ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR, Part Three
Salem Saberhagen
presents
ROCK + ROLL IN COLOR!
SESSION LOGS OF THE NEW ARCHIES
Part Three:
RECORDING SESSIONS
2046 - 2048
SALEM SABERHAGEN
PRODUCERS:
THE 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
JAVIER CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
- SAX, FLUTE, HARMONICA, BACKING VOCALS
SVETLANA "LANA SUZUKI" PRESNYETJEKOVA
- GUITARS, BACKING VOCALS, MUSIC DIRECTION
EMPLOYER:
REPUBLIC USA RECORDS
album sessions
ep sessions
singles sessions
overdub sessions
remix sessions
movie + tv soundtrack sessions
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 SONGS DIRECTLY ONTO 78 RPM DISCS MADE OF SHELLAC.
WHILE SABRINA IS THEIR PRODUCER, THE ARCHIES WILL CUT THEIR TRACKS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. HOWEVER, AFTER THEY TAKE OVER PRODUCTION, 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 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, BECAUSE 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 JUST IN THE BEGINNING. IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR DEE DEE TO BECOME CONFIDENT IN HER PHRASING. 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 ARCHIES' HABIT OF CUTTING VOCALS FIRST AND MUSIC LATER WILL AMOUNT TO GOOD TRAINING, JUST LIKE THE YEAR THEY'LL HAVE SPENT BACKING UP SABRINA'S OTHER ACTS. IT PRIMES THEM FOR A SECRET SPECIAL PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THEIR PREDECESSORS! YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT I MEAN IN THIS THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THEIR RECORDING SESSION LOG.
DURING THEIR EXTENDED SOJOURN INTO THE PAST, THE REBOOT ARCHIES MADE SOME EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD RECORDS. 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!
DECEMBER 3 - 7, 2046
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
DOUBLE SCOOP OF
THE NEW ARCHIES
WITH VANJYE SOUTHWICK (GUITAR)
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER:
CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
CONDUCTOR: NERO THE DOG
PRODUCER: BREE SPELLMAN
SOUND ENGINEER: TARA NATION FAWS
ALL RIGHT NOW (FRASER, RODGERS)
THE TIME IN-BETWEEN (ABER, BROWN, JONES)
- SINGLE B-SIDE
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY (EDDIE CORNELIUS)
WIGGLE ON OUT (JACK SCOTT)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
Overdub: RASCALS MEDLEY
(BRIGATI, CAVALIERE)
Overdub/Remix: FLAMENCO ROCK MEDLEY
(HOLMES/Van LEEUWEN)
SABRINA SCHEDULES THESE RECORDING SESSIONS TO TRACK MATERIAL FOR A NEW ARCHIES COMPILATION: THE SONG SELECTIONS INCLUDE VINTAGE HITS ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY FREE, CLIFF RICHARD, CORNELIUS BROTHERS AND SISTER ROSE, AND ROCKABILLY ICON JACK SCOTT. TWO FOREIGN-LANGUAGE MEDLEYS CUT BY THE ORIGINAL ARCHIES IN MUMBAI (RASCALS HITS) AND NEW ORLEANS (FLAMENCO ROCK) ARE OVERDUBBED IN ENGLISH (THE UNDERDUB OF THE LATTER RECORDING WILL SCORE A 2117 CLUB HIT). MOST OF THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE AMENABLE TO RECORDING TOGETHER AGAIN, AND JUST AS BREE HOPES, THE SESSIONS LEAD TO A REUNION! HOWEVER, GARCY BRISEÑO AND FRANKIE FUJIYAMA CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE PART; BOTH ARE PURSUING SUCCESSFUL SOLO CAREERS. LANA SWITCHBLADE ATTENDS THE DATES AT DONNA DANTE'S INVITATION. ROPED INTO PLAYING RHYTHM GUITAR, SHE PROCEEDS TO DAZZLE EVERYONE WITH HER CHOPS! IN THE END, LANA SWITCHES INSTRUMENTS WITH THE LEAD GUITARIST HIRED FOR THE SESSIONS. LATER, AT DEE DEE'S URGING, SHE'S CHOSEN TO REPLACE GARCY IN THE NEW ARCHIES. EAGER TO LEAVE HER PUNK PERSONA BEHIND, LANA ADOPTS HER JAPANESE MOTHER'S SURNAME: "SUZUKI". SABRINA THINKS SHE’S THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR GARCY, BUT EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE BAND WON'T BE REPLACING FUJI, TOO. (EVENTUALLY, FRANKIE FUJIYAMA WILL BE REPLACED, BUT NOT FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS!) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TARA NATION FAWS SUBS FOR A VACATIONING YVONNE REMY; BREE HAS NO IDEA HOW PROMINENTLY TARA WILL FIGURE IN HER FUTURE!
FEBRUARY 6 - 12, 2047
BABY GRAND RECORDING SERVICES, HONOLULU
A MANCHESTER PRODUCTION
WITH SABOR BORICUA
ALBUM SESSIONS
NEW JACK SWING
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGED BY MARIA SOLINES
BRASS ARRANGED BY CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCER: KRISTIN GORRIE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
BREE SPELLMAN, LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
SOUND ENGINEER: GENE PHANTOM
LONELY TEARDROPS (DAVIS, GORDY)
GET IT AND DON’T QUIT IT (TUCKER, WILSON)
DOGGIN’ AROUND (LENA AGREE)
ME, MY MOTHER’S SON (DeCOTEAUX, KUSIK)
YOU BETTER KNOW IT (HENRY, WILSON)
- UNRELEASED
I JUST CAN’T HELP IT (TUCKER, WILSON)
I FOUND LOVE (TUCKER, WILSON)
SOUL GALORE (HAMILTON, WINFORD)
NO PITY IN THE NAKED CITY (ROBERTS, TUCKER, WILSON)
SWAHILI PAPA (TOM SPRINGFIELD)
- LION QUEEN SOUNDTRACK
ONE OF THE FIRST GROUP ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE NEW-EDITION ARCHIES WILL BE A VISIT TO THE ARCHIE ARCHIVES IN RIVERDALE USA. THERE THEY’LL BEGIN A DECADES-LONG EXCAVATION INTO UNRELEASED MATERIAL CUT BY THEIR LEGENDARY PREDECESSORS; MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE AND CORTEZ QUINTANILLA IN PARTICULAR WILL MAKE MANY RETURN VISITS! FAVORITE RARITIES EMERGE, BUT THE ONE THAT GRABS CHI, DEE DEE AND TEZ HARDEST IS AN UNRELEASED VERSION OF THE PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM SOUNDTRACK - THE LAST PROJECT THE ORIGINAL BAND WORKED ON BEFORE OFFICIALLY BREAKING UP. REJECTED BY THE FILM’S PRODUCER, IT WAS RECORDED IN HONOLULU AND IS ARGUABLY THE BEST DAMN SOUL-ORIENTED RECORD THAT THE ARCHIES EVER MADE! DEE DEE EXTRACTS A PROMISE FROM SABRINA THAT SHE’LL BOOK AT LEAST ONE SESSION FOR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN THE SAME STUDIO, AND WITH THE SAME PRODUCER! THE GROUP’S REUNION WILL ENABLE BREE TO KEEP THAT PROMISE.
FROM THE MOMENT WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO OPENED FOR BUSINESS, SALEM WAS SABRINA'S RIGHT HAND; HE WAS OF INVALUABLE HELP TO HER IN RUNNING THE STUDIO AND SUPERVISING RECORDING SESSIONS. WHILE HE COULD BE IRASCIBLE AT TIMES AND HAD A LONGSHOREMAN'S VOCABULARY, SALEM WAS ESSENTIALLY AN AMIABLE AND HARMLESS FELINE. FEW WHO PASSED THROUGH THE STUDIO DOORS HAD ANY INKLING OF HIS EVIL PAST! IN HUMAN FORM, SALEM SABERHAGEN WAS A THOROUGHLY AMORAL SORCERER WHO CUT A DASTARDLY FIGURE IN MEDIEVAL GERMANY - THAT IS, UNTIL HE FELL AFOUL OF THE WITCHES LESLIE! SABRINA'S FUTURE GUARDIANS UNDERTOOK TO PUNISH AND THEN REFORM THE WAYWARD WIZARD. THAT IS A STORY FOR ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME!
FEBRUARY 14 - 18, 2047
BABY GRAND RECORDING SERVICES, HONOLULU
A MANCHESTER PRODUCTION
WITH SABOR BORICUA
ALBUM SESSIONS
NEW JACK SWING
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGED BY RIKKI NINJA
*RHYTHM ARRANGED BY HELEN SCHWOERER
**RHYTHM ARRANGED BY JO FIERIMONTE
***RHYTHM ARRANGED BY MARIA SOLINES
BRASS ARRANGED BY CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCER: KRISTIN GORRIE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
BREE SPELLMAN, LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
SOUND ENGINEER: GENE PHANTOM
I'VE LOST YOU (VAN McCOY)
THE SWEETEST FEELING (EVELYN-McCOY)
YOU GOT ME WALKIN' (EUGENE RECORD) - UNRELEASED
YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO BE HAPPY
(JACKSON-SIMS-SMITH)
HIGHER AND HIGHER (JACKSON-MINER-SMITH)
WHISPERS GETTIN' LOUDER (ACKLIN-SCOTT)
THE WHO-IS-IT SONG (DAVIS-JACKSON)
HAUNTED HOUSE (PAT PEALE)*
DANNY BOY (FRED WEATHERLY)**
REET PETITE (DAVIS-GORDY)***
FOR THEIR FIRST POST-REUNION PROJECT AFTER THE DOUBLE SCOOP HITS COMPILATION, THE ARCHIES CHOOSE AN ALBUM TRIBUTE TO R + B LEGEND JACKIE WILSON. NINJA IS EAGER TO PUT HIS STAMP ON JACKIE’S SONGS, WHILE TEZ CRAVES THE CHANCE TO RECREATE THE SWING-ERA SOUND OF WILSON’S EARLY HITS. THEY CLASH OVER THOSE ARRANGEMENTS - NINJA DOESN’T MUCH LIKE THEM - BUT LANA SUZUKI BROKERS A COMPROMISE: ONE SESSION WILL BE “THROWBACK”, AND ONE SESSION WILL BE FUNK AND HIP-HOP-ORIENTED. NINJA ENDS UP LOVING ALL OF THE ALBUM’S ARRANGEMENTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE HIS OWN, OF COURSE! OTHERS ARE CONTRIBUTED BY A THREE-WOMAN ARRANGER TEAM THAT WORKS REGULARLY WITH KRISTEN GORRIE, OWNER OF HAWAII’S BABY GRAND STUDIOS. THE PROUDLY PUERTO RICAN KEYBOARD PLAYER ALSO ENJOYS COLLABORATING WITH SABOR BORICA, A HAWAII-BASED BRASS ENSEMBLE COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF HIS COUNTRYMEN!
MAY 12 - 16, 2047
JUNGLE CITY STUDIOS AND ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS,
NEW YORK CITY
A 5000 BROADWAY PRODUCTION
EP SESSIONS
THE IDOLMAKER
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA,
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCER: JON COLTON BARRY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
SOUND ENGINEERS:
VALENTINE TSU, BOBBIE JOHN PRENTYS
BABY!
OOH-WEE, BABY
HOWEVER DARK THE NIGHT
SWEET LITTLE LOVER
HERE IS MY LOVE
I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE
(JEFF BARRY)
THE 1980 CULT FILM THE IDOLMAKER WILL BE RE-IMAGINED AS A ROCK MUSICAL IN 2045. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OFF-BROADWAY RUN, IT DÉBUTS ON BROADWAY TO SOLID REVIEWS, BRISK BOX OFFICE AND PLENTY OF TONY AWARD BUZZ. THE ORIGINAL ARCHIES CUT A PROMOTIONAL EP FOR A SHOW, AND NOW THE SECOND GENERATION GETS ITS CHANCE; JON COLTON BARRY, ONE OF THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS CONTACTS MANAGER LYLE JASON BLOSSOM AND CUTS A HELLA LUCRATIVE DEAL! PARTIALLY RECORDED AT JIMI HENDRIX'S LEGENDARY STUDIO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF BROADWAY LEGEND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, THE DISC FEATURES CHI, DEE DEE AND NINJA PUTTING MODERN SPINS ON SOME VINTAGE SONGS WRITTEN BY JON COLTON'S DAD, JEFF BARRY - WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE FIRST PRODUCER THE ARCHIES EVER HAD! TEZ ALSO SINGS A LEAD VOCAL AND ACQUITS HIMSELF ADMIRABLY ON THE BALLAD "I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE".
OCTOBER 11, 2047
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
BANG-BANG (CUBA, SABATER)
- UNRELEASED
SOUL SAUCE (GILLESPIE, POZO)
- UNRELEASED
BACKFIELD IN MOTION (ELZIE BYNUM)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
DARLING, BE HOME SOON (JOHN SEBASTIAN)
- SUNSHINE MIND ALBUM
THIS IS THE FIRST NEW ARCHIES SESSION HELD AT A NEW STUDIO: TEZ AND NINJA’S MAD GROOVY PAD IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A COMBINATION RECORDING STUDIO AND HOME BASE FOR THE BAND. THEY HIRE LANA SUZUKI'S MOTHER AS THEIR SOUND ENGINEER WHILE SUSU HERSELF BECOMES THE GROUP'S MUSIC DIRECTOR. A SINGLE IS NEEDED TO FOLLOW-UP THE SMASH HIT NEW JACK SWING ALBUM, AS WELL AS THE DISNEY SOUNDTRACK SONG "SWAHILI PAPA", WHOSE MUSIC VIDEO HAS BECOME A YOUTUBE SENSATION! "BANG-BANG" AND "SOUL SAUCE" ARE BOTH CONCERT CROWD PLEASERS, BUT NEITHER SONG IS UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. THEY'RE JUST WARM-UPS FOR "BACKFIELD IN MOTION" - NOT THE MEL + TIM OLDIE, BUT A CULT FAVORITE POPULARIZED ON GREAT BRITAIN'S NORTHERN SOUL CLUB CIRCUIT - AND THE LOVING SPOONFUL'S "DARLING, BE HOME SOON". LEAD VOCALS ARE TRACKED BY DEE DEE AND CHI, RESPECTIVELY. THE LATTER SIDE IS A STUNNER BUT INCREDIBLY, IT ISN’T EVEN CONSIDERED STRONG ENOUGH FOR A SINGLE B-SIDE! THE ARCHIES’ RELEASE STANDARDS WILL PROVE TO BE JUST AS STRINGENT AS SABRINA'S WERE. THE BAND WANTS TO CO-PRODUCE NEW SESSIONS WITH HER, BUT SHE’LL PREFER TO STEP BACK AND ASSUME AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S ROLE.
NOVEMBER 10, 2047
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
CONDUCTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
THE SOUND OF LOVE (TONY HATCH)
- SINGLE A-SIDE
WHERE AM I GOING? (PETULA CLARK)
- 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 QUARTET EFFORT BY CHI, TEZ, 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 ARCHIES' BIGGEST FLOP SINCE THEIR 2038 DÉBUT REALEASE, "HEART AND SOUL!" HER READING OF ANOTHER CLARK RARITY, "WHERE AM I GOING?", IS ON THE FLIPSIDE. 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.
IN THE YEAR 2041, SABRINA PLANS TO PRODUCE THE ARCHIES SINGING A NEIL SEDAKA SONG TRIBUTE. INSTEAD, THEY TAKE OVER PRODUCTION AND A SMASH HIT ALBUM CALLED BUBBLEGUM BLITZ IS THE RESULT. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, GARCY BRISEÑO DEPARTS FOR A SOLO CAREER; DONNA DANTE AND FRANKIE FUJIYAMA WILL HAVE PRECEDED HER. BREE WILL GREENLIGHT THE SEDAKA PROJECT AS THE BAND'S FIRST TRIO RECORDING; HOWEVER, IT WILL NEVER BE COMPLETED! CHI, TEZ AND NINJA DECIDE TO THROW IN THE TOWEL, AND THE TRIBUTE WILL BARELY GET PAST THE DEMO STAGE. OVER A CENTURY LATER, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY WILL COMPILE THE ABANDONED SEDAKA DEMOS AND RELEASE THEM AS A "LOST" ALBUM CALLED SEDAKA MANIA.
FEBRUARY 7 - 10, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS: MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS: RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
SOUND ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
THIS IS MY SONG (CHARLIE CHAPLIN)
HIGH (HAZLEWOOD, STRANGE)
- UNRELEASED
HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT
(CLARK, DELANOE, HATCH)
DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY (HATCH, TRENT)
DON'T GIVE UP (HATCH, TRENT)
LAS VEGAS (CLARK, DELANOE, HATCH, MAGENTA)
WITH NINJA ON LEAD, THE 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 WILL TAKE 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 BREE SPELLMAN’S A + R REPRESENTATIVE, 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-EDITION 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:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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.
THE ORIGINAL ARCHIES DIDN'T MOUNT MANY TOURS DURING THEIR FOUR-DECADE EXISTENCE, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS WILL FOLLOW SUIT: THEY'LL ONLY GO ON TOUR FOUR TIMES IN TWENTY YEARS! THERE'LL BE THREE TOURS ENCOMPASSING NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, AND ONE TOUR THAT'S EXCLUSIVE TO EUROPE. THE BAND WILL LOG PERSONAL APPEARANCES IN AFRICA, ANTARCTICA AND SOUTH AMERICA, BUT IT WILL NEVER BOOK ANY TOURS OF THOSE REGIONS. THERE'S ONE EXCEPTION: AN AFRICAN TOUR UNDERTAKEN WHILE THEY WERE TRAPPED IN THE PAST! BUT THE BAND MEMBERS HAVE NO MEMORY OF THAT TRIP. HERE THE ARCHIES ARE SEEN REHEARSING FOR A 2048 SHOW IN NICE, FRANCE.
FEBRUARY 17 - 20, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGER: MAL HYPSTER
RHYTHM ARRANGERS: RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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 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 MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PETULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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 RIKKI NINJA. "DOWNTOWN" IS FRONTED BY MAL HYPSTER. NINJA WILL BE SLATED TO SING LEAD ON IT BUT HE BOWS TO SUSU’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 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 MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS: MAL HYPSTER, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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. CHI’S MOTHER IS FROM HAITI, AND HE’LL HAVE SPOKEN FRENCH WITH HER SINCE CHILDHOOD; HIS FLUENCY WILL LEND THESE VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS AN AUTHENTICITY THEY’D OTHERWISE LACK. 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 VARIOUS ARTISTS EUROPEAN EP INSTEAD, IT TOPS THE CHARTS IN FRANCE!
MARCH 12 - 15, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
OVERDUB SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, 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 ARCHIES OVERDUB SESSIONS ARE BOOKED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SUSU SUPERVISES NINJA, CHI + DEE DEE RECORDING THEIR PARTS ON DIFFERENT DAYS.
MARCH 21 - 27, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD, CAMBRIDGE
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
ALBUM SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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; SUSU, TEZ + 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 MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
SINGLES SESSIONS
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE
RHYTHM ARRANGER: RIKKI NINJA
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
PRODUCERS: THE ARCHIES
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: NERO THE DOG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LYLE JASON BLOSSOM
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. SUSU FOCUSES HER 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 NERO’S DOUBTS ABOUT ITS HIT POTENTIAL NIXES THE RELEASE. PUPPY WILL COME IN FOR A SEVERE SCOLDING WHEN SABRINA HEARS THE SHELVED TRACK!
MARCH 30 - 31, 2048
THE MAD GROOVY PAD
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
REMIX SESSIONS
PÉTULANCE
REMIX PRODUCER: LANA SUZUKI
REMIX ENGINEER: SHELLY SUZUKI
MÉLANGE PETULA #1:
UN MAL POUR UN BIEN/
LE CIEL DE MON PAYS/
VA TOUJOURS PLUS LOIN/
LES INCORRUPTIBLES
- PÉTULANCE ALBUM
MÉLANGE PETULA #2:
MON AMOUR/
QUE RESTE-T-IL?/
L'AMOUR AVEC UN GRAND "A"/
SI TU PRENAIS LE TEMPS
- PÉTULANCE ALBUM
THESE MEDLEYS WILL BE INTENDED FOR RELEASE AS BACK-TO-BACK 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
OVERDUB SESSIONS
RIDE, RIDE, BABY
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 THEIR SUCCESSORS' TRIP BACK TO THE 1960s, ANOTHER HIGHLY-REGARDED ARCHIES ALBUM SURFACES. THEIR CATALOG 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, THEIR SUCCESSOR GROUP WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMPILING THIS MATERIAL FOR REISSUE.
MAY 27 - 29, 2048
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO, BOSTON
A WITCH QUEEN PRODUCTION
OVERDUB SESSIONS
RIDE, RIDE, BABY
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-EDITION ARCHIES; NATURALLY, THEY'RE THE MUSICIANS THAT BREE CALLS ON TO RE-CREATE THE ALBUM. CHI, DEE DEE, TEZ, NINJA AND SUSU 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 RECONSTRUCTION SCORES A HIT. THAT SUCCESS IS FOLLOWED BY THE EQUALLY WELL-RECEIVED ARCHIE'S CHICANO OLDIES, A PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED ARCHIES LP THAT THEIR SUCCESSORS 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.
IN THE YEAR 2042, THE ARCHIES WILL CUT THEIR BIGGEST HIT ALBUM EVER: A PINK VINYL BONANZA CALLED BUBBLEGUM BLITZ! THIS DOUBLE-LENGTH LONG-PLAYER YIELDS A PAIR OF CHARTBUSTERS: "SAUSALITO", FEATURING GARCY BRISEÑO AND "JACKSONVILLE STATION", WHICH ESTABLISHES RIKKI NINJA AS MALE LEAD VOCALIST. MUCH TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE, THE GROUP DISBANDS AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR FAME; BUT AT SABRINA'S URGING, FOUR MEMBERS REUNITE IN 2047. DONNA DANTE IS ONE OF THEM, AND HER FIRST EFFORT AS FEMALE LEAD RELAUNCHES THE HIT PARADE! IN ADDITION TO EARNING A PLATINUM RECORD, "WIGGLE ON OUT" WILL BECOME DEE DEE'S SIGNATURE SONG IN CONCERT. LANA SUZUKI, WHO PLAYS SIZZLING LEAD GUITAR ON THE TRACK, REPLACES GARCY IN THE BAND.
JULY 5 - 9, 2048
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON
A MAD GROOVY PRODUCTION
LIVE RECORDING
REMIX SESSION
"AUX CONCERTS À BRUXELLES"
WITH FROGGY DOGGY (BACKING VOCALS) +
TONNERE D'ARGENT (BRASS SECTION),
REMIX PRODUCER: NERO THE DOG
ENGINEERS:
TAFFY MIDDLETON, SHELLY SUZUKI
INTRO/SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN
(CASEY, FINCH)
MEDLEY:
BACKFIELD IN MOTION (ELZIE BYNUM)
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)
MEDLEY:
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 IDENTICALLY-TITLED FRENCH ALBUM 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. MAMA SHELLY TAPES A 30 JUNE CONCERT IN BRUSSELS, BUT RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES HOLD IT BACK; THEY FIND THE SOUND QUALITY INFERIOR AND ARE ALSO 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 AVAILABLE 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 REBOOT 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; BUT 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 IT BACK
IN 2015.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2048
GRAND PRIX STUDIOS, MILAN
MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SESSION
"BELLE DU JOUR"
A PARFUM DU PISSOIR PRODUCTION
VOCAL ARRANGERS:
MAL HYPSTER, DONNA DANTE, RIKKI NINJA
RHYTHM ARRANGERS:
RIKKI NINJA, LANA SUZUKI
BRASS ARRANGER: CORTEZ QUINTANILLA
MUSIC DIRECTOR: LANA SUZUKI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
ACQUANETTA SCORCESE + VIOLETTE DELACROIX
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
JELLYBONE
(GRÜNWALD, THE B-52s)
- CRADLE WILL ROCK COMPILATION (PHILIPPINES)
RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE NEW ARCHIES PLAN TO ABANDON RECORDING IN ENGLISH! THE RUMOR IS FUELED BY THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FRENCH RELEASE "LA MER EST COMME TOI." A GALLIC REBOOT 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 AND FIND THE PLAYBACK QUITE PLEASING; COVERS OF CULT FAVORITES BY LESLEY GORE AND FLORENCE deVORE ALSO TURN OUT WELL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BAND 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: "JELLYBONE", A FABULOUS SHOWCASE FOR DEE DEE, TEZ AND NINJA! HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THIS KILLER VERSION OF THE B-52s' "PUMP" WON'T RATE INCLUSION ON THE 2089 SUNSHINE MIND COMPILATION. FORTUNATELY, IT WILL HAVE SURFACED THIRTY YEARS EARLIER ON A SWISS HEAVY METAL COMPILATION!