Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound
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Published 2008-04-29
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Two great performances with reminiscences from Larry Levine and Stan Ross, Jeff Barry who co-wrote both songs, and also from Nino Tempo.
These scenes, whch I re-edited, are taken from a 1983 documentary "DA DOO RON RON" by filmmaker Binia Tymieniecka - shown on UK TV 26/01/1985.
All Comments (21)
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Phil Spector invented surround sound.He knew that a beat surrounding you with singing is very tribal and uplifting.He thought out of the box for that time.He might be a lunatic but he gave us modern music from that day on and that’s huge
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The first time you hear a PHIL SPECTOR record you are amazed at the level of production. The 2nd time you listen to that record you are listening to the record as you would any other....do you like the singer and the song. The 3rd time you listen to that same record you start to listen to the music - the wall itself - and begin to try and hear all the instruments. It is at this point you become obsessed with trying to figure out how many instruments are on the recording and you listen forever.
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Phil Spector just murdered it with production, i mean he just killed it
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As a DJ back in the 70’s I always marvelled at how Phil Spector could fill so much ‘space’ with this hit format? It literally hit your senses like a ‘wall’ - incredible and unequalled to this day!
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Brian Wilson loved it so much that he tried to replicate the sound himself but did it even better. He speaks highly of Phil Spector and his favorite song is Be My Baby.
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ronetts, crystals etc forever.... the effect that the wall of sound had on me as a teen when it arrived was like a drug. i needed no drugs or chemicals. this sound made me high and gave me, gives me still an out of body experience. fantastic music.
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The amazing thing about a Spector session is the energy level. They sound like they're all having a blast.
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The comment about tiredness leading to blending of sound is intriguing. A piano graduate student told me the reason I could play so well when I was really tired was because I would lose my inhibitions and self-consciousness, allowing me to perform at the level of my abilities.
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Listen to some of the 60s tracks using the "wall of sound" and see what you think. Spector was a murderous weirdo but his music was a landmark.
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Those girl groups and the sound was amazing back then.
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If Phil Spector made no other record than "Be My Baby" he would still go down in history as one of the greatest producers ever..
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Spector was a nut && a genius! As soon as "his songs" come on;such as the Ronettes "Be My Baby" I don't know about anyone else, but I immediately know who it is. Unmistakable...But, what do I know? The music has stood the test of time. I was born on 75' I love this stuff! 😎
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Sounds like the backdrop to heaven. The vocals being the foreground, whose surroundings clearly surpass them in beauty; but whose surroundings could never exist without those angels...
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I will tell you something for nothing ... NO ONE could ever or will be ever able to re-create the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" it stands in Music History for ALL TIME Thanks for posting.
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I love how you clearly hear the bass part. kit's really inventive for the time. Kids of all backgrounds sitting in the audience enjoying the same song together. in the middle of the Civil Rights era.
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Jeff Barry: a man who knows the importance of alliteration.
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With regard to music, what he played made him gold. Like so many geniuses he had a dark side to him.
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DAMN those "da doo run run" harmony parts sound awesome! (2:57) For that reason ALONE, I'm forever grateful for the "Wall Of Sound".
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I listen and cry for my wasted years!. I had my Dad&Mom, my whole life ahead..I was 12 or 13 the Ronettes...Neil Sedaka...Carole King...Shirelles....Where did our time go??.
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I just bought the DVD off of Amazon... I can't wait to watch it! Finlacy, if your father is still with us, give him my thanks! It's a shame that more documentaries of the early days of the music industry weren't done. We have lost so much pure musical skill to "technological advancements"...
