Phil Spector - Part B - "Complete Philles LP Discography"

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Welcome Wall-Of-Sound fans to Part B of the Phil Spector threads -- the "Complete Philles LP Discography"! It's taken longer than expected to prepare, but I've made it as complete as possible including Artist/LP titles listed by Philles catalog #, as well as tracklists with respective YouTube video soundclips. As a special treat, I've also included photos of each front and back LP cover as well as photos of Side A and Side B of each vinyl LP disc and label-copy from my own personal Philles LP collection. A big round of applause is in order for my good buddy Kenny [[Kenneth) who has graciously offered [[succumbed!) to post the Philles photos for me. I hope you'll all enjoy reliving the musical power and magnificence of Phil Spector's Philles Records.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4000 [[Released 8/1962)

THE CRYSTALS - "Twist Uptown"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

1) "Uptown"
[[C. Weil - B. Mann)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/_K-ZrnDxxXo

2) "Another Country - Another World"
[[P. Spector - D. Pomus)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/m1d8qHlPOsc

3) "Frankenstein Twist"
[[K. Henry - W. McCorkle)
Lead Vocal: Delores "LaLa" Brooks
https://youtu.be/FcbIJWOATIs

4) "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"
[[P. Spector - H. Hunter)
Lead Vocal: Pat Wright
https://youtu.be/XLyCmu7MvEE

5) "Please Hurt Me"
[[C. King - G. Goffin)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/va6qC2Eid2A


Side B:

1) "There's No Other [[Like My Baby)"
[[P. Spector - L. Bates)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/Vfctn_DX5r0

2) "On Broadway"
[[C. Weil - B. Mann)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/gkpeUDbVAlE

3) "What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen"
[[L. Kolber - J. Keller)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/RtXaNiD_Yis

4) "No One Ever Tells You"
[[P. Spector - C. King - G. Goffin)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/qm6gf8XsUic

5) "Gee Whiz [[Look At His Eyes)"
[[C. Thomas)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/k_T7baGca_Q

6) "I Love You Eddie"
[[P. Spector - H. Hunter)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/PdnIyNhu5iA


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4001 [[Released 2/1963)

THE CRYSTALS - "He's A Rebel"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

1) "He's A Rebel" [NOT The Crystals]
[[G. Pitney)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
Back-Up Vocals: The Blossoms
https://youtu.be/5_nxRchyn1g

2) "Uptown"
[[C. Weil - B. Mann)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/_K-ZrnDxxXo

3) "Another Country - Another World"
[[P. Spector - D. Pomus)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/m1d8qHlPOsc

4) "Frankenstein Twist"
[[K. Henry - W. McCorkle)
Lead Vocal: Delores "LaLa" Brooks
https://youtu.be/FcbIJWOATIs

5) "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"
[[P. Spector - H. Hunter)
Lead Vocal: Pat Wright
https://youtu.be/XLyCmu7MvEE

6) "He's Sure The Boy I Love" [NOT The Crystals]
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
Back-Up Vocals: The Blossoms
https://youtu.be/Lf_fxswodiQ


Side B:

1) "There's No Other [[Like My Baby)"
[[P. Spector - L. Bates)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/Vfctn_DX5r0

2) "On Broadway"
[[C. Weil - B. Mann)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/gkpeUDbVAlE

3) "What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen"
[[L. Kolber - J. Keller)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/RtXaNiD_Yis

4) "No One Ever Tells You"
[[P. Spector - C. King - G. Goffin)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/qm6gf8XsUic

5) "He Hit Me [[And It Felt Like A Kiss)"
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/f20Oz9Yr_So

6) "I Love You Eddie"
[[P. Spector - H. Hunter)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/PdnIyNhu5iA

[NOTE: The Crystals' "He's A Rebel" LP was the first Philles LP I ever owned. Because of it, at age 12, Philles quickly became my first favorite record label, and Phil Spector my favorite record producer. The 12-track "He's A Rebel" LP was an altered and, in my opinion, much-improved version of The Crystals' 11-track "Twist Uptown" LP on which "Please Hurt Me" and "Gee Whiz [[Look at His Eyes)" were dropped in favor of the addition of "He Hit Me" and the uptempo "He's A Rebel" and "He's Sure The Boy I Love", making the "He's A Rebel" album a much better-paced and powerful presentation of Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound.]


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4002 [[Released 2/1963)

BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS -
[[Bobby Sheen/Darlene Love & The Blossoms)

"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

1) "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
[[R. Gilbert - A. Wrubel)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/feKEIeq5ozk

2) "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart"
[[E. Greenwich - T. Powers - P. Spector)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/cCzBJe5Mt6k

3) "Let The Good Times Roll"
[[Leonard Lee)
Lead Vocal: All In Unison & In Harmony
https://youtu.be/REkhsgnDBiU

4) "My Heart Beat A Little Faster"
[[E. Greenwich - T. Powers - P. Spector)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/1hWxhkqdpO4

5) "Jimmy Baby"
[[J. DeShannon - S. Sheely)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/aGz5tOd86YQ

6) "Baby [[I Love You)"
[[P. Spector)
Lead Vocal: All Harmonizing
https://youtu.be/IXHTFeRkOZs


Side B:

1) "White Cliffs Of Dover"
[[Nat Burton - Walter Kent)
Lead Vocal: All In Unison
https://youtu.be/9MyQ0lMuKNE

2) "This Land Is Your Land"
[[Woody Guthrie)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/6XaUPuKJmJE

3) "Dear [[Here Comes My Baby)"
[[P. Spector)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/CLIagIqHruo

4) "I Shook The World"
[[J. DeShannon - S. Sheely)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/O_4ekb0Ru04

5) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
[[P. Spector)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/pB8eYn5wYg8

6) "Dr. Kaplan's Office" [[Instrumental)
[[P. Spector)
https://youtu.be/TIjQyXVZ-_U


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4003 - [[Released 7/1963)

THE CRYSTALS - "Sing The Greatest Hits [[Vol. 1)"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

1) "Da Doo Ron Ron"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
Lead Vocal: Delores "LaLa" Brooks
https://youtu.be/S-OTd7DXjlo

2) "On Broadway"
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/gkpeUDbVAlE

3) "He's A Rebel" [NOT The Crystals]
[[Gene Pitney)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
Back-Up Vocals: The Blossoms
https://youtu.be/G_SXJ18EkNw

4) "Hot Pastrami" [NOT The Crystals]
[[Roziner)
Lead Vocal: Veronica Bennett
Back-Up Vocals: The Ronettes
https://youtu.be/gC0actZ6Gl4

5) "There's No Other [[Like My Baby)"
[[P. Spector - L. Bates)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston
https://youtu.be/Vfctn_DX5r0

6) "The Wah-Watusi" [NOT The Crystals]
[[Mann - Appell)
Lead Vocal: Nedra Talley
Back-Up Vocals: The Ronettes
https://youtu.be/7ndFxskFEiQ

Side B:

1) "Mashed Potato Time" [NOT The Crystals]
[[Sheldon - Land)
Lead Vocal: Veronica Bennett
Back-Up Vocals: The Ronettes
https://youtu.be/SoUfd9mjAFA

2) "He's Sure The Boy I Love" [NOT The Crystals]
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Lead Vocals: Darlene Love
Back-Up Vocals: The Blossoms
https://youtu.be/Lf_fxswodiQ

3) "Uptown"
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Lead Vocal: Barbara Alston)
https://youtu.be/G0il2Qd3jcs

4) "The Twist" [NOT The Crystals]
[[Hank Ballard)
Lead Vocal: Veronica Bennett
Back-Up Vocals: The Ronettes
https://youtu.be/Ki7RnuJ-6xI

5) "Gee Whiz [[Look At His Eyes)"
[[C. Thomas)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/gaNb_Rkd2QQ

6) "Look In My Eyes"
[[R. Barrett)
Lead Vocal: Pat Wright
https://youtu.be/r93FB1mC5q0


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4004 [[Released 10/1963)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Philles Records Presents Today's Hits"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

THE CRYSTALS:

1) "Then He Kissed Me"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/DfM6dl_yt10

2) "Da Doo Ron Ron"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/S-OTd7DXjlo

3) "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"
[[Spector - Hunter)
Lead Vocal: Pat Wright
https://youtu.be/XLyCmu7MvEE

BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS:
[[Bobby Sheen / Darlene Love & The Blossoms)

4) "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
[[Wrubel - Gilbert)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/feKEIeq5ozk

5) "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Powers)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/64jnZ7nOsx0

6) "Not Too Young To Get Married"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
Lead Vocal: Darlene Love
https://youtu.be/RzyoXLEfD_o


Side B:

THE RONETTES:

1) "Be My Baby"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
https://youtu.be/B8wjMwgAwzQ

DARLENE LOVE:

2) "Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
https://youtu.be/BWSlWvheoNg

3) "[[Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Powers)
https://youtu.be/GhmWOBq1xMc

4) "My Heart Beat A Little Faster"
[[Greenwich - Powers)
https://youtu.be/__GY5btOmSM

5) "Playing For Keeps"
[[P. Spector)
https://youtu.be/GHj4uZf4CIQ

THE ALLEY CATS:

6) "Puddin' 'N' Tain"
[[Caulfield - Pipkin - Willis)
https://youtu.be/nvrsfjgjSRc

[NOTE: It was around this time when Phil Spector changed the Philles PR label from blue/black to yellow/red. Early pressings of this LP were blue/black, followed by the newer yellow/red version, as can be seen below.]

[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4005 [[Released 11/1963)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - "A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

DARLENE LOVE:
1) "White Christmas"
[[Irving Berlin)
https://youtu.be/gY1MAsk-eAA

THE RONETTES:
2) "Frosty The Snowman"
[[S. Nelson - J. Rollins)
https://youtu.be/zl_kJwz0yx4

BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS:
3) "The Bells Of St. Mary's"
[[D. Furber - A. E. Adams)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/pLOC-YWmRWY

THE CRYSTALS:
4) "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
[[H. Gillespie - J. F. Coots)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/B3zudVvBEB4

THE RONETTES:
5) "Sleigh Ride"
https://youtu.be/YgJtnEEJf8I

DARLENE LOVE:
6) "Marshmallow World"
[[M. Parish - L. Anderson)
https://youtu.be/OROUPOzb-r0


Side B:

THE RONETTES:
1) "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
[[Tommie Connor)
https://youtu.be/UGQUuyrVBoA

THE CRYSTALS:
2) "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
[[Johnny Marks)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/CpBsqmhTTtk

DARLENE LOVE:
3) "Winter Wonderland"
[[D. Smith - F. Bernard)
https://youtu.be/cxdwyvb6w18

THE CRYSTALS:
4) "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers"
[[Edward B. Marks)
Lead Vocal: LaLa Brooks
https://youtu.be/b6GrnIA8Sr0

DARLENE LOVE:
5) " Christmas [[Baby Please Come Home)"
[[Spector - Greenwich - Barry)
https://youtu.be/tNPpBMTeHUI

[NOTE: It's interesting to note that, at the Gold Star recording session for Darlene's "Christmas [[Baby Please Come Home)", Jeff & Ellie [[Barry & Greenwich) were in NY, feeding the lyrics of "Baby Please Come Home" on the spot -- over the phone -- to Phil at Gold Star. Darlene has said that, once they started recording, she KNEW that this record was gonna be really something! And, boy, was she right!" She was invited to performe this gem on Letterman every Christmas between 1986 and 2014.]

BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS:
6) "Here Comes Santa Claus"
[[G. Autry)
Lead Vocal: Bobby Sheen
https://youtu.be/sZqxQYgTpFw

PHIL SPECTOR & ARTISTS:
7) "Silent Night"
[[Franz Gruber)
Narrator: Phil Spector
Back-Up Vocals: Philles Artists
https://youtu.be/5y3cbyxN7Do

[NOTE: After keeping his Philles artists, the Wrecking Crew, and recording Engineer Larry Levine holed-up in Gold Star studio during the entire month of August 1963, Phil Spector released his iconic Christmas album, "A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records", with its blue/black PR logo, on Friday, November 22, 1963 -- the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Phil loved President Kennedy and all that he stood for, and he also knew that a grieving America would be in no mood for a new rock 'n' roll Christmas album. Out of respect for both, Phil sadly withdrew the LP immediately. By the time he released it for the 1964 Christmas season, the Philles PR-logo label color had changed from blue/black to yellow/red. Although not a big seller at the time, by the 70s the Christmas LP on Philles was changing hands for $50 a copy which was considered a LOT of money back then. Both versions of "A Christmas For You From Philles Records" exist today, although the original blue/black version is highly rare and is worth a few hundred dollars more than the yellow/red version, and finding them in NM or SS condition is becoming harder all the time. Rarer yet is the white/black PR-logo Promo copy of the Christmas LP in NM condition which has been known to command $700 on eBay.]


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4006 [[Released 11/1964)

THE RONETTES - "Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica"

Producer: Phil Spector

Side A:

1) "Walking In The Rain"
[[P. Spector - B. Mann - C. Weil)
https://youtu.be/gRUmxjVYA8k

2) "Do I Love You"
[[V. Spector - V. Poncia- P. Andreoli)
https://youtu.be/FJ-FoTs6Oqw

3) "So Young"
[[P. Tyus)
https://youtu.be/WzwcnLFxK4c

4) "[[The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up"
[[P. Spector - V. Poncia - P. Andreoli)
https://youtu.be/DsMw8EwjQwE

5) "I Wonder"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
https://youtu.be/3no5JJ7ILRc

6) "What'd I Say" [[Live or Live Simulation?)
[[Ray Charles)
https://youtu.be/gIhusZZybDQ


Side B:

1) "Be My Baby"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
https://youtu.be/B8wjMwgAwzQ

2) "You Baby"
[[P. Spector - B. Mann - C. Weil)
https://youtu.be/aQAKcz3Fs0I
"You Baby" Bonus Video:
https://youtu.be/-KcJ7F4Guv0

3) "Baby I Love You"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
https://youtu.be/CBaa-cAJRyI

4) "How Does It Feel"
[[P. Spector - V. Poncia - P. Andreoli)
https://youtu.be/uQqSrQagD7U

5) "When I Saw You"
[[P. Spector)
https://youtu.be/Hdvuw96j1x8

6) "Chapel Of Love"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
https://youtu.be/bh27aUJPSfM

[NOTE: The Philles LP "Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica" was ranked #427 on the 'Rolling Stone' magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time". Recording engineer Larry Levine was nominated for a Grammy Award for the thunderstorm special effects on "Walking In The Rain". "Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes" was also rated the "31st Best Album Of The 1960s" by 'Pitchfork'. Not bad, Phil!]


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4007 [[Released 1/1965)

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS:
[[Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield)

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"

Producer: Phil Spector [[Unless Otherwise Noted)

Side A:

1) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
[[Spector - Mann - Weil)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/uOnYY9Mw2Fg

2) "Ko Ko Mo"
[[Wilson - Porter - Levy)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Shared In Harmony

3) "Old Man River"
[[Hamnerstein II - Kerns)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/Ds5v1pJQnB0

4) "Look At Me"
[[Cole)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/LzpCNS17Hhk

5) "What I Say"
[[R. Charles)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/0v6tpJA_G4k


Side B:

1) "The Angel's Listened In"
[[Smith - Faust)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/9Fei6M41e1A

2) "Sick And Tired"
[[Kenner - Bartholomew)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/8RNzLXGiyho

3) "Summertime"
[[Gershwin)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/VTpsygeLTpg

4) "Over And Over"
[[Byrd)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/oyuzjAw5Zf8

5) "Soul City"
[[Medley)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/7j9Ou6051Wk

6) "There's A Woman"
[[Medley - Hatfield - Spector)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/P7AJ6-2257g


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4008 [[Released 6/1965)

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS:
[[Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield)

"Just Once In My Life"

Producer: Phil Spector [[Unless Otherwise Noted)

Side A:

1) "Just Once In My Life)
[[Spector - Goffin - King)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/mTS2L-TrHJk

2) "Big Boy Pete"
[[Harris - Terry)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/uq7yWnJfsYI

3) "Unchained Melody"
[[Zaret - North)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/5zzjjkPA5dg

[NOTE: Bill Medley claims that he produced "Unchained Melody", yet the producer credit on some copies of the Philles 45 credit Phil Spector. Believe as you will.]

4) "You Are My Sunshine)
[[J. Davis)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/R-UdMH8HfMU

5) "The Great Pretender)
[[B. Ram)
Producer:
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/Nfk2nzY68t8

6) "Sticks And Stones"
[[T. Turner)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/Jr8v2M7XkHU


Side B:

1) "See That Girl"
[[B. Mann - C. Weil)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/EFrTH04D_DY

2) "Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo"
[[J. Hill)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/ntf6TOS8qv0

3) "You'll Never Walk Alone"
[[O. Hammerstein II)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/kaDgEIcOCNM

4) "Guess Who"
[[J. Belvin)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/Mf4_xTo-Yb4

5) "The Blues"
[[B. Medley)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bil Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/R_e3_s9sG7M


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4009 [[Released 12/1965)

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS:
[[Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield)

Producer: Phil Spector [[Unless Otherwise Noted)

Side A:

1) "Ebb Tide"
[[Sigman - Maxwell)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/sMfxIS3pHnI

2) "God Bless The Child"
[[Billie Holiday)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/3lI9licYNnw

3) "Hot Tamales"
[[Bob Hatfield)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/VrXT0RJRfHA

4) "Hallelujah I Love Her So"
[[Ray Charles)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/bZ7y9cxrznE

5) "She's Mine All Mine"
[[Bob Hatfield)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/jbFF9Sgi3Ic

6) "Hung On You"
[[Spector - Goffin - King)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/rIE3kBVYzxQ


Side B:

1) "[[I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
[[Watson - Best)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/OyB0O0-DdXU

2) "White Cliffs Of Dover"
[[Black - Miller)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Bobby Hatfield
https://youtu.be/wQ1p4AP3SsI

3) "Loving You"
[[Lieber - Stoller)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/9bGZXjKyifQ

4) "Without A Doubt"
[[Bob Hatfield)
Producer: Bill Medley
Lead Vocal: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/ByFTJw796Cg

5) "Late Late Night" [[Instrumental)
[[R. Maxwell)
Producer: Bill Medley
https://youtu.be/i02MOLdQ2wU


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4010 [[Released 1/1966)

LENNY BRUCE: "Is Out Again" [[Live Stand-Up Comedy Routine)

Producer: Uncredited

Side A:

1) [No Tracklist Provided On LP]
https://youtu.be/_ecZCQW4bHk


Side B:

1) [No Tracklist Provided On LP)
https://youtu.be/QRWD5Cz5a5w


[NOTE: Enter At Your Own Risk!!! If you're easily insulted or offended, you may want to skip over this LP. It has been reported that Lenny Bruce was once a very funny stand-up comedian earlier in his career. However, by the time this album was released in January 1966, drug addiction had taken its toll and had severely affected his career. Phil Spector had always admired Lenny Bruce. Phil considered Lenny a friend, and, to help him out, Phil released this stand-up comedy album on Philles. There is mildly-explicit language contained within. Having been recorded in 1966, some of the content is highly politically-incorrect with insulting references toward certain groups of people.]

[ADDITIONAL NOTE: This album was included here strictly for historical purpose as it's a part of the "Complete Philles LP Discography" -- NOT to promote the album's content. Also, my copy of this LP is like new, yet, as you can hear, it's riddled with surface noise, as I imagine most copies of this LP are.]

[NOTE 3: I would normally cringe whenever I see an LP cover defaced with a sticker of any kind. However, the sticker on my copy is from Danny Davis -- Phil Spector's Promotions man at the time -- which, to me, makes it cool!]


[NOTE: See corresponding LP Cover photos and Record/Label-Copy photos directly below.]

[Philles/Motown Gary]

PHILLES PHLP-4011 [[9/1966 ). Only 6 American copies were pressed -- and without LP an cover. Existing copies are housed in a paper sleeve only.)

IKE & TINA TURNER - "River Deep - Mountain High"

Producer: Phil Spector [[unless otherwise noted)

Side A:

1) "River Deep - Mountain High"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/e9Lehkou2Do

2) "I Idolize You"
[[I. Turner)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/1-pqTW5gd3Q

3) "A Love Like Yours [[Don't Come Knocking Every Day)"
[[Holland - Dozier - Holland)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/lgHKVUVzheY

4) "A Fool In Love"
[[I. Turner)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/qWIuZYWeIFs

5) "Make 'Em Wait"
[[I. Turner)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/_kNVQVuhsZc

6) "Hold On Baby"
[[P. Spector - E. Greenwich - J. Barry)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/FEE_L1z7f1Q


Side B:

1) "Save The Last Dance For Me"
[[M. Shuman - D. Pomus)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/e0b4jq5r76w

2) "Oh Baby [[Things Ain't What They Used To Be)"
[[K. Harris)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/Surjo2h_EFI

3) "Every Day I Have To Cry"
[[A. Alexander)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/l-lDD4qjxzc

4) "Such A Fool For You"
[[I. Turner)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/aJFwmV3ITM0

5) "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
[[I. Turner)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/XDa5L8HyLqs

6) "You're So Fine"
[[W. Schofield - B. West - L. Finney)
Producer: Ike Turner
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
NO YOUTUBE SOUND CLIP AVAILABLE

[NOTE: When Phil Spector signed Tina Turner to Philles Records, part of the agreement was that Ike Turner could attend Tina's recording sessions, but he was to stay out if it. These were Phil's sessions, and only HE calls the shots, and rightfully so. Ike immediately agreed and, amazingly, all went well during the Philles recording sessions. To my knowledge, Phil and Ike never locked horns at Gold Star.

[ADDITIONAL NOTE: When Phil Spector struck a deal with A&M Records in 1969, part of the deal included, at long last, a U.S. release of Tina Turner's "River Deep - Mountain High" LP but with a slightly revised tracklist, as the Ike Turner-produced "You're So Fine" from the original intended U.S. Philles LP was replaced with Phil Spector's excellent production of "I'll Never Need More Than This. [[See "Phil Spector Bio thread and Part A - "Complete Philles 45 Discography" entry for Philles 135.)]


[No photos available for this title, as it was never released in the U.S.]

[PeaceNHarmony]

Fascinating. I have 2 [[or 3 ...) mid-late 70's British compilation lps and look forward to comparing those with the cuts listed here. Thanks!

[144man]

It's amazing how many Ronettes' tracks there were on the Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits:)

[motony]

The Christmas LP came out before the date of the Kennedy assasination because my brother got it on his birthday Nov. 16th. We walked into the record store & flipped when we saw it displayed.The record label was the new Philles colors. Miami was a big record "breaking" market. Several of my Jr. High School friends also bought it. But we know it came out in the stores either on Nov. 16th or a couple days before.At least in Miami.

[kenneth]

"Twist Uptown" by the Crystals

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[kenneth]

"He's a Rebel" by the Crystals

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[kenneth]

"Zip a Dee Doo Dah" by Bobb B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans

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[kenneth]

"Sing the Greatest Hits" by the Crystals


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[Philles/Motown Gary]

Attention Forum Members - As stated in the top of this thread, please do NOT post anything past this last photo. We're trying to keep the photos together until they're finished being posted.

[kenneth]

"Today's Hits"

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[kenneth]

"A Christmas Gift for You"

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[kenneth]

"The Ronettes Featuring Veronica"

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[kenneth]

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" - The Righteous Brothers

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[kenneth]

"Just Once in My Life" - The Righteous Brothers

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[kenneth]

"Back to Back" - The Righteous Brothers

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[kenneth]

"Lenny Bruce is Out Again" - Lenny Bruce

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[Philles/Motown Gary]

A HUGE round of thanks for lending a helping hand, Kenny -- especially under such less-than-perfect conditions. You did a beautiful job posting my Philles LP collection for me, and I appreciate it more than you know. You're a great buddy!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Forum members - Thanks for being patient. The posting is now complete, and you may commence posting to your heart's content!

[kenneth]

A HUGE round of thanks for lending a helping hand, Kenny -- especially under such less-than-perfect conditions. You did a beautiful job posting my Philles LP collection for me, and I appreciate it more than you know. You're a great buddy!

Oh you know me. I never complain! LOL!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Oh you know me. I never complain! LOL!

Rarely! LOL!!!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Fascinating. I have 2 [[or 3 ...) mid-late 70's British compilation lps and look forward to comparing those with the cuts listed here. Thanks!

You're welcome, Peace! Are your British compilations, by any chance, the ones that Phil released on the Phil Spector International label?

[Philles/Motown Gary]

It's amazing how many Ronettes' tracks there were on the Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits:)

Yeah, that's really odd, 144man. My guess is that Phil was testing The Ronettes' recording appeal before recording "Be My Baby" and the other Ronettes' hits. If he needed another new Crystals' LP, what better way to feature "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me" than to fill it up with tracks by his newest unknown girl group -- The Ronettes. No one would know the difference. Up until then, The Crystals had already been represented on the charts by 3 different lead vocalists [[Barbara, Darlene, and LaLa). What's one more different lead singer? Nobody knew Ronnie at that point. People would just figure it was yet another Crystal taking her turn on lead vocals. Gotta admit, though, it was really cool hearing Ronette Nedra Talley on lead vocals! Even I would have never guessed it was her! I would have figured it was Dee Dee Kennibrew of The Crystals taking her turn.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

The Christmas LP came out before the date of the Kennedy assasination because my brother got it on his birthday Nov. 16th. We walked into the record store & flipped when we saw it displayed.The record label was the new Philles colors. Miami was a big record "breaking" market. Several of my Jr. High School friends also bought it. But we know it came out in the stores either on Nov. 16th or a couple days before.At least in Miami.
Well, now, THAT's one for the books, motony -- especially since the Phil Spector books have always reported the release date as November 22, 1963 -- the day that President Kennedy was shot, etc. Being a test area for new product, I wonder if you folks in Miami got early copies ahead of the rest of the nation? I could understand that, to a degree, but what's really got me stumped is that your copy had the new yellow/red-label version since those weren't supposedly pressed until the 1964 release of the Christmas album. This is yet another one of those scratching-my-head inconsistencies that drive us collectors crazy! But if you and your friends and family had a copy in your possession, you should know better than anyone. Thanks for sharing that!

[kenneth]

@144man and Gar,

I had no idea that some of the Crystals tracks were actually the Ronettes until reading this thread and listening to the "Sing the Greatest Hits" tracks. That is fascinating. Of course I knew it was the Blossoms on "He's a Rebel" and a few others but I never knew Spector just dropped Ronettes tracks into that Crystals album. And yes, nice to hear the other Ronette sing lead as well on a track!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Kenny, I was just as surprised as you when I first got The Crystals' "Sing The Greatest Hits [[Vol. 1). Actually, Darlene's lead was only on two of The Crystals' hits [["He's A Rebel" and "He's Sure The Boy I Love"). The Ronettes' "Crystals" tracks were all by Ronnie except the one by Nedra. I wish they HAD included one by Ronnie's late sister, Estelle. I've always wondered what she sounded like.

[kenneth]

Kenny, I was just as surprised as you when I first got The Crystals' "Sing The Greatest Hits [[Vol. 1). Actually, Darlene's lead was only on two of The Crystals' hits [["He's A Rebel" and "He's Sure The Boy I Love"). The Ronettes' "Crystals" tracks were all by Ronnie except the one by Nedra. I wish they HAD included one by Ronnie's late sister, Estelle. I've always wondered what she sounded like.

I thought I saw in one of the notes in your discography or it might have been in comments for one of the audio vids that Estelle had a few lines in one song...but don't recall now exactly where I saw it. Of course, you probably know off the top of your head whatever song it is!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

No, Estelle's lead vocals on any of Phil's productions is news to me. You must have read it in one of the YouTube viewer's comments.

[kenneth]

No, Estelle's lead vocals on any of Phil's productions is news to me. You must have read it in one of the YouTube viewer's comments.

And of course now I can’t find it again!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

And of course now I can’t find it again!

Yeah, isn't that always the way!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Kenny, these two videos are not Spector-related, but they'll give you an example of Estelle Bennett's voice.

"The Year 2000":
https://youtu.be/gpwMMZ-g2MU

"The Naked Boy":
https://youtu.be/bD9pUUv9xWc

Estelle's Laurie Records 45:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F32 3807113230

[mysterysinger]

The Crystals and The Ronettes shared at least a couple of songs - "I Wonder" and "Woman In Love [[I'm A)" are examples that spring to mind. There's not much to choose between the latter but The Crystals made 2 versions of "I Wonder" and I don't believe I have the single version on CD which is the version I prefer. Is this version available on CD?

[kenneth]

The Crystals and The Ronettes shared at least a couple of songs - "I Wonder" and "Woman In Love [[I'm A)" are examples that spring to mind. There's not much to choose between the latter but The Crystals made 2 versions of "I Wonder" and I don't believe I have the single version on CD which is the version I prefer. Is this version available on CD?

There's a version available on the "Back to Mono" box which sounds like it must be the single version. I had posted the info and the link before I realized it was the Ronettes version, and you were looking for the Crystals version.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Hey Mystery! I love both The Crystals' and The Ronettes' version of "Woman In Love" equally.

Not counting a newer, remake version of "I Wonder" by the post-Philles Crystals, there is, to my knowledge, only one Phil Spector-produced version of "I Wonder" by The Crystals, and that is the record that you folks across The Pond got as a single. Phil didn't release it here in the U.S. at the time, as I believe he wasn't satisfied with it. For whatever reason, Phil couldn't book studio time at Gold Star, so The Crystals' "I Wonder" was recorded at a studio in NYC instead. As expected, the acoustics in the NY studio were far different from the perfect acoustics at Gold Star. Phil did all he could to compensate for the difference, but the end result was a strange, murky blend rather than the Wall Of Sound that we were accustomed to. I was surprised that he unleashed it on you guys in the U.K., although I see it went to #36 on the U.K. charts so, apparently, some folks liked it. I've gotta admit that it's really grown on me since the first time I heard it. In the YouTube video [[below), if you scroll down to read the viewers' comments, fans from around the world really love The Crystals' "I Wonder".

The only version of The Crystals' "I Wonder" that I know of is this:
https://youtu.be/cGksVc1QWl8

It's available on the following CDs here in the U.S.:

The Crystals- "Best Of The Crystals":
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F26 4314937486

The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron: The Very Best Of The Crystals"
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F16 3828331898

The Crystals- "He's A Rebel"
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F20 1340082955

Hope this helps.

[mysterysinger]

Yeh, you're absolutely right and that's the only Crystals version I have too - I've no idea why I thought there was more than one version - perhaps I was thinking of "All Grown Up" by them but I have both versions of that too. The Ronettes and Crystals also recorded "Girls Can Tell" but I think I prefer The Ronettes version there.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

That's okay. It's easy to confuse one version with another. When it comes to "Girls Can Tell", I love The Ronettes' version, but LaLa's version seems the more powerful to me! Something about her whoa-oh-oh at the end just blows me away!

[kenneth]

Kenny, these two videos are not Spector-related, but they'll give you an example of Estelle Bennett's voice.

"The Year 2000":
https://youtu.be/gpwMMZ-g2MU

"The Naked Boy":
https://youtu.be/bD9pUUv9xWc

Estelle's Laurie Records 45:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F32 3807113230

Wow, really offbeat material. She has a nice voice though. I wonder what they were trying for with these two strange songs?

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Who knows, Kenny? If memory serves, Estelle's record on the Laurie label was released in 1968. I think they were abandoning the girl-group sound for the hippie, folk-music route, just as Dion DiMucci did with "Abraham, Martin, And John", also on Laurie. Personally, that new music did nothing for me. I was disappointed with Estelle's voice, as well. I guess I was expecting more. But it was still interesting to hear, as I wasn't aware that she had ever recorded a solo record. Only yesterday, I was reading that Estelle lived a hard life after The Ronettes broke up back in the late '60s. She suffered from Anorexia and Schizophrenia, and was even homeless for a while. In the article, it was reported that, while wandering the streets of NYC, Estelle was overheard telling people that The Ronettes were set to perform at a jazz club which, of course, wasn't true. Very sad how quickly and easily our favorite performer's lives can go down the tubes in so short a time.

[144man]

Wasn't parts of "I Wonder" used in another song, but I'm scratching my head trying to remember what it was?

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Wasn't parts of "I Wonder" used in another song, but I'm scratching my head trying to remember what it was?

Not that I know of with "Girls Can Tell", 144man, but I think you might be thinking of The Ronettes' "Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love" in which the line is, "Gee, the moon is shining bright". The very same line AND melody were used in The Dixie Cups "Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright" 45 on Red Bird. Both songs were written by Jeff & Ellie & Phil [[Barry & Greenwich & Spector). It was almost as if they weren't sure which direction to go with the song or which title to use, so they did one of each -- one version for The Ronettes, and the other version for their own group, The Dixie Cups. Might that be what you were thinking of?

THE RONETTES:
"Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love"
https://youtu.be/SPk9mZLnD78

THE DIXIE CUPS:
"Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright"
https://youtu.be/Ms-ecwmgjuI

[Boogiedown]

Nice job! Beautifully done Gary! I'm enjoying your breakdown of the details for each album.
So that's the sum total of the Lp releases from the recordings at Gold Star? Twelve albums ? Did you buy each one ? ....as they were released?

And since this is a Motown website , this is the first LP cut that stands out right away:


PHILLES PHLP-4011 [[9/1966 ).

IKE & TINA TURNER - "River Deep - Mountain High

3) "A Love Like Yours [[Don't Come Knocking Every Day)"
[[Holland - Dozier - Holland)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/lgHKVUVzheY




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgHKVUVzheY&feature=youtu.be

It's wonderful ! Such crescendos! :cool: [[ I wonder who the backups are?)

Thanks again!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Nice job! Beautifully done Gary! I'm enjoying your breakdown of the details for each album.
So that's the sum total of the Lp releases from the recordings at Gold Star? Twelve albums ? Did you buy each one ? ....as they were released?

And since this is a Motown website , this is the first LP cut that stands out right away:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgHKVUVzheY&feature=youtu.be

It's wonderful ! Such crescendos! :cool: [[ I wonder who the backups are?)

Thanks again!

Hey, Boogie! You're very welcome. And thank you for the compliments! Yes, Sir! 12 LPs was the grand total of Philles LPs -- or, actually, only 11 given the fact that the 12th was never officially released here in the U.S. Strange as it may seem, the answer to your question is no, I did not buy each of the Philles LPs as they were released. At age 11-12, I didn't have the financial means to buy them all. I got The Crystals "He's A Rebel" LP for my 12th birthday in March '63, and I bought The Ronettes "Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes" in very late '64 or early '65 -- soon after its release. I had several of the Philles 45s, but not all of them. By late '64, I was becoming heavily addicted to Motown which hit hard and fast. [[That was when I started pocketing lunch money my parents had given me to finance my Motown purchases.) It wasn't until the U.K. Phil Spector International label started reissuing the Philles girl-group albums in 1976 which got me back into Philles big-time. About 10 years ago is when I decided it was high time for this Philles collector to put my money where my heart is and start collecting NM copies of the original Philles LP lineup. And that's exactly what I did! I also bought NM copies of each and every Philles 45 as well, all of which I cherish, along with my various Philles memorabilia.

I'm glad you like Phil's production of Martha's "A Love Like Yours" on Tina. It's really pretty!

Thanks again for your warm comments and compliments, John. It's appreciation and gratitude like yours that keeps me going.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

John, I almost forgot. I don't know who the back-up singers on Tina's "A Love Like Yours" are. By then, Sonny & Cher were long-gone and making hit records of their own. I don't know if Nino Tempo was still in the picture or not. By now, it was 1967, and Tina's "A Love like Yours" was Philles 136 -- the very last 45 that Phil issued on Philles, after which Phil closed Philles' doors forever. So much had changed by then. I'm guessing the back-up singers were at least Darlene Love & The Blossoms, possibly more. With only 3 voices, Phil could have easily over-dubbed them as many times as he wanted to achieve a full-choir effect.

[Boogiedown]

Oh, Gary I didn't catch that A LOVE LIKE YOURS was released as a single. I thought it was an album cut only.
So it turns out that the very last Philles single Phil released was a Motown song. How about that!! Boy musically, things sure wind up interweaving don't they!

I wonder how Phil came to choose certain songs to cover. I suppose it's not much more complicated than they were songs he liked. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME , also from the RIVER DEEP album , was a great choice for Tina :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0b4jq5r76w&feature=youtu.be

I really love that recording ! Fantastic arrangement! [[Is that 20 second ending almost DISCO SYMPHONY -ish ?)

Is there much to learn about Phil from Tina's books?




Side B:

1) "Save The Last Dance For Me"
[[M. Shuman - D. Pomus)
Producer: Phil Spector
Lead Vocal: Tina Turner
https://youtu.be/e0b4jq5r76w

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Oh, Gary I didn't catch that A LOVE LIKE YOURS was released as a single. I thought it was an album cut only.
So it turns out that the very last Philles single Phil released was a Motown song. How about that!! Boy musically, things sure wind up interweaving don't they!

I wonder how Phil came to choose certain songs to cover. I suppose it's not much more complicated than they were songs he liked. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME , also from the RIVER DEEP album , was a great choice for Tina :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0b4jq5r76w&feature=youtu.be

I really love that recording ! Fantastic arrangement! [[Is that 20 second ending almost DISCO SYMPHONY -ish ?)

Is there much to learn about Phil from Tina's books?
Yes, indeed, John! Tina's "A Love Like Yours" was the final chapter in the Philles Records saga.

TINA TURNER: [[45 Photo - Philles 136)
"A Love Like Yours [[Don't Come Knocking Every Day"
https://images.app.goo.gl/25MJEpEgEnj5UGBV6

Phil loved Motown -- especially the Four Tops. I was always surprised that he didn't single out Martha & The Vandellas as a favorite, as their high-energy records were the closest to The Crystals and, in my mind, would have adapted easily to Phil's Wall Of Sound. I can easily imagine Martha on records like "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me", and "Little Boy".

I, too, love Phil's production on "Save The Last Dance For Me". He always had a great knack for picking the right songs for his artists, and then making them all his own.

HaHa! You're right, Boog! The ending of "Save The Last Dance" really DOES sound like the ending of "A Disco Symphony"! Same chords even, with the same drawn-out intensity! I love it!

Tina's books -- that's a good question. I've wondered the same thing. I've never read any of her books. But, then, I wouldn't know which one to get. I'm not a big Tina fan, although I love her Philles recordings that Phil produced on her. The book I get would have to be the one that contains the most Philles coverage.

[reese]

Tina's books -- that's a good question. I've wondered the same thing. I've never read any of her books. But, then, I wouldn't know which one to get. I'm not a big Tina fan, although I love her Philles recordings that Phil produced on her. The book I get would have to be the one that contains the most Philles coverage.

Tina wrote about Phil in both of her memoirs, I, TINA and MY LOVE STORY. She mentioned that she liked how Phil respected her voice as he would make her stick to the melody as opposed to overdoing it as Ike would have her do to sell his compositions. She also mentioned that the rehearsing and recording of RIVER DEEP was so different from her Ike experiences that she would blank on what happened when she left for the day. Ike would ask her how the song was coming and she couldn't even sing it to him. But one day on the way to a show, Ike asked again and she sang it for him in the car. Even without accompaniment, Ike was impressed.

Re the RIVER DEEP session, Tina says there were tons of people in the studio. At one point, she wrote the arrangements were wrong and Phil ripped up all of the sheet music. When it came time to do her vocal, she had to do it multiple times and still couldn't get it quite as Phil wanted. She said she still doesn't believe she ever got the first line, "When I was a little girl..." right. She was working so hard that she was drenched in sweat and for the final take, she ripped off her blouse and recorded the song in her bra.

That's about it. She also mentioned how the record never found a home in the US as some thought it too black and others thought it too white. But she felt really proud of it and how its success in the UK exposed her to a totally new audience. Unfortunately, she never mentioned none of the other Philles material. But I gather A LOVE LIKE YOURS must have been a favorite as it remained in Ike and Tina's act for a long time.

[mysterysinger]

Martha & The Vandellas did of course cover "Then He Kissed Me" [[and "Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home" too).

[PeaceNHarmony]

You're welcome, Peace! Are your British compilations, by any chance, the ones that Phil released on the Phil Spector International label?Yes, they are those. Great ones, too. Wish they were cd'd!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Tina wrote about Phil in both of her memoirs, I, TINA and MY LOVE STORY. She mentioned that she liked how Phil respected her voice as he would make her stick to the melody as opposed to overdoing it as Ike would have her do to sell his compositions. She also mentioned that the rehearsing and recording of RIVER DEEP was so different from her Ike experiences that she would blank on what happened when she left for the day. Ike would ask her how the song was coming and she couldn't even sing it to him. But one day on the way to a show, Ike asked again and she sang it for him in the car. Even without accompaniment, Ike was impressed.

Re the RIVER DEEP session, Tina says there were tons of people in the studio. At one point, she wrote the arrangements were wrong and Phil ripped up all of the sheet music. When it came time to do her vocal, she had to do it multiple times and still couldn't get it quite as Phil wanted. She said she still doesn't believe she ever got the first line, "When I was a little girl..." right. She was working so hard that she was drenched in sweat and for the final take, she ripped off her blouse and recorded the song in her bra.

That's about it. She also mentioned how the record never found a home in the US as some thought it too black and others thought it too white. But she felt really proud of it and how its success in the UK exposed her to a totally new audience. Unfortunately, she never mentioned none of the other Philles material. But I gather A LOVE LIKE YOURS must have been a favorite as it remained in Ike and Tina's act for a long time.

Thanks, Reese. I knew about Gold Star being jam-packed with on-lookers making Tina nervous. [[I wouldn't have liked that either. I'm surprised that Phil would have allowed it.) And I knew that Tina had stripped down to her bra for the final recording sessions. But I didn't know that Phil had restrained Tina from over-souling it. [[Motown restrained it artists from over-souling as well.) Phil also restrained Hal Blaine from going overboard with his drum fills throughout the recording until the end of the song. Once the ending with the fade-out began, Phil would give Hal the "nod" and Hal would cut loose with his magnificent drum fills which were his signature on all of the great Philles hits. I also wasn't aware that Phil had freaked out and torn up the written music arrangements at the session. I just looked up the music arranger's credit for "River Deep" and it was Jack Nitzsche -- Phil's right-hand man at nearly all of the Philles recording sessions. Phil and Jack got along great because Jack always knew exactly what Phil wanted. I'm shocked that Phil would rip up Jack's hard work. I guess stranger things have happened! Good to hear that Tina kept "A Love Like Yours" in her live repertoire for a long time. It's all very interesting, Reese. Thanks for filling us in!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Martha & The Vandellas did of course cover "Then He Kissed Me" [[and "Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home" too).
Yeah, I know, mystery, but I barely count those. They were thrown together hastily for "Martha & The Vandellas' "Heat Wave" album. To my ears, those renditions don't sound like Phil Spector NOR Motown. It would be cool to hear Martha's Lead Vocal on "Things Are Changing". I'll bet it would be impressive!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Yes, they are those. Great ones, too. Wish they were cd'd!

To my knowledge, those excellent Phil Spector International LP reissues and compilations have never been released on CD, but since most of those tracks are Philles, the majority of them are available on CD in one form or other. Are there any particular tracks you're hoping to find on CD?

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Tina wrote about Phil in both of her memoirs, I, TINA and MY LOVE STORY. She mentioned that she liked how Phil respected her voice as he would make her stick to the melody as opposed to overdoing it as Ike would have her do to sell his compositions. She also mentioned that the rehearsing and recording of RIVER DEEP was so different from her Ike experiences that she would blank on what happened when she left for the day. Ike would ask her how the song was coming and she couldn't even sing it to him. But one day on the way to a show, Ike asked again and she sang it for him in the car. Even without accompaniment, Ike was impressed.

Re the RIVER DEEP session, Tina says there were tons of people in the studio. At one point, she wrote the arrangements were wrong and Phil ripped up all of the sheet music. When it came time to do her vocal, she had to do it multiple times and still couldn't get it quite as Phil wanted. She said she still doesn't believe she ever got the first line, "When I was a little girl..." right. She was working so hard that she was drenched in sweat and for the final take, she ripped off her blouse and recorded the song in her bra.

That's about it. She also mentioned how the record never found a home in the US as some thought it too black and others thought it too white. But she felt really proud of it and how its success in the UK exposed her to a totally new audience. Unfortunately, she never mentioned none of the other Philles material. But I gather A LOVE LIKE YOURS must have been a favorite as it remained in Ike and Tina's act for a long time.
Reese, I forgot to point out that one of the Wrecking Crew guys who was present at the "River Deep" sessions reported that the music was so loud and powerful, Gold Star's walls were literally shaking! Not sure if that was during the recording process or during playback. Phil notoriously cranked it during playback, so that's probably what it was. But, still, music capable of shaking Gold Star's walls is pretty impressive! Did Tina mention that in her book?

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Wasn't parts of "I Wonder" used in another song, but I'm scratching my head trying to remember what it was?

144man, I answered your question, but I have a feeling you may have never seen it. Let me update that for you.

[144man]

144man, I answered your question, but I have a feeling you may have never seen it. Let me update that for you.

I think the similarity is between "I Wonder" and "Girls Can Tell".

[Philles/Motown Gary]

I think the similarity is between "I Wonder" and "Girls Can Tell".

Well, 144man, let's compare them and see what we come up with in similarities between the two songs:

THE RONETTES:

"I Wonder"
https://youtu.be/3no5JJ7ILRcGirls Can Tell"

"Girls Can Tell"
https://youtu.be/Yq0giht1NXY


THE CRYSTALS:

"I Wonder"
https://youtu.be/cGksVc1QWl8

"Girls Can Tell"
https://youtu.be/pZl3GjkFzfY

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Mysterysinger, you recently declared that your favorite version of "Girls Can Tell" is The Ronettes' version; I allowed that, although I love them both, my vote goes to The Crystals.

Let's compare them like we've never compared them before -- simultaneously!

https://youtu.be/a58GcTgjNXY

[144man]

Well, 144man, let's compare them and see what we come up with in similarities between the two songs:

THE RONETTES:

"I Wonder"
https://youtu.be/3no5JJ7ILRcGirls Can Tell"

"Girls Can Tell"
https://youtu.be/Yq0giht1NXY


THE CRYSTALS:

"I Wonder"
https://youtu.be/cGksVc1QWl8

"Girls Can Tell"
https://youtu.be/pZl3GjkFzfY

Okay. Here we go.

The lines "I wonder who he'll be, I wonder if he'll be good for me" in the Crystals' I Wonder are sung to the same tune as "When you say I look so fine, When you put your hand in mine" in their version of Girls Can Tell.

The bridge in the Crystals' I Wonder "Everyday I Love Him more,Than I did the day before. I will try to make him see, Just how much he means to me" is almost identical to the bridge in their version of Girls Can Tell.

The Ronettes use a different bridge in their version of I Wonder, "I hope we'll never ever make each other cry, I pray we'll never ever say goodbye", but they use the same bridge as the Crystals do in Girls Can Tell.

[144man]

^^^Also, in the Butterflys' Red Bird version of "I Wonder", they use the same bridge as in the Crystals' version.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Two of my Philles favorites, 144man! I hadn't realized how similar they are!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

^^^Also, in the Butterflys' Red Bird version of "I Wonder", they use the same bridge as in the Crystals' version.

I'm glad you brought up the Red Bird version, 144man! This record is one of the few instances where another producer actually managed to EQUAL Phil Spector's versions. And the Butterflys' lead singer even sounds like Lala to me! This rendition is among my all-time faves!

THE BUTTERFLYS [[Red Bird)
"I Wonder"
https://youtu.be/OIGjFCP7FUA

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Oh, never mind, 144man. I see now you replied at the end. You can ignore this!