Voice of the Beehive / Let It Bee

Voice of the Beehive’s 1988 debut album Let It Bee will be reissued and expanded in November.

In the late 1980s, Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland escaped the American music industry in search of the vibrant British indie scene. They formed a band and signed to London Records.

Success came almost immediately. Let It Bee was a hit album and featured quite a few singles, including ‘I Say Nothing’, ‘I Walk The Earth’ and the band’s best known 45, ‘Don’t Call Me Baby’.

For the reissue there’s a 2CD edition everything is remastered and it features a massive 29 bonus tracks, including previously unreleased tracks, live versions, ‘Bee-Sides’ and demos. One of the extra songs is the rather good ‘Cartoon City’, a band favourite recently uncovered from the London Records archives. The 2CD set comes with a 30-page booklet with notes by the band’s very own Tracey Belland.

A remastered gatefold vinyl edition pressed on transparent honey yellow will also be made available. No bonus tracks on this edition but it does feature Belland’s new sleeve notes.

This reissue is being promoted initially via the band’s own official store. The coloured vinyl is available with a print signed by all members of the band and there’s also ‘The Bees Knees’ a fanzine from 1987, which includes photos, talks with the band, lyrics, anecdotes from fans and more. There are also bundles with a special 3-track promo CD, with an exclusive piano version of ‘Oh Love’.

Browse the official shop or see highlights below

• 2CD deluxe
• Honey yellow vinyl LP with signed print
• Bundle with Honey yellow vinyl, fanzine, promo CD & signed print

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Voice of the Beehive

Let It Bee - 2CD deluxe

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Voice of the Beehive

Let It Bee - honey yellow vinyl LP

Shop Price gbp Stock Amazon uk   22.54 Order Amazon de   27.34 Order Amazon usa   29.52 Order Amazon fr   27.58 Order Amazon it   31.6 Order Amazon es   31.6 Order Amazon ca   41.66 Order Amazon jp   9148.00 Order JPC de   33.99 Order Official Artist Store   25.00 with signed print jpc de   32.99 pre-order

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Tracklisting

Let It Bee Voice of the Beehive /

• 2CD deluxe
  • CD1
    1. The Beat Of Love
    2. Sorrow Floats
    3. Don’t Call Me Baby
    4. Man In The Moon
    5. What You Have Is Enough
    6. Oh Love
    7. I Walk The Earth
    8. Trust Me
    9. I Say Nothing
    10. There’s A Barbarian In The Back Of My Car
    11. Just A City City
    12. 7 Shocks
    13. D’yer Maker
    14. I Walk The Earth
    15. Independence Day
    16. Any Day Of The Week
    17. I Walk The Earth (Original Version)
    18. This Weak
    19. Jesus…
    20. No Green Blues
    21. Jump This Way
    22. Goodbye Tonight
  • CD 2
    1. Cartoon City
    2. Tattoo Song
    3. Everything I Had
    4. In The Flesh
    5. No Green Blues (BBC Session)
    6. Jump This Way (BBC Session)
    7. Independence Day (BBC Session)
    8. Jesus (BBC Session)
    9. Five Feet High And Risin’ n (Appearing As Tracey And Melissa Beehive)
    10. Oh Love (Alternate Take)
    11. I Say Nothing (Demo Version)
    12. Beat Of Love (Demo Version)
    13. 7 Shocks (Live)
    14. There’s A Barbarian In The Back Of My Car (Live)
    15. I Say Nothing (Live)
    16. Just A City (Live)
    17. Trust Me (Live)
    18. When You Don’t Have Your Gun (Live at ULU)
• Vinyl LP
  • Side A
    1. Beat Of Love
    2. Sorrow Floats
    3. Don’t Call Me Baby
    4. Man In The Moon
    5. What You Have Is Enough
    6. Oh Love
  • Side B
    1. I Walk The Earth
    2. Trust Me
    3. I Say Nothing
    4. There’s A Barbarian In The Back Of My Car
    5. Just A City
• Bonus Promo CD
  • 1. Cartoon City
    2. Oh Love (Piano Version) – unavailable elsewhere
    3. I Say Nothing (demo)
    4. Beat Of Love (demo)