Betti-Cola
Studio album by
Cub
ReleasedOctober 1, 1993
GenreIndie pop
Length53:33
LabelMint[1]
Cub chronology
Betti-Cola
(1993)		 Come Out Come Out
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[3]

Betti-Cola is the 1993 debut album from Canadian twee pop group Cub.[4] Originally released in fall of 1993, the album was remastered and re-released with bonus tracks in 2007 by Mint Records.

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.[5]

Recording

Cub 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.[5]

Track listing

(all songs written by Cub, except where indicated)

  1. "Go Fish" – 2:00
  2. "What The Water Gave Me" – 1:14
  3. "Motel 6" – 2:21
  4. "A Party" – 1:18
  5. "Flying Carpet" – 2:38
  6. "My Chinchilla" – 1:23
  7. "Electric Chair" – 2:33
  8. "Nicolas Bragg" – 1:56
  9. "Pretty Pictures" – 1:38
  10. "They Don't" – 1:40
  11. "A Picnic" – 1:24
  12. "It's True" – 1:28
  13. "Someday" – 1:44
  14. "Cast A Shadow" (Beat Happening cover) – 2:12
  15. "The Day We Met" – 1:34
  16. "Surfer Girl" (Beach Boys cover) – 1:33
  17. "Little Star" – 1:13
  18. "My Assassin" – 1:51
  19. "Tell Me Now" (Daniel Johnston cover) – 3:00
  20. "Lucky 7-inch – 1:46
  21. "Through My Hoop" – 2:25
  22. "Leapfrog" – 2:10
  23. "Backwoods" (Windwalker cover) – 3:14
  24. "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

  • Lisa Marr - vocals, bass
  • Robynn Iwata - guitar, back-up vocals
  • Valeria Fellini - drums, back-up vocals
  • Neko Case - drums
  • Dave Carswell - drums, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel

References

  1. ↑ Fontana, Kaitlin (October 22, 2011). Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770900523 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Betti-Cola - Cub | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Cub: Betti-Cola / Come Out Come Out". Pitchfork. 10 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Cub".
  5. 1 2 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.
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