What? I thought these guys were signed?! Guess what? They got dropped! They're history! Here's a collection of over a dozen demos from the planned-but-never-realized second album, plus a few live songs. You get a slightly re-worked version of this writer's favorite Mike Knott song of all time - "Rock Stars On H" (No, it's not an endorsement of heroin, but just the opposite); and, best of all, here's an Aunt Bettys record with no cuss words! It's funny that the author of a song called "Not A Cussword" would ever receive such an announcement, but here's a record that we can safely say RIYL (means "recommended if you like") Aunt Bettys! For ordering info, write: Marathon Records, PO Box 1222, El Segundo CA 90245-6222
Other coverage for this album
Puddlegum 1998Reviewed by Jim MendenhallBack in 1995, when I heard that Mike Knott had formed a new band and been signed to Elektra Records, I just knew that the Aunt Bettys would be the biggest thing to hit the mainstream world since the Beatles. Four years later, the Aunt Bettys are not much more than a memory, broken up. Much like Steve Taylor's short lived band Chagall Guevara, the Aunt Bettys fell victim to label politics and…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Josh SpencerOne of the true alternative underground's most prolific music-makers, Michael Knott never stops. He's a music machine, a factory of fun, a full-on assembly line of top-notch rock 'n roll. Add the chops-to-make-veins-pop of Andrew Carter, Chuck Cummings, and Brian Doidge, and the stereo is a thumpin'. Thank Jeff Elbel and his little label that could (Marathon Records) for releasing these demos…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinThe Aunt Bettys, one of rock & roll's best kept secrets, had a surprisingly short shelf-life given the dizzying excellence and energy of their debut, one of this decade's best albums. Amidst much rejoicing by fans of the band, Marathon Records, home of Farewell to Juliet among others, has gratefully gathered together an album of unreleased Aunt Bettys tracks and demos. Ford Supersonic begins…Similar sounding releases
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