Helmet’s seminal album Betty is receiving a thirtieth anniversary vinyl reissue by way of the Interscope Vinyl Collective. The reissue arrives June 1st as a 2-LP configuration that includes gray vinyl that was pressed at Third Man Information.
The expanded tracklist options 5 further songs: “Flushings,” “Thick,” “Pariah,” “Biscuits for Smut – Mutt Combine” and “Biscuits for Smut – Pooch Combine.” The set additionally contains up to date and new paintings illustrated by Derek Hess (plus a Hess illustration etched onto Facet D), an unique lithograph of the unique cowl, and a “thanks” message from Helmet founder Web page Hamilton on the interior sleeves.
“After recording our first two albums, Strap It On and Meantime, with Wharton Tiers in his downtown NYC basement studio, Enjoyable Metropolis, we determined to attempt one thing completely different,” mentioned Hamilton of the origins of Betty. “We knew the L.A. Motown studio Neve 8078 console was owned by Donald Fagan of Steely Dan, so we ended up at his higher, higher east aspect studio, River Sound in NYC. It was a bit daunting to go away the consolation of Wharton’s place however we ended up 30 years later with an album Betty we nonetheless dig. All the songs are nonetheless carried out dwell.”
Hamilton added {that a} fall tour is “within the works” and can presumably be tied into the Betty reissue. Ten years in the past, Helmet performed the album in its entirety on a tour celebrating its twentieth anniversary; it’s cheap to count on one thing comparable this fall.
As for the reissue, it marks the primary time Betty has been in print on vinyl since 2014.
“It’s been a whole lot of enjoyable working with previous and new associates at our longtime label,” Hamilton mentioned. “My friends at Interscope launched me to the oldsters at Third Man Information in Nashville, who will probably be urgent the vinyl in Detroit. I couldn’t be happier with the outcomes.”
You may join the Interscope Vinyl Collective by way of its web site for early entry to the reissue’s launch. Try a product picture and an Instagram trailer for the vinyl repress beneath.
