Betty
Betty is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Helmet, released on 21 June 1994 through Interscope Records. It followed Meantime from 1992, whose success meant critics and fans were waiting eagerly for the next move. The line-up changed this time: Rob Echeverria, previously of the New York hardcore band Rest in Pieces, took over guitar from Peter Mengede. He left in 1995 to join Biohazard, on friendlier terms than Mengede's exit.
It remains Helmet's highest-charting album in the US. "Milquetoast" was the big hit, and an alternate version, titled "Milktoast", had already turned up on The Crow soundtrack. Its video was in regular rotation on MTV, and "Wilma's Rainbow" and "Biscuits for Smut" also got videos. The record blends alternative metal with post-hardcore and noise rock, and in 2015 the band toured it, playing the whole album live.
Betty: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 41:43Tracklist
- 1Wilma’s RainbowPage Hamilton3:54
- 2I KnowPage Hamilton3:41
- 3Biscuits for SmutPage Hamilton2:54
- 4MilquetoastPage Hamilton3:54
- 5TicPage Hamilton3:40
- 6RolloHenry Bogdan and Page Hamilton2:38
- 7Street CrabPage Hamilton3:32
- 8CleanPage Hamilton2:26
- 9VaccinationPage Hamilton3:04
- 10Beautiful LoveAlstyne, King, Young, Gillespie2:03
- 11SpeechlessPage Hamilton2:59
- 12The Silver HawaiianHenry Bogdan and Page Hamilton2:08
- 13OverratedPage Hamilton2:40
- 14Sam HellPage Hamilton2:09
- Produced by
- Helmet, Todd Ray, Butch Vig, T-Ray
- Recorded at
- Soundtrack, New York City, Power Station, New York City, Sound on Sound, New York City
- Recorded
- 1993–1994
- Mixed by
- Andy Wallace
- Mixed at
- Quantum Sound Studios
- Engineered by
- Martin Bisi, Anton Pukshansky, John Siket
- Labels
- Interscope Records, Interscope
- Length
- 41:43
Line-up
- Henry Bogdan · bass guitar
- Rob Echeverria · guitar
- Page Hamilton · guitar, lead vocals
- John Stanier · drums (drum set)
Singles
- “Milquetoast” · 1994
- “Biscuits for Smut” · 1994
- “Wilma's Rainbow” · 1994
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 June 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 June 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 21 June 1994 | |
| US release | 21 June 1994 | earliest US date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AU | Interscope Records | 606949240424 | other |
| 1994 | DE | Interscope Records | 765449240423 | other |
| 1994 | DE | Interscope Records | 0765449249129 | other |
| 1994 | DE | Interscope Records | 765449240416 | other |
| 1994 | CA | Interscope Records | 765449240423 | other |
| 1994 | US | Interscope Records | 765449240423 | other |
| 1994 | AU | Interscope Records | 765449240423 | other |
| 1994 | JP | EastWest | other | |
| 21 June 1994 | US | Interscope Records | 606949240424 | original |
| 21 June 1994 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records | original | |
| 25 May 2013 | — | Interscope Records | 00606949240424 | other |
| 29 November 2024 | XE | Interscope Records | 602468036647 | other |
| 21 May 2025 | US | Interscope Records | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1403x1405, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1403×1405 | upscaled: minor: best source 1403x1405, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |