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Betti-Cola
View on Wikipedia| Betti-Cola | ||||
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| Released | October 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1992 – August 15, 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Cuddlecore[1] | |||
| Length | 48:00 | |||
| Label | Mint | |||
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Betti-Cola is the debut album by the Canadian band Cub.[2][3] It was released on October 1, 1993, by Mint Records.[4] The album was remastered and re-released with bonus tracks in 2007.
The album contains tracks taken from various 7-inch EPs as well as a handful of covers. A 12-song double 7-inch EP 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
[edit]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]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[1] |
"While the band's primitive, sweet formula changes little over the duration of the set," wrote Jason Ankeny in a retrospective review for AllMusic, "the performances grow more assured with each passing track; whether tackling Lisa Marr's own infectious compositions ... or well-chosen covers ... Cub's naive charm is irresistible."[6] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press likewise found that as a whole, the album captures Cub's "increasing musical strength and confidence (especially on the part of guitarist Robynn Iwata and singer/bassist Lisa Marr; a procession of drummers make rhythmic progress impossible to chart)."[2] Pitchfork's Marc Hogan stated that "like Jonathan Richman post-Modern Lovers, Cub prove that childlike whimsy can be, in the words of Joe Harvard, 'a purer form of rebellion.'"[1]
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" (The Beach Boys cover) – 1:33
- "Little Star" – 1:13
- "My Assassin" – 1:51
- "Tell Me Now" (Daniel Johnston cover) – 3:00
- "Lucky 7" – 1:46
- "Through My Hoop" – 2:25
- "Leapfrog" – 2:10
- "Backwoods" (Windwalker cover) – 3:14
- "What the Water Gave Me" (performed by NFA; Cub cover) – 3:45
2007 reissue bonus tracks
- "Chico" – 1:15
- "Sweet Pea" (Tommy Roe cover) – 1:24
- "Summer Samba" (Astrud Gilberto cover) – 1:41
- "Hello Kitty" – 1:33
- "Wipeout!" (live) (unlisted) – 0:20
Notes
- Tracks 1–4 and 25 are from the Pep 7-inch EP.
- Tracks 5–8 and 27 are from the Hot Dog Day 7-inch EP.
- Tracks 9–13, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, and 28 are from the Betti-Cola double 7-inch EP.
- Tracks 14–16, 19, 21, 23, 24, and 29 are unique to the album, though alternate versions of 14, 15, and 21 appeared on the "Volcano" 7-inch single, Pep, and Hot Dog Day, respectively.
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
Cub
- Lisa Marr – vocals, bass
- Robynn Iwata – guitar, backup vocals (tracks 1 and 15)
- Valeria Fellini – drums (tracks 1–8 and 17–23), backup vocals (track 1)
- Neko Case – drums (tracks 12 and 14–16)
Additional musicians
- Dave Carswell – drums (tracks 9, 10, and 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 11 and 13), glockenspiel (track 9)
- NFA (Jason Ogden, Andrew Earle, Craig Moore) – guest performance (track 24)
Production
- Jean Smith – production (tracks 1–4)
- Cub – production (tracks 1–23)
- Adam Sloan – engineering (tracks 1–8 and 17–23), production (tracks 17–23)
- Nicolas Bragg – production (tracks 5–8)
- Anthony Hempell – production (tracks 5–8)
- Pat Maley – production and engineering (tracks 9–13)
- Dave Carswell – production (tracks 9–13)
- Kevin Komoda – production (tracks 14–16)
- Anthony "Fu" Valcic – mastering, assembly
Design
- Dan DeCarlo – cover drawing
- Derrick Hanni – outer back cover photograph
- Allen May – booklet back cover photograph
- Miles Constable, Bill Baker, Lisa Marr, Robynn Iwata, Allen May, Derrick Hanni, Linda Scholten – booklet photographs
- Adam, Melanie, Valeria Fellini – booklet drawings
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hogan, Marc (May 10, 2007). "Cub: Betti-Cola / Come Out Come Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Robbins, Ira. "Cub". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Prested, Kevin (2014). Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. Microcosm Publishing. p. 109.
- ^ Fontana, Kaitlin (October 22, 2011). Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770900523 – via Google Books.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Betti-Cola – Cub". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Betti-Cola (liner notes). Cub. Mint Records. 1993. MRD-002.
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