ARCHIE IN THE THIRTIES: 2030
A R C H I E
IN THE THIRTIES!
THE ARCHIES' FINAL RECORDINGS
JUST HOW MANY VERSIONS OF THE ARCHIES ARE THERE? WELL, THERE ARE THE ARCHIE CHARACTERS THEMSELVES, WHICH HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1940s. THEY'VE HAD OCCASION TO BREAK INTO SONG AT VARIOUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THERE'S THE ACTUAL ARCHIES MUSIC GROUP THAT ONLY EVER EXISTED BETWEEN 1968 AND 1972, AND AGAIN, BRIEFLY IN 2008. A HANDFUL OF SINGLES AND ALBUMS BEARING THEIR NAME CAN BE FOUND ON AUCTION SITES AND IN USED RECORD BINS. THERE'S ALSO THE ANIMATED ARCHIE GROUP, WHICH FIRST APPEARED ON TV IN 1968. IT HAS POPPED UP PERIODICALLY IN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS EVER SINCE. AND THEN, THERE'S THE ARCHIES AS THEY'VE APPEARED HERE, @ BLOGGER'S POP CULTURE CANTINA.
GRANDES ÉXITOS LATINOS
A 2037 DISCOS FUENTES RELEASE
IN MANY WAYS, OUR VERSION OF THE ARCHIES IS THE MOST STABLE CONFIGURATION. THE FIVE MOST FAMOUS MEMBERS FIRST CAME TOGETHER IN 1988. THEY WERE ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS, BUT SUCCESS PUT ACADEMICS ON HOLD FOR A WHILE. AFTER SCORING A GIGANTIC HIT SINGLE WITH "SUGAR, SUGAR" AND CHARTING A FEW MORE TIMES, THEY BROKE UP.
EIGHT YEARS LATER, THEY RESURFACED AS THE FLAGSHIP ACT OF AN INDIE LABEL OWNED BY ARCHIE ANDREWS AND HIS WIFE VERONICA. HAVING EVOLVED INTO NEW ENGLAND'S ANSWER TO CALIFORNIA LEGENDS FLEETWOOD MAC, THE ARCHIES BECAME A HIT RECORD JUGGERNAUT BETWEEN 2002 AND 2014. THEN THEY TOOK A TWELVE YEAR HIATUS (WHICH THEY'RE CURRENTLY STILL ON)!
IN THE YEAR 2027, A RECONSTITUTED GROUP WILL MAKE AN UNLIKELY COMEBACK AS A CLASSIC SOUL ACT. THE ALBUM THEY CUT FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS WILL ULTIMATELY BE HAILED BY CRITICS; BUT INITIALLY, IT'S A COMMERCIAL FAILURE! THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO A RACISM SCANDAL THEY'LL BE UNFAIRLY BLAMED FOR. EMBITTERED BY FALSE ACCUSATIONS, THE ARCHIES WILL DISAPPEAR ONCE MORE FROM THE POP MUSIC SCENE.
¡ÁDIOS AMIGOS!
THE 2032 FAREWELL WORLD TOUR
YOU'D THINK THE BAND WOULD BE READY TO CALL IT QUITS, AND YOU'D BE RIGHT. NOT ONLY WILL ITS REPUTATION HAVE BEEN SMEARED; BY THE EARLY 2030S ALL OF THEM WILL BE OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY! HOWEVER, A CHARITABLE EVENT BRINGS THE ARCHIES BACK TOGETHER ONE LAST TIME. NONE OF THEM WANT THE REUNION TO END RIGHT AWAY! THEY DECIDE TO GIVE THEIR FANS A PROPER GOODBYE WITH A "FAREWELL" ALBUM AND CONCERT TOUR. HEATHER "SQUEAK" McGILLICUDDY, PROTEGÉE OF THEIR NOW-RETIRED MANAGER NICHOLAS FREUND, GUIDES THE ARCHIES TO THE END OF A STELLAR FOUR-DECADE CAREER.
THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU
THE 2031 "FAREWELL" STUDIO ALBUM
THIS SESSION LOG DOCUMENTS THE FINAL RECORDINGS OF A GROUP THAT HAS EARNED THE STATUS OF "LEGEND!" WHEN THEY PERFORM FOR THE LAST TIME, THE ARCHIES WILL BE EIGHT-STRONG: ARCHIE ANDREWS, RONI LODGE-ANDREWS, JUGGY JONES, BETTY COOPER, KEVIN KELLER, INACTIVE MEMBERS REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE + TREVOR SANTIAGO, AND A NEW MEMBER WHOSE NAME WON'T BE ADDED TO THE ROSTER UNTIL THEY PLAY THEIR FINALE IN RIVERDALE . . .
KEVIN KELLER TRACKS A LEAD
VOCAL @ WITCH QUEEN STUDIOS
IN THE YEAR 2030.
2030
THE ARCHIES EMBARK ON A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF NEW RECORDING ACTIVITY THAT WILL YIELD BOTH EXHILARATING COMMERCIAL TRIUMPHS AND PROFOUND CREATIVE FRUSTRATIONS!
REPUBLIC USA RECORDS
SINGLES/*OVERDUB SESSIONS
A RALFI CHINGAS PRODUCTION
(INSTRUMENTALS + VOCALS)
JANUARY 5 - 10, 2030
WITCH QUEEN RECORDING STUDIO,
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
*DEMO SESSIONS
(INSTRUMENTALS + VOCALS)
NOVEMBER 2001
SUN STUDIOS,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
GOIN' BACK - Disque D'Or (France)
(Goffin, King)
SO MUCH LOVE (OVERDUB) - unreleased*
(Goffin, King)
WHAT YOU GOT (OVERDUB) - single flipside (Australia)*
(Goffin, King)
I CAN'T MAKE IT ALONE (OVERDUB) - unreleased*
(Goffin, King)
DON'T GET ME DOWN (OVERDUB) - unreleased*
(Goffin, King)
SWEET SAVIOR - single flipside
(Jeff Barry)
SAN FRANCISCO (FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) - single
(John Phillips)
TIGHTER - lost
(James, King)
DO I? - End Of A Century LP
(Sherman, Weiss)
THINK I'M FALLIN' IN LOVE - Archiemania LP
(Bozzo, Holmes, Kreiner, Presley)
THE ARCHIES
Arrangers:
BREE SPELLMAN, *CAROLE KING
Music Director: RALFI CHINGAS
Producer: JONNIEMAE
Sound Engineer: KORY-ANN BREAUX
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Jason Blossom's media conglomerate Republic International no longer exists! Its successor, Republic USA, now controls the Archie Records catalog. The Archies regroup (sans Reggie Mantle + Trevor Santiago), and search for a new record label; but per a court case decided in Jason's favor, they're obligated to give Republic a certain numberof new masters. When they book Sabrina's Witch Queen studios for the first session, they find their former producer Ralfi Chingas and his transsexual protegée there working on another project. Archie and Veronica decide to give Jonniemae a shot at producing The Archies! The first Republic master is a fabulous remake of Scott McKenzie's anthemic "San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)." It's one of eight strong single candidates tracked @ this Boston date. Sales will raise funds for homeless relief after a devastating 2029 terrorist attack. Featuring Kevin Keller's lead vocals on "San Francisco" and Veronica duetting with Betty on "Sweet Savior", the single scores a long-overdue second American chart topper! (A handful of copies mistakenly list "Tighter" as the flipside, but The Archies' version of that 1970 Pop classic will never be released! In the year 2039, a version by The New Archies will go Top Ten.)
THE 2033 FILM DOCUMENTARY OF THE ARCHIES' FINAL CONCERT TOUR WILL BE CALLED THE FINEST ROCK 'N' ROLL MOVIE EVER MADE!
GRAVAÇÕES REPUBLIC USA
SESSÕES PARA SOBREDUBRAR
"SO MUCH LOVE"
UMA PRODUÇÃO RALFI CHINGAS
(INSTRUMENTAIS + VOCAIS)
12 - 16, 18 - 24 JANEIRA 2030
MÚSICA BANDOLEIRO,
SÃO PAULO, BRASIL
SESSÕES PARA DEMOSTRAR
(INSTRUMENTAIS + VOCAIS)
NOVEMBRO 2001
SUN STUDIOS,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
ONE FINE DAY (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
THIS LITTLE GIRL (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
STAGE DOOR (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
YOU'RE MY GIRL (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
HEY, EVERYBODY (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
YOU'RE A SWEET SWEETHEART (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
HE'S IN TOWN (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
IS THIS WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU, BABY?
(OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King, Spector)
AT THE CLUB (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
HEAVEN IS BEING WITH YOU (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King, Weil)
HI-DE-HO (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
I CAN'T HEAR YOU NO MORE (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
NO EASY WAY DOWN (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
I WAS ONLY KIDDING (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
LOVE YOU FOR A WHILE (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
WE LOVE AND LEARN (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
THEY'RE JEALOUS OF ME (OVERDUB) - unreleased
(Goffin, King)
YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW (OVERDUB)
- single (Australia)
(Goffin, King)
THE ARCHIES
Arranger: CAROLE KING
Music Director: RALFI CHINGAS
Producer: JONNIEMAE
Sound Engineer: PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
The Archies intend their legendary aborted album tribute to
Carole King as the first recording they deliver to Republic
USA. Demos cut for that album back in 2001 are now lost, so
the band overdubs session tapes retrieved from engineer Alan
Mayberry's sound archive. Sessions move from Boston, Massachusetts to São Paulo, Brazil where the band works with Cape Verdean sound engineer Paris Fleming for the first time. Arch + Roni are so pleased with his work, they hire him away from Bandolero Music to work full-time with The Archies! For now, Jonniemae remains in the producer role. Kevin Keller was only a background singer @ the demo sessions but he takes a very prominent role here: Kelly "doubles" Reggie's lead voice, sings new harmonies for Jughead's leads (tracked @ the Witch Queen sessions in early January), re-imagines "Don't Bring Me Down" as a duet with Juggy and cuts a brand new lead vocal for "Yours Until Tomorrow" - a ballad that was originally demo'd by Veronica. As a single, this rendition will top the Australian charts in 2034! In order to fully distinguish this collection from bootlegs, an extra
Carole King number is added to the track list: "Goin' Back",
interpreted by Betty at her most passionate. The music press
reports extensively on the belated completion of an LP to be titled
SO MUCH LOVE, and excitement among Archies fans climbs to fever-pitch! Unfortunately, they're in for a massive letdown, and so is the group. Republic CEO Alexandra Cabot (who'd been Archie Records' first A & R Chief) decides to shelve the finished album. Xandi feels that the raw session tapes are more faithful to Carole King's music direction than the overdub master, and therefore more commercial; she markets them instead under the title THE GOFFIN-KING DEMOS. Archie and Veronica are livid, especially after this demo collection tanks! Rejecting what even Xandi agrees is some of The Archies' finest new music will cost her: Two of their three final albums will carry another label's logo. "While the group does owe Republic USA several albums, they retain the right to have new masters marketed elsewhere!" So decrees the formidable Marcy Lodge-Katzenbaum, The Andrews' longtime attorney.
PROMO FOR THE ARCHIES' "MTV UNPLUGGED" TV SPECIAL, FILMED IN 2033 @ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
