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

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. 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

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Recording

Cub recorded ''Betti-Cola'' primarily with microphones and a Digital Audio Tape machine. The album was recorded in various locations, including in

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Track listing

(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" (

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cover) – 2:12 #"The Day We Met" – 1:34 #"Surfer Girl" (

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cover) – 1:33 #"Little Star" – 1:13 #"My Assassin" – 1:51 #"Tell Me Now" (

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cover) – 3:00 #"Lucky 7-inch – 1:46 #"Through My Hoop" – 2:25 #"Leapfrog" – 2:10 #"Backwoods" ( Windwalker cover) – 3:14 #"What The Water Gave Me" ( NFA covers Cub) – 3:45 2007 Bonus Tracks:
25. "Chico" – 1:15
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cover) – 1:24
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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

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- vocals, bass *Robynn Iwata - guitar, back-up vocals *Valeria Fellini - drums, back-up vocals *

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- drums *Dave Carswell - drums, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel

References

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