@@wexplo15 I watched the documentary, the Wrecking Crew made good money. Carole Kaye said at one point she made more than the President. They did work long hours and said they had to be there or else someone else will take their place. One of the guys said his wife did surprise him with a divorce and he had to sell his mansion and yacht.
That kind of crazy "perfectionist" artistry is now dead. Showbiz can't get away with what it once did. Prince is dead. Spector is dead. Nowadays we have mandetory union breaks and overtime pay.
Haha that was really funny. Hal Blaine though, man he could play. Phil would allow some improvising at the end of the songs, and Hal Blaine played the best drum outros, period.
@@pennygardner4428 I can't say I blame you for the way you feel about Spector. At the time of his death from COVID, he was serving a prison sentence for having allegedly murdered an actress.
yeah, he was very professional until he pulled his gun out during a recording session. The guy was mentally ill in the end. sad,sad story story all round
Phil Spector controlled every aspect of that recording, produced and also co-wrote the song with Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, the arrangement was by Jack Nitzsche under Phil’s instruction and played by The Wrecking Crew under his direction, also engineered by Larry Levine under his direction so I think it’s safe to say Phil made it a huge hit.
@J.C. Well said. People really should do some research before making wild assumptions and stating them as fact. It was a collaborative effort yes, but it would never have happened without Phil as the glue that bound the production process together. He was the steering wheel of a brilliant musical endeavor. The comment above calling the horn section ludicrous? What nonsense. And they had the audacity to say that and not even bother to spell ludicrous correctly lol.
I have the Spector studio sessions bootlegs, and that includes "Be My Baby" takes 1-33. I just scanned through them and don't hear any violins/strings.
i bought the bootleg discs back in 2002 and none of the sessions of spectors stuff had the strings, except frosty / sleigh ride which sound as thou they are strings dub session
I Can Hear Music was originally a Ronettes song written by Spector and his songwriting team Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich but it wasn't very popular; the Ronettes had become old hat by then and the song only reached 100 on the Billboard charts. The Beach Boys covered it and it was the more popular version, hitting 24.
Ronnie wanted ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ to be the follow-up single to ‘Be My Baby’ but Phil chose ‘Baby, I Love You’ instead which he also wrote with Barry and Greenwich and produced, the song was a moderate success. Spector later produced a version of ‘Baby, I Love You’ for The Ramones 1980 album ‘End of the Century’, which is truly a masterpiece.
I read that Phil spectre would purposely do a lot of takes so the musicians would eventually get tired and therefore create more of a blended together sound rather than hearing individual instruments stand out that’s what his famous wall of sound was all about.
All Spector needed was a tempo setting metronome to start. Lots of waisted time in the studio just for tempo setting. I think Hal Blaine was entertaining Spector’s lack basic, fundamental structure. The studio musicians were in it for spending time to make money. Slow Spector down, stretch the studio time for studio musicians to make money. The goal was not end result to fame. The goal appears to make studio time money. Bottom line Spector was being used when Spector thought he was powerful. The brilliance was in the musicians, they knew how to work the system. Hal Blaine was a genius in many ways while making them laugh. Spector was talented in what he did while being short sighted at the same time in some of his overbalanced ways.
Spector knew exactly what he was doing and the studio costs were about his last thought..He loved every moment of being in the studio conducting the Orchestra and making it all come together the way he wanted it..Regards
They finally got it! Had to be perfect!
That wrecking crew doc a few years ago was great. I cant believe those folks made so much great music!
And how the labels didn't pay enough and so many of the guys' marriages fell apart, because they loved music more than their families? So great.
@@wexplo15 I watched the documentary, the Wrecking Crew made good money. Carole Kaye said at one point she made more than the President. They did work long hours and said they had to be there or else someone else will take their place. One of the guys said his wife did surprise him with a divorce and he had to sell his mansion and yacht.
@@VonFisch1ungrateful bint
Many people and song became famous thanks to him
Yes. People can say what they want & they do, but when you hear one of his songs, you immediately know, it's his work.
And how many people did he specifically destroy along the way too?
You are right too jim becker....he wasn't a healty man
When your a genius ,it's perfection, prince did the same thing ,over and over again and again ,until its perfect to there ear !
You do realize how ironic it is that you rave over perfection yet write "your a genius" and "there ear"?
That kind of crazy "perfectionist" artistry is now dead. Showbiz can't get away with what it once did. Prince is dead. Spector is dead. Nowadays we have mandetory union breaks and overtime pay.
@@wexplo15and it sucks ass
That's funny. "E-flat everybody, and goes for you too, Hal!"
Hal Blaine was the drummer....
Lol I'd be so ready to goooo! It sounds so good, tho.
Haha that was really funny. Hal Blaine though, man he could play. Phil would allow some improvising at the end of the songs, and Hal Blaine played the best drum outros, period.
you can tune drums...
I'm related to the genius Hal Blaine.
@@bfunktube I relate to the genius Hal Blaine as well.
The difference between Genius and insanity is the genius gets paid...
And thrown in jail for murder.
@@wexplo15 But he is still one of the greats in rock&roll!
@@wexplo15thank you Mr Policeman
Spector was a very professional and perfectionist guy
Yes, but an evil person.
How does one professionally imprison then murder women?
@@pennygardner4428 I can't say I blame you for the way you feel about Spector. At the time of his death from COVID, he was serving a prison sentence for having allegedly murdered an actress.
yeah, he was very professional until he pulled his gun out during a recording session. The guy was mentally ill in the end. sad,sad story story all round
@@allenjones3130 "allegedly"? it was proven
This is wonderful..
Classic pro players: no whining, time is money. Just do it.
This is such perfection. Horn section is lucious. The Wrecking Crew made this a huge hit.
phil wrote all the parts they were an rock and roll orchestra !
Phil Spector controlled every aspect of that recording, produced and also co-wrote the song with Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, the arrangement was by Jack Nitzsche under Phil’s instruction and played by The Wrecking Crew under his direction, also engineered by Larry Levine under his direction so I think it’s safe to say Phil made it a huge hit.
@J.C. Well said. People really should do some research before making wild assumptions and stating them as fact. It was a collaborative effort yes, but it would never have happened without Phil as the glue that bound the production process together. He was the steering wheel of a brilliant musical endeavor. The comment above calling the horn section ludicrous? What nonsense. And they had the audacity to say that and not even bother to spell ludicrous correctly lol.
@@mattmammone2338 not sure if you're kidding, but from the context the original poster meant "luscious."
People at work. Fascinating . . .
Indeed. Finding these sessions is literally hearing rock & roll history being made.
The musicians Union at work.
Hal: which of all these tempos do you like the most?
Very strange to hear it in this alternate key.
@Alex Delarge: Right. And the corresponding emotional response is different, too . . .
Bennett sisters and their cousine had singing voices suitable for musical pieces's phil spector
I have all of his recordings
he sounds like my conductor
"just one more time" 😂😂
L to R: Larry Levine, Phil Spector, Nino Tempo
free phil ! justice for genius.
Think I hear Sonny Bono's voice in there, too...
Another chauvinistic dead man.
I won’t criticize a mistake a studio musician makes, because my cousin will always ask me “just how many hit songs did you record” 0.
These guys and gals don't make mistakes, mistakes for them is not making sound like the song.
My one and only baby? Was that the "working title"?
I think.
Yes
And think The Beatles first album only took under 8 hours for 10 tracks..
Phil was an obsessive perfectionist, he used to spend 24 hours perfecting a single note
You mean Tavistok.
Does anyone have the full studio sessions. I read it took 42 takes . Also in the original their are violins. I don't here them in any sessions.
I have the Spector studio sessions bootlegs, and that includes "Be My Baby" takes 1-33. I just scanned through them and don't hear any violins/strings.
i bought the bootleg discs back in 2002 and none of the sessions of spectors stuff had the strings, except frosty / sleigh ride which sound as thou they are strings dub session
J A do you still have it?
Took 42 takes, but the final is 25.
Also, the violins were overdubbed later, their tapes are probably long gone.
Why does it read 'I Can Hear Music' (Beach Boys) ? I read that Brian Wilson wrote 'Don't Worry Baby' for Ronnie, but Phil wouldn't let her record it.
I Can Hear Music was originally a Ronettes song written by Spector and his songwriting team Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich but it wasn't very popular; the Ronettes had become old hat by then and the song only reached 100 on the Billboard charts. The Beach Boys covered it and it was the more popular version, hitting 24.
@@AlexDeLarge1 Yes, and Ronnie recorded 'Don't Worry Baby' after she divorced Phil, but it wasn't big.
Ronnie wanted ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ to be the follow-up single to ‘Be My Baby’ but Phil chose ‘Baby, I Love You’ instead which he also wrote with Barry and Greenwich and produced, the song was a moderate success. Spector later produced a version of ‘Baby, I Love You’ for The Ramones 1980 album ‘End of the Century’, which is truly a masterpiece.
Well that sounds like fun......Ahem.
Which Emmylou Harris album was produced by Phil Spector?
A great producer but the brain of insanity if Ronnie did not leave he might have! Killed her
Can they slow it down when they put it on vinyl? I thought it sounded good by 31... Lol.
I read that Phil spectre would purposely do a lot of takes so the musicians would eventually get tired and therefore create more of a blended together sound rather than hearing individual instruments stand out that’s what his famous wall of sound was all about.
Per the Wrecking Crew..........always speak in flats rather than sharps!
This is why very few attempted live and lip synched instead.
1:29
WHERE WAS RONNIE? Oh, yeah, tied up at home with security.
She suffered enough...rip stunning looking brunette and amazing singer
I guess Phil did not like using metronomes.
All Spector needed was a tempo setting metronome to start. Lots of waisted time in the studio just for tempo setting. I think Hal Blaine was entertaining Spector’s lack basic, fundamental structure. The studio musicians were in it for spending time to make money. Slow Spector down, stretch the studio time for studio musicians to make money. The goal was not end result to fame. The goal appears to make studio time money.
Bottom line Spector was being used when Spector thought he was powerful. The brilliance was in the musicians, they knew how to work the system. Hal Blaine was a genius in many ways while making them laugh. Spector was talented in what he did while being short sighted at the same time in some of his overbalanced ways.
Hahahahaha!!!
Makes sense
The musician's union at work
cheapskate!
Spector knew exactly what he was doing and the studio costs were about his last thought..He loved every moment of being in the studio conducting the Orchestra and making it all come together the way he wanted it..Regards
THX TO YT WE GET TO HEAR THIS INCREDIBLE STUFF --------THE WRECKING CREW AY WORK FOR SPECTOR. AWESOME. ---------------MJL, 77 Y/O