ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR, Part Three
Salem Saberhagen
presents
ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR!
SESSION LOGS OF THE NEW ARCHIES
Part Three:
RECORDING SESSIONS
2047 - 2048
PRODUCERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
THE NEW ARCHIES:
RITCHIE "RIKKI NINJA" FONSECA
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, KEYBOARDS
MALACHI "MAL HYPSTER" HIPP
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, DRUMS, PERCUSSION
BLOSSOM "DONNA DANTE" LUONGO
- LEAD + BACKING VOCALS, BASS
TOBIAS "TOBY MAXX" MAXWELL
- SAX, FLUTE, HARMONICA
SVETLANA ("LANA SUZUKI") PRESNYETJEKOVA
- GUITARS, BACKING VOCALS, MUSIC DIRECTION
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT:
NERO THE DOG
EMPLOYER:
REPUBLIC USA RECORDS
I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MAKING RECORDS. I'VE HUNG OUT IN RECORDING STUDIOS FOR MOST MY NINE LIVES, AND I'VE ATTENDED COUNTLESS TRACKING SESSIONS. MOST POP RECORDINGS ARE DONE A STANDARD WAY: THE MUSIC GETS TRACKED FIRST, AND THEN THE VOCALS ARE TAPED. HOWEVER, THERE'S AN OLDER METHOD THAT SOME ARTISTS PREFER TO USE: TAPING MUSIC AND VOCALS AT THE SAME TIME! THAT METHOD GOES BACK TO THE DAYS BEFORE MAGNETIC TAPE, WHEN THEY RECORDED DIRECTLY ONTO 78 RPM DISCS MADE OF SHELLAC.
WHILE SABRINA IS THEIR PRODUCER, THE NEW ARCHIES WILL CUT THEIR TRACKS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. HOWEVER, AFTER TOTO + NINJA TAKE OVER FROM HER, THE GROUP WILL PREFER TO WORK "BASS ACKWARDS"! THAT'S HOW I DESCRIBE THEIR METHOD OF TAPING VOCALS A CAPPELLA AND THEN BUILDING BACKING TRACKS AROUND THEM. DISCREPANCIES CAN ALWAYS BE "FIXED" LATER WITH OVERDUBS, BUT THE NEW ARCHIES WON'T LIKE DOING THAT! THEY'D RATHER SING THE WHOLE SONG OVER AGAIN FROM THE TOP. IT'S A GROUP TRADITION THAT GARCY BRISEÑO WILL HAVE STARTED; THE DIVINE MISS B THINKS NOTHING OF DOING AS MANY AS FIFTEEN OR TWENTY TAKES OF A SONG!
THAT KIND OF SELF-INDULGENCE PISSES ME OFF; IT'S INCONSIDERATE OF THE OTHER MUSICIANS. MORE THAN ONCE, I'LL CHEW GARCY'S ASS OUT OVER IT! DAMNED IF DONNA DANTE WON'T COPYCAT HER AND DEMAND MULTIPLE RETAKES, TOO, BUT THAT'S ONLY IN THE BEGINNING. IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR DEE DEE TO BECOME CONFIDENT IN HER PHRASING. RIKKI NINJA NEVER LACKS FOR CONFIDENCE: IF ANYTHING, HE'S TOO COCKY! DUDE WILL CONSIDER HIMSELF A "ONE-TAKE" SINGER. THAT ISN'T TO SAY HIS FIRST EFFORTS ARE ALWAYS PERFECT, BUT RE-DOING HIS VOCALS IS RARELY WORTH IT: YOU GET NOTHING BUT DIMINISHING RETURNS. NINJA SINGS BEST WHEN HE ISN'T TOO REHEARSED.
MAL HYPSTER? NOW THERE'S A SINGER WHO ALWAYS NAILS HIS VOCALS ON THE FIRST TRY. YET CHI WILL OFTEN INSIST ON A SECOND "TAKE"! TRYING TO TOP HIMSELF IS A HABIT HE'LL HAVE INHERITED FROM HIS FATHER, EIGHTIES POP STAR TIMOTHY GARLAND; BUT FROM HAVING BEEN A TOP BACKGROUND SINGER, HE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THE DAMN JOB DONE AND NOT WASTING EVERYBODY'S TIME!
THE NEW ARCHIES' HABIT OF CUTTING VOCALS FIRST AND MUSIC LATER WILL AMOUNT TO GOOD TRAINING, JUST LIKE THE YEAR THEY SPENT BACKING UP SABRINA'S OTHER ACTS. IT PRIMES THEM FOR A SECRET SPECIAL PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THEIR NAMESAKE, THE ARCHIES! YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT I MEAN IN THIS THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THEIR RECORDING SESSION LOG.
DURING THEIR EXTENDED SOJOURN INTO THE PAST, THE NEW ARCHIES RECORDED MUSIC UNDER THE ARCHIES' NAME. IN 1970, THE GROUP CUT AN EXCELLENT LIVE SET AT HOLLYWOOD'S LEGENDARY CLUB WHISKY A GO-GO. IT WAS A DOUBLE-LENGTH LP FEATURING ARCHIES FAVORITES AS WELL AS COVERS OF HITS BY NEIL DIAMOND, ROBIN McNAMARA, ANDY KIM, BOBBY BLOOM AND THE MONKEES. THEIR "LIVE @ THE WHISKY" ALBUM WOULD SURELY HAVE BECOME A BEST-SELLER BUT THE GROUP HAD A POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR RECORD COMPANY. PURELY OUT OF SPITE, BIG MOOSE (THEIR LABEL CEO) CHOSE NOT TO RELEASE IT AT THE TIME!
OCTOBER 11, 2047
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
YOU, BABY (BARRI, SLOAN)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
DARLING, BE HOME SOON (JOHN SEBASTIAN)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
THIS IS THE FIRST NEW ARCHIES SESSION HELD AT A NEW STUDIO: TOBY MAXX'S MAD GROOVY PAD IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. TOTO HIRES LANA SUZUKI'S MOTHER AS HIS SOUND ENGINEER WHILE SUSU HERSELF BECOMES THE GROUP'S MUSIC DIRECTOR. PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF CO-PRODUCER, RIKKI NINJA SINGS LEAD ON THE TURTLES OLDIE "YOU, BABY." HIS PERFORMANCE IS INSPIRED BY AN ARCHIES RECORDING OF THE SAME TUNE, RELEASED IN 1990 AS A EUROPEAN SINGLE. CHI STEPS OUT FRONT FOR THE LOVING SPOONFUL'S "DARLING, BE HOME SOON". INCREDIBLY, NEITHER OF THESE HIGH-QUALITY SIDES IS CONSIDERED STRONG ENOUGH FOR RELEASE AS A SINGLE! TOTO + NINJA'S RELEASE STANDARDS WILL PROVE TO BE JUST AS STRINGENT AS SABRINA'S WERE.
NOVEMBER 10, 2047
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
DONNA DANTE, MAL HYPSTER,
RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
THE SOUND OF LOVE (TONY HATCH)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
WHERE AM i GOING? (TONY HATCH)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
(DANOFF, DENVER, NIVERT)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH (DICK ST. JOHN)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
CINNAMON (CYMBAL, TOBIN)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
ARIZONA (KENNY YOUNG)
- ROUTE 66 SOUNDTRACK, SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
A WEALTH OF STRONG SINGLE MATERIAL IS CUT AT THESE SESSIONS: JOHN DENVER'S "TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS" LED BY CHI, AND DICK AND DEE DEE'S "THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH", A TRIO EFFORT BY CHI, NINJA AND ANOTHER SINGER NAMED DEE DEE (!) ARE ARGUABLY THE STRONGEST. YET A RELATIVELY WEAK TRACK GETS CHOSEN FOR THE SINGLE: "THE SOUND OF LOVE", A RARE PETULA CLARK ORIGINAL SUNG BY DONNA DANTE IN A PUNK ROCK STYLE. IT'S THE NEW ARCHIES' BIGGEST FLOP SINCE THEIR 2038 DÉBUT REALEASE, "HEART AND SOUL"! CHI'S READING OF ANOTHER CLARK RARITY, "WHERE AM I GOING?", IS ON THE FLIPSIDE OF THE FAILED SINGLE. IN 2053, NINJA'S PERFORMANCE OF MARK LINDSAY'S "ARIZONA" WILL POP UP ON THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE MOVIE ROUTE 66. THE OTHER MASTERS WILL LANGUISH IN THE VAULTS FOR DECADES.
FEBRUARY 7 - 10, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGER: RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
THIS IS MY SONG (CHARLIE CHAPLIN)
HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT
(CLARK, DELANOE, HATCH)
DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY (HATCH, TRENT)
DON'T GIVE UP (HATCH, TRENT)
WITH NINJA ON LEAD, THE NEW ARCHIES COMMENCE THEIR MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT: RECORDING BACK-TO-BACK ALBUMS IN TRIBUTE TO PETULA CLARK! THE KIRSHNER-ERA ARCHIES DIPPED A TOE INTO HER CATALOG, BUT IT TOOK THEIR SUCCESSORS TO DO IT JUSTICE. "PET" WAS QUEEN OF THE SIXTIES BRITISH INVASION EVEN WHILE SHE LOGGED INTERNATIONAL HITS IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES. AT THE SUGGESTION OF NERO THE DOG, NOW ACTING AS THE GROUP'S PRODUCTION CONSULTANT, ONE ALBUM WILL BE DEVOTED TO HER ENGLISH HITS. THE OTHER LP WILL CELEBRATE SONGS THAT PET RELEASED IN FRENCH. THE LATTER COLLECTION IS AIMED AT THE NEW ARCHIES' SIZABLE FAN BASE IN FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES; IT WON'T BE ISSUED IN THE USA UNTIL THE 2070s.
FEBRUARY 12 - 15, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
DONNA DANTE, MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? (CLARK, HATCH)
COLOR MY WORLD (HATCH, TRENT)
ROUND EVERY CORNER (TONY HATCH)
FANCY DANCIN' MAN (BONNER, GORDON)
HEART (ABER, CLARK, HATCH)
YOU'RE THE ONE (ABER, CLARK, HATCH)
DEE DEE DOES SOME OF HER FINEST LEAD SINGING ON THESE TRACKS, ALL BUT ONE CO-WRITTEN BY THE GREAT BRITISH SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER TONY HATCH. FOUR ARE COMPOSED BY PETULA CLARK HERSELF; PET WAS ONE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITERS.
FEBRUARY 17 - 20, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
I'VE GOT LOVE GOING FOR ME
(PETULA CLARK)
LOOK AT MINE (HATCH, TRENT)
THIS IS GOODBYE (ABER, CLARK, HATCH)
A SIGN OF THE TIMES (HATCH, TRENT)
I KNOW A PLACE (HATCH, TRENT)
MY LOVE (TONY HATCH)
MAL HYPSTER SINGS LEAD ON ALL OF THESE SELECTIONS. IN TERMS OF VOCAL SIMILARITY, NONE OF THE NEW ARCHIES SOUND REMOTELY LIKE PET CLARK; CHI COMES CLOSEST BUT HE ACTUALLY SOUNDS MORE LIKE NEIL SEDAKA THAN ANYONE ELSE! THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS, BECAUSE HIS SPARKLING TENOR VOCALS GIVE THESE OLDIES A GLEAMING SPIT SHINE.
FEBRUARY 25 - 28, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS
IS ALWAYS GREENER
(HATCH, TRENT)
I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
(HATCH, TRENT)
JUST SAY GOODBYE
(CLARK, DELANOE, HATCH)
WHERE DO YOU GO? (SONNY BONO)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
GOTTA TELL THE WORLD
(CLARK, DELANOE, HATCH)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
DOWNTOWN (TONY HATCH)
ALL BUT ONE SELECTION AT THIS DATE FEATURE LEAD VOCALS BY NINJA. "DOWNTOWN" IS FRONTED BY MAL HYPSTER. NINJA WILL BE SLATED TO SING LEAD ON IT BUT HE BOWS TO TOTO'S JUDGMENT AT THE LAST MINUTE. LISTENING TO THE PLAYBACK LEAVES NO DOUBT IN HIS MIND THAT CHI'S VOICE IS BETTER-SUITED TO PET CLARK'S SIGNATURE SONG.
BREE SPELLMAN WILL MOVE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AFTER PRODUCING THE NEW ARCHIES. BRANCHING OUT FROM HER PRIMARY WORK ON MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKS, SHE'LL SUPERVISE OVER A DOZEN CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AND BEST-SELLING ALBUMS FOR POP, DISCO/DANCE AND JAZZ ARTISTS. DURING THIS TIME, SHE'LL ALSO SCORE THREE BLOCKBUSTER ACTION MOVIES! THESE ACHIEVEMENTS WILL EARN SABRINA A MUCH-DESERVED PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE YEAR 2045.
MARCH 6 - 8, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGER: RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
LA MER EST COMME TOI (ABER, CLARK)
- LA MER EST COMME TOI EP (FRANCE)
GARDE-MOI TA DERNIERE DANSE
(LLENAS, POMUS, SALVET, SHUMAN)
JE ME SENS BIEN AUPRES DE TOI
(ADAMS, MURTAGH, PLANTE, STELLMAN)
QUE RESTE-T-IL?/WHERE DO YOU GO?
(ABER, BONO)
ELLE EST FINIE (ABER, CLARK)
DARLING CHÉRI
(CLARK, GAUNAY, PITKOWSKI, HATCH)
WITH THESE SESSIONS, RECORDING COMMENCES ON THE FRENCH-LANGUAGE ALBUM. NINJA SINGS LEAD VOCALS AGAIN. HIS EXCELLENT READING OF "LA MER EST COMME TOI", ANOTHER SONG THAT PETULA CLARK WROTE HERSELF, WILL BE HELD BACK FROM THE ALBUM; RELEASED ON A EUROPEAN EP INSTEAD, IT TOPS THE CHARTS IN FRANCE!
MARCH 12 - 15, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
VOCAL OVERDUB SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
PRODUCER: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
C'EST MA CHANSON/THIS IS MY SONG
LE CIEL DE MON PAYS/
HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT
VA TOUJOURS PLUS LOIN/
ROUND EVERY CORNER
LAS VEGAS en Français
SI TU PRENAIS LE TEMPS/
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
VIENS AVEC MOI/I KNOW A PLACE
MON AMOUR/MY LOVE
DANS LE TEMPS/DOWNTOWN
HALF OF THE FRENCH ALBUM FEATURES NEW VOCALS DUBBED OVER TRACKS RECORDED FOR THE ENGLISH ONE. THESE RARE NEW ARCHIES OVERDUB SESSIONS ARE BOOKED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SUSU (LANA SUZUKI) SUPERVISES NINJA, CHI + DEE DEE RECORDING THEIR PARTS ON DIFFERENT DAYS.
MARCH 21 - 27, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
DONNA DANTE, MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
CHARIOT (MAURIAT, PLANTE, POURCEL)
L'AGENT SECRET (ABER, CLARK)
YA YA TWIST
(ABER, DORSEY, LEWIS, ROBINSON)
LA NUIT N'EN FINIT PLUS
(BONO, NITZSCHE, PLANTE)
LE COEUR QUI BAT/HEART (ABER, CLARK)
DANS LE TRAIN DE NUIT (CLARK, COUR)
WITH ALL VOCAL OVERDUBBING COMPLETED, THE GROUP RETURNS TO CUTTING UNIQUE FRENCH-LANGUAGE PERFORMANCES. THESE SESSIONS YIELD SEVERAL STRONG LEADS BY DEE DEE. AN ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENT OF "LE COEUR QUI BAT" IS TRACKED; TOTO + NINJA'S ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT WILL APPEAR ON THE ENGLISH ALBUM UNDER THE TITLE "HEART". IT'S ONE OF TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE FRENCH COVER VERSION OF A PETULA CLARK HIT WILL SOUND SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM ITS ENGLISH COUNTERPART.
MARCH 24 - 26, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSIONS
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
DONNA DANTE, MAL HYPSTER
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
L'AMOUR AVEC UN GRAND "A"
(CLARK, GERALD, HATCH, PALLAVICINI)
- PÉTULANCE ALBUM
LES INCORRUPTIBLES
(SERGE GAINSBOURG)
- PÉTULANCE ALBUM
(WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE
(VAN McCOY)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA FIND
A LOVE LIKE MINE
(SHAYNE, SOMER)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
SUNSHINE MIND (PAUL LEVINSON)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
UN MAL POUR UN BIEN/YOU'RE THE ONE
(ABER, CLARK, HATCH)
- PÉTULANCE ALBUM
THIS IS ACTUALLY A SPLIT SESSION FOR
ALBUM AND SINGLE TRACKS. ONCE AGAIN, AN ALTERNATE FRENCH ARRANGEMENT IS RECORDED FOR ONE OF THE SONGS FOUND ON THE ENGLISH ALBUM. THIS TIME IT'S "UN MAL POUR UN BIEN" (ENGLISH TITLE: "YOU'RE THE ONE" A 1965 SMASH FOR THE VOGUES). THE DONNA DANTE-LED TRACK IS INTENDED FOR A STAND-ALONE SINGLE BUT ENDS UP AS AN ALBUM SELECTION. DEE DEE ALSO TAKES THE LEAD ON "NEVER GONNA FIND", A CULT ITEM FIRST RECORDED IN 1965 BY THE HALOS. TOTO + NINJA FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON "SUNSHINE MIND", A RADIO-READY POP ANTHEM INTRODUCED BY DONNA MARIE IN 1968. COUPLED WITH THE 1967 MARVELETTES HIT "WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE", IT WILL RATE A TEST-PRESSING; BUT TOBY MAXX'S LAST-MINUTE DOUBTS ABOUT ITS HIT POTENTIAL NIXES THE RELEASE. HIS LOVER CHI, WHO SINGS LEAD ON BOTH SIDES, WILL BE NONE TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS!
MARCH 30 - 31, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD
A TOTO + NINJA PRODUCTION
REMIX SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
REMIX PRODUCER: RIKKI NINJA
REMIX ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
MÉLANGE PETULA #1:
UN MAL POUR UN BIEN/
LE CIEL DE MON PAYS/
VA TOUJOURS PLUS LOIN/
LES INCORRUPTIBLES
- PETULANCE ALBUM
MÉLANGE PETULA #2:
MON AMOUR/
QUE RESTE-T-IL?/
L'AMOUR AVEC UN GRAND "A"/
SI TU PRENAIS LE TEMPS
- PETULANCE ALBUM
THESE MEDLEYS WILL BE INTENDED FOR RELEASE AS EUROPEAN EPs. INSTEAD, THEY'LL APPEAR ON THE FRENCH-LANGUAGE
ALBUM, REPLACING FULL-LENGTH VERSIONS
OF THE SONGS LISTED.
APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 2048
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
INSTRUMENTAL OVERDUB SESSIONS
RIDE, RIDE, BABY
THE ARCHIES
2027 PLAYBACK PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
OVERDUB PRODUCER: BREE SPELLMAN
OVERDUB ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
TWIST AND SHOUT
I WANT CANDY
I SAY LOVE
ARETHA
TELL HIM
CRY BABY
RIDE, RIDE, BABY
I GOT TO GO BACK
(Watch That Little Girl Dance)
THE ARCHIES' MOST CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED ALBUM WILL BE 40 ROCK, AN UNRELEASED ALBUM TRIBUTE TO DEL SHANNON. MOSTLY RECORDED IN EARLY 2029, IT WILL NOT SEE LIGHT OF DAY FOR 135 YEARS! HOWEVER, AS A RESULT OF THE TIME RE-ALIGNMENT CREATED BY THE NEW ARCHIES' TRIP BACK TO THE 1960s, ANOTHER HIGHLY-REGARDED ARCHIES ALBUM SURFACES. THEIR TIMELINE NOW INCLUDES AN LP RECORDED FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS IN THE YEAR 2027. RIDE, RIDE, BABY IS RELEASED TO INTENSE CONTROVERSY, AND IT INITIALLY SUFFERS A CRITICAL SAVAGING; BUT BY THE 2040s, THIS SOLID COLLECTION OF BERT BERNS SONGS WILL HAVE UNDERGONE A REASSESSMENT. CRITICS BELATEDLY DECLARE THE ALBUM A SUPERB "OLD-SCHOOL" SOUL RECORDING! HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER BY COLLECTORS, RIDE, RIDE, BABY IS SCHEDULED FOR A DELUXE REISSUE IN 2048 BUT DURING PRE-PRODUCTION, THE MASTER TAPE IS ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED! WARY OF BOOTLEGGERS, THE ARCHIES WILL HAVE ERASED THEIR SESSION TAPES; DUBBING A NEW MASTER IS IMPOSSIBLE!
THE ARCHIES REFUSED TO WORK FOR CORPORATE RAIDER JASON BLOSSOM AFTER HE PURCHASED THEIR INDIE LABEL IN LATE 2014. LAWSUITS ENSUED, RESULTING IN THE GROUP BEING UNABLE TO CUT TRACKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. A COURT DECISION IN THEIR FAVOR WILL ENABLE THEM TO SIGN A SHORT-LIVED PACT WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS. IN THE YEAR 2027, THE ARCHIES (WITH NEVILLE "CHUCK" CLAYTON AND KEVIN KELLER REPLACING REGINALD "GINO" MANTLE AND TREVOR SMITH) WILL CUT AN ALBUM AND NUMEROUS DEMOS, ALL PERFORMED IN A SOUL MUSIC STYLE. DECADES LATER, THE NEW ARCHIES WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMPILING THIS MATERIAL FOR REISSUE.
MAY 27 - 29, 2048
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
INSTRUMENTAL OVERDUB SESSIONS
RIDE, RIDE, BABY
THE ARCHIES
2027 PLAYBACK PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
OVERDUB PRODUCER: BREE SPELLMAN
OVERDUB ENGINEER: YVONNE REMY
ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME, BABY?
SOUL MOTION
FRIENDS AND LOVERS FOREVER
IT WAS EASIER TO HURT HER*
A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP
HANG ON, SLOOPY
AM I GROOVIN' YOU?
PIECE OF MY HEART
FORTUNATELY, ARCHIES SOUND ENGINEER ALAN MAYBERRY (THE FATHER OF SABRINA'S SOUND ENGINEER YVONNE REMY) WILL HAVE PRESERVED ALL THE VOCAL TRACKS RECORDED FOR RIDE, RIDE, BABY. THERE'S DISCUSSION OF CREATING NEW MUSIC TRACKS USING AI TECHNOLOGY, BUT ARCHIE AND VERONICA LODGE-ANDREWS (NOW ROCKING THEIR 80s!) OPPOSE PLANS TO DO THIS. THE COUPLE HIRES SABRINA TO SECRETLY CUT BRAND NEW BACKING TRACKS! WHEN SHE DELIVERS THEM, THE ANDREWS ARE ASTONISHED: THEY'RE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ORIGINALS. THIS MIRACULOUS FEAT IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH HELP FROM THE NEW ARCHIES; NATURALLY, THEY'RE THE MUSICIANS THAT BREE CALLS ON TO RE-CREATE THE ARCHIES SOUND! CHI, DEE DEE, NINJA, SUSU AND TOTO COMPLETE THEIR TOP-SECRET TASK AT SIX CLANDESTINE RECORD DATES IN APRIL AND MAY OF 2048; DECADES WILL PASS BEFORE THIS SUBTERFUGE BECOMES PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. RELEASED IN 2049 AS SOUL MOTION, A COMPILATION THAT ALSO INCLUDES DEMOS, OUTTAKES AND ATLANTIC EP MASTERS, THE RECONSTRUCTED ALBUM SCORES A HIT. THAT SUCCESS IS FOLLOWED BY THE EQUALLY WELL-RECEIVED ARCHIE'S CHICANO OLDIES, A PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED ARCHIES LP THAT THE NEW ARCHIES WILL EXECUTIVE-PRODUCE. THESE BEST-SELLERS ARE A PREVIEW OF "ARCHIE-f*cking-MANIA!", A SURGE IN COLLECTORS' INTEREST THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE 2070s. IN THE MIDST OF THAT SURGE, THE BAND WILL AGAIN BE CALLED ON TO OVERDUB MUSIC FROM THE ARCHIE ARCHIVE (SEE THE ENTRIES FOR 6 - 13 NOVEMBER, 2076), BUT THE SECOND TIME, THEY WON'T HAVE TO DO SO IN SECRET.
JUNE 30, 2048
LES HALLES DE SBK, BRUSSELS
A NERO THE DOG PRODUCTION
LIVE RECORDING
"AUX CONCERTS À BRUXELLES"
WITH FROGGY DOGGY (BACKING VOCALS) +
TONNERE D'ARGENT (BRASS SECTION),
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCER/ENGINEER: NERO THE DOG
INTRO/SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN
(CASEY, FINCH)
WIGGLE ON OUT (JACK SCOTT)
CAN'T BREAK THE HABIT (DOZIER, HOLLAND)
CACHES TON COEUR/ELI'S COMIN'
(DÉVEREAUX, NYRO)
QUE RESTE-T-IL?/WHERE DO YOU GO?
(ABER, BONO)
JE VOUS EN PRIE/WALK AWAY RENÉE
(CALLILI, DÉVEREAUX, LOOKOFSKY, SANSONE)
LA NUIT N'EN FINIT PLUS/NEEDLES AND PINS
(BONO, NITZSCHE, PLANTE)
LADY JANE (JAMES, KING)
JUNGLE BOOGIE (KOOL + THE GANG)
SHARP-DRESSED MAN (ZZ TOP)
SAUSALITO (GRAHAM GOULDMAN)
FAMILY OF MAN (CONRAD, WILLIAMS)
LE COEUR QUI BAT/HEART (ABER, CLARK)
DANS LE TRAIN DE NUIT (CLARK, COUR)
ELLIE ES FINIE/THIS IS GOODBYE (ABER, CLARK)
PEUT JAMAIS DIRE AU REVOIR/
MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE
(BELL, DÉVEREAUX, JAMES, WYNCOTT)
THE ENGLISH PETULA CLARK TRIBUTE, TITLED PETULANCE, LOGS TEPID SALES! HOWEVER, INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE FRENCH ALBUM PÉTULANCE IS PROMISING. THE FORMER WILL FIZZLE OUT ON THE CHARTS, WHILE THE LATTER SCORES ONE OF THE GROUP'S BIGGEST FOREIGN HITS! BY POPULAR DEMAND, THE NEW ARCHIES BOOK A SUMMER TOUR OF EUROPE. THEY DECIDE TO CUT A LIVE-IN-CONCERT ALBUM AND CHOOSE BELGIUM AS THE RECORDING SITE. NERO THE DOG TAPES A CONCERT IN BRUSSELS, BUT RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES HOLD IT BACK; THEY'RE UNHAPPY ABOUT SO MANY SONGS PERFORMED IN FRENCH! MUCH TO THE GROUP'S FRUSTRATION, THE LIVE SET WILL NEVER BE SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE: LES NEW ARCHIES AUX CONCERTS A BRUXELLES WON'T EVEN BE REMIXED UNTIL THE YEAR 2073! EVEN THEN, IT WILL ONLY BE RELEASED AS A BONUS DISC IN A BOX SET. THE UNMIXED TAPES WILL CIRCULATE AS BOOTLEGS FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES.
DURING THEIR TENURE AS KIRSHNER
RECORDS ARTISTS, THE ARCHIES CUT
CUT THEIR VERY FIRST COVERS LP. THE
UNTITLED ALBUM WILL TOP THE
CATALOG CHART UPON ITS BELATED
RELEASE IN 2048! SERVING AS EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS, THE NEW ARCHIES TITLE
THE LP STONED LOVE, AFTER DEE DEE'S
FAVORITE TRACK. QUITE A FEW PROMOS
WILL CARRY THAT TITLE AND THEY'LL ALL
BECOME COLLECTOR'S ITEMS; AT THE LAST
MINUTE, THE NAME WILL BE CHANGED
TO ARCHIE'S CHICANO OLDIES! THAT'S
WHAT VERONICA DECIDED TO CALL THE
THE COLLECTION WHEN SHE AND BABALÚ
TORRES REMIXED THE COLLECTION BACK
IN 2015.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2048
GRAND PRIX STUDIOS, MILAN
MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SESSION
"BELLE DU JOUR"
A PARFUM DU PISSOIR PRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
ACQUANETTA SCORCESE + VIOLETTE DELACROIX
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
DONNA DANTE, MAL HYPSTER,
RIKKI NINJA
ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, TOBY MAXX
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
SOUND ENGINEER: CESARE BRAMBILLA
NE ME CONNERIES/WE'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH
(COOPER, COSSETTE, PINTER, SUSSER)
- BELLE DU JOUR SOUNDTRACK,
SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
BELLE DU JOUR/YOU SENT ME SILVER BELLS
(COSSETTE, PIKE, RANDAZZO)
- BELLE DU JOUR SOUNDTRACK,
SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
JE VOUS EN PRIE/WALK AWAY RENÉE
(CALLILI, DÉVEREAUX, LOOKOFSKY, SANSONE)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
SCHÜTTELN SIE ES!/PUMP
(GRÜNWALD, THE B-52s)
- CRADLE WILL ROCK COMPILATION (PHILIPPINES)
RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE NEW ARCHIES PLAN TO ABANDON RECORDING IN ENGLISH! IT'S AN UNTRUE RUMOR, FUELED BY THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FRENCH RELEASE "LA MER EST COMME TOI." A GALLIC REVAMP OF THE 1966 LEFT BANKE CLASSIC "WALK AWAY, RENÉE" IS WELL-RECEIVED IN CONCERT, SO THE GROUP CONSIDERS RELEASING THAT SONG IN EUROPE AS A FOLLOW-UP. THEY ADD THE CHI/NINJA DUET TO THIS RECORDING SESSION FOR A FRENCH MOVIE SOUNDTRACK. TOTO + NINJA ARE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE PLAYBACK, AND COVERS OF CULT FAVORITES BY LESLEY GORE AND FLORENCE deVORE ALSO TURN OUT WELL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BAND SOON BECOMES PREOCCUPIED WITH PLANS FOR A TV SHOW AND THESE TRACKS ARE ALL BUT FORGOTTEN ABOUT. THE INTENDED FLIPSIDE OF "JE VOUS EN PRIE" IS THE ONLY NEW ARCHIES TRACK SUNG IN GERMAN: "PUMP", A FABULOUS SHOWCASE FOR DEE DEE AND NINJA! HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THIS KILLER VERSION OF A B-52s CONCERT FAVORITE WON'T RATE INCLUSION ON THE 2089 SUNSHINE MIND COMPILATION. FORTUNATELY, IT WILL HAVE SURFACED THIRTY YEARS EARLIER ON A SWISS HEAVY METAL COMPILATION!
PLAYS DRUMS FOR THE NEW ARCHIES FROM 2038 TO 2040.
THE BAND'S RESIDENCY ON BROADWAY THAT YEAR LAUNCHES
HIS SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN.
"SESSION LOGS OF THE NEW ARCHIES"
