ARCHIE IN THE THIRTIES: 2031
A R C H I E
IN THE THIRTIES!
THE ARCHIES' FINAL RECORDINGS
2031
THE BELATED COMPLETION OF THE ARCHIES'
TRIBUTE TO CAROLE KING WILL WAIT NEARLY
A CENTURY TO RECEIVE THE ACCLAIM
IT DESERVES! NOW THE GROUP SHIFTS
IT ATTENTION TO RECORDING AN
ALBUM THAT'S INTENDED TO BE
ITS ULTIMATE ARTISTIC
STATEMENT.
PHOTOS OF THE ARCHIES IN
REHEARSAL FOR THEIR FIRST
DISCOS FUENTES RECORDING
SESSION.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÉXITOS
UNA PRODUCCIÓN RALFI CHINGAS
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
13 - 19 ENERO 2031
DISCOS FUENTES,
MEDELLÍN DE COLOMBIA
*(VOZ)
ENERO 2029
AUDIO SHANGRI-LA,
HILO, HAWAII
**(VOZ)
ENERO-FEBRERO 2029
BABY GRAND STUDIOS,
HONOLULU, HAWAII
***(VOZ)
MARZO 2029
BABY GRAND STUDIOS,
HONOLULU, HAWAII
****(INSTRUMENTALES)
ABRIL-MAYO 2005
SUN STUDIOS,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
I SAW THE LIGHT
- Somebody's Gonna Cry LP (Australia)
(Todd Rundgren)
HOOKED ON A FEELING - single flipside (Australia)
(Mark James)
JUST LIKE ROMEO + JULIET - Retro box set
(Gorman, Hamilton)
BURNIN' DESIRE - single flipside
(Isley, Kreiner, Pouliot)
IF WE BOTH HOLD ON (OVERDUB)
- Archie Sings Barry, Mann + Weil LP*
(Barry, Wine)
JUST YOU - End Of A Century LP
(Sonny Bono)
THE ARCHIES
w/TONI TOPAZ
Vocal Arrangers:
VERONICA, BETTY COOPER,
KEVIN KELLER
Arrangers:
RALFI CHINGAS, *DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Music Director: RALFI CHINGAS
Producers:
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Sound Engineers:
EDDIE ROXCHILD, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producers:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
In December of 2030, The Archies will sign with Discos
Fuentes, former South-American distributor for the Archie
label group. They do so at the urging of Ralfi Chingas, who's
been a Fuentes A & R executive ever since he stopped
supervising their record dates. With one exception, all of
their new studio recordings will be Fuentes masters! Also at Ralfi's
urging, Jonniemae hires on as an A & R staffer but subsequently,
she finds herself too busy to work with The Archies! Veronica
asks Ralfi to return to the production helm but he refuses.
She takes his suggestion to start producing again herself, in
collaboration with Jughead and Kelly. Guest vocalist Toni Topaz
(now Jughead's wife) holds forth on a Caribbean-tinged
remake of Todd Rundgren's "I Saw The Light." Archie delivers
"Hooked On A Feeling" in a voice that sounds more raspy than
ever before; critics will praise his "grungy" new singing style,
clueless about the serious problem it masks. He duets
with Roni on "Just You", which will be heard in the 2031
Willow Smith film I Killed Nobody But My Husband! A solo
lead by Betty Cooper is overdubbed onto the Archie Records
single master of "If We Both Hold On". The original version,
featuring Betty, her ex-husband Juggy Jones and Archie, is
retained in the Republic USA archives. Betty also sings lead
on "Burnin' Desire" which will appear on the flipside of
"Whole World Shakin'," a belated Archies hit in the year 2125.
KEVIN KELLER SINGS AND PERFORMS
LAURA NYRO'S SONG "WEDDING BELL
BLUES" IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
FEBRERO 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS (ASS),
PELHAM, NEW YORK
JUST MY STYLE - single (Australia)
(Capps, Garrett, Lewis, Russell)
I'LL REMEMBER YOU (underdub)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Leiber, Stoller)
TONIGHT (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Bernstein, Sondheim)
THE REASON FOR LIVING (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Neil Levinson)
WALKIN' IN THE RAIN - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Mann, Spector, Weil)
JUST FOR TONIGHT - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Adams, Farrell, Kusik)
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Hammerstein, Rodgers)
HE CRIED (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Daryll, Richards)
THE ARCHIES
Vocal Arrangers:
VERONICA, KEVIN KELLER
Arranger: ARCHIE ANDREWS
Music Direction:
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Producers:
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
These sessions are the first held @ Archie Sound
Studios in its new location. The original studio
was sold in 2021 and demolished two years later.
The Archies intend this album to be a celebration
of legendary '60s vocal group Jay + The Americans.
A revival of Gary Lewis + The Playboys' "Just My Style"
is intended for a non-album single, but Discos
Fuentes won't release it until early 2035.
All tracks recorded at these sessions feature lead
vocals by Kevin Keller except "I'll Remember You",
a trio effort by Kelly, Juggy and Veronica; "Tonight",
a duet by Kelly and Juggy; "Some Enchanted Evening"
for which ensemble lead vocals will be dubbed later;
and "He Cried", a Roni solo. This date features a
session bassist: Nantzi Saroyan, the daughter of Mimi
Saroyan, who was a member of the now-disbanded
girl group The Vixens. Betty (now married to
CNN celebrity journalist Anderson Cooper ) will not
attend these dates.
A BLOND GINO PERFORMS THE
LAURA NYRO SONG "CALIFORNIA
SHOESHINE BOYS."
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ESTUDIO FALCÓN
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
FEBRERO 2031
FALCON STUDIOS,
EL PASO, TEXAS
SOLITARY MAN - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Neil Diamond)
SUNDAY + ME - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Neil Diamond)
COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Boyce, Farrell, Hart)
CARA, MIA - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Lewis, Mantovani)
REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
w/EL MARIACHI LOWRIDER
Vocal Arranger:
REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Arranger/Producer:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Music Director: FOOLKILLER
Sound Engineer:
HUSSEIN HABAKKUK
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
At Reggie Mantle's insistence, these solo tracks
will appear without group overdubs on the Archies'
new studio album. Dilton Doiley Briseño's daughter
Garcy sings background with Reggie's wife Olga.
She's the only future member of The New Archies
to ever sing on an Archies LP, and she's only
14 years old at this time. Sabrina "Bree" Spellman will
found The New Archies six years hence.
THE ARCHIES WILL CUT MOST OF
THEIR 2031 STUDIO ALBUM @
THE NEW ARCHIE SOUND STUDIO
IN PELHAM, NEW YORK.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÉXITOS
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
7 - 10 MARZO 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS (ASS),
PELHAM, NEW YORK
GIRL! - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(D'Aleo, Milano)
ONLY IN AMERICA (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil)
COME DANCE WITH ME
- single, The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Maurer, Powers)
STRANGERS TOMORROW (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Van McCoy)
LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Jay + The Americans)
THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU (UNDERDUB)
- End Of A Century LP
(Bruno, Millrose)
THE ARCHIES
Vocal Arrangers:
VERONICA, KEVIN KELLER
Arranger: ARCHIE ANDREWS
Music Direction:
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Producers:
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
"Strangers Tomorrow", led by Kevin Keller, and
"Come Dance With Me" featuring Juggy Jones' lead,
will be Fuentes singles. However, the Republic
USA label (which still markets Archies product everywhere
but North America, South America and Africa) will
choose "Girl!" as the single and score a much bigger
hit. The underdubs of "Only In America" and "Livin' Above
Your Head" feature "scratch" vocals by Kelly; other
group members will cut the final leads. Betty
Cooper does not attend these sessions.
THE ARCHIES PAY TRIBUTE TO 1960s
SUPERGROUP JAY + THE AMERICANS
ON THEIR 2031 STUDIO
ALBUM.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
MARZO-ABRIL 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS (ASS),
PELHAM, NEW YORK
DRUMS! - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Leiber, Stoller)
MY TURN TO CRY - The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Garfield, Leiber, Stoller)
LET'S LOCK THE DOOR (UNDERDUB) -
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Alfred, Farrell)
WHEN YOU DANCE
- single flipside, The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Jones, Kirkland)
THROUGH THIS DOORWAY (UNDERDUB) -
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Barkan, Raleigh)
SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT
- single (Australia)
(Keller, Kornfeld)
THE ARCHIES
Vocal Arrangers:
VERONICA, KEVIN KELLER
Arranger: ROD MACK
Music Direction:
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Producers:
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL, ROD MACK
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Rod Mack and Toni Topaz take part in this date on
guitar and bass, respectively; they also sing backing
vocals. Juggy Jones sings lead on all tracks cut at
these dates, but his performance of "Let's Lock The
Door" will end up being a "scratch" vocal. Betty
Cooper is not present.
KELLY RECORDS IN PELHAM WHILE
TREVOR TRACKS IN LONDON AND
GINO LAYS DOWN A VOCAL
IN EL PASO.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN STRICTLY MUSIC
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
28 -29 ABRIL 2031
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS,
LONDRES DE INGLATERRA
GOT A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO! (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Adams, Strouse)
GONNA BUILD A MOUNTAIN (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP reissue
(Bricusse, Newley)
TREVOR SANTIAGO
w/THE NICODEMUS JAZZ TRIO
Arranger/Conductor:
JUSTIN STRICKLAND
Producers:
JUSTIN STRICKLAND, TREVOR SMITH
Sound Engineer:
TAFFY MIDDLETON
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
After leaving The Archies, Trev reclaimed his true surname.
However, his production credit for this date will read "Trevor
Smith". This pair of jazzy showtunes will be his only
contribution to The Archies' farewell album . . .
or so he thinks!
TREVOR SANTIAGO + REGGIE "GINO"
MANTLE, CONTRIBUTING SOLO
TRACKS TO AN ALBUM THAT WILL
BE RELEASED UNDER THE
ARCHIES NAME.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
MAYO 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS (ASS),
PELHAM, NEW YORK
*UNA PRODUCCIÓN STRICTLY MUSIC
ABRIL 2031
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS,
LONDRES DE INGLATERRA
GOT A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
(Adams, Strouse)
GONNA BUILD A MOUNTAIN (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
(Bricusse, Newley)
STOP THE CLOCK!
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Gormann, Michaels, Morton)
THIS IS IT
- (UNDERDUB) single flipside (Mèxico)
(Greenwich, Powers)
IF YOU WERE MINE, GIRL
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Marshall, Passman)
WHY CAN'T YOU BRING ME HOME? (UNDERDUB)
- unreleased
(Farrell, Kasha, Hirschhorn)
WHEN IT'S ALL OVER (UNDERDUB) -
- The Grass Will Sing For You reissue LP
(Levinson, Robinson)
CRYIN' (UNDERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You reissue LP
(Melson, Orbison)
THE ARCHIES
Vocal Arrangers:
VERONICA, KEVIN KELLER
Arranger: ARCHIE ANDREWS
Music Direction:
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Producers:
VERONICA w/BLUE-EYED SOUL
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Kevin Keller sings lead on all the tracks listed except
"Stop The Clock" (a duet for Archie and Veronica) and the
overdubs of Abbey Road tracks. Kelly's lead on
"Why Can't You Bring Me Home?" is a "scratch" vocal
that will later be overdubbed by Betty Cooper. Betty does
not attend this session.
THE ARCHIES CUT FINAL VOCALS FOR
THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU
LIVE @ RIVERDALE'S SYMPHONY
HALL!
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN RALFI CHINGAS
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
17 - 18 MAYO 2031
DISCOS FUENTES,
MEDELLÍN DE COLOMBIA
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
MARZO-ABRIL 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS,
PELHAM, NEW YORK
ONLY IN AMERICA (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil)
LET'S LOCK THE DOOR (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Alfred, Farrell)
ARCHIE ANDREWS,
REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
+ TREVOR SANTIAGO
w/LOS CHINGONES FABULOSOS
Arranger/Conductor:
RALFI CHINGAS
Producer:
JONNIEMAE
Sound Engineer:
EDDIE ROXCHILD
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Archie, Reggie and Trevor will fly to Medellín
for a two-day session. It's scheduled
after Archie objects to bandmembers cutting
what amount to solo tracks for inclusion on an
Archies album! Both Jonniemae and Ralfi Chingas
make time in their busy schedules to
supervise this special tracking date.
Reggie's solo performances will remain
in the track list, but these trio recordings are
included as a last-minute compromise
to appease Archie. Wonder poodle Nero
The Dog (owned by producer Jonniemae)
sings background vocals!
BETTY ACCOMPANIES HERSELF ON
VIOLIN WHILE SINGING LAURA
NYRO'S SONG "THE FLIM
FLAM MAN."
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA ÁLBUM
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN BLUE-EYED SOUL
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
JUNIO 2031
*UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
MARZO 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS (ASS),
PELHAM, NEW YORK
YOU AIN'T AS HIP AS THAT, BABY
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Jeff Barry)
THIS MAGIC MOMENT
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
(Pomus, Shuman)
WHY CAN'T YOU BRING ME HOME? (OVERDUB)
(Farrell, Hirschhorn, Kasha)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP
LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD (FIRST OVERDUB)*
(Jay +The Americans)
- The Grass Will Sing For You reissue LP
THE ARCHIES
w/LONG TALL WISDOM
Vocal Arranger: BETTY COOPER
Arranger:
SONSERI KENNEDY
Music Direction:
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Producers:
BLUE-EYED SOUL, SONSERI KENNEDY,
*VERONICA
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Like Reggie and Trevor, Betty will want to cut her vocals
at a separate location. However, Archie's strenuous objections
change her mind. Betty travels to Pelham with music director
SonSeri Kennedy and her second husband, Anderson Cooper,
for studio tracking sessions. Though annoyed at first, Betty will later concede that recording with the group again was the right decision. She sings magnificent leads on all the songs listed! Roni Lodge-Andrews, who has always despised Betty's famous husband (and the feeling is mutual) will choose not to attend. At Betty's request, the steel guitarist on this date is Long Tall Wisdom, a member of the Country band Katz + The Fiddles.
ARCHIE + VERONICA'S MUSICAL
PROTEGÉE FOX PRINTEMPS w/
MEMBERS OF EL MARIACHI
LOWRIDER, READY TO
OVERDUB ORCHESTRAL
PARTS IN JUNE OF 2031.
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA SOBREGRABACIÓN
"THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU"
UNA PRODUCCIÓN ARCHIE AMERICANA
(INSTRUMENTALES + VOZ)
27 - 29 JUNIO 2031
SYMPHONY HALL,
RIVERDALE, USA
*FEBRERO, **MARZO,
***MARZO/ABRIL,
****ABRIL 2031
ARCHIE SOUND STUDIOS,
PELHAM, NEW YORK
I'LL REMEMBER YOU (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
TONIGHT (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
THE REASON FOR LIVING (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
HE CRIED (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP*
LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD (SECOND OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP**
STRANGERS TOMORROW (OVERDUB)
- single, The Grass Will Sing For You LP**
THE GRASS WILL SING FOR YOU (OVERDUB)
- single flipside, The Grass Will Sing For You LP**
THROUGH THIS DOORWAY (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP***
WHEN IT'S ALL OVER (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP****
CRYIN' (OVERDUB)
- The Grass Will Sing For You LP****
THIS IS IT (OVERDUB)
- Whole World Shakin' LP****
THE ARCHIES
w/RIVERDALE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
w/RIVERDALE ROCK CHORALE
w/MARIACHI LOWRIDER featuring
HARVEY "FOOLKILLER" SCHWARTZ, vihuela
JULIAN "BUTCHER KNIFE" BETANCOURT, accordion
BONIFACIO "LECHÓN" IRRIZARRY, fiddle
PORFIRIO "BABALÚ" TORRES, guitar
NELSON "SHUGGIE" CASTELLANOS, trumpet
FRANCISCO "CISCO" VÁLDEZ, guitarrón
Arranger/Producer: BREE SPELLMAN
Music Director: FOX PRINTEMPS
Sound Engineers:
YVONNE REMY, PARIS FLEMING,
DORALEE HALL, SYDNEE TOTH
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
These are choral and orchestral overdubs for masters
cut at ASS (Archie Sound Studios). Although this is officially
a session for backing tracks, The Archies record their ensemble
lead vocal for "Some Enchanted Evening" live. After completing
their performance in one mind-blowing take, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Juggy and Kelly receive a standing ovation from the assembled singers and musicians! The Rock Chorale is made up of students from Riverdale Music Academy, an élite music school that The Andrews founded in 2017. Orchestra conductor Fox Printemps is an Academy honor student whom The Archies invite to work with them on their final projects. Foxie is so thrilled, she wets her pants while conducting the symphony!
@ CASINO ROYALE STUDIOS,
REMIX ENGINEER YVONNE REMY
TAILORS ARCHIES TRACKS
FOR THE DANCE FLOOR!
DISCOS FUENTES
SESIONES PARA REMEZCLAR
"ONLY IN AMERICA"
UNA MEZCLA ALAN M
17 - 22 JULY 2031
CASINO ROYALE STUDIOS,
BORA BORA DE TAHITÍ
ONLY IN AMERICA - Only In America EP
(Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil)
LET'S LOCK THE DOOR - Only In America EP
(Alfred, Farrell)
I MISS YOU WHEN I KISS YOU
- Somebody's Gonna Cry LP (Australia)
(Adkins, Buie, Gilmore)
COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
- Only In America EP
(Boyce, Farrell, Hart)
CARA MIA - Only In America EP
(Lewis, Mantovani)
SOMEBODY'S GONNA CRY
- single flipside (Australia)
(Lynch, Shuman)
THE ARCHIES
Music Director: RALFI CHINGAS
Remix Producer: ALAN MAYBERRY
Sound Engineer: YVONNE REMY
These listed versions of "Only In America', "Let's Lock
The Door", "I Miss You When I Kiss You" and "Somebody's
Gonna Cry" are technically not Archies recordings! They
are demos produced in Medellìn, Colombia on May 17, 2031;
no group members except Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
and Trevor Santiago are involved. What's more, the latter two
songs will never be recorded by the full band. Alan M prefers
these demos to the album versions; he convinces Archie to
let him remix them for the ONLY IN AMERICA dance EP. Fueled
by a Caribbean-themed, long-form promotional video
directed by Toni Topaz, it will be the most successful
domestic single culled from the new album! Casino
Royale Studios is owned by Alan Mayberry. Sound
engineer Yvonne Remy (born Remy-Yvonne Mayberry)
is his daughter by Alexandra Cabot-Mayberry; she will
follow her parents into the music industry and become
chief engineer for Witch Queen Studios in 2033.
CONTAINING SELECTIONS SUNG IN
SIX DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,
THE ALBUM GRANDES ÉXITOS
LATINOS WILL BE RELEASED IN
2037 TO CAPITALIZE ON A SMASH
HIT ARCHIES BIOPIC.
