This is the epitome of phil spectors wall of sound, a carefully layered assemblage of sound combinations, often enhanced by echo. 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. A decent buy for anyone looking for a copy of the wall of sound, that sounds approximately how phil spector intended. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound july 1958. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound pop and. He used orchestral arrangements of immense scale and power in what became known as the wall of sound. The album peaked at number on billboard magazines special, yearend, weekly christmas albums sales chart in december 1963. In spectors world, the beloved is a thing a pie, a rag doll, a puppy. Its almost the opposite of phil spectors 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. The official phil spector site page 2 of 16 the official.
Phil spector gets 19 years to life for murder of actress. 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. Harvey philip spector born december 26, 1940 is an american record producer and songwriter. Wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966 ultratop. 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. The wall of sound spector s signature style was called the wall of sound. Phil spectors wall of sound retrospective phil spector. Phil spectors wall of sound legendary record producer phil spector goes on trial monday, charged with the 2003 murder of actress lana clarkson. 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 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 20 record. Find phil spector discography, albums and singles on allmusic. 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. 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. Few albums about death sound as vital and lifeaffirming as this one.
Wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966. 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. Spector raised pop productions ambition and production by overdubbing scores of musicians to create a massive roar. Born to be with you is the 14th solo studio album by dion, released in october 1975. The first superstar record producer, known for his densely detailed wall of sound, heard on countless eradefining hits. Veronica 1964 cd7 phil spector wall of sound orchestra phils flipsides 19621963 get this torrent stream torrent files 119. Apr 14, 2009 spector is credited with creating the wall of sound recording technique. 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. Strictly speaking, phil spector wasnt even a performer hes a musician, but he very rarely released records under his name. The very best of phil spector 19611966 phil spector pop 2011. 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. Apr 20, 2017 the ronettes,the crystals and the righteous brothers. The very best of phil spector, 19611966 various artists. Cover wall of sound the very best of phil spector 19611966.
The phil spector wall of sound orchestra nino and sonny big trouble 01. The hifi equipment ranged in his music room his own wall of sound is. 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. Record producer phil spector hires bruce cutler to defend him when hes accused of murder. 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. When spector was 9 years old, his father committed suicide. A drama centered on the relationship between phil spector and defense. Just as sound, too, is thing a pillow, a wave, and, of course, a wall. 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. Brian wilson on phil spector and be my baby duration. Phil spector is a 20 american madefortelevision biographical drama film directed and written by david mamet. 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.
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. Spector was dubbed the first tycoon of teen by writer tom wolfe and is acknowledged as one of the. 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. 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. It changed the the course of pop record producing and produced some of rocks best loved music. In 2009 he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of an actress. Phil spector produced some of the greatest pop hits of all time, from be my. 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. The wall of sound is a music production formula developed by american record producer phil spector at gold star studios, in the. The essential phil spector the official phil spector site.
In the background you can see the threetrack ampex 350 tape recorder on which all early wall of sound recordings were made. The agony and the ecstasy of phil spector film streams. Over three decades since its heyday, phil spectors wall of sound still stands as a milestone in recording history. 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. 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. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra flip and nitty 02. The builtup effect gave his records an operatic, theatrical quality. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Phil spector producer history and techniques ray foo lessons.
Six of the eight tracks were produced by phil spector, who had expressed. 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. Today hes serving 19yearstolife for the murder of actress lana clarkson. Gold star studios and the wall of sound britannica. 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. Phil spector with engineer larry levine at the custommade 12channel mixer in the control room at gold star. Phil spector plans to build his wall of sound pop and rock. Be my baby, hes a rebel, da doo ron ron, youve lost that lovin feeling, to name just a few. With jeff barry, rodney bingenheimer, robert bumps blackwell, the blossoms.
Phil spector, american record producer of the 1960s, described by writer tom wolfe as the first tycoon of teen. The very best of phil spector 19611966 by phil spector on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Phil spector and the wall of charges world news the. Bbc news entertainment phil spectors wall of sound. And it marks the song as phil spectors, because in spectors world, love is an act of fierce childlike possession. 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. He was a very complicated man who, at the age of nine years old, was traumatized by his fathers suicide. In later years, he gained infamy as the subject of a murder conviction. Jun 10, 2011 phil spector plans to build his wall of sound july 1958. 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. Phil spector presents the philles album collection 2011. Only fly in the ointment is river deep mountain high that has a dodgy wirdi stereo mix with random phasing and lack of clarity. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra miss joan and mister sam 02. Alone and adrift in his california high school, an asthmatic, 98pound outcast named harvey phillip.
Tearing down the wall of sound is a balanced presentation of the phil spector story. 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 designing the wall of sound i love how. Kiddi says they recorded the drum track in a stairwell, using 4 or 5 drum kits, to achieve that wall of sound effect. The rise and fall of phil spector, bloomsbury, 2007, p306. Phil spector the philles album collection 7cdbox 2011. The originator of the wall of sound production technique, spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl group sound the ronettes and read more. Nov 14, 2019 phil spector was born harvey philip spector on december 26, 1940, in new york city. Listen to the phil spector wall of sound orchestra. The phil spector wall of sound orchestra tedesco and pitman 02.
Phil spector 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 20 record producer phil spector hires bruce cutler to defend him when hes accused of murder. Veronica 1964 cd7 phil spector wall of sound orchestra phil s flipsides 19621963 get this torrent stream torrent files 119. Shining the spotlight on one of modern musics most shadowyand, frankly, most nuttyfigures. A drama centered on the relationship between phil spector and defense attorney linda kenney baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of lana clarkson. Phil spector wall of sound rare masters 2012, cd discogs. I wish i never saw the sunshine the ronettes 1966, from the phil spector international album phil spector wall of sound, vol. 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 phil spector wall of sound orchestra harry and milt meet hal b 02. The very best of phil spector, 19611966 various artists on allmusic 2011 phil spector was really more of a backtier. Below are some of the prime examples of spector s music.
Phil spector simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Phil spectors pyrenees castle, as the large handpainted sign outside proclaims, is quite the rock star mansion. 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. Spector idolized his father and spent the rest of his life engaged in conflicts with those closest to him his mother, sister, wives, etc. He used large amounts of echo, doubling and multiplying of musical instruments and the parts to be played, and of recorded parts.