Betty is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Helmet, released in 1994 by Interscope Records. It is Helmet’s highest charting album in the US. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band’s success with the previous album, Meantime (1992). Rob Echeverria (guitarist of New York hardcore band Rest in Pieces) replaced Peter Mengede on guitar. After recording and touring in support of the album, Echeverria left Helmet in 1995 to join Biohazard; however, his departure was more amicable than Mengede’s. Prior to Betty’s release in June 1994, the album’s biggest hit, “Milquetoast”, appeared in alternate form on The Crow soundtrack as “Milktoast”. Its video was in regular rotation on MTV, and videos for “Wilma’s Rainbow” and “Biscuits for Smut” were also released. In 2015, the band announced a Betty tour, where they performed the album in its entirety.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Wilma’s Rainbow |
| A2 | I Know |
| A3 | Biscuits For Smut |
| A4 | Milquetoast |
| A5 | Tic |
| A6 | Rollo |
| A7 | Street Crab |
| B1 | Clean |
| B2 | Vaccination |
| B3 | Beautiful Love |
| B4 | Speechless |
| B5 | The Silver Hawaiian |
| B6 | Overrated |
| B7 | Sam Hell |
| C1 | Flushings |
| C2 | Thick |
| C3 | Pariah |
| C4 | Biscuits For Smut - Mutt Mix |
| C5 | Biscuits For Smut - Pooch Mix |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
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| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_(Helmet_album) |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP |
| Label | Interscope Records |
| Catalog Number | 00602468036647 |
| Notes | Comes in a standard jacket. Includes printed inner sleeves with lyrics, bonus tracks on side C, and an etching on side D. This edition is 3500 copies. On inner sleeve: All songs © 1994 P. Hamilton (Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./ Lemz Music/ Headlift Music, BMI) except*© 1994 by H Bogdan (Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./ Lemz Music/ Goya Music. BMI) and P. Hamiltor and † © 1931/1959 by Young, King, Van Alstyne and Gillespie (Movie-tone Music Corporation/Sam Fox Publishing Co. Inc., ASCAP). Back cover: Interscope Records; ℗ 1994 © 1994 & 2024 Interscope Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance, and broadcasting prohibited. Universal Music International B.V. ‘S-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands. Made in the EU. BIEM/SDRM. LC06406. 00602468036647 Hype sticker: 2 LP Baby Blue Vinyl LP1 original “Betty” album LP2 etched vinyl with 5 bonus tracks 00602468036647 Made in Germany sticker in back cover. Pressed by Optimal Media GmbH according to the Matrix runout however, Third Man Pressing logo is shown in the back cover. |
| Discogs URL | Helmet (2) - Betty |