Summer Solstice: Bee Stings is part two of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil

Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

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The 7" was limited to 1300 copies on honey yellow vinyl and 50 copies on green vinyl. the CD version was unlimited, but deleted on autumn equinox 1998, when the third part of the series was released. On summer solstice 2001 a second CD edition was released and this was limited to 400 copies.

This album was re-released on Moons Milk (In Four Phases)

Moons Milk (In Four Phases)

Moon's Milk is release by Coil that compiles four of their singles onto a double CD. The two disc album compiles the CD versions of Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice...

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A remix of "Glowworms/Waveforms" entitled "Glowworms/Waveforms - Obsidian Monarch (Full Version)" by Thread appeared on the CD compilation Otology: The Brainwashed 7" Singles Compiled.

Side A is meant to be played at 45 rpm while side B is meant to be played at 33½ rpm.

CD Version

1. "Bee Stings" – 4:56
2. "Glowworms/Waveforms" – 5:54
3. "Summer Substructures" – 8:11
4. "A Warning from the Sun (For Fritz)" – 5:01