?, Dreams, Black Snake Diamond Rock, There's Nobody Like You, and Song No. 4. An identical version was released by Rykodisc in 1992.
Two Halves For The Price Of One (Only The Stones Remain / Lope At The Hive) (1981, Armageddon (UK))
| 1 | Only The Stones Remain |
| 2 | Where Are The Prawns? |
| 3 | The Bells Of Rhymney (Pete Seeger cover) |
| 4 | There's Nobody Like You |
| 5 | Innocent Boy |
| 6 | Black Snake Diamond Rock |
| 7 | Underwater Moonlight |
| 8 | Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd cover) |
| 9 | Outlaw Blues (Bob Dylan cover) |
| 10 | Mystery Train (Junior Parker cover) |
Invisible Hits (1983, Midnight Music (UK))
| 1 | Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole |
| 2 | Have A Heart, Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) |
| 3 | The Asking Tree |
| 4 | Muriel's Hoof / The Rout Of The Clones |
| 5 | Let Me Put It Next To You |
| 6 | When I Was A Kid |
| 7 | Rock 'N' Roll Toilet |
| 8 | Love Poisoning |
| 9 | Empty Girl |
| 10 | Blues In The Dark |
| 11 | He's A Reptile |
The 1990 Glass Fish CD issue also included the tracks Have A Heart, Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) (version), Rock 'N' Roll Toilet (version), When I Was A Kid (original mix), Love Poisoning (original mix), and Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole (live). An identical version was released by Rykodisc in 1991.
Live At The Portland Arms (1987, Glass Fish Records (UK))
| 1 | Give It To The Soft Boys |
| 2 | Sandra's Having Her Brain Out |
| 3 | Give Me A Spanner, Ralph |
| 4 | My Evaline (traditional song) |
| 5 | Human Music |
| 6 | I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones) (The Hoosier Hot Shots cover) |
| 7 | Horns Large Horns (traditional song) |
| 8 | Book Of Love (The Monotones cover) |
| 9 | Wish I Had My Baby (The Five Satins cover) |
| 10 | White Shoe Blues (barbershop standard) |
| 11 | In The Mood (The Glenn Miller Orchestra cover) |
| 12 | That's When Your Heartaches Begin (The Ink Spots cover) |
| 13 | Have A Heart, Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) |
| 14 | The Duke Of Squeeze |
| 15 | All Shook Up (Elvis Presley cover) |
Raw Cuts (1998, Overground (UK))
| 1 | The Yodelling Hoover |
| 2 | Give It To The Soft Boys |
| 3 | Vyrna Knowl Is A Headbanger |
| 4 | Hear My Brane |
| 5 | The Face Of Death |
| 6 | Wading Through A Ventilator |
The Soft Boys 1976-81 (1993, Rykodisc)
| 1 | Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole |
| 2 | It's Not Just The Size Of A Walnut |
| 3 | Ugly Nora |
| 4 | The Yodelling Hoover |
| 5 | Hear My Brane |
| 6 | The Face Of Death |
| 7 | Wading Through A Ventilator |
| 8 | Give It To The Soft Boys |
| 9 | I Want To Be An Anglepoise Lamp |
| 10 | Fatman's Son |
| 11 | Where Are The Prawns? |
| 12 | Salamander |
| 13 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover) |
| 14 | Caroline Says (Lou Reed cover) |
| 15 | We Like Bananas (The Hoosier Hot Shots cover) |
| 16 | The Pigworker |
| 17 | Do The Chisel |
| 18 | Return Of The Sacred Crab |
| 19 | That's When Your Heartaches Begin (The Ink Spots cover) |
| 20 | Book Of Love (The Monotones cover) |
| 21 | Sandra's Having Her Brain Out |
| 22 | Leppo And The Jooves |
| 23 | The Rat's Prayer |
| 24 | Have A Heart Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) #1 |
| 25 | Mystery Train (Junior Parker cover) |
| 26 | He's A Reptile |
| 27 | Rock 'N Roll Toilet |
| 28 | Have A Heart Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) #2 |
| 29 | Insanely Jealous |
| 30 | Underwater Moonlight |
| 31 | I Wanna Destroy You |
| 32 | Queen Of Eyes |
| 33 | Kingdom Of Love |
| 34 | Positive Vibrations |
| 35 | Gigolo Aunt (Syd Barrett cover) |
| 36 | Train 'Round The Bend (The Velvet Underground cover) |
| 37 | Kingdom Of Love |
| 38 | Only The Stones Remain |
Underwater Moonlight...And How It Got There (2001, Matador)
| 1 | I Wanna Destroy You |
| 2 | Kingdom Of Love |
| 3 | Positive Vibrations |
| 4 | I Got The Hots |
| 5 | Insanely Jealous |
| 6 | Tonight |
| 7 | You'll Have To Go Sideways |
| 8 | Old Pervert |
| 9 | The Queen Of Eyes |
| 10 | Underwater Moonlight |
| 11 | He's a Reptile |
| 12 | Vegetable Man (Pink Floyd cover) |
| 13 | Strange |
| 14 | Only The Stones Remain |
| 15 | Where Are The Prawns? |
| 16 | Dreams |
| 17 | Black Snake Diamond Rock |
| 18 | There's Nobody Like You |
| 19 | Song No. 4 |
| 20 | Old Pervert - section 1 |
| 21 | Like a Real Smoothie |
| 22 | Alien |
| 23 | Bloat (extract) |
| 24 | Underwater Moonlight |
| 25 | She Wears My Hair |
| 26 | Wang Dang Pig |
| 27 | Old Pervert - section 2 |
| 28 | Insanely Jealous |
| 29 | Leave Me Alone |
| 30 | Goodbye Maurice or Steve |
| 31 | Old Pervert - section 3 |
| 32 | Cherries |
| 33 | Amputated |
| 34 | Over You |
| 35 | I Wanna, Er… (extract) |
| 36 | Old Pervert - section 4 |
A 3 disc + 7" vinyl edition was also released, which added the tracks Innocent Boy (studio outtake), Zip-Zip, and Astronomy Domine (Live At Maxwell's, NJ, 1980) (a cover of a song by Pink Floyd).
Nexdoorland (2002, Matador)
| 1 | I Love Lucy |
| 2 | Pulse Of My Heart |
| 3 | Mr. Kennedy |
| 4 | Unprotected Love |
| 5 | My Mind Is Connected To Your Dreams |
| 6 | Sudden Town |
| 7 | Strings |
| 8 | Japanese Captain |
| 9 | La Cherité |
| 10 | Lions and Tigers |
A LP + 7" vinyl edition was also released, which added the tracks Underwater Moonlight and Only the Stones Remain (both live in Hollywood, April, 2001).
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