# Betti-Cola

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***Betti-Cola*** is the debut album by the Canadian band [Cub](/source/Cub_(band)).[2][3] It was released on October 1, 1993, by [Mint Records](/source/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](/source/Archie_Comics) cartoonist [Dan DeCarlo](/source/Dan_DeCarlo).[5]

## Recording

Cub recorded *Betti-Cola* primarily with microphones and a [Digital Audio Tape](/source/Digital_Audio_Tape) machine. The album was recorded in various locations, including in [Olympia, Washington](/source/Olympia,_Washington), and at [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television).[5]

## Reception

"While the band's primitive, sweet formula changes little over the duration of the set," wrote Jason Ankeny in a retrospective review for [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), "the performances grow more assured with each passing track; whether tackling [Lisa Marr](/source/Lisa_Marr)'s own infectious compositions ... or well-chosen covers ... Cub's naive charm is irresistible."[6] Ira Robbins of *[Trouser Press](/source/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](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'*s [Marc Hogan](/source/Marc_Hogan) stated that "like [Jonathan Richman](/source/Jonathan_Richman) post-*[Modern Lovers](/source/The_Modern_Lovers_(album))*, Cub prove that childlike whimsy can be, in the words of [Joe Harvard](/source/Joe_Harvard), 'a purer form of rebellion.'"[1]

## Track listing

All songs written by Cub, except where indicated.

1. "Go Fish" – 2:00
1. "What the Water Gave Me" – 1:14
1. "Motel 6" – 2:21
1. "A Party" – 1:18
1. "Flying Carpet" – 2:38
1. "My Chinchilla" – 1:23
1. "Electric Chair" – 2:33
1. "Nicolas Bragg" – 1:56
1. "Pretty Pictures" – 1:38
1. "They Don't" – 1:40
1. "A Picnic" – 1:24
1. "It's True" – 1:28
1. "Someday" – 1:44
1. "Cast a Shadow" ([Beat Happening](/source/Beat_Happening) cover) – 2:12
1. "The Day We Met" – 1:34
1. "[Surfer Girl](/source/Surfer_Girl_(song))" ([The Beach Boys](/source/The_Beach_Boys) cover) – 1:33
1. "Little Star" – 1:13
1. "My Assassin" – 1:51
1. "Tell Me Now" ([Daniel Johnston](/source/Daniel_Johnston) cover) – 3:00
1. "Lucky 7" – 1:46
1. "Through My Hoop" – 2:25
1. "Leapfrog" – 2:10
1. "Backwoods" ([Windwalker](/source/Windwalker_(band)) cover) – 3:14
1. "What the Water Gave Me" (performed by NFA; Cub cover) – 3:45

**2007 reissue bonus tracks**

1. "Chico" – 1:15
1. "[Sweet Pea](/source/Sweet_Pea_(song))" ([Tommy Roe](/source/Tommy_Roe) cover) – 1:24
1. "[Summer Samba](/source/Summer_Samba)" ([Astrud Gilberto](/source/Astrud_Gilberto) cover) – 1:41
1. "Hello Kitty" – 1:33
1. "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

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

**Cub**

- [Lisa Marr](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jean_Smith_(singer)) – 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](/source/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

1. Hogan, Marc (May 10, 2007). ["Cub: Betti-Cola / Come Out Come Out"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11902-betti-cola-come-out-come-out/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

1. Robbins, Ira. ["Cub"](https://trouserpress.com/reviews/cub/). *[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press)*. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

1. Prested, Kevin (2014). *Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records*. Microcosm Publishing. p. 109.

1. Fontana, Kaitlin (October 22, 2011). [*Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records*](https://books.google.com/books?id=4uhHRQN117IC&q=Betti-Cola+cub+1993&pg=PA73). ECW Press. ISBN 9781770900523. – via Google Books.

1. 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](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702799226)

1. Ankeny, Jason. ["Betti-Cola – Cub"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/betti-cola-mw0000648351). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

1. *Betti-Cola* (liner notes). [Mint Records](/source/Mint_Records). 1993. MRD-002.

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