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(ACE Records) 28 tracks 1958-63 (67:32) with 24 page booklet The work of a genius in the...more

Various: Phil Spector - The Early Productions

(ACE Records) 28 tracks 1958-63 (67:32) with 24 page booklet

The work of a genius in the making. Where it all began for Phil Spector. The 24 page booklet plots his early years in a fully illustrated 6500 words essay

In the early 60s, pop was a hidden industry whose interface with the public existed only at performance level. The big money wasn’t around then and the record game wasn’t seen as a legitimate vocation for sons and daughters. In this subterranean milieu, income depended on factors that were both difficult to predict and control and it seemed a safer bet becoming a lawyer, a doctor or a dentist.

This was the awesome challenge facing 21 year-old Phil Spector as he barnstormed his way through recording circles, making an immediate impact with major hits such as ‘Spanish Harlem’ (Ben E King), ‘Pretty Little Angel Eyes’ (Curtis Lee) and ‘Corinna Corinna’ (Ray Peterson). 

It all began for Spector with the Teddy Bears, an ad hoc vocal group he organised as a vehicle for his songs back in 1958. Events had moved fairly quickly in his life since he’d moved with his mother and sister from the Bronx to Los Angeles in 1953. By the time he’d graduated from Fairfax high School in 1957, Spector had become proficient on the guitar and turned his hand to song writing. Some crudely recorded demos including ‘Don’t You Worry My Little Pet’ (heard here) caught the attention of Doré Records who sanctioned further recordings resulting in the worldwide hit ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’. 

Riven by personality conflicts, the Teddy Bears soon disbanded and Spector teamed up with Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood, the force behind twangy guitarist Duane Eddy’s hits. Placed in charge of Sill’s new signing Kell Osborne, Spector wrote and produced the gritty ‘That’s Alright Baby’. Spector then expressed a desire to move back East. As a favour to their old mentor, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller agreed to look after him. Alternating between coasts, Spector recorded the Paris Sisters, a vocal trio signed by Sill. His faith in Spector was more than justified when the trio’s ‘I Love How You Love Me’ climbed to #5. 

Following a short stop at Liberty records – the only official staff post he ever held – Spector walked away to concentrate on his own Philles label. Four years had lapsed since he’d stepped untrained into a recording studio with three friends to record a hit almost by chance. Since then, he’d learned his craft, paid his dues and finally become his own boss. Now, at 23, he had the industry in the palm of his hand and only himself to account to. 

“Phil Spector: The Early Productions” covers this formative phase of Spector’s career without duplicating too many hits available on other Ace comps. 12 of the generous 28 tunes are new to CD and both the sequencing and mastering make them a delight to the ear while the booklet is a presentational tour de force. Let’s remember him this way rather than the other. 

By Rob Finnis

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Various - Phil Spector - The Early Productions CD 1
01I'm So Happy (Tra La La)DUCANES
02Spanish HarlemKING, Ben E.
03When You DanceSTORM, Billy
04I Love How You Love MePARIS SISTERS
05Be A SoldierDAY, Terry
06You Took Advantage Of MeBLACKWELLS
07Shang ShangCREATIONS
08That's All Right BabyOSBORNE, Kell
09Under The Moon Of LoveLEE, Curtis
10You Said GoodbyeTEDDY BEARS
11Hey MemphisBAKER, Laverne
12The Basic ThingsTOP NOTES
13How Many Night (How Many Days)SHEEN, Bobby
14Hey There MountainWILSON, Obrey
15Talk To Me, Talk To MeDUSHON, Jean
16Twist And ShoutTOP NOTES
17The BellsCREATIONS
18I Love You, BettyDAY, Terry
19Nights Of MexicoBYRD, Russell
20BumbershootHARVEY, Phil
21Little Did I KnowDUCANES
22Pretty Little Angel EyesLEE, Curtis
23Every Breath I TakePITNEY, Gene
24Anyone But YouBROWN, Ruth
25Laugh Right In My FaceSHEEN, Bobby
26What Am I To DoPARIS SISTERS
27Where Can You BeTONY & JOE
28Don't You Worry My Little PetTEDDY BEARS
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Tracklist
Various - Phil Spector - The Early Productions CD 1
01 I'm So Happy (Tra La La)
02 Spanish Harlem
03 When You Dance
04 I Love How You Love Me
05 Be A Soldier
06 You Took Advantage Of Me
07 Shang Shang
08 That's All Right Baby
09 Under The Moon Of Love
10 You Said Goodbye
11 Hey Memphis
12 The Basic Things
13 How Many Night (How Many Days)
14 Hey There Mountain
15 Talk To Me, Talk To Me
16 Twist And Shout
17 The Bells
18 I Love You, Betty
19 Nights Of Mexico
20 Bumbershoot
21 Little Did I Know
22 Pretty Little Angel Eyes
23 Every Breath I Take
24 Anyone But You
25 Laugh Right In My Face
26 What Am I To Do
27 Where Can You Be
28 Don't You Worry My Little Pet