Betti-Cola is the 1993 debut album from Canadian cuddlecore group Cub.[4][5] Originally released in fall of 1993, the album was remastered and re-released with bonus tracks in 2007 by Mint Records.
| Betti-Cola | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Cuddlecore | |||
| Length | 53:33 | |||
| Label | Mint[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[3] |
The album contains tracks taken from various 7-inch EPs as well as a handful of covers. A 12-song double EP 7-inch titled Betti Cola, with similar cover art, was released at roughly the same time as the CD.
The cover art is by Archie Comics cartoonist Dan DeCarlo.[6]
Recording
editCub recorded Betti-Cola primarily with microphones and a Digital Audio Tape machine. The album was recorded in various locations, including in Olympia, Washington, and at CBC Television.[6]
Track listing
edit(all songs written by Cub, except where indicated)
- "Go Fish" – 2:00
- "What The Water Gave Me" – 1:14
- "Motel 6" – 2:21
- "A Party" – 1:18
- "Flying Carpet" – 2:38
- "My Chinchilla" – 1:23
- "Electric Chair" – 2:33
- "Nicolas Bragg" – 1:56
- "Pretty Pictures" – 1:38
- "They Don't" – 1:40
- "A Picnic" – 1:24
- "It's True" – 1:28
- "Someday" – 1:44
- "Cast A Shadow" (Beat Happening cover) – 2:12
- "The Day We Met" – 1:34
- "Surfer Girl" (Beach Boys cover) – 1:33
- "Little Star" – 1:13
- "My Assassin" – 1:51
- "Tell Me Now" (Daniel Johnston cover) – 3:00
- "Lucky 7-inch – 1:46
- "Through My Hoop" – 2:25
- "Leapfrog" – 2:10
- "Backwoods" (Windwalker cover) – 3:14
- "What The Water Gave Me" (NFA covers Cub) – 3:45
2007 Bonus Tracks:
25. "Chico" – 1:15
26. "Sweet Pea" (Tommy Roe cover) – 1:24
27. "Summer Samba" (Astrud Gilberto cover) – 1:41
28. "Hello Kitty" – 1:33
29. "Wipeout!(live)" (unlisted) - 0:20
Tracks 1-4, 25 are from the Pep 7-inch EP
Tracks 5-8, 27 are from the Hot Dog Day 7-inch EP
Tracks 9-13, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28 are from the Betti Cola double 7-inch EP
Tracks 14-16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 29 are unique to this compilation, though alternate versions of 14, 15, and 21 appeared on the Volcano, Pep, and Hot Dog Day vinyl 7-inch records, respectively.
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Fontana, Kaitlin (October 22, 2011). Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770900523 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Betti-Cola - Cub | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Cub: Betti-Cola / Come Out Come Out". Pitchfork. 10 May 2007.
- ^ "Cub". Trouesr Press.
- ^ Prested, Kevin (2014). Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. Microcosm Publishing. p. 109.
- ^ a b Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A.D.; Schneider, Jason (2011). Have not been the same: the CanRock renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. p. 20. ISBN 9781550229929. OCLC 702799226.