Here are some of my favorite Phil Spector productions. It wouldn't have been the 'sixties without him. I avert my eyes from his later misadventures and remember him for his contributions to the Boomer soundtrack.
Crystals, Uptown, 1962.
Crystals, He's a Rebel
Ronettes, Be My Baby
Crystals, Da Doo Ron Ron
Curtis Lee, Pretty Little Angel Eyes.
Great dance video. Curtis Edwin Lee, one-hit wonder, hailed from Yuma, Arizona. He died at 75 years of age on 8 January 2015. Obituary here. His signature number became a hit in 1961, reaching the #7 slot on the Billboard Hot 100. When I discovered that the record was produced by the legendary Phil Spector, I understood why it is so good. After the limelight, Lee returned to Yuma for a normal life. This tune goes out to wifey, with love. When I first espied those angel eyes back in '82, I had the thought, "Here she is, man, the one for you. Go for it!" And I did, and its been very good indeed.
Ben E. King, Spanish Harlem, 1960.
Crystals, Then He Kissed Me
Beach Boys, Then I Kissed Her. With a tribute to Marilyn M.
Paris Sisters, I Love How You Love Me, 1961.
Ronettes, Walkin' in the Rain