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Psychedelic Paul 
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 Topic: Phil Spector's Wall of SoundPosted: January 16 2022 at 15:01 |
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Remembering record producer, tortured genius and homicidal maniac Phil Spector, who died a year ago today at the age of 81.
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nick_h_nz
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Posted: January 16 2022 at 15:11 |
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You really are an odd one. I have no problem recognising his talent when it came to music, but remembering the man? A serial abuser, and a murderer? Wow!
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Posted: January 17 2022 at 03:32 |
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It's all about celebrating the wonderful music. Here's a selected list of classic 1960's Wall of Sound productions, recorded at Phil Spector's legendary Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles....
1961: Gene Pitney - Every Breath I Take 1961: The Paris Sisters - I Know How You Love Me 1962: The Crystals - There's No Other (Like My Baby) 1962: The Crystals - Uptown 1962: The Crystals - Let Me Be the One 1962: The Crystals - He's a Rebel 1963: Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah 1963: Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans - Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Heart 1963: Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans - Not Too Young to Get Married 1963: Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry 1963: Darlene Love - Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home 1963: Darlene Love - A Fine, Fine Boy 1963: The Crystals - He's Sure the Boy I Love 1963: The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 1963: The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me 1963: The Ronettes - Be My Baby 1963: The Ronettes - Walking in the Rain 1964: The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You 1964: The Ronettes - The Best Part of Breaking Up 1964: The Ronettes - Do I Love You 1965: The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling 1965: The Righteous Brothers - Just Once in My Life 1965: The Righteous Brothers - Hung On You 1965: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 1966: The Righteous Brothers - Ebb Tide 1966: Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High 1969: Sonny Charles & the Checkmates - Love is All I Have to Give 1969: Sonny Charles & the Checkmates - Black Pearl 1969: Sonny Charles & the Checkmates - Proud Mary And here's where it all began way back in 1958..... The Teddy Bears - To Know Him is to Love Him Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 17 2022 at 04:57 |
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Posted: January 17 2022 at 06:20 |
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This thread is also a tribute to Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes, who died just five days ago at the age of 78.
 The Ronettes - Be My Baby |
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Posted: January 17 2022 at 08:15 |
 Ronnie Spector is a completely different thing. Edited by JD - January 17 2022 at 08:16 |
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Thank you for supporting independently produced music
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Posted: December 16 2022 at 17:27 |
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Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
This Wall of Sound production should have been a MASSIVE hit, but it inexplicably flopped, sending budding psychopath Phil Spector careering completely off the rails into a new "career" as a gun-toting homicidal maniac!  Are Tina Turner's skirts getting shorter as she's getting older?  Phil Spector having a bad hair day in court.  Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 16 2022 at 17:50 |
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Posted: December 19 2022 at 11:46 |
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Ronnie Spector with a seasonal performance of Be My Baby on Jools Holland's end-of-year Hootenanny show.
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Posted: December 22 2022 at 09:41 |
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A lovely seasonal song from Darlene Love on Phil Spector's Christmas album - the best Christmas album ever, at least until Marillion came up with an even better one.
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Posted: December 23 2022 at 04:16 |
Hi, What we don't say, and it shows, is that what it took to put those things together was so much money, and it involved so many people, to the point of it being impossible. We don't even realize that. ELP even tried the "Wall of Sound" thing and went home, having lost millions. Keith, and the band, never recovered from it. He really wanted to make this his show of how classical the music the band was playing was ... instead, even today, many folks just blow and whistle him down, and find the album offensive, because it ain't a rock'n'roll song and dance routine! The original "The Wall" lost massive amounts of money on the shows (something like 30 trucks or more of stuff!) and it could not be taken everywhere. Luckily, the album covered it all over the years. That he went nutz ... oh well, so have many others! But his history of music producing is quite amazing and was massive on radio in those days. We can't even conceive of that these days!
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Posted: July 09 2023 at 09:57 |
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Certified gun nut, convicted murderer and legendary producer Phil Spector reportedly waved his gun around in the studio during the recording of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album, when John was understandably scared shirtless and couldn't wait to get out of there. Spector even fired a shot into the ceiling when a clearly shaken Lennon said, "You can kill me, but don't hurt my ears. I need them!"
  1975: John Lennon - Rock 'n' Roll - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kaO7tnTJdNzCKhuPi8v6GTZPekrTQ1avwPhil Spector gives a typical warm and friendly greeting to a nosy journalist... Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 09 2023 at 13:54 |
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