Further information from theseconddisc.com:
“Phil Spector Presents the Philles Album Collection” Box Due in June
Purchasers of Legacy’s upcoming wave of Philles Records reissues due in stores on Tuesday can be forgiven for hesitating to pop the Vic Anesini-remastered discs in the CD player for a moment, at least. Immediately on opening their jewel cases, a full-color insert becomes visible, promising a most exciting June release sure to grab everyone’s attention: Phil Spector Presents the Philles Album Collection. The box is adorned with a famous photo of Spector in his prime at the studio console and appears to contain a deluxe booklet in addition to replica sleeves of six essential Philles releases. None of these albums, all of which will be newly remastered for CD, have ever appeared in the format before, and they represent six of the first seven LPs released on the label. (Philles 4005, of course, is A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, which has already seen release in Legacy’s new Philles program.)
The six titles are The Crystals’ Twist Uptown (Philles 4000) and He’s a Rebel (Philles 4001), Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans’ Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Philles 4002), The Crystals’ Sing the Greatest Hits Volume One (Philles 4003), the various artists compilation Today’s Hits (Philles 4004) and Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (Philles 4006). Many of the songs on these LPs have never appeared legitimately on CD, and songwriters include Brill Building legends like Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, Gene Pitney, Doc Pomus and Spector himself. The famed Los Angeles “Wrecking Crew” worked their magic instrumentally on the Gold Star-recorded tracks (some of the earliest Crystals tracks were actually cut in New York’s Mira Sound Studios), and among the vocalists featured are Darlene Love, Bobby Sheen, La La Brooks, Fanita James and Ronnie Spector. This is truly the crème de la crème. Hit the jump for more, including all track listings!
This box set appears to be a must-have for fans of Spector or just classic vocal pop. This is just what collectors have been asking for, as these six albums are the core of the small but revolutionary Philles catalogue. The only remaining commercial LPs released on the label are three Righteous Brothers collections now controlled by Universal (You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Just Once in My Life and Back to Back, representing catalogue numbers 4007, 4008 and 4009, respectively), a Lenny Bruce LP (4010) and Ike and Tina Turner’s River Deep Mountain High (4011) which never saw U.S. release in this format. (Some mono records were pressed, but this release never made it to the cover printing stage. The track listing was released in the U.K. on the London label and later in America on A&M with one alteration.) River Deep Mountain High is reportedly slated for reissue later this year from Hip-o Select. (For label completists, a 1972 radio promo compilation entitled The Phil Spector Spectacular apparently exists as Philles 100, compiling old material.)
It is not known at the time of this writing whether the six albums comprising Phil Spector Presents the Philles Album Collection will contain any bonus tracks, but the vaults have indeed been opened by Legacy with the release of “Woman in Love (with You)” on The Very Best of the Crystals. Be sure to check back next Tuesday when your friendly neighborhood catalogue correspondents weigh in on all four titles in Legacy’s new Philles series!
The Crystals, Twist Uptown (Philles PHLP-4000, 1962 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. Uptown
2. Another Country, Another World
3. Frankenstein Twist
4. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby
5. Please Hurt Me
6. There’s No Other (Like My Baby)
7. On Broadway
8. What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen
9. No One Ever Tells You
10. Gee Whiz Look at His Eyes (Twist)
11. I Love You Eddie
The Crystals, He’s a Rebel (Philles PHLP-4001, 1963 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. He’s a Rebel
2. Uptown
3. Another Country, Another World
4. Frankenstein Twist
5. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby
6. He’s Sure the Boy I Love
7. There’s No Other (Like My Baby)
8. On Broadway
9. What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen
10. No One Ever Tells You
11. He Hit Me (But It Felt Like a Kiss)
12. I Love You Eddie
Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Philles PHLP-4002, 1963 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
2. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts
3. Let the Good Times Roll
4. My Heart Beat a Little Faster
5. Jimmy Baby
6. Baby (I Love You)
7. The White Cliffs of Dover
8. This Land is Your Land
9. Dear (Here Comes My Baby)
10. I Shook the World
11. Everything’s Gonna Be All Right
12. Dr. Kaplan’s Office
The Crystals, Sing the Greatest Hits Volume One (Philles PHLP-4003, 1963 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. Da Doo Ron Ron
2. On Broadway
3. He’s a Rebel
4. Hot Pastrami
5. There’s No Other (Like My Baby)
6. The Watusi
7. Mashed Potato Time
8. He’s Sure the Boy I Love
9. Uptown
10. The Twist
11. Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
12. Look in My Eyes
Various Artists, Today’s Hits (Philles PHLP-4004, 1963 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
2. Da Doo Ron Ron – The Crystals
3. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby – The Crystals
4. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
5. Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts – Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
6. Not Too Young to Get Married – Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
7. Be My Baby – The Ronettes
8. Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home – Darlene Love
9. (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry – Darlene Love
10. My Heart Beat a Little Faster – Darlene Love
11. Playing For Keeps – Darlene Love
12. Puddin’ ‘n Tain – The Alley Cats
The Ronettes, Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (Philles PHLP-4006, 1964 – reissued Phil Spector Records/Legacy, 2011)
1. Walkin’ in the Rain
2. Do I Love You
3. So Young
4. (The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up
5. I Wonder
6. What’d I Say
7. Be My Baby
8. You Baby
9. Baby I Love You
10. How Does It Feel
11. When I Saw You
12. Chapel of Love
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