Betti-Cola

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
Studio album by Cub
Released	1993
Genre	Cuddlecore
Length	53:33
Label	Mint[1]
Cub chronology
Betti-Cola (1993) Come Out Come Out (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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.^[6]

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". Trouesr Press.
5. Prested, Kevin (2014). Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. Microcosm Publishing. p. 109.
6. 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.