ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR, Part One
Salem Saberhagen
presents
ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR!
SESSION LOGS OF THE NEW ARCHIES
Part One:
EARLY RECORDING SESSIONS
2037 to 2039
SALEM SABERHAGEN
PRODUCER:
SABRINA "BREE" SPELLMAN
THE NEW ARCHIES:
DELIA GARCIA "GARCY" BRISEÑO
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, GUITARS
RITCHIE "RIKKI NINJA" FONSECA
- BACKING VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, MUSIC DIRECTION
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FUJI" FUJIYAMA
- DRUMS, PERCUSSION
MALACHI "MAL HYPSTER" HIPP
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, HARMONICA
BLOSSOM "DONNA DANTE" LUONGO
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, BASS
TOBIAS "TOBY MAXX" MAXWELL
- SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
EMPLOYER:
RED-BIRD/REPUBLIC USA RECORDS
WHAT'S SHAKIN', SUGAR? SALEM SABERHAGEN HERE, TALKING TO YOU FROM FIFTY YEARS IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN STILL CALL ME SALEM THE CAT, EVEN THOUGH THESE DAYS I ROCK IT IN HUMAN FORM. LET ME LAY A GROOVY STORY ON YOU: ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL NAMED BETHEL LESLIE SABRINA SPELLMAN. JUST LIKE ME, SHE WAS BORN A WICCAN - THAT MEANS "WITCH" IF YOU'RE OF THE MORTAL PERSUASION.
HER WITCHCRAFT POWERS GUARANTEED THAT SHE WOULDN'T HAVE AN ORDINARY LIFE, BUT SHE POSSESSED EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL ABILITY, TOO. BREE COULD SING AND REALLY TEAR IT UP ON KEYBOARDS! FOR A FEW YEARS, SHE TOURED WITH THE BETTYS, AN ALL-FEMALE ROCK BAND; BUT, TRUTH BE TOLD, PERFORMING JUST WASN'T HER THING. HER DREAM WAS TO COMPOSE MAJESTIC MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKS! BREE DREAMED OF CONDUCTING A BIG STUDIO ORCHESTRA. I SUGGESTED THAT SHE DO IT INSIDE A RECORDING FACILITY THAT SHE OWNED.
SABRINA SELDOM TOOK MY ADVICE - AFTER ALL, WHO THE FUCK WAS I BUT HER PET CAT? BUT THIS TIME SHE DID. BY THE TIME SHE WAS THIRTY, SHE HAD REALIZED HER DREAM! LET'S SEE, YOU'RE IN THE 2020'S, RIGHT? IN JUST A FEW MORE YEARS BREE'S WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO WILL BEGIN CHURNING OUT A STRING OF HIT SOUNDTRACKS.
SABRINA'S INTENTION IS TO WORK ON MOVIE MUSIC FULL-TIME, BUT FATE HAS OTHER PLANS! IN THE YEAR 2037, BREE'S OLD FRIENDS ARCHIE + VERONICA LODGE- ANDREWS WILL CALL ON HER MUSICAL EXPERTISE. THEY'LL COMMISSION HER TO PUT TOGETHER A NEW ROCK BAND: A SUCCESSOR GROUP TO THE ARCHIES! WITH HELP FROM ME AND MY PAL NERO THE DOG, BREE WILL CHOOSE SIX AMAZING YOUNG MUSICIANS; AND BELIEVE YOU ME, WHEN THE NEW ARCHIES MAKE THE SCENE, ROCK 'N' ROLL WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
GARCY BRISEÑO, MAL HYPSTER, FRANKIE FUJIYAMA AND RIKKI NINJA WILL BE SESSION MUSICIANS ON THE SOUNDTRACK FOR A SMASH-HIT MOVIE CALLED SAY GOODBYE TO RIVERDALE. IT'S A BIG-SCREEN BIOPIC OF THE ARCHIES THAT'LL HIT THEATRES AND STREAMING SERVICES IN 2037. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, GARCY, CHI, FUJI AND NINJA WILL FORM THE NUCLEUS OF THE NEW ARCHIES AND RELEASE THEIR FIRST SINGLES ON THE RED-BIRD LABEL.
JANUARY 1970
BOSSTOWN SOUND STUDIOS, BOSTON
SINGLES SESSION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
ARCHIE ANDREWS, VERONICA LODGE
ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR:
GERALDINE GRUNDY
PRODUCER:
WALDO WEATHERBEE
SOUND ENGINEER: ZACHARY THAXTON
WHO'S YOUR BABY? (BARRY, KIM)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
THIS FIRST LOG ENTRY CALLS FOR AN EXPLANATION. IT'S A RECORDING SESSION AT WHICH THE NEW ARCHIES PERFORMED AS THE ARCHIES! AND IT TOOK PLACE WHILE THE GROUP WAS TRAPPED IN THE PAST FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THE VOODOO MASTER WHO SENT THEM THERE (ABOUT WHOM MORE WILL BE SAID LATER) HYPNOTIZED CHI, DEE DEE, FUJI, GARCY AND NINJA INTO BELIEVING THEY WERE THEIR PREDECESSORS. TOTO BELIEVED HIMSELF TO BE WALDO WEATHERBEE, AND SABRINA STRUGGLED UNDER THE DELUSION THAT SHE WAS GERALDINE GRUNDY! IT WAS A TIME-WARPED VERSION OF REALITY THAT BREE AND HER COUSIN AMBROSE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CORRECT. IN THE PROCESS OF RETURNING TO THE LATE 2030s, SALEM THE CAT ATTEMPTED TO BRING ALONG SOME "KEEPSAKES" OF THIS ADVENTURE. ONE OF THEM WAS A SESSION LOG DOCUMENTING ALL THE RECORDINGS THAT THE "ALTERNATE" ARCHIES HAD MADE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TURBULENT WINDS OF TIME DESTROYED ALL BUT A FRAGMENT OF THE LOG! THIS IS THE ONLY ENTRY THAT SURVIVES: EVIDENCE OF A SINGLE MASTER THAT'S PROBABLY FOREVER LOST. THE GROUP THEMSELVES WILL BE PUZZLED BY THIS NOTATION IN THEIR DISCOGRAPHY; THEY'LL RECALL NOTHING ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURES IN THE PAST.
DECEMBER 9, 2037
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN (CASEY, FINCH)
- BREE SPELLMAN SESSIONS BOX SET
THIS IS THE REAL DÉBUT ENTRY OF THE NEW ARCHIES' SESSION LOG. FOR A YEAR, THE BAND WILL HAVE RECORDED BACKING TRACKS FOR OTHER ARTISTS. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, NONE OF THOSE SESSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED HERE. "SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN", AN EARLY HIT FOR DISCO LEGEND KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND, IS THE NEW ARCHIES' FIRST RECORDING UNDER THEIR OWN NAME. WITH RIKKI NINJA ON LEAD, THE BAND WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN PERFORMING THE SONG AT LIVE APPEARANCES. SABRINA DOESN'T THINK NINJA IS A STRONG LEAD SINGER, SO SHE HAS MAL HYPSTER SUB FOR HIM IN THE STUDIO. ALTHOUGH BREE WILL BOOK THIS SESSION FOR SINGLES, IT'S DOUBTFUL THAT SHE EVER INTENDS TO RELEASE THE MASTER; THE TRACKING OF "FUNKY HORN" AMOUNTS TO NO MORE THAN AN EQUIPMENT TEST.
JUNE 26, 2038
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
WITH STRINGS STRUNG BLUE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
TIGHTER (JAMES, KING)
- FIRST VERSION, LIGHT OF DAY ALBUM
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM (EDWARDS, TUBBS)
- BREE SPELLMAN SESSIONS BOX SET
"TIGHTER" WILL BE THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE NEW ARCHIES' SECOND ALBUM; THIS STATELY BALLAD VERSION IS ARGUABLY SUPERIOR TO THAT RECORDING, BUT IT WON'T SURFACE UNTIL THE YEAR 2050. BOTH OF THE SIDES CUT AT THIS SESSION ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS SINGLE CANDIDATES AND BOTH FEATURE DONNA "DEE DEE" DANTE SINGING LEAD.
AUGUST 11 - 13, 2038
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
THE NEW ARCHIES
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
DON'T YOU WANT MY LOVIN'? (GAMBLE, HUFF)
GREEN RIVER (JOHN FOGERTY)
THE BULLDOG SONG (LEIBER, STOLLER)
BAD MOON RISING (JOHN FOGERTY)
YEAH, MAN! (SAM COOKE)
HEART AND SOUL (BYRNE, HOWELL)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
RECORDING FOR THE NEW ARCHIES' FIRST ALBUM COMMENCES WITH THIS SESSION. ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF THESE SONGS WERE CUT BY THE ORLONS, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, THE SHANGRI-LAS, SAM COOKE AND THE MONKEES. ALL SIDES FEATURE LEAD VOCALS BY DEE DEE EXCEPT
"BAD MOON RISING", FOR WHICH CHI DOES THE HONORS.
AUGUST 19 - 20, 2038
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
THE NEW ARCHIES
WITH STRINGS STRUNG BLUE
VOCAL ARRANGER: GARCY BRISEÑO
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
CALL ME (TONY HATCH)
VIP (BOND, JOHNSON, PERRY) - SINGLE B-SIDE
YOU MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY
(GORDY, HOLLOWAY, WILSON)
ISN'T THIS A LOVELY DAY? (IRVING BERLIN)
SOUND ENGINEER YVONNE REMY WILL RECALL THIS SESSION AS A VERY DIFFICULT ONE! WHEN GARCY BRISEÑO SINGS LEAD VOCALS, SHE'S A PERFECTIONIST AND THEN SOME: DILTON DOILEY'S TALENTED DAUGHTER IS NEVER SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST TAKE! OR THE SECOND, FOR THAT MATTER. GARCY'S OBSESSION WITH PITCH AND TEMPO MODULATION DRIVES EVERYBODY CRAZY, BUT THE STELLAR RESULTS ARE ALWAYS WORTH THE PIQUE AND DRAMA. ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF THESE SONGS WERE CUT BY PETULA CLARK, BRENDA HOLLOWAY, SCHERRIE PAYNE AND FRED ASTAIRE.
AUGUST 24 - 26, 2038
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
THE NEW ARCHIES
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION
(JAMES, VALE)
DONNA, THE PRIMA DONNA (diMUCCI, MARESCA)
STAND BY THE ONE WHO LOVES ME
(GATELY, PEDRICK)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER (THE OSMONDS)
GARCY TAKES A BILINGUAL LEAD ON "CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION" BUT ALL OF THE OTHER SELECTIONS FEATURE LEAD VOCALS BY MAL "CHI" HYPSTER. CHI CAN BE AS MUCH OF A PERFECTIONIST AS GARCY, BUT SELDOM DOES IT TAKE MORE THAN TWO TAKES TO GET WHAT HE WANTS. DESPITE UNIFORMLY SUPERB VOCAL PERFORMANCES, NOT TO MENTION EXCELLENT MUSICAL BACKING, THE NEW ARCHIES' SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED TO MASSIVE INDIFFERENCE! ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF ITS SONG SELECTIONS WERE RECORDED BY THE McCOYS, DION, GENE PITNEY AND THE OSMONDS.
NOVEMBER 19-20, 2038
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
EP SESSIONS
HIGH ON GRASS!
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
GARCY BRISEÑO, MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
SOONER OR LATER
(BOTTLER, McNAMARA, PARIS, ZEKLEY)
TEMPTATION EYES (PRICE, WALSH)
MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS (LOU JOSIE)
COME ON AND SAY IT (WARREN ENTNER)
BABY, HOLD ON (PRICE, WALSH)
HEAVEN KNOWS (PRICE, WALSH)
ONE OF THE NEW ARCHIES' EARLIEST TV APPEARANCES IS ON A VH1 SPECIAL THAT CELEBRATES POP STARS OF THE SIXTIES. "HIGH ON GRASS!" WILL SHOWCASE BLUE-EYED SOUL SUPERGROUP THE GRASS ROOTS. FROM THESE SESSIONS, TV SOUNDTRACK VERSIONS OF "COME ON AND SAY IT" AND "BABY, HOLD ON" ARE TAKEN; DEE DEE SINGS HER LEAD VOCALS LIVE. THE PERFORMANCES OF "SOONER OR LATER" (SUNG HERE BY MAL HYPSTER), "TEMPTATION EYES" AND "MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS" (TWO RARE LEAD VOCALS BY RIKKI NINJA) AND "HEAVEN KNOWS" (A GARCY BRISEÑO SPOTLIGHT) ARE UNIQUE TO THIS EP. ON THE ACTUAL TELECAST, OTHER ACTS PERFORM THE VOCALS FOR THESE SONGS.
APRIL 7 - 8, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
TIGHTER!
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
GARCY BRISEÑO, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
NOTHING TO HIDE (JAMES, KING)
ADRIENNE (JAMES, KING)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
MEET THE COMER (JAMES, KING)
LIGHT OF DAY (JAMES, KING)
GARCY BRISEÑO TAKES LEAD VOCAL HONORS ON THIS FIRST RECORDING SESSION FOR THE NEW ARCHIES' SECOND ALBUM. IT'S TO BE A TRIBUTE TO THE SONGS OF BUBBLEGUM/PSYCHEDELIC ROCK KING TOMMY JAMES. DETERMINED THAT IT WON'T FLOP LIKE THE FIRST ONE DID, BREE SPELLMAN REJECTS RIKKI NINJA AND TOBY MAXX'S ARRANGEMENTS AND WRITES NEW ONES HERSELF. FUTURE TENSIONS IN HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GROUP CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THAT DECISION!
APRIL 13 - 14, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
TIGHTER!
WITH STRINGS STRUNG BLUE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
LOVE SONG (JAMES, KING)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
TELL 'EM WILLIE BOY'S A-COMIN'
(JAMES, KING)
DARK IS THE NIGHT (JAMES, KING)
FORTY DAYS, FORTY NIGHTS (JAMES, KING)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
CHI SINGS LEAD ON THESE TOMMY JAMES SONGS. STRINGS STRUNG BLUE IS A VIOLIN, VIOLA AND CELLO ENSEMBLE COMPRISED OF FOUR GAUNT AND GHOSTLY-LOOKING SISTERS. RUMOR HAS IT ANNA, JOY, SUNNY AND MEGHAN BLUE REALLY ARE GHOSTS! THESE MYSTERIOUS WOMEN ARE NEVER SEEN OUTSIDE WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIOS. SABRINA USES THEM FREQUENTLY ON HER PRODUCTIONS, AND THEIR ETHEREAL-SOUNDING WORK DRAWS PRAISE INSIDE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. SEVERAL TOP PRODUCERS WANT TO WORK WITH THEM, BUT THE LADIES STUBBORNLY REFUSE TO RECORD FOR ANYONE BUT BREE!
APRIL 17 - 18, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
TIGHTER!
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
DRAGGIN' THE LINE
(JAMES, KING)
BITS AND PIECES (JAMES, KING)
CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL
- fast version, SINGLE B-SIDE
CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL
- slow version, LIGHT OF DAY LP
(JAMES, KING)
TIGHTER! (JAMES, KING)
- SECOND VERSION, SINGLE A-SIDE
BALL AND CHAIN (JAMES, KING)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
DEE DEE SINGS LEAD ON ALL OF THESE SELECTIONS EXCEPT THE REMAKE OF "TIGHTER!", WHICH FEATURES TRIO VOCALS BY HER, MAL HYPSTER AND GARCY BRISEÑO. USUALLY THIS TRIO SINGS BACKGROUND BUT HERE BREE HAS THEM SHARE THE LEAD VOCAL; THE RESULT IS SPECTACULAR, ENSURING THAT IT WON'T BE THE LAST TIME! THIS IS THE FINAL RECORDING SESSION FOR THE NEW ARCHIES' SECOND ALBUM.
MAY 15, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
GARY BRISEÑO, MAL HYPSTER,
BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
CAN'T BREAK THE HABIT (DOZIER, HOLLAND)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID (BARRI, SLOAN)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
BREE INTENDS TO RELEASE THESE SONGS TOGETHER, BUT THEY'LL END UP SPLIT BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT SINGLES. GARCY LEADS ON THE OBSCURE MOTOWN OLDIE "CAN'T BREAK THE HABIT" AND CHI IS OUT FRONT FOR THE GRASS ROOTS COVER. (AN ALTERNATE TAKE FEATURES GARCY.) "THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID" WILL HAVE BEEN SLATED TO APPEAR ON THE NEW ARCHIES' HIGH ON GRASS! EP UNTIL SABRINA RECOGNIZES ITS STRONG SINGLE POTENTIAL. SHE DECIDES TO HOLD OFF ON RECORDING IT UNTIL NOW.
MAY 30, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SESSION
"HORNDOG MILLIONAIRE"
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
GARCY BRISEÑO, MAL HYPSTER,
BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE (BELL, JAMES)
- HORNDOG MILLIONAIRE SOUNDTRACK LP,
SINGLE A-SIDE
LADY JANE (JAMES, KING)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
AT GARCY'S INSISTENCE, THE TOMMY JAMES COMPOSITION "LADY JANE" IS ADDED TO THIS SESSION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO CUT A MOVIE SONG. "JANE" BECOMES THE NEW ARCHIES' FOURTH SINGLE AND GARCY'S FIRST HIT AS LEAD SINGER. MORE IMPORTANT: IT BREAKS A NO-HIT HEX THAT SORCERESS CARMEN SERNA WILL HAVE PLACED ON THE NEW ARCHIES! CARMEN'S CURSE IS REVENGE FOR NOT BEING CHOSEN AT SABRINA'S BAND AUDITIONS. HER HEX CAN ONLY BE BROKEN IF THE GROUP REMAKES A SUCCESSFUL ARCHIES SINGLE, WHICH "JANE" WAS; IT FIRST CHARTED IN THE YEAR 2007. CHI SINGS LEAD ON THE ELTON JOHN CLASSIC "MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE", WHICH ALSO SCORES BIG ON THE CHARTS AND IS HEARD IN THE 2039 FILM HORNDOG MILLIONAIRE.
AUGUST 5 - 6, 2039
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
MESSAGE TO MARTHA
WITH THE NIGELLA FEDERMAN HORNS
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: TOBY MAXX
SOUND ENGINEER: TAFFY MIDDLETON
JIMMY MACK (DOZIER, HOLLAND)
WILD ONE (HUNTER, STEVENSON)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
MOTORING (HUNTER, JONES, STEVENSON)
ONE TIME IN A MILLION (GREENWICH, RASHKOW)
- BREE SPELLMAN SESSIONS
THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW ARCHIES' SOPHOMORE ALBUM PROMPTS THEIR RECORD LABEL, RED-BIRD, TO REQUEST ANOTHER LP BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SABRINA BOOKS THE FIRST SESSION AT LEGENDARY ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS WHILE THE BAND MAKES PERSONAL APPEARANCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT, BREE TACKS "ONE TIME IN A MILLION" ONTO THE END OF THIS BRASS-HEAVY DATE; BUT DESPITE IT BEING ONE OF HER FAVORITE ELLIE GREENWICH COMPOSITIONS, SHE DECIDES NOT TO RELEASE THE TRACK. CHI SINGS LEAD ON ALL SIDES.
AUGUST 11 - 14, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
MESSAGE TO MARTHA
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
SWEET DARLIN' (RICHARD MORRIS)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
I GOTTA LET YOU GO (NORMAN WHITFIELD)
NOWHERE TO RUN (DOZIER, HOLLAND)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
I'LL HAVE TO LET HIM GO (MICKEY STEVENSON)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
TEAR IT ON DOWN (ASHFORD, SIMPSON)
I PROMISE TO WAIT, MY LOVE
(BROWN, GORDY, JOHNSON, STORY)
"CAN'T BREAK THE HABIT" WAS AN UNRELEASED SONG ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY MARTHA REEVES + THE VANDELLAS. SO PLEASED IS SABRINA AT THE NEW ARCHIES' COVER VERSION THAT SHE DECIDES TO HAVE THE GROUP CUT AN ENTIRE ALBUM OF VANDELLAS COVERS. THEY HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER AND ARE RESENTFUL AT FIRST; HOWEVER, THEY SOON WARM UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF UPDATING THE VINTAGE MOTOWN SOUND. DEE DEE SINGS LEAD ON ALL OF THESE SIDES EXCEPT "I PROMISE TO WAIT, MY LOVE", WHICH FEATURES A DUET PERFORMANCE BY HER AND GARCY.
AUGUST 18 - 21, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
MESSAGE TO MARTHA
WITH STRINGS STRUNG BLUE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
GARCY BRISEÑO, BREE SPELLMAN
ARRANGER: BREE SPELLMAN
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
MY BABY LOVES ME (HUNTER, MOY, STEVENSON)
LOVE, GUESS WHO? (PAUL, SHELBY)
RUNNING IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE (BROWN, GORDY, STORY)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
I CAN'T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC
YOU'RE PLAYING
(DEAN, RICHARDS)
GARCY WILL KEEP THESE SESSIONS GOING ALL NIGHT LONG, BUT ONCE AGAIN, HER PERFECTIONISM PAYS OFF: "RUNNING IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE", FIRST RELEASED BY THE VANDELLAS IN 1971, WILL BE THE FIRST OF THE MEGA-HITS ON WHICH SHE SINGS LEAD. THE DIVINE MS. B! HOLDS FORTH ON EVERY SIDE LISTED HERE EXCEPT "I CAN'T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU'RE PLAYING"; ON THAT TRACK, SHE SINGS HARMONY VOCALS BEHIND DEE DEE. MAL HYPSTER WILL SAY LATER THAT IT WAS AT THESE MARATHON SESSIONS HE FIRST KNEW GARCY WAS DESTINED FOR SUPERSTARDOM!
NOVEMBER 1, 2039
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
TV SOUNDTRACK SESSION
"A SCOTT WALKER CELEBRATION"
WITH THE BOSTON BRASS ENSEMBLE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
SOUND ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
DOIN' THE JERK (SCOTT WALKER)
- BREE SPELLMAN SESSIONS BOX SET
YOU'RE ALL AROUND ME (DUNCAN, WALKER)
- BREE SPELLMAN SESSIONS BOX SET
THESE SIDES ARE RECORDED FOR AN ABORTED BBC-TV MUSIC SPECIAL; IT'S INTENDED TO BE A TRIBUTE TO SIXTIES CULT SINGER SCOTT WALKER. CHI IS FEATURED ON THESE NUMBERS, BOTH OF WHICH WALKER WROTE HIMSELF.
WILL BE THE PRIMARY LEAD SINGER OF THE NEW ARCHIES
FROM 2038 TO 2042. SHE'S A VETERAN SESSION SINGER
AND GUITARIST.
"SESSION LOGS OF THE NEW ARCHIES"
