Betti-Cola
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| 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]
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
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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]
