The Essential Phil Spector

In 1961 Legendary producer Phil Spector established his own record label Philles, and a new sound began to ring out of radio speakers across America. The sound Spector created – lush, resonant, and dramatic, blending the sentimental swoon of string sections with the excitement of rock and roll – was so different, so instantly recognizable, it earned it’s own name: The Wall of Sound. Through the 1960s, with songs like “Be My Baby,” “Then He Kissed Me,” “Walking in the Rain,” “River Deep, Mountain