The ARCHIE RECORDS Discography, Part Two
Archie Records
The Imaginary Vinyl Discography
2010-2015
A Marvelous Lie Production
Art by STUFFED ANIMAL
Costumes by HENRIETTA la del BARRIO
Text by HAMPTON JACOBS
In a storyline exclusive to this blog, Archie and Veronica Lodge-Andrews teamed with sound engineer Alan Mayberry to found an indie record label in the year 2000. Gangsta rapper Big Ethel was their first signing. Later signings included The Archies, Josie + The Pussy Cats, Kevin Keller and Toni Topaz. By 2002, Archie Records was well on its way to becoming one of the most successful indies of the 21st century!
Merger king Jason Blossom set his sights on the label in the early 2010s. In 2014, he finalized a multi-million-dollar deal to add it to his vast catalog of music holdings. Not included in the deal was a subscription-only label, Archie Fan Club Records; artists who recorded for that specialty imprint owned their master tapes. Those releases are not listed here but AFC recording sessions are documented in DESTINATION: SUGARTOWN! Pop Culture Cantina's take on the Great American Rock 'n' Roll Song Book.
In June of 2013, Archie merged with Falcon Records, an historic Latin music label owned by Dilton Doiley Briseño. The labels maintained separate logos but post-merger, Dilton became executive producer of all Archie product, while Chuck Clayton served the same function for Falcon. Freelance producers D'Angelo Wong and Barclay Singh were onboarded at this time and given supervision over European and Asian releases, respectively. An international corporate structure was taking shape, but the company wouldn't survive to benefit from it! Freelancer Rod Mack became worldwide Chief of A & R in September of 2014, but his tenure lasted less than a year.
Per a legally-binding pact signed in 2005, the Colombia-based Discos Fuentes label retained the right to distribute Archie product in South America. This agreement will even hold after 2059, when India-based media giant Vox Sound + Image succeeds Republic as owner of the coveted Archie masters. However, by the 22nd century the Archie Records catalog will be fully owned, manufactured and distributed by The Walt Disney Company.
A-1-7019
Begin The Beguine (Cole Porter)
Tabú (Lecuona, Russell)
A Rainy Night In Río (Robin, Schwartz)
Bésame Mucho (Skylar, Velázquez)
Tampico (Fisher, Roberts)
Andalucia (Lecuona, Stillman)
Rum And Coca-Cola (Amsterdam, Baron, Sullivan)*
Amapola (Gamse, LaCalle)
In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis, Young)
Jungle Drums (Lecuona, Lombardo, O’Flynn)*
The Lady In Red (Dixon, Wrubel)
Brazil (Barroso, Russell)
Begin The Beguine
Trevor Smith + Savoy Sound
w/THE SUGARTOWN PIPERS
+ ANGLO-CARIBBEAN Strings
A STEED-PINTO Production
Music Supervision:
KEVIN BOYLE
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by LAURA PINTO
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineers:
RONNIE + BUDDY SHELBY
*Savoy Sound featuring Cristina Angel
w/MARIACHI LOWRIDER
An A LO LATINO Production
Music Supervision:
FOOLKILLER
Arranged + Produced by
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Recorded @ Studio "B",
El Paso, Texas
Sound Engineer:
PUNK E. GUTIÉRREZ
Executive Producer:
CHERYLANNE PETRUNTI
RELEASED JANUARY 2010
Savoy Sound was a Jazz vocal group founded by its music director, Justin Strickland. Trevor Smith discovered the group and convinced Archie to sign them to his label. Shortly afterward, the male lead singer quit and Trev was deputized to sub for him in the studio. Savoy Sound's Latin-flavored debut album Begin The Beguine sold reasonably well but reviews were lukewarm at best! By 2012, the group had broken up but not without leaving an impact: Trev married Christina Angel, the female lead singer, and Justin Strickland began arranging music for The Archies on a regular basis.
A-130
Good Deal, Lucille/Diesel On My Tail
The Archies
featuring Reggie/
featuring Archie + Reggie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED MARCH 2010
Both of these sides were recorded in 2002.
A-2-511
We Don't Talk Anymore*/Throw Down A Line**/
My Kinda Life*/Good Times, Better Times***/
I Could Easily Fall*/The Time In-Between****/
The Only Way Out****/Move It!*
Move It! EP
The Archies Sing Cliff Richard Hits
*featuring Archie
**featuring Betty
***featuring Jughead
****featuring Reggie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
UNRELEASED 2010 EP
Vox Sound + Image will belatedly market
this unreleased double-length EP
in the year 2115.
THE ARCHIES RECORDED THEIR RETURN TO ARCHIE COUNTRY AND JUMP BACK, HONEY ALBUMS IN NEW ORLEANS @ SPANISH EDDIE'S BAR + GRILL. MOST OF THE OTHER MASTERS THEY CUT THERE WILL BE COMPILED INTO A CHART-TOPPING DOUBLE ALBUM PACKAGE IN THE YEAR 2099.
A-1-7020
(Theme from) Lost Horizon (Bacharach, David)*
You’ll Never Get To Heaven (Bacharach, David)
Promise Her Anything (Bacharach, David)*
Make It Easy On Yourself (Bacharach, David)*
Little Betty, Falling Star (Bacharach, Hilliard)*
Long Ago Tomorrow (Bacharach, David)
A Poche Ore Da Te/Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
(Bacharach, David, Donida)**
Message To Martha (Bacharach, David)
Promises, Promises (Bacharach, David)
I’m A Better Man (Bacharach, David)*
There Goes The Forgotten Man (Bacharach, David)*
Mexican Divorce (Bacharach, Hilliard)*
A House Is Not A Home (Bacharach, David)
Alfie (Bacharach, David)*
What’s It All About, Archie?
Archie Sings Bacharach
w/The London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by KEVIN BOYLE
A BURT BACHARACH Production
in association with
RALFI CHINGAS
Music Supervision by
NICHOLAS FREUND
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by BURT BACHARACH + RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineer: THORNE TEWKSBURY
*avec l'Orchèstre des Pays de Savoie
Dirigé par HARRIS GARDNER
Enregistré au Honky Château, Deauville
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, OCTAVIA G
**Produced by D'ANGELO WONG
Recorded @ Grand Prix Studios, Milan
Sound Engineer:
FRANCESCO NALDI
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED MAY 2010
Archie's first solo album was a critical success but it sold poorly; Archies fans had trouble accepting their Rock idol in an Adult-Contemporary mode! Veronica, who named Burt Bacharach as her all-time favorite songwriter, felt that this was the best of all the albums released on Archie Records. Producer Bacharach spoke highly of it as well and looked forward to working with Archie again. Unfortunately, that never happened.
Archie's first solo album was a critical success but it sold poorly; Archies fans had trouble accepting their Rock idol in an Adult-Contemporary mode! Veronica, who named Burt Bacharach as her all-time favorite songwriter, felt that this was the best of all the albums released on Archie Records. Producer Bacharach spoke highly of it as well and looked forward to working with Archie again. Unfortunately, that never happened.
A-512
You're My Driving Wheel/
I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking/
Nathan Jones/Where Do I Go From Here?/
Let Yourself Go/He's My Man
Driving Wheel
Josie + The Pussy Cats
Produced by BREE SPELLMAN
UNRELEASED 2010 EP
These tracks were meant for SOUL SUPREME, a sophomore Pussy Cats album on
Archie Records. The sessions were interrupted by a robbery in which a security guard was seriously injured! Concerned for the safety of his legendary clients, manager Lex Cabot called a halt to the project. The album was downsized to an EP, but Cabot nixed the release. Never on the best of terms with Archie, he decided to wait out the end of The Pussy Cats' contract. Their final recording for the label would be a single on which they collaborated with The Archies (see entries for 2012).
A-131
Jet Airliner (Single Version)/Reason To Worry*
The Archies
featuring Trevor/
featuring Veronica
Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
A SPANISH EDDIE Mix
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JUNE 2010
A-132
Made In Paris/Little Things Like That*
Archie/Archie + Veronica
w/Big Ethel + The Vixens
*w/Savoy Sound
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by BURT BACHARACH + RALFI CHINGAS
*Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
*Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED JULY 2010
PAM-02171
Wild Like That! (Roni Lodge-Andrews)
Corn Girls And Country Boys (Betty + Juggy Jones)
Down On The Spanish Side (Andrews, Briseno)
Chinchilla Blues (Keller, Lodge-Andrews)
1994 (Garland, Spellman)
Jesus Was A Gambler (Jones, Mason)
Heartquake Shake 'n' Bake (Lodge-Andrews, Mason)
Don't U Want Me 2 Love U? (Keller, Lodge-Andrews)
Makin' It Lonely For Me (Betty Jones)
Titty Twister (Andrews, Jones, Mason)
Nashville Katz
Katz + The Fiddles
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Music Directed by
KATZ ROCKLAND
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios,
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Sound Engineer:
CADE MURPHY
Executive Producer:
TOM MYETTE
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2010
Riverdale's most popular Country music band Katz + The Fiddles were frequent sidemen on Archies sessions. In 2009, Archie convinced Katz Rockland to sign her band up with his label. The superb Honky-Tonk album that introduced them to a wider audience kicked up quite a stir in Nashville! While it didn't end up spinning much in the way of artist royalty coin, Nashville Katz generated a songwriter royalty windfall for members of The Archies. Music City stars lined up to cover the selections written by Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Kevin Keller, and half of those cover versions broke for smash hits! The Fiddles wound up bypassing Nashville for Las Vegas, where they became marquee headliners.
JUGHEAD'S SOLO ALBUM OF FRENCH
DISCO TUNES WAS RECORDED @ THE
WORLD-FAMOUS "HONKY CHÂTEAU,"
MADE FAMOUS BY ELTON JOHN.
P-133X
Connaissez/Take A Step*
Juggy
Direction Musicale par JUGHEAD
Réalizé par JM de LUXE
*Direction Musicale par FOOLKILLER
Réalizé par LES ARCHIES et DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED DECEMBER 2010
This single was only sold in French-speaking countries. It became a best-seller in Canada.
P-2-7021X
Au Courant de l'Amour/Up To Date
(Garland, Jones, Spellman)
(Garland, Jones, Spellman)
Matahari (Garland, Jones, Spellman)
Achetons des Bijoux/Sparkle and Shine
(Clayton, Jones, Spellman)
(Clayton, Jones, Spellman)
Presque Décembre/Wait Until Wintertime
(Jones, Tate)
(Jones, Tate)
Bal aux Méchantes/Asshole City
(Garland, Jones, Spellman)
(Garland, Jones, Spellman)
Plus de Silence sur la Sexualité!/No Time For Shame
(Garland, Jones, Keller, Lodge-Andrews)
(Garland, Jones, Keller, Lodge-Andrews)
Petits Morts/Orgasms (Cooper, Garland, Spellman)
Samedi Après-Midi/Next Saturday
(Jones, Spellman)
(Jones, Spellman)
Personne!/Horny Bastard
(Andrews, Jones)
(Andrews, Jones)
Sept Temps au Revoir/Seven Times Goodbye
(Garland, Jones, Smith)
(Garland, Jones, Smith)
Tout ce qu'Ils Dirent de Moi/What They Say About Me
(Jones, Spellman)
(Jones, Spellman)
Tant que Je Te Veux/My One Bad Habit
(Jones, Mason, Spellman)
(Jones, Mason, Spellman)
Tout ce qu'Ils Dirent de Moi
Juggy
avec Les Archies
Une Production JM de LUXE
en association avec
Productions ARCHIE AMERICANA
Arrangements par BREE SPELLMAN
Direction Musicale par JUGHEAD
Enregistré chez Le Honky Château, Hérouville
Ingénieurs du Son:
MARC-PAUL, OCTAVIA G
Chefs de Production:
JEAN-EMANUEL de LUXE, NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED JANUARY 2011
France was arguably the hardest market for Archie Records to crack! The only Archies releases that sold well there featured Jughead on lead vocals. Archie and Veronica asked Juggy to cut a solo album for the French market. A Punk Rock group was hired to back him in the studio, but proved unsuitable for the project; The Archies replaced them. Ironically, Juggy's French-language releases ended up being successful in every French-speaking territory except France! Issued on the Pathé label in Europe and on Capitol Records in Canada, they were never marketed in the United States but promo copies appeared on the Archie label. "Connaissez" is a French translation of "Made In Paris", the same song that Archie cut with Burt Bacharach earlier in the year; however, it's a completely different arrangement and production.
A-513
Soul Sauce*/Rum And Coca-Cola/Jungle Drums/
Begin The Beguine
Latin Soul Sauce EP
Savoy Sound featuring Cristina Angel
*Trevor Smith + Savoy Sound
w/Mariachi Lowrider
Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED JANUARY 2011
A-134
Glitter And Gold/Chico’s Girl
The Archies
featuring Archie + Trevor/
featuring Veronica
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED JULY 2011
THE ARCHIES AND KEVIN KELLER IN NEW ORLEANS, SHOOTING THE LAST ARCHIES MUSIC VIDEO FOR ARCHIE RECORDS.
A-2-7022
I'm Gonna Be Strong (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Only In America (Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Hungry! (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
On Broadway (Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil)
Quartet Vocals by
Archie, Juggy, Reggie + Trevor
I Just Can't Help Believin' (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Uptown (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Glitter And Gold (Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Talk To Me, Baby (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Chico's Girl (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place! (Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
Love Her! (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
It's A Happening World (Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica
Blame It On The Bossa Nova (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
New World Comin' (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Home Of The Brave (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Looking At Tomorrow (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Mann, Weil)
Chorus by The Archies
Magic Town (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Kicks (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Hits Of The Sixties
Songs by Mann + Weil
The Archies
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Conducted by JONNIEMAE
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Recorded @ Chapel of Rock, Santa Barbara
Sound Engineer:
TOM MOURGOS
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED AUGUST 2011
Hits Of The Sixties was Veronica's favorite Archies album. She was delighted when the legendary songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil approached her with the idea of recording their songbook. At the studio sessions, the opinionated duo clashed frequently with strong-willed Ralfi Chingas, but they achieved a creative synergy. The result was a smash-hit album that pleased both critics and fans. Despite its Platinum sales success, Archie and Veronica decided that it was time to part ways with the volatile Chingas! Two decades will pass before he works with The Archies again, but he logged two more productions for Archie Records: A musical cast recording and a debut album for Toni Topaz (see below).
A-514
Glitter And Gold*/Blame It On The Bossa Nova**/
Hungry!***/That’s The Boy****
Glitter And Gold EP
The Archies
*featuring Archie + Trevor
**featuring Reggie
***featuring Trevor
****featuring Betty
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED OCTOBER 2011
Pressed on gold vinyl!
A-135
Looking At Tomorrow/Kicks
The Archies
featuring Trevor
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED OCTOBER 2011
A-139
Land Of Milk And Honey/Everybody Plays The Fool
Archie
w/Savoy Sound
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2011
A-1-7023
Land Of Milk And Honey (Hurley, Wilkins)
Land Of Milk And Honey (Hurley, Wilkins)
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
(Theme from) Black Belt Smackdown! (Archie Andrews)
from the Mamaroneck Production
Black Belt Smackdown!
Black Belt Smackdown!
Produced by LAURA PINTO
Made In Paris (Bacharach, David)
Archie
Produced by BURT BACHARACH + RALFI CHINGAS
Stop! And You'll Become Aware (Roger Okim)
Josie + The Pussy Cats w/The Archies
Heavy Music (Bob Seger)
Josie + The Pussy Cats
Produced by ALEXANDRA
My Clone Sleeps Alone (Benatar, Capps)
Kevin Keller
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Begin The Beguine (Cole Porter)
Trevor Smith + Savoy Sound
Produced by LAURA PINTO
Tell Me Like It Is (Brass, Kooper, Levine)
Veronica
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Let's Get It On Today! (Adams, Dante)*
Glitter And Gold (Mann, Weil)*
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown (Jagger, Richards)*
Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazoros)*
Good Deal, Lucille (Miller, Theriot)*
Love Her! (Mann, Weil)*
Pop Art Medley:
Hold On, Baby (Barry, Greenwich)/
Hold On, Baby (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Produced by THE ARCHIES
The Archies
Pop Art!
The Best of Archie Records
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
A & R Coordinator:
CHUCK CLAYTON
*Recorded live-in-concert @ Radio City
A SPANISH EDDIE Mix
Chief Engineer:
ALAN MAYBERRY
ALAN MAYBERRY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED DECEMBER 2011
Label compilations rarely sell a million copies like this one did; but most compilations don't feature a chart-topping artist debut! Kevin Keller made his first appearance as an Archie recording artist on this album and went on to cut his own million-selling LP. Record buyers who purchased Pop Art! got maximum value: Selections also included Gold and Platinum sides by Josie + The Pussy Cats and The Archies (including one that wouldn't appear on 45 until the following year), a live-in-concert set, a new solo side by Veronica, Archie's first solo single "Made In Paris", his solitary solo hit "Land Of Milk and Honey" and his cult hit theme song from the action film Black Belt Smackdown!
Label compilations rarely sell a million copies like this one did; but most compilations don't feature a chart-topping artist debut! Kevin Keller made his first appearance as an Archie recording artist on this album and went on to cut his own million-selling LP. Record buyers who purchased Pop Art! got maximum value: Selections also included Gold and Platinum sides by Josie + The Pussy Cats and The Archies (including one that wouldn't appear on 45 until the following year), a live-in-concert set, a new solo side by Veronica, Archie's first solo single "Made In Paris", his solitary solo hit "Land Of Milk and Honey" and his cult hit theme song from the action film Black Belt Smackdown!
PROMO FOR ARCHIE'S NOW-RARE
BURT BACHARACH SONGBOOK
ALBUM. THIS SOLO EFFORT WAS
RECORDED AND RELEASED IN 2010.
A-140
My Clone Sleeps Alone/Take It Any Way You Want It
Kevin Keller
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED DECEMBER 2011
Kevin Keller had the honor of recording Archie Records' first Number One Pop single!
A-136
Love Her! (Single Version)*/New World Comin'*
The Archies
featuring Jughead/
featuring Veronica
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS, BARRY MANN +
CYNTHIA WEIL
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED JANUARY 2012
A-137LTD
Soul And Inspiration/On The Road
Blue-Eyed Soul
w/The Archies
Produced by BARRY MANN + CYNTHIA WEIL
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2012
Limited-edition single recorded for the Equality Now!
Marriage Equality Fund. Promo copies mistakenly
credit production to Ralfi Chingas + The Archies,
who actually did produce the backing track for
"On The Road". Original production credit read:
credit production to Ralfi Chingas + The Archies,
who actually did produce the backing track for
"On The Road". Original production credit read:
PRODUCED BY RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES.
AN ARCHIES ALBUM UNIQUE TO LATIN AMERICA, TITTY TWISTER WILL BE MARKETED IN 2117. ITS CONTENTS ARE A CHART-TOPPING, PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED ARCHIE
RECORDS MASTER AND SONG DEMOS
CUT BY INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEMBERS
BETWEEN 2003 AND 2014.
A-138
Stop! And You’ll Become Aware/
I Wish I'd Never Loved You*
Josie + The Pussy Cats
featuring Melody w/The Archies
*Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Valerie
w/Kooltyme Katts
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by ALEXANDRA
*Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED MARCH 2012
Ralfi Chingas was executive producer for this belated single, which first appeared on the 2011 Pop Art! compilation. It features Melody Munro-Jones trading leads with Veronica and Betty. Most of the musical backing is performed by Alexandra's band, The Kooltyme Katts. Despite publicity that suggested otherwise, no other members of The Archies or The Pussy Cats took part in the recording session. The full Archies group does appear on an earlier version of "Stop!" that was recorded in 2004; Reggie sang lead.
BACK COVER OF THE BOOKLET INSERT FOR
ARCHIE'S ALBUM BOX, A COLLECTION OF
ARCHIE LABEL ALBUMS TO BE RELEASED
IN THE YEAR 2115.
A-1-7024
Shadows Of The Night (David Byron)
We Live For Love (Neil Geraldo)
Get Nervous! (Geraldo, Steinberg)
Take It Any Way You Want It (Briley, Geraldo)
All Fired Up! (Benatar, Grombacher, Tolhurst)
If You Think You Know How To Love Me
(Chapman, Chinn)
Promises In The Dark (Benatar, Geraldo)
We Belong (Lowen, Navarro)
Little Too Late (Alex Call)
Prisoner Of Love (Scott Saint-Clair Sheets)
My Clone Sleeps Alone (Benatar, Capps)*
Heartbreaker (Gill, Wade)
All Fired Up!
Kevin Keller Salutes Pat Benatar
w/THE MACK DADDYS
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Music Directed by
ROD MACK
Arranged + Produced by
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, THORNE TEWKSBURY,
MYRIAM FORERO
*Recorded @ Baby Grand Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sound Engineer:
RHETT VALENTYNE
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED APRIL 2012
This was the first of six albums that established Kevin Keller as one of the most popular Heavy Metal acts of the 2010s. Despite the robust embrace he got from metalheads, Kelly was never a hard rocker in his heart! Like his pal Jughead, he actually preferred singing Jazz. At the end of the decade, he switched gears in order pursue his true musical calling. That proved to be a bad move commercially: Disappointed fans turned their backs on him and will continue to do so until he accepts an invitation to officially join The Archies. Kelly will replace Archie as lead singer in the year 2030.
This was the first of six albums that established Kevin Keller as one of the most popular Heavy Metal acts of the 2010s. Despite the robust embrace he got from metalheads, Kelly was never a hard rocker in his heart! Like his pal Jughead, he actually preferred singing Jazz. At the end of the decade, he switched gears in order pursue his true musical calling. That proved to be a bad move commercially: Disappointed fans turned their backs on him and will continue to do so until he accepts an invitation to officially join The Archies. Kelly will replace Archie as lead singer in the year 2030.
ARCHIES FANS AROUND THE WORLD AGREE THAT 45 RPM RELEASES ON THE AUSTRALIAN ARCHIE LABEL ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. IN THE YEAR 2097, VOX SOUND + IMAGE WILL ASSEMBLE THESE TREASURES IN A DELUXE BOX SET.
P-515X
Gloria/Quando, Quando, Quando/
Archie Loves Mambo/Lei Mi Aspetta/
Ciao Ragazzi Ciao
Lei Mi Aspetta
The Archies
Realizzate da GLI ARCHIES con D'ANGELO WONG
RELEASED MAY 2012
This Europe-only EP did not chart. There are no English-language versions of these songs in The Archies' catalog.
A-516
My Clone Sleeps Alone/Sex As A Weapon/
Just Like Me /Precious Time
My Clone Sleeps Alone EP
Kevin Keller
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED MAY 2012
A-141
Prisoner Of Love/Never Wanna Leave You
Kevin Keller
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED AUGUST 2012
P-517X
Volare/Mambo Italiano/Torna De Nuevo/
La Spia/Ho Bisogno Di Verdeti
Mambo Italiano
The Archies
Realizzate da GLI ARCHIES con D'ANGELO WONG
RELEASED AUGUST 2012
This EP scored a minor European hit due to popularity of an Archies music video of the same title. The only song that the band ever recorded in English is "Torna De Nuevo", an Italian translation of their Kirshner-era track "Over And Over". A Punk Rock version of "Ho Bisogno Di Verdeti" was cut in 2011 by British guitarist Madame Axe. That track was released on an Archies Fan Club EP.
IN THE 2080s, ORIGINAL ARCHIE RECORDS MASTERS WILL BE REMIXED, REMASTERED AND REISSUED ON THE JAPANESE PHILLES LABEL. THE SUCCESS OF THESE COMPILATIONS PROMPTS AN OUTBREAK OF ASIAN ARCHIEMANIA!
L-518X
If I Can't Have You*/Too Much Heaven**/
Jive Talkin'***/Come On Over*/
Nights On Broadway**/Shadow Dancing****
A Salute To Barry Gibb + The Bee Gees
Shadow Dancing EP
The Archies
*featuring Betty
**featuring Veronica
***featuring Reggie + Trevor
****featuring Reggie
Music Directed by
**featuring Veronica
***featuring Reggie + Trevor
****featuring Reggie
Music Directed by
ROD MACK
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED JANUARY 2013
Released in Asia on Liberty Records
but quickly withdrawn from sale. Promo
copies were pressed on the Archie label.
A-519
I’ll Still Love You/Go Ahead And Cry/
Bring Your Love To Me/Stand By
Soul + Inspiration EP
Blue-Eyed Soul
Blue-Eyed Soul
Produced by JONNIEMAE
RELEASED MARCH 2013
Songs taken from the hit musical Soul And Inspiration
except for “Stand By”, which was cut from the show
during previews. These are not the same recordings
that appear on the cast album.
FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE THE JUKEBOX MUSICAL SOUL AND INSPIRATION, JUGHEAD AND KEVIN KELLER PERFORMED AS AN R + B SINGING DUO. THEIR "BLUE-EYED SOUL" ACT MADE SEVERAL RECORDINGS AND EVOLVED INTO A MUSIC PRODUCTION TEAM.
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Overture - instrumental
He (Mullan, Richards)
- Buddy Heard
There She Goes! (Bill Medley)
- Bill Medley + The Paramours
Give It To The People (Lambert, Potter)
- Bill Medley
- Bill Medley
Brown-Eyed Woman (Mann, Weil)
- Bill Medley + Darlene Love
- Bill Medley + Darlene Love
Lord, If You're A Woman (Mann, Weil)
- Darlene Love
- Darlene Love
Make The Woman Love Me (Mann, Weil)
- Bill Medley
- Bill Medley
See That Boy (Mann, Weil)
- Darlene Love
The Time Of My Life
(DeNicola, Markovitz, Previte)
(DeNicola, Markovitz, Previte)
- Bill Medley + Darlene Love
Gotta Tell You How I Feel!
(Hatfield, Medley)
- Bill Medley
Georgia On My Mind (Carmichael, Gorrell)
- Bill Medley
- Bill Medley
She's Mine, All Mine (Bobby Hatfield)
- Bobby Hatfield
A Man Without A Dream (Goffin, King)
- Bobby Hatfield
- Bobby Hatfield
I Just Wanna Make Love To You
(Willie Dixon)
(Willie Dixon)
- Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody (North, Zaret)
- Bobby Hatfield
- Bobby Hatfield
I Can't Make It Alone (Goffin, King)
- Bill Medley
Little Latin Lupe Lu (Bill Medley)
- Righteous Brothers
- Righteous Brothers
Medley:
Justine/Fannie Mae/
Justine/Fannie Mae/
Crazy Little Mama
(Harris, Terry/Brown, Lewis, Robinson/
Abner, Moore)
- Righteous Brothers
I'll Still Love You (April Stevens)
- Righteous Brothers w/Darlene Love
On This Side Of Goodbye (Goffin, King)
- Righteous Brothers
- Righteous Brothers
Woman, Man Needs Ya! (Dick Monda)
- Bobby Hatfield + Jimmy Walker
Melancholy Music Man (Bonner, Gordon)
- Righteous Brothers
Dream On (Lambert, Potter)
- Righteous Brothers
Medley:
I Can't Make It Alone - Reprise/
Go Ahead And Cry
(Goffin, King/Bill Medley)
- Bill Medley
- Bill Medley
Rock And Roll Heaven
(O’Day, Stevenson)
- Bill Medley + Darlene Love
- Bill Medley + Darlene Love
Medley:
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’/
Just Once In My Life
Just Once In My Life
(Mann, Weil, Spector/Goffin, King, Spector)
- Bill Medley + Bucky Heard
Soul And Inspiration (Mann, Weil)
- Righteous Brothers
Finale:
Bring Your Love To Me/
Dream On - reprise
(Hatfield, Medley/Lambert, Potter)
- Righteous Brothers, Jimmy Walker,
- Righteous Brothers, Jimmy Walker,
Darlene Love, The Blossoms
+ The Paramours
+ The Paramours
Original Cast Album
Soul And Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers Story
Jughead as Bill Medley
Kevin Keller as Bobby Hatfield
Ralfi Chingas as Phil Spector
w/Cochinada Brothers + The Vixens
special appearance by Trevor Ansari
Kevin Keller as Bobby Hatfield
Ralfi Chingas as Phil Spector
w/Cochinada Brothers + The Vixens
special appearance by Trevor Ansari
and introducing Miss Toni Topaz
as Darlene Love
as Darlene Love
Musical Accompaniment by
Mariachi Lowrider
A MANN-WEIL-MEDLEY Production
in association with
MAMARONECK Productions
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Conducted by JONNIEMAE
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Abbey Road + Bel Canto Studios, London
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, THORNE TEWKSBURY
+ LAKSHMI SHUTTLESWORTH
*A DYAD MUSIC Production
Produced by BARRY MANN + CYNTHIA WEIL
Recorded @ Chapel Of Rock, Santa Barbara
Sound Engineer:
TOM MOURGOS
Executive Producer:
BILL MEDLEY
RELEASED MARCH 2013
This cast album was the first and only double-Platinum, double-length LP released by Archie Records. Kevin Keller put his Heavy Metal career on hold to co-star with Jughead in the London run of Soul + Inspiration. Written by Cynthia Weil and featuring several of the most iconic hit songs she wrote with husband Barry Mann, the show chronicled the history of '60s superstars The Righteous Brothers. Bill Medley, bass singer of the Pop duo, personally requested that Kelly portray his late partner Bobby Hatfield on stage. Future Reggae queen Toni Topaz rounded out the cast as Medley's lover, Darlene Love. (Toni became Juggy's second wife following his divorce from Betty Cooper.) Chuck Clayton played replacement Righteous Brother Jimmy Walker at the show's Riverdale debut, but in London British actor/singer Trevor Ansari took over the role. Ansari was later hired to be the main announcer for "Archie Radio".
Somebody To Love/Orgasmic World*
FROM THE RAJ PATEL FILM
"MAN BITCHES ON A BEACH"
Kevin Keller
Music Directed by
FOOLKILLER
Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
*The Nasty Boys
Arranged by ROSCOE SHIRLEY
Produced by BREE SPELLMAN
RELEASED APRIL 2013
This deejay-only vinyl pressing was included in
the press kit for KEVIN KELLER'S MAN BITCHES
ON A BEACH. Had "Somebody To Love" been a regular
release, it would've charted Top Ten! Although the
soundtrack was pressed on the Falcon label, its
press kit LP and single both carried the Archie
Records label. Neither one contained a
catalog number.
FLP-999000
Somebody To Love (Darby Slick)*
Orgasmic World Suite:
Orgasmic World, Instrumental
Clamshell Theme
Dune Buggy Bounce
Lifeguard's Theme
Orgasmic World, Reprise
(Bree Spellman)
Ass Menagerie (Mack, Spellman)**
All The Young Dudes (David Bowie)*
Ass Menagerie Suite:
Ass Menagerie, Instrumental
Kevin's Boogaloo
Horse And Rider Theme
Circus Maximus Theme
Ass Menagerie, Reprise
(Bree Spellman)
Orgasmic World (Garland, Spellman)***
Original FilmTrack Recording
Kevin Keller's
Man Bitches On A Beach!
A Raj Patel Film
A CHERRY VAGINA Production
*Kevin Keller
An A LO LATINO Production
Music Directed by
FOOLKILLER
Arranged + Produced by
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
The Nasty Boys
**Arranged by ROD MACK
***Arranged by ROSCOE SHIRLEY
Arranged + Produced by
BREE SPELLMAN
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London UK +
Falcon Studios, El Paso TX
Sound Engineers:
THORNE TEWKSBURY, EDITHA COLLINS-BECKHAM,
HUSSEIN HABAKKUK
Executive Producer:
CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED MAY 2013
When your hot new Rock star is being menaced by
a blackmailer for having appeared in a porno flick,
what's a record label owner to do? What else but
buy up the film, edit out the X-rated scenes, record
a fantastic new soundtrack and market it as
a promotional vehicle for the star in question?
Gutsy, risk-taking decisions like that were how
Archie Records stayed on the cutting edge!
And nothing succeeds like success: Both the
movie and the album were runaway
successes.
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Bueno Ya . . ./!Vaya Amor!
Olguita + Reginald
Arreglos Vocales de OLGUITA
Música dirigido por FOOLKILLER
Réalizado por DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED JUNE 2013
This single was a double-sided hit and one of the biggest Tejano records of 2013!
FLP-999001
¡Córrenle, Gatos!
Ya No Está En El Corazón
Lloré Todo El Camino
No Escúchame Más
¡Vaya Amor!
No Compraría Un Burro De Él
Yo, El Miserable
Cabronito
Ido, Ido, Se Ha Ido
Juntos Otra Vez
Cree Que Todavía Lo Quiero
Bueno Ya . . .
(Olga San Quentín)
El Albúm de Olguita y Reginald
Olguita + Reginald
w/EL MARIACHI LOWRIDER
Una Producción A LO LATINO
Arreglos Vocales de OLGUITA
Arreglos Musicales de
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO y REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Música dirigido por FOOLKILLER
Realizado por DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Grabado al El Estudio Falcón,
El Paso de Texas
Ingeniero de Sonido:
PUNK E. GUTIÉRREZ
Jefe de Producción:
CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED JULY 2013
Three of the last four new acts signed by Archie Records - Kevin Keller, Toni Topaz and Olguita + Reginald - went on to have stellar careers. (The one that didn't was The Vixens, whose single and scheduled album dates were cancelled.) When this début LP for the duet act he'd created with his wife Olga broke for a solid smash in Latin America, Reginald Whitney Mantle III knew he'd sung his last note with The Archies. The Olguita + Reginald Album not only yielded a double-sided hit single but also numerous album tracks that went into heavy rotation @ Tejano radio stations.
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Jump Back, Honey!/Bounce The Ball
The Archies
guest vocal by Kevin Keller/
featuring Archie
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2013
ARCHIE'S FAILED SOLO ALBUM HAD ITS
CHAMPIONS! ESPECIALLY IN HAVANA
WHERE HE, VERONICA AND EL MARIACHI
LOWRIDER CAUSED A SENSATION
PERFORMING SONGS FROM THE
TRACK LINEUP.
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Cow Cow Boogie (Carter, DePaul, Raye)
Trio Vocals by Veronica, Betty + Jughead
Get On Board, Little Children! (DePaul, Raye)
Chorus by The Archies
Coffee Date (Barris, Whiteman)
Guest Vocals by Kevin Keller
House Of Blue Lights (Raye, Slack)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Mister Five By Five (DePaul, Raye)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Solid Potato Salad (DePaul, Prince, Raye)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Shoo Shoo, Baby (Phil Moore)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Blacksmith Blues (Jack Holmes)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Bounce The Ball (Keller, Lodge-Andrews)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Oakie Boogie (Johnny Tyler)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Greyhound (Rudy Toombs)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Forty Cups Of Coffee (Danny Overbea)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Smack Dab! In The Middle (Jesse Stone)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Jump Back, Honey! (Hadda Brooks)
Guest Vocals by Kevin Keller
The Rhythm and Blues of Ella Mae Morse
Jump Back, Honey!
The Archies
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
in association with
RALFI CHINGAS
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Conducted by JONNIEMAE
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Recorded @ Spanish Eddie’s Bar + Grill,
New Orleans
Sound Engineer:
"SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Executive Producer:
RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2013
In late 2012, Reggie Mantle took an extended leave of absence from The Archies and never returned! Kevin Keller subbed for him on this album, billed as a "guest artist" although Kelly had long been an honorary group member. This was the only Archies LP that featured no sidemen. Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Kelly and Trevor played every note of Justin Strickland's challenging arrangements, and it was an amazing achievement given their limited experience with Jazz. In fact, Jump Back Honey! was hailed by critics as a masterpiece; The Archies had never before enjoyed such glowing reviews, and they won't again until belated appreciation manifests for their Atlantic Records LP Ride, Ride, Baby and the (very) posthumous release of their long-delayed ABBA-Normality album in 2114. However, just as Archie's fans were unwilling to explore the Bacharach sound with him, his group's fans failed to appreciate this daring foray into 1940s Blues, Boogie and Swing. The LP sold poorly everywhere but in Japan, where it hovered near the top of the charts for the better part of a year.
In late 2012, Reggie Mantle took an extended leave of absence from The Archies and never returned! Kevin Keller subbed for him on this album, billed as a "guest artist" although Kelly had long been an honorary group member. This was the only Archies LP that featured no sidemen. Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Kelly and Trevor played every note of Justin Strickland's challenging arrangements, and it was an amazing achievement given their limited experience with Jazz. In fact, Jump Back Honey! was hailed by critics as a masterpiece; The Archies had never before enjoyed such glowing reviews, and they won't again until belated appreciation manifests for their Atlantic Records LP Ride, Ride, Baby and the (very) posthumous release of their long-delayed ABBA-Normality album in 2114. However, just as Archie's fans were unwilling to explore the Bacharach sound with him, his group's fans failed to appreciate this daring foray into 1940s Blues, Boogie and Swing. The LP sold poorly everywhere but in Japan, where it hovered near the top of the charts for the better part of a year.
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¡No Compraría Un Burro De Él!/Cabronito
Olguita y Reginald
Arreglos Vocales de OLGUITA
Música dirigido por FOOLKILLER
Réalizado por DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2013
AIRING IN THE FALL OF 2013 ON THE REPUBLIC SATELLITE NETWORK, "ARCHIE RADIO" WAS A PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE FOR THE ARCHIE LABEL. THESE BROADCASTS PREVIEWED ARCHIE RECORDS' FORTHCOMING MERGER WITH MEDIA GIANT REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL.
C-1-7027
Teach Me To Twist (Appell, Cohen)
cantan Trevor y Andy Yoshida en Inglés
South Street (Appell, Cohen)
cantan Veronica, Betty y Jughead en Inglés
Medley:
Not Me! (Anderson, Guida)/
The Eighty-One (Gamble, Ross)
canta Veronica en Inglés
You Can't Sit Down (Clark, Cohen, Mack, Muldrow, Upchurch)
voz invitada de Andy Yoshida con Jughead
en Inglés y en Español
Medley:
Limbo Rock (Cohen, Santiago, Strange)/
You Just Don't Know! (Robert Miller)
canta Trevor en Español y Inglés
Do The Cha-Cha-Chá (Appell, Cohen, Lowe, Santiago)
voz invitada de Andy Yoshida
en Inglés y Español
Medley:
Do The Bird/Rock Me In The Cradle Of Love
(Appell, Cohen)
canta Betty en Inglés
Fever (Blackwell, Cooley, Mack, Santiago)
canta Trevor en Español
Long Tall Sally (Blackwell, Johnson, Penniman)
canta Archie en Inglés
Karate Monkey (Jackson, Virtuoso)
canta Archie y Veronica en Inglés
Medley:
Wah-Watusi (Appell, Cohen)/
Mashed Potato Time
(Bateman, Cohen, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland)
cantan Veronica y Betty en Inglés
Do The Fish (Denson, Dixon, Cohen, Mack)
voz invitada de Andy Yoshida en Inglés y Español
Everything's Wrong! (Alfred, Farrell)
cantan Archie y Trevor en Inglés y Español
Medley:
Hully Gully Baby/Bristol Stomp/
Do The New Continental/The Popeye Waddle
(Appell, Cohen)
voz invitada de Andy Yoshida con Jughead
y Sashimi Sisters en Inglés
96 Tears
(Rudy Martínez)
canta Trevor en Español
Picture Me Gone (Gorgoni, Taylor)
canta Betty en Inglés
Medley:
Jingle Bell Rock
(Beal, Boothe, Mack, Santiago)/
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
(Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
voz invitada de Andy Yoshida
en Inglés y en Español
con Trevor, Betty y
estrella especial invitada
DARLENE LOVE
The Twist (Ballard, Santiago)
cantan Los Archies en Inglés y en Español
Archie @ The Hollywood Bowl
Fiebre del Watusi Navideño
Los Archies
con SASHIMI SISTERS y ANDY YOSHIDA
Una Producción SUGARTOWN
en asociación con
RALFI CHINGAS
Arreglos por TREVOR SMITH y ROD MACK
Música dirigido por ROD MACK
Realizado por TOM MOURGOS y VERONICA
Grabado en El Hollywood Bowl
Remezclado al Chapel of Rock,
Santa Barbara de California
Ingenieros de Remezcla:
TOM MOURGOS y CANDY FIGUEROA
Jefe de Producción:
RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2014
This album was only marketed in Latin America but it was heavily imported. A celebration of Sixties dance crazes recorded live in concert, Archie @ The Hollywood Bowl was the realization of an aborted solo album by Trevor Smith devoted to Sixties dance crazes. It's the second most popular Archies album among Spanish-speaking fans (the first being Éxitos en Español). Unreleased studio versions exist for every song but the Christmas medley, which was created just for the show. Members of The New Archies will show a particular fondness for this LP: Three of them, Rikki Ninja, Donna Dante and Ramsay Khalid Sharma will cover "Everything's Wrong", "Don't You Want My Lovin'" and "Picture Me Gone" respectively.
INSIDE GATEFOLD OVER OF THE ARCHIES'
HOLLYWOOD BOWL CONCERT ALBUM
FROM 2014. SUNG IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH,
ITS RELEASE WAS LIMITED TO CENTRAL
AND SOUTH AMERICA.
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Angel Of The Morning/Picture Me Gone
Los Archies
grabado en vivo
canta Betty en Español/
canta Betty en Inglés
Música dirigido por ROD MACK
Realizado por TOM MOURGOS y VERONICA
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2014
In September of 2005, Rod Mack helped Betty Jones record an EP that was never finished. Billy Sunshine would've been a tribute to Blue-Eyed Soul singer Evie Sands, and everyone involved with the project predicted a major hit. Nearly 15 years later, the hit finally happened, but with live-in-concert versions instead of studio tracks! Fittingly, Rod supervised these new renditions of Evie Sands hits. A two-sided smash culled from the group's much-praised Hollywood Bowl concert, this single was the only Archies 45 to feature Betty's lead vocals on both sides. Studio or live, "Angel Of The Morning" b/w "Picture Me Gone" was clearly Top Ten material; but Veronica chose to limit the release to South America.
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Smack Dab! In The Middle/Coffee Date
The Archies
featuring Veronica/
guest vocal by Kevin Keller
Arranged by JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
UNRELEASED 2014 SINGLE
This release was cancelled, but just barely: Promotional pressings have surfaced in South America.
PAG-20141-9
ARCHIE COUNTRY!
RETURN TO ARCHIE COUNTRY*
HITS OF THE SIXTIES**
HITS OF THE SIXTIES, VOLUME TWO**
THE SAVAGE YOUNG ARCHIES***
Archies À Go-Go
Les Archies
Une Production SUGARTOWN
Consultant en Production:
NERO THE DOG
Réalizé par RALFI CHINGAS
*Réalizé par LES ARCHIES avec DILTON DOILEY BRISENO
**Réalizé par RALFI CHINGAS et LES ARCHIES
***Réalizé par DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Remixé au Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Remasterizé au Falcon Studios, El Paso, Texas
Ingénieur du Mixage: "SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Ingénieurs de la Remasterisation:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO, HUSSEIN HABAKKUK
Chef de Production:
D'ANGELO WONG
RELEASED MARCH 2014
This nine-record LP box set was only marketed in
Europe and targeted specifically @ France. The
liner notes were written in French by Bree Spellman.
All five albums were remixed for monaural sound.
2004's JEFF + ELLIE SONGBOOK was officially retitled
HITS OF THE SIXTIES, VOLUME TWO with this
release, and its new album sleeve made its
début. Original copies will be highly coveted
by Archies fans!
A NEW NAME AND COVER DESIGN FOR
THE ARCHIES' 2004 CELEBRATION
OF CLASSIC GIRL GROUP SONGS! IT
FIRST APPEARED IN 2014.
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Cast Your Fate To The Wind/Everything's Wrong!
Los Archies
grabado en vivo
canta Jughead en Español/
cantan Archie y Trevor en Inglés y Español
Música dirigido por ROD MACK
Realizado por TOM MOURGOS y VERONICA
RELEASED MAY 2014
Another superb live two-sider that was only issued south of the border; but inexplicably, this one was just a "turntable hit." Despite a substantial amount of airplay, neither side ever charted.
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Throw Down A Line/Pop Life*
Toni Topaz
w/Cumberland Gap
*Arranged by ROD MACK
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED AUGUST 2014
The final domestic hit single on Archie Records and a Number One smash!
All Over Again (Paul Hampton)
Did You Ever Love A Guy? (Steve Duboff)
He Comes And Goes (Neil Diamond)
Lady Of The Night (Bellotte, Moroder)
Happy Anniversary (Greenwich, Powers)
You Told Me (Chandler, DeVorzon)
Why Did You Go? (Brown, Robbins)
Gotta Make You Love Me! (Burton, Sawyer)
If You Were A Man (Jerry Riopell)
Someday (Roberta Day)
Tonight You’re Gonna Fall In Love With Me
(Kornfeld, Wine)
I’m Nobody’s Baby Now (Jeff Barry)
Love You More Than Yesterday (Gormann, Michaels)
Throw Down A Line (Hank Marvin)*
The Toni Topaz Album
Toni Topaz
w/The Bettys
A SUGARTOWN Production
in association with
RALFI CHINGAS
Music Supervision:
NICHOLAS FREUND
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Conducted by JONNIEMAE
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Chapel Of Rock, Santa Barbara
Sound Engineer:
TOM MOURGOS
*w/ANGLO-CARIBBEAN Strings
Music Directed by
ROD MACK
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineer:
THORNE TEWKSBURY
Executive Producer:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2014
When the hit UK musical "Soul + Inspiration" acquired new producers, Toni Topaz was the only cast member asked to go to Broadway with the show; everyone else was fired! Toni opted not to abandon the original cast and declined the request. In return for her loyalty, Archie offered the actress/choreographer a solo recording artist contract with his label; she became Archie Records' last new signing. Former Archies producer Ralfi Chingas was commissioned to work with Toni, and The Bettys (the reconstituted version of a band Betty Cooper led during her teens) provided her studio backing. The collaboration yielded a chart-topping single and album, launching her on a stellar music career! In the year 2032, Toni Topaz will join The Archies and feature in their final world tour.
When the hit UK musical "Soul + Inspiration" acquired new producers, Toni Topaz was the only cast member asked to go to Broadway with the show; everyone else was fired! Toni opted not to abandon the original cast and declined the request. In return for her loyalty, Archie offered the actress/choreographer a solo recording artist contract with his label; she became Archie Records' last new signing. Former Archies producer Ralfi Chingas was commissioned to work with Toni, and The Bettys (the reconstituted version of a band Betty Cooper led during her teens) provided her studio backing. The collaboration yielded a chart-topping single and album, launching her on a stellar music career! In the year 2032, Toni Topaz will join The Archies and feature in their final world tour.
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Fever/State Of Shock*
Los Archies
grabado en vivo
canta Trevor en Español
Música dirigido por ROD MACK
Realizado por TOM MOURGOS y VERONICA
*cantan Veronica y Rod Mack
en Inglés y en Francés
Música dirigido por ROD MACK
Realizado por NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2014
This was the last of three live Archies 45s marketed in South America. Trevor Smith's sizzling take on a Peggy Lee classic sold well enough, but the main event was its flipside: An acoustic cover of the 1984 Jacksons hit, "State Of Shock." This tornado of a Habanera Rock track scored hella big in Buenos Aires Tango palaces; it will be a ballroom dance staple for years to come! The song was captured in 2010, onstage at the legendary Moulin Rouge in Paris; Veronica sang it bilingually as a duet with special guest Rod Mack. There's also an earlier version sung with Kevin Keller, an outtake from The Archies' 2003 Like A Rolling Stone sessions. "State Of Shock" was unquestionably one of Roni's best vocal performances, and the world finally got to hear it on the last Archies single produced for Archie Records.
L-1-7029
Intro/Glitter And Gold (Jones, Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
in Japanese
Trapped In The Prison Of Love
(Coulter, Martin, Park)
Lead Vocals by Betty in Korean
My María
(Moore, Park, Stevenson)
Trio Vocals by Archie, Jughead + Kelly
in Chinese
It's A Happening World
(Mann, Mung, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica
in Korean
Land Of Milk And Honey (Hurley, Wilkins)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Rock The Taste From Your Mouth!
(Andrews, Briseño, Clark, Spellman)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
Chico's Girl
(Jones, Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Veronica in Japanese
Looking At Tomorrow (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Black Is Black
(Grainger, Hayes, Park, Wadey)
Lead Vocals by Betty in Korean
Intermission/Jim Dandy (Chase, Park)
Lead Vocals by Betty in Korean
Precious And Few
(Jones, Nims, Takeshi)
Lead Vocals by Jughead in Japanese
Lady Jane (James, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Love Her! (Jones, Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Kelly
Jet Airliner (Paul Peña)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
River-Deep, Mountain-High
(Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Finale/Sugar, Sugar
(Barry, Jones, Kim, Park)
Ensemble Vocals in Chinese, Japanese + Korean
Filet Of Seoul
The Archies Live in South Korea!
w/SASHIMI SISTERS
An ISLAND PACIFIC Production
Vocal Arranger: KEVIN KELLER
Music Direction by
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Produced by BARCLAY SINGH
Recorded live-in-concert @
The 2014 World Deejay Festival,
Seoul, South Korea
Remix Engineers:
"SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD + QUINCY ZEN
Executive Producer:
CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED OCTOBER 2014
FILET OF SOUL was the only newly-recorded Archies album not made available on LP. It could only be purchased as a digital download from the Asian branch of Liberty Records. A proper vinyl pressing won't appear until the year 2094, when Vox Sound + Image markets a deluxe reissue worldwide. Based on airplay alone, "Jim Dandy" and "Trapped In The Prison Of Love" became continental hits; neither of these Archie Records masters were ever released as singles.
A-520
When Your Baby Says Goodbye/
Love, Love And Affection/
We Got A Thing Goin’, Baby/I’ve Never Gotten Over You
Jeff Barry Songbook EP
Toni Topaz
w/Blue-Eyed Soul
Produced by JEFF BARRY
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2014
F-521
Hush/Witch Queen Of New Orleans/
Get It On!/Instant Karma
Hush EP
Kevin Keller
w/Blue-Eyed Soul
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
RELEASED DECEMBER 2014
This Top Ten release was recorded in México City
with Jughead and Kelly playing most of the
instruments. Rod Mack overdubbed the
the guitar solos in London.
A-2-7030
Dancing Queen (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Take A Chance On Me (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Kevin Keller
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do! (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Money, Money, Money (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Does Your Mother Know? (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Trio Vocals by Archie, Veronica + Kevin Keller
Ring Ring (Andersson, Cody, Sedaka, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Knowing Me, Knowing You (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Duet Vocals by Betty + Jughead
Mamma Mia (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Chorus by The Archies
Honey Honey (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
S-O-S (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Voulez-Vous (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Trevor
The Name Of The Game (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Fernando (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Guest Vocals by Kevin Keller
Waterloo (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Guest Vocals by Toni Topaz
A Tribute Album
ABBA-Normality
The Archies
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
in association with
POLAR MUSIC
Vocal Arrangements by
VERONICA, BETTY JONES + KEVIN KELLER
Arranged by
JUSTIN STRICKLAND + THE ARCHIES
Music Directed by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Recorded @ Hansa Studios, Berlin
Sound Engineer: MAD MAX
Executive Producer:
BJÖRN ULVAEUS
UNRELEASED 2014 ALBUM
This was The Archies' final album project for the Archie label. A Heavy Metal-flavored tribute to ABBA, its release was enjoined by Polar Music, publisher of the Swedish supergroup's hit songs. The ABBA organization took possession of the master, which will not be legally marketed for 100 years! However, that much-belated release will be a stone smash, selling more copies than any other Archies album except Éxitos en Español. Guest artists included pianist John Legend, percussionist Sheila E, cellist Yo Yo Ma, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and guitarist Paul Sabu as well as future Archies members Kevin Keller and Toni Topaz. A cover of ABBA's "So Long" was planned for single release, but that recording was aborted; all that exists is an unfinished backing track. On the 2014 recording session log, album production was credited to VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL.
A-148
Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight!/I'll Let You Hold My Hand*
The Vixens
w/The Mack Daddys
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Produced by ROD MACK
*Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON + ALAN MAYBERRY
UNRELEASED 2015 SINGLE
A-1-7031
Bossa Nova Baby (Leiber, Stoller)
Some Other Guy (Leiber, Stoller)*
Destination Love (Leiber, Stoller)
I'm A Woman (Leiber, Stoller)
My Boy John (Leiber, Stoller)
You're The Boss (Leiber, Stoller)**
Neighborhood (Dino, Leiber, Sembello, Stoller)
Kansas City (Leiber, Stoller)**
Ruby Baby (Leiber, Stoller)*
I Keep Forgettin' (Garfield, Leiber, Stoller)***
Pearl's A Singer (Dino, Leiber, Sembello, Stoller)
Love Me (Leiber, Stoller)***
Trouble (Leiber, Stoller)***
Is That All There Is? (Leiber, Stoller)
Stand By Me (King, Leiber, Stoller)*
Destination Love
Archie + Veronica
w/The Bettys
A WITCH QUEEN Production
Music Direction by
ARCHIE ANDREWS
Arranged + Produced by
BREE SPELLMAN
*A GRAND PRIX Production
w/THE SANT'ANGELO BRASS
Arranged + Produced by
D'ANGELO WONG
**A JEFF BARRY INTERNATIONAL Production
w/KATZ + THE FIDDLES
Produced by JEFF BARRY
***A SUGARTOWN Production
w/THE GIGOLETTES
Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON
Recorded @ Witch Queen Studios, Boston, Grand Prix Studios, Milan, Chapel Of Rock, Santa Barbara and Archie Sound Studios (ASS), Mamaroneck
Chief Engineer: ALAN MAYBERRY
Executive Producer:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
UNRELEASED 2015 ALBUM
Archie and Veronica's duet album was recorded over
eight years, between 2007 and 2015. It will not be
marketed until the year 2128.
A-149
The Magic Touch/Why Did You Go?*
Toni Topaz
Music Directed by CHUCK CLAYTON
Produced by ROD MACK
*Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2015
A-522
Baby My Heart/Lonely Guy
Saturday Night/You Kiss Me
Kevin Keller Sings Bobby Fuller
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
Produced by ROD MACK
A-523
I Fought The Law/Let Her Dance/
The Phantom Dragster/King Of The Wheels
Josie + The Pussy Cats Sing Bobby Fuller
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
Produced by ROD MACK
A-524
Love's Made A Fool Of You/
Another Sad And Lonely Night/
She's My Girl/Julie
The Archies Sing Bobby Fuller
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
Produced by ROD MACK
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2015
These three EPs were released simultaneously. They and
the Toni Topaz single from January 2015 contain live
recordings from a highly successful holographic concert tour
that showcased Archie Records artists past and present.
F-525
Flashdance en Español/Talk Too Much/
¡Yo No!/Auguanta El Sueño/
Anyone Can See/Keep On
Flashdance en Español
Beau Jacques
Arranged by FOOLKILLER
Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED MARCH 2015
This artist is really Dilton Doiley Briseño (facetiously renamed "Beau Jacques" by Jason Blossom). His EP was the last recording to carry the Archie label catalog sequence. A hit on both the Latin and R + B charts, it heralded an album tribute to actress, singer and songwriter Irene Cara that was never completed.
A-2-7032/RJB-2-6933
Sugar, Sugar en Español (Barry, Kim, Milstein)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica*
I Don’t Wanna Love You (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Soul Deep Ska (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Lead Vocals by Archie*
Glitter And Gold (Mann, Weil)
Glitter And Gold (Mann, Weil)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor*
Jacky Daniels And You (Greenfield, Sedaka)
Lead Vocals by Betty**
Hip Shaker (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Love Of The Common People (Hurley, Wilkins)
Chorus by The Archies**
Tumbling Dice (Jagger, Richards)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Nobody But You (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazoros)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
He Ain’t No Angel (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Everybody (Tommy Roe)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Good Deal, Lucille (Miller, Theriot)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Love Her! (Single Version) (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Jughead***
Happy (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Lonely Queen (McCarthy, Strange)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Single Version:
Jet Airliner (Paul Peña)
Lead Vocals by Trevor****
Let’s Get It On Today! (Adams, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Archie*
Demo Version:
Good Lovin' (Clark, Resnick)
Lead Vocals by Jughead*****
Single Version:
Lady Jane (James, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead*
Golden Sugar
The Archies
A SUGARTOWN Production
A & R Coordinator:
NERO THE DOG
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
**Produced by THE ARCHIES w/DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
***Produced by RALFI CHINGAS, BARRY MANN + CYNTHIA WEIL
****Produced by DILTON DOILEY BRISENO + SPANISH EDDIE
*****Produced by QUEEN BAMBI
Additional Production + Remix by
"SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Executive Producer:
JASON BLOSSOM
UNRELEASED 2015 ALBUM
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2025 ON THE
REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LABEL
Golden Sugar was originally scheduled for release on Archie Records in 2015. Promo copies exist on gold vinyl but it will be withheld from the market for ten years! Archie, Veronica and Alan Mayberry sold their label to Jason Blossom in 2014. The notorious corporate raider cancelled all new releases and decided to sit on the catalog for a decade. All the while, he'll be secretly bootlegging Archies masters! The group will file several unsuccessful lawsuits against him. Legal disputes won't be settled until Blossom falls victim to a sensational murder in the year 2029. Afterwards, Archie and Veronica will come to terms with the new owners of Republic International. This clears the way for legitimate reissues from the Archie Records catalog. The Archies will reunite in 2030, sign with Colombia's Discos Fuentes label and record a smash hit three-record studio set, The Grass Will Sing For You.
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ARCHIE RECORDS STAFF
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CHUCK CLAYTON,
PRESIDENT OF PUBLISHING
STAFF SONGWRITERS:
ARCHIE ANDREWS, DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO,
CHUCK CLAYTON, TIMOTHY GARLAND, JOSIE JAMES,
BETTY JONES, JUGGY JONES, KEVIN KELLER,
RONI LODGE-ANDREWS, FAWN ETHEL MASON,
OLGA SAN QUENTÍN, TREVOR SANTIAGO,
BREE SPELLMAN, GUS SVENSON,
TERRY "POP" TATE
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