Undoubtedly one of the single most important and influential producers in the history of rock music, phil spector s wall of sound stands as a milestone in recording history. Phil spectors pyrenees castle, as the large handpainted sign outside proclaims, is quite the rock star mansion. Unfortunately, there arent many decent cd collections of spectors oeuvre, so phil spectors wall of sound retrospective which was previously released in tandem with his fabled holiday record, a christmas gift for you from phil spector is especially welcome, as it features 21 iconic songs from the crystals, the ronettes, darlene love, the righteous brothers, and bob b. Kiddi says they recorded the drum track in a stairwell, using 4 or 5 drum kits, to achieve that wall of sound effect. Phil spector presents the philles album collection 2011. Cdphil spector a wall of soundalikeshot 60s chartbuster karaoke cdg 40191 fats domino hits anthology box by al vocals green cd, feb1997, 4 discs, the right s. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra harry and milt meet hal b 02. Over three decades since its heyday, phil spectors wall of sound still stands as a milestone in recording history. The essential phil spector the official phil spector site. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra miss joan and mister sam 02.
The very best of phil spector 19611966 by phil spector on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Phil spector simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Number 5 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop music left to right, phil spector, carol connors, marshall leib. In later years, he gained infamy as the subject of a murder conviction. Alone and adrift in his california high school, an asthmatic, 98pound outcast named harvey phillip. Characterised by bombastic, reverberating instruments which constantly threatened to drown out the vocals, the wall of sound was one of the first attempts to use the recording studio as an instrument in its own right. Spector idolized his father and spent the rest of his life engaged in conflicts with those closest to him his mother, sister, wives, etc. Today hes serving 19yearstolife for the murder of actress lana clarkson. Brian wilson on phil spector and be my baby duration. Phil spector 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 20 record. He used large amounts of echo, doubling and multiplying of musical instruments and the parts to be played, and of recorded parts. Six of the eight tracks were produced by phil spector, who had expressed. The originator of the wall of sound production technique, spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl group sound the ronettes and read more.
At the height of his career, spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girlgroup sound, and produced more than twentyfive top 40 hits from 1960 to 1965 writing or co. Only fly in the ointment is river deep mountain high that has a dodgy wirdi stereo mix with random phasing and lack of clarity. Its almost the opposite of phil spectors wall of sound. With jeff barry, rodney bingenheimer, robert bumps blackwell, the blossoms. May 29, 2009 spector s professional trademark was the wall of sound, the layering of instrumental tracks and percussion that underpinned a string of hits on his philles label named for spector and his.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I wish i never saw the sunshine the ronettes 1966, from the phil spector international album phil spector wall of sound, vol. Cover wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966. The wall of sound is a music production formula developed by american record producer phil spector at gold star studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer larry levine and the conglomerate of session musicians later known as the wrecking crew. Record producer phil spector hires bruce cutler to defend him when hes accused of murder. Spector raised pop productions ambition and production by overdubbing scores of musicians to create a massive roar. Phil spector wall of sound rare masters 2012, cd discogs. Bbc news entertainment phil spectors wall of sound. When spector was 9 years old, his father committed suicide. Listen to the phil spector wall of sound orchestra pandora. Phillip harvey spector born harvey phillip spector, december 26, 1939 is an american record producer, musician, and songwriter who developed the wall of sound, a music production formula he described as a wagnerian approach to rock and roll.
Be my baby, hes a rebel, da doo ron ron, youve lost that lovin feeling, to name just a few. Veronica 1964 cd7 phil spector wall of sound orchestra phil s flipsides 19621963 get this torrent stream torrent files 119. The wall of sound is a music production formula developed by american record producer phil spector at gold star studios, in the. Phil spector producer history and techniques ray foo lessons. Wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966 ultratop. Harvey philip spector born december 26, 1940 is an american record producer and songwriter. Below are some of the prime examples of spector s music. Listen to the phil spector wall of sound orchestra. In 2009 he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of an actress. He used orchestral arrangements of immense scale and power in what became known as the wall of sound. It changed the the course of pop record producing and produced some of rocks best loved music. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra nino and sonny big trouble 01. He was a very complicated man who, at the age of nine years old, was traumatized by his fathers suicide.
Fifty years ago, legendary producer phil spectorestablished his own record label philles, and a new sound began to ring out of radio speakers across america. Phil spector was born harvey philip spector on december 26, 1940, in new york city. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra tedesco and pitman 02. The very best of phil spector, 19611966 various artists. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound july 1958. Apr 20, 2017 the ronettes,the crystals and the righteous brothers. A christmas gift for you from phil spector originally released as a christmas gift for you from philles records is an album of christmas songs, produced by phil spector, and originally released as philles 45 in 1963. Few albums about death sound as vital and lifeaffirming as this one. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra flip and nitty 02. The wall of sound spector s signature style was called the wall of sound. Legendary pop music genius and record producer phil spector created the wall of sound behind some of the greatest hits of the 60s. Wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966. Sound quality on the majority of tracks is good to excellent but a warning that the johnny nash tracks seem to have been mastered from a scratchy 45. The very best of phil spector, 19611966 various artists on allmusic 2011 phil spector was really more of a backtier.
If you are only familar with the christmas album and wall of sound hits this is a generous selection of expired spector productions from a young only 22 phil spector. Undoubtedly one of the single most important and influential producers in the history of rock music, phil spectors wall of sound stands as a milestone in recording history. Mar 19, 2007 phil spector s wall of sound legendary record producer phil spector goes on trial monday, charged with the 2003 murder of actress lana clarkson. Biography of famed record producer phil spector, noted for discovering and producing the records of such rock icons as the righteous brothers, the ronettes and the crystals, and who worked with such stars as ike and tina turner and even the beatles. Born to be with you is the 14th solo studio album by dion, released in october 1975. Famous for all of sound technique in creating fullness in productions, which usually comprised of three drummers, three bassists, numerous guitarists or keyboard players, a three or four piece horn section and a few percussionists the producer as composer, virgil moorefield, pg 32 this was achieved by. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound pop and. Strictly speaking, phil spector wasnt even a performer hes a musician, but he very rarely released records under his name.
Just as sound, too, is thing a pillow, a wave, and, of course, a wall. Phil spector 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 20 record producer phil spector hires bruce cutler to defend him when hes accused of murder. The intention was to exploit the possibilities of studio recording to create an unusually dense orchestral aesthetic that came across well through radios and jukeboxes of the era. Nov 14, 2019 phil spector was born harvey philip spector on december 26, 1940, in new york city.
Phil spector, american record producer of the 1960s, described by writer tom wolfe as the first tycoon of teen. Gold star studios and the wall of sound britannica. Spector was dubbed the first tycoon of teen by writer tom wolfe and is acknowledged as one of the. Spectors professional trademark was the wall of sound, the layering of instrumental tracks and percussion that underpinned a string of hits on his philles label named for spector and his. Spector, who had recently signed the righteous brothers bill medley and bobby hatfield to his philles label, asked the husband and wife team of barry mann and cynthia weil to write a song for them. A decent buy for anyone looking for a copy of the wall of sound, that sounds approximately how phil spector intended. Phil spector brought the role of producer to public attention for the first time with a string of hits by the ronettes, the crystals, and the righteous brothers featuring his signature wall of sound, all recorded from 1962 through 1965 for his philles label at gold star. And it marks the song as phil spectors, because in spectors world, love is an act of fierce childlike possession.
Spector treated a series of mostly secular christmas standards to his trademark wall of sound treatment, and the selections feature the vocal performances of spectors regular artists during this period. In the background you can see the threetrack ampex 350 tape recorder on which all early wall of sound recordings were made. The rise and fall of phil spector, bloomsbury, 2007, p306. The hifi equipment ranged in his music room his own wall of sound is. The official phil spector site page 2 of 16 the official. The agony and the ecstasy of phil spector film streams. The wall of sound also called the spector sound is a music production formula developed by american record producer phil spector at gold star studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer larry levine and the conglomerate of session musicians later known as the wrecking crew. The film is based on the murder trials of music producer, songwriter and musician phil spector and was released in the united states by hbo films, premiering on hbo on march 24, 20. Shining the spotlight on one of modern musics most shadowyand, frankly, most nuttyfigures. Phil spector designing the wall of sound i love how. Veronica 1964 cd7 phil spector wall of sound orchestra phils flipsides 19621963 get this torrent stream torrent files 119.
Phil spector the philles album collection 7cdbox 2011. Phil spector gets 19 years to life for murder of actress. The album peaked at number on billboard magazines special, yearend, weekly christmas albums sales chart in december 1963. Phil spectors wall of sound retrospective phil spector. Find phil spector discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Undoubtedly one of the single most important and influential producers in the history of rock music, phil spectors wall of sound stands as a milestone in. The first superstar record producer, known for his densely detailed wall of sound, heard on countless eradefining hits. Apr 14, 2009 spector is credited with creating the wall of sound recording technique. Phil spectors wall of sound legendary record producer phil spector goes on trial monday, charged with the 2003 murder of actress lana clarkson.
Phillip harvey phil spector born harvey phillip spector, december 26, 1939 is an american record producer, songwriter, and the originator of the wall of sound production method. Phil spector is a 20 american madefortelevision biographical drama film directed and written by david mamet. A drama centered on the relationship between phil spector and defense. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound pop and rock. While the prosecutions story is contradicted by facts in the case, there is convincing circumstantial evidence against spector, not the least of which is his appearance. Jun 10, 2011 phil spector plans to build his wall of sound july 1958. The very best of phil spector 19611966 phil spector pop 2011. Phil spector produced some of the greatest pop hits of all time, from be my.