Tearing Down the Wall of Sound

2007 book by Mick Brown

Tearing Down the Wall of Sound

Author| Mick Brown

Publication date

| June 5, 2007
ISBN| 978-1400042197

Tearing Down the Wall of Sound is a biography of record producer Phil Spector, written by Mick Brown and published in 2007. Between 1961 and 1966, Spector's so-called "Wall of Sound" made him the most successful pop-record producer in the world, with more than 20 hits by artists such as The Righteous Brothers, The Crystals, and the Ronettes.[1] Later in his life Spector became a recluse.[2] While Brown was working on this book, actress Lana Clarkson was found shot dead in Spector's foyer, and so the book is said to have an "inevitable true-crime element".[3]

## References

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1. ^ Excerpt from 'Tearing Down the Wall of Sound'
2. ^ "Review: Tearing Down the Wall of Sound by Mick Brown". The Guardian. 2007-05-05. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07.
3. ^ Tearing Down the Wall of Sound

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Phil Spector

Albums
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* Twist Uptown
* He's a Rebel
* A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
* Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes
* Just Once in My Life
* River Deep – Mountain High
* Let It Be
* All Things Must Pass
* John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
* The Concert for Bangladesh
* Imagine
* Living in the Material World
* Some Time in New York City
* Rock 'n' Roll
* Born to Be with You
* Death of a Ladies' Man
* End of the Century
* Season of Glass
* Silence Is Easy

Singles
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1963|

* "Corrine, Corrina"
* "Pretty Little Angel Eyes"
* "Talk to Me"
* "Under the Moon of Love"
* "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
* "Uptown"
* "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"
* "He's a Rebel"
* "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* "He's Sure the Boy I Love"
* "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart"
* "(Let's Dance) The Screw"
* "Da Doo Ron Ron"
* "Then He Kissed Me"
* "Be My Baby"
* "Baby, I Love You"
* "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

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1964–
1966|

* "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up"
* "Do I Love You?"
* "Walking in the Rain"
* "Ringo, I Love You"
* "Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love"
* "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
* "Just Once in My Life"
* "Is This What I Get for Loving You?"
* "Hung Up on You/Unchained Melody"
* "Ebb Tide"
* "River Deep – Mountain High"

1967–
2003|

* "I'll Never Need More Than This"
* "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
* "Proud Mary"
* "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!"
* "Black Pearl"
* "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"
* "The Long and Winding Road"
* "My Sweet Lord"
* "What Is Life"
* "Power to the People"
* "Mother"
* "Try Some, Buy Some"
* "Imagine"
* "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
* "Rock 'n' Roll High School"
* "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"
* "Silence Is Easy"

Compilations|

* Menlove Ave.
* Back to Mono (1958–1969)

Other songs|

* "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
* "Don't You Worry My Little Pet"
* "Chapel of Love"
* "I Can Hear Music"
* "Little by Little"
* "Spanish Harlem"
* "This Could Be the Night"

Companies|

* Philles Records
* Phi-Dan Records
* Phil Spector International
* Warner-Spector Records

Related media|

* "B Boy Baby"
* "Take Me Home Tonight"
* Tearing Down the Wall of Sound
* Phil Spector

Other topics|

* Wall of Sound
* The Teddy Bears
* Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
* The Ronettes
* The Crystals
* Ronnie Spector
* Larry Levine
* Jack Nitzsche
* Murder of Lana Clarkson

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