The Archies

The Archies – The Archies: Greatest Hits (1969/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 31:10 minutes | 348 MB | Genre: Pop, Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Kirshner Records

Most ’60s bubblegum groups were faceless studio concoctions, made up of hired professionals and given nominal group identities after the fact. The Archies made no pretense of being a real band in the first place their music, including the smash hit “Sugar, Sugar,” was “performed” by the animated TV cartoon characters spun off from Archie comics. In reality, of course, they were a studio concoction made up of hired professionals (most notably lead singer Ron Dante), but in this case, they weren’t technically faceless.

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The Archies – The Archies: Greatest Hits (1969/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 31:05 minutes | 348 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Kirshner Records

Most ’60s bubblegum groups were faceless studio concoctions, made up of hired professionals and given nominal group identities after the fact. The Archies made no pretense of being a real band in the first place their music, including the smash hit “Sugar, Sugar,” was “performed” by the animated TV cartoon characters spun off from Archie comics. In reality, of course, they were a studio concoction made up of hired professionals (most notably lead singer Ron Dante), but in this case, they weren’t technically faceless.

(more…)