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Graded on a Curve: Ellie Greenwich, “I Want You to Be My Baby” b/w “Goodnight, Goodnight”

Thu, April 11 2013 12:33pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The late Ellie Greenwich's well-deserved fame derives primarily from her activities a songwriter, specifically as one half of the behemoth Brill Building duo Greenwich-Barry, a pair that penned some of the most brilliant and enduring tunes in the rich history of the '60s Girl-Group sound.

Al Pacino in Mamet's 'Phil Spector': Missing the Point of Producer's Legend

Thu, March 21 2013 3:40pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Al Pacino really owed the world a Phil Spector impression.

Born To Be With You Triple Whammy

Wed, February 06 2013 8:10pm - Source: Plain or Pan?

Born To Be With You was an American top 5 single for The Chordettes in 1956.

WATCH: Bizarre First Look At 'Phil Spector'

Tue, February 05 2013 4:43pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In the later stages of his career, Al Pacino has found a home playing elderly tabloid fixtures.

Top 5: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Fri, April 27 2012 5:19pm - Source: The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

Now that I'm past 50 myself, not so much.

Album: Phil Spector, The Philles Album Collection (Sony Legacy)

Wed, December 28 2011 3:32pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Though Philles' main currency was pop singles, the label did release a few albums, the most notable being the legendary A Christmas Gift For You, the hardy seasonal perennial frustratingly not included as part of this 7CD box set.

Twelve Holiday Records (That Don’t Make You Want to Vomit)

Thu, December 22 2011 8:01pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Did you know that Mannheim Steamroller has three of the biggest selling holiday records of all time?

Rock Flashback: Darlene Love and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”

Thu, December 15 2011 6:15pm - Source: WNEW

Darlene Love performs last summer at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. After Michael Verity and I compiled a list of the Top 10 Christmas Songs late last month, I heard from a few friends who suggested songs we left off.

John Lennon: 'I was sick of White Christmas' – a classic interview from the vaults

Tue, December 13 2011 1:45pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Up on the 17th floor of the St Regis Hotel in New York City, John Lennon is learning to type.

Jesse Kornbluth: Phil Spector's Christmas Album: The. Best. Christmas. Album. Ever.

Tue, December 13 2011 12:29pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Phil Spector is a killer and a sleaze, but he is also a tragedy.

Various Artists: The Essential Phil Spector

Tue, October 25 2011 3:50pm - Source: Hyperbolium

After decades of uneven reissues – dribs and drabs in the U.S. and abroad – Phil Spector's catalog is finally being cross-licensed for reissue.

Founding Fathers: The Alley Cats

Wed, October 19 2011 11:19am - Source: WNEW

An R&B quartet out of LA, the Alley Cats were founding fathers who crossed paths with producer Phil Spector for their lone hit in 1963.

Pop’s Creepiest Treasures: Lost and Found

Sat, September 17 2011 4:15pm - Source: Obscure Sound

Love, as those who have been in it can attest, is a finely tuned balancing act of emotions and expressions, one which can be tilted askew by the slightest bit of overindulgence, made threatening by the tone-deafness of a proclamation.

Number 1 With A Bullet: Sonny And Cher’s “I Got You Babe”

Thu, September 08 2011 8:26pm - Source: WNEW

At the time they met in a Hollywood coffee shop in the 1960s, Sonny Bono was a go-fer for Phil Spector and Cher was a 16-year old wanna-be singer.

Four Tops, Temptations, Tavares and The Crystals announce tour

Tue, September 06 2011 5:27am - Source: Music-News.com

Due to exceptional demand, legendary Motown artists The Four Tops and The Temptations return to the UK for 10 stunning shows in March 2012.

Soul Serenade: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”

Thu, July 14 2011 11:39am - Source: Pop Dose

Jim Fusilli is a music writer for the Wall Street Journal.

First Look At Al Pacino As Phil Spector In Forthcoming David Mamet Directed Biopic For HBO

Mon, July 11 2011 2:58pm - Source: The Playlist

Though in the works for a while now, we didn't realize that the Al Pacino -starring, David Mamet -directed Phil Spector biopic had started rolling, but we're glad it has.

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Crystals’ “He’s A Rebel”

Sat, June 25 2011 1:03pm - Source: WNEW

In a strange twist of record industry fate, the Crystals ' biggest hit, "He's a Rebel," wasn't actually sung by the Crystals.

Ladies Ga Ga

Sat, April 16 2011 9:09am - Source: Plain or Pan?

I curse the day I named this website philspector.com instead of plainorpan.com, but there's nothing much I can do about that now.

mr. mango on my shoulder

Tue, March 22 2011 5:49pm - Source: MOG

The Fuse TV version of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was all chopped up and scrambled, and filled with commercial breaks for Alice Cooper catalog, and generally a mess.

Darlene Love 'Overwhelmied' by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Mon, March 14 2011 9:34pm - Source: Spinner

Singer Darlene Love will never forget the day she learned she would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- she was in a limousine en route to Atlantic City when the phone rang.

The Ronettes: Be My Baby – The Very Best of the Ronettes

Fri, February 25 2011 7:10am - Source: Hyperbolium

With the Philles catalog now in the licensing hands of Sony Legacy and EMI, the fiftieth anniversary of the label's 1961 founding is being celebrated with a new round of reissues.

Jack Nitzsche: The Lonely Surfer

Fri, January 28 2011 6:31am - Source: Hyperbolium

Producer, arranger, soundtrack composer and songwriter Jack Nitzsche had only brief chart fame under his own name, with the title track of this album having reached #39 on the singles chart in 1963.

Monday Blues: The Phil Spector Songbook

Fri, December 31 2010 8:37pm - Source: Hyperbolium

Originally released in 1970 on the Vault label, this is the earliest known album tribute to the songs made famous by Phil Spector.

Rock Flashback: Phil Spector's Christmas Album

Sun, December 19 2010 10:30pm - Source: WNEW

On November 22, 1963, authors Aldous Huxley and C. S. Lewis both died, but news of their deaths was lost in the drama of a much bigger news event that day -- the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

WayBack Wednesday - Mink DeVille

Wed, November 03 2010 9:39pm - Source: MOG

Mink DeVille (1974-1986) was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York's CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille.

Phil Spector: Al Pacino To Play Phil Spector In New Movie

Mon, October 11 2010 10:04pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

The film, still untitled, will be written and directed by Pulitzer-winning writer David Mamet.

Inside story: The weird world of Mr & Mrs Phil Spector

Sat, August 21 2010 12:46am - Source: The Independent - Music

Two suits of medieval armour dominate the entrance hall of the hilltop castle that Rachelle Spector calls home.

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