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Palomine
Studio album by
Bettie Serveert
ReleasedOctober 1992 (1992-10)
StudioSound Enterprise (Weesp)
GenreIndie pop[1]
Length49:12
Label
Producer
  • Bettie Serveert
  • Frans Hagenaars
  • Edwin "Hank" Heath
Bettie Serveert chronology
Palomine
(1992) 		Lamprey
(1995)
Singles from Palomine
  1. "Tom Boy"
    Released: 1992[2]
  2. "Palomine"
    Released: 1992[2]
  3. "Kid's Allright"
    Released: 1993[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[1]
NME6/10[5]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]

Palomine is the debut studio album by Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert. It was released in October 1992 by Brinkman Records.[10] The album was issued in the United Kingdom by the 4AD subsidiary label Guernica on 2 November 1992,[11] and in the United States by Matador Records in 1993.[12]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Carol van Dijk, except where noted; all music is composed by Bettie Serveert (Herman Bunskoeke, Van Dijk, Berend Dubbe, and Peter Visser), except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Leg"6:11
2."Palomine"4:09
3."Kid's Allright"4:20
4."Brain-Tag"6:26
5."Tom Boy"4:21
6."Under the Surface"4:17
7."Balentine"4:11
8."This Thing Nowhere"3:18
9."Healthy Sick" (lyrics and music by Lou Barlow)2:23
10."Sundazed to the Core"7:05
11."Palomine (Small)"2:31
Total length:49:12

Notes

  • "Brain-Tag" is omitted from the LP edition of the album. The UK LP edition, released by Guernica, instead included a bonus 7" disc featuring "Brain-Tag" on side one and "Get the Bird" and "Smile" on side two.[11][13]

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

Bettie Serveert

  • Herman Bunskoeke – bass
  • Carol van Dijk – guitar, vocals
  • Berend Dubbe – drums
  • Peter Visser – guitar

Production

  • Bettie Serveert – production
  • Berend Dubbe – mixing
  • Frans Hagenaars – production, mixing
  • Edwin "Hank" Heath – production, mixing
  • The Masters – mastering

Design

  • Diederik van der Donk – photography
  • Roel Siebrand – cover design

Charts[edit]

Chart (1992–1994) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 43
Dutch Alternative Albums (Dutch Charts)[15] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 122

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Robbins, Ira (22 January 1993). "Palomine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Singles". bettieserveert.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 5 May 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Palomine – Bettie Serveert". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 25. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ Dalton, Stephen (7 November 1992). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". NME. p. 37.
  6. ^ Aston, Martin (January 1993). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Q. No. 76. p. 78.
  7. ^ Ali, Lorraine (29 April 1993). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Bettie Serveert". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 67. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (1995). "Bettie Serveert". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ^ "Albums". bettieserveert.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b Palomine (press advertisement). Guernica. 1992. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ Giles, Jeff (17 May 1993). "A Dutch Treat". Newsweek. p. 70.
  13. ^ Brain-Tag (liner notes). Bettie Serveert. Guernica. 1992. GU 3 S.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Palomine (liner notes). Bettie Serveert. Brinkman Records. 1992. BRCD 004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Bettie Serveert – Palomine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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