Phil Spector: The Philles Album Collection auf 7 CDs

Das Highlight der PHIL SPECTOR-Veröffentlichungen ist diese Box: Sie beinhaltet: The Crystals: Twist Uptown, He's A Rebel, Crystals Sing The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans: Zip-A Dee-Doo-Dah, Philles, Philles Records Presents Today's Hits plus Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes feat. Veronica und als absolutes Schmankerl und UNVERÖFFENTLICHT:: Phil's Flipsides - The Phil Spector Wall of Sound Orchestra! Das sind ganz rare B-Seiten !

Alles wieder im feinsten Sound. 20 Top-Hits u. a. aus der Feder von Gene Pitney, Carole King, Ray Charles, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich sind zu hören.

Das ist nicht nur Musik von vor 50 Jahren, das wurde in nur zwei Jahren aufgenommen. Ein fettes Booklet in feinster Legacy-Tradition versteht sich von allein.

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The development of Phil Spector’s magnificent Wall Of Sound productions, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today,” is given its most expansive display ever on the new box set, PHIL SPECTOR PRESENTS THE PHILLES ALBUM COLLECTION. In a continuing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Philles Records label (1961-2011), this new box set supersedes all previous collections in its scope. Gathered together in mini-replica LP sleeves are the first six original Philles albums from 1962-1964 (five by the Crystals, the Ronettes, and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, plus the timeless Today’s Hits), and a brand-new CD of Spector’s never-before-collected instrumental B-sides:

THE CRYSTALS TWIST UPTOWN (1962, with “Uptown,” “There’s No Other Like My Baby,” and more)

HE’S A REBEL by The Crystals (1963, with “He’s A Rebel,” “He's Sure the Boy I Love,’ “He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss),” and more)

ZIP-A DEE-DOO-DAH by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans (1963, with “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” “Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Heart?” and more)

THE CRYSTALS SING THE GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 1 (1963, with “Da Doo Ron Ron” and more – plus 4 songs with the Ronettes’ vocals)

PHILLES RECORDS PRESENTS TODAY’S HITS (1963, by the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, the Ronettes, Darlene Love, the Alley Cats)

PRESENTING THE FABULOUS RONETTES FEATURING VERONICA (1964, with “Walking In The Rain,” “Do I Love You?” “(The Best Part Of) Breakin’ Up,” “Be My Baby,” “Baby, I Love You,” and more)

PHIL’S FLIPSIDES by The Phil Spector Wall of Sound Orchestra.

Adding to the historical importance of this new box set, is the fact that some of these six original Philles album reproductions have never been officially reissued in their entirety in the CD era.

Mick Patrick, a UK-based reissue producer / consultant to Ace Records, one of the foremost authorities on Girl Groups, wrote the essay included on PHIL SPECTOR PRESENTS THE PHILLES ALBUM COLLECTION.

PHIL SPECTOR PRESENTS THE PHILLES ALBUM COLLECTION now represents the ultimate collectible for Wall Of Sound enthusiasts. Of special interest is the bonus disc which gathers, in numerical order (Philles #107, Philles #109, and so on), the B-sides that Spector chose for his singles. Although some of these have occasionally appeared on vinyl, there has never been an entire CD devoted to them.

As Patrick’s notes explain: “In the days before it became the norm to put the same track on both sides of promotional copies of a single, a way to ensure radio jocks played only the intended deck was to have a B-side of no commercial appeal. Utilizing hastily assembled two-minute instrumentals – sometimes comprising studio jams or elements of recycled backing tracks – Phil Spector developed this into a fine art at Philles, frequently namechecking musicians, colleagues and family members in the process.” The liner notes go on to provide often comical clarifications, for example:

“Brother Julius”: The eponymous subject of “Brother Julius,” the wild sax instrumental released as the flipside of the Crystals “Then He Kissed Me,” earned his living shining shoes in the Gold Star car park.

“Harry And Milt Meet Hal B”: The title of the rumbling bass-led jam “Harry And Milt Meet Hal B” alludes to Wrecking Crew members Harry Betts, Milton Bernhart and Hal Blaine. The track was released as the B-side of Darlene Love’s 1963 single “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”

“Big Red”: “Big Red” was the nickname of Spector’s brawny Irish bodyguard/ chauffeur, after whom he titled the B-side of the Ronettes’ “(The Best Part Of) Breakin’ Up.”

To understand the impact of Phil Spector’s studio creations, consider the first big two-year break¬through of Philles Records releases, starting with the Crystals’ “There's No Other (Like My Baby)” in November 1961 (Philles 100) and “He's a Rebel” in September 1962 (Philles 106).

Virtually every single on the label, averaging more than one per month, became a bonafide hit over the next year or so: “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” by Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (Philles 107, November 1962), “He's Sure the Boy I Love” by the Crystals (Philles 109, December 1962), “Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts?” by Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (Philles 110, February 1963), “(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry” by Darlene Love (Philles 111, April 1963), “Da Doo Ron Ron” by the Crystals (Philles 112, April 1963), “Not Too Young to Get Married” by Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (Philles 113, June 1963), “Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home” by Darlene Love (Philles 114, July 1963), “Then He Kissed Me” by the Crystals (Philles 115, August 1963), “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes (Philles 116, August 1963), “A Fine, Fine Boy” by Darlene Love (Philles 117, October 1963), “Baby I Love You” by the Ronettes (Philles 118, December 1963), and Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (Philles 119, November 1963). (The majority of these – including all the Ronettes and Darlene Love sides – were Ellie Greenwich/ Jeff Barry / Phil Spector compositions.)

“Phil Spector turned the table on recording structure and concept during the 20th century,” Priore writes. “Prior to his string of hits during the first half of the 1960s, the studio was simply a place to replicate live performance. Instead, the amount of focus, concentration and effort put into a single track by Phil Spector, the sheer magnitude and incredible force of each superb A-side, would guarantee that his work would rise above more common industry-standard recordings. The truth was in his tagline: ‘Tomorrow's Sound Today’.”

(legacyrecordings. com)

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,,Hier geht es nicht um Vollständigkeit, nicht um penibles Abgleichen usw. – diese 7-CD-Edition präsentiert einfach „nur” sechs Originalalben des berühmten Philles-Labels von 1962–64, wobei es zwangsläufig zu einigen Überschneidungen kommt." (Good Times, Dezember 2011 / Januar 2012)