The third volume in this series was just released:





>> The third and final volume of Phil Spector soundalikes is the equal of the previous two in every way.

A beguiling blend of fan favourites that we couldn't find room for on earlier volumes and tracks that we have spent years trying to license for this series, "Phil's Spectre III" features many selections that have never been legally reissued, appearing here from master tapes rather than from rare and worn 45s.

The CD also features several first time stereos, alternate and extended mixes and tracks that have hitherto stayed unissued since their recording dates, over 40 years ago.

The package features rare label shots and pix, and an authorative sleeve note from series co-compiler Mick Patrick.

A series finale that goes out with not so much a single gunshot as an almighty bang. Like Spector's own catalogue - it's "All Killer, No Filler"... <<

1. Who Am I - JERRY GANEY
2. That's The Way - THE KIT KATS
3. Look Of Love - LESLEY GORE
4. Sweet, Sweet Love - BOBBY SHEEN
5. I Love Him - THE CASTANETS
6. My Girl - JOHNNY CASWELL
7. 'Cause I Love Him - ALDER RAY
8. Gee, I'm Sorry Baby - THE SAPPHIRES
9. My One And Only, Jimmy Boy - THE GIRLFRIENDS
10. Is There Anything That I Can Do - THE ASHES
11. Big Man - BARBARA JACKSON
12. Yes Sir, That's My Baby - THE SATISFACTIONS
13. Usher Boy - MERRY CLAYTON
14. My Tears Will Go Away - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
15. Let the Good Times Roll - JUDY HENSKE
16. He Really Loves Me - DEBBIE ROLLINS
17. Goodbye Baby - MAUREEN GRAY
18. Young Boy Blues - DANIEL A. STONE
19. He's Mine - ALICE WONDER LAND
20. Down By The Ocean - GEORGE 'N' SONNY SANDS
21. In My Lonely Room - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
22. Close Your Eyes - BONNIE
23. When We Get Married - 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY
24. The Way Of The Crowd - DAN FOLGER
25. It's The Little Things - SONNY AND CHER
26. Just A Fool - JERRY GANEY

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QEKHU8/?tag=imwan-20

For those not familiar with this series, let me also post details of the first two volumes. They are really good collections for fans of this type of production sound. This was the second volume:





1. Nite Owl - The Righteous Brothers
2. I Do - The Beach Boys
3. One Block from Heaven - Mary Wells
4. Ya Gotta Take a Chance - The Bonnets
5. Dum Dum Ditty - Goodies
6. Timmy Boy - Timmy & the Persianettes
7. Dreamin' of You - Noreen Corcoran
8. Climb Ev'ry Mountain - The Victorians
9. I'm Nobody's Baby Now - Reparata & the Delrons
10. No Room to Cry - Dobie Gray
11. Girl Never Knows - Connie Stevens
12. Habit of Lovin' You Baby - April Stevens, Nino Tempo
13. Bring It All Down - The Satisfactions
14. Bobby's Come a Long Long Way - Eight Feet
15. Be My Man - Suzy Wallis
16. Break Down and Cry - Kane & Abel
17. Gee What a Boy - Fantastic Vantastics
18. You Gave Me Somebody to Love - The Dreamlovers
19. (Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me - Bobby Coleman
20. Thrill Is Gone - Clydie King
21. Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore - Ruby & the Romantics
22. Wonderful Baby - The Four Tops
23. Wishful Thinking - The Knickerbockers
24. Don't You Be Ashamed - Joe South

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009OBZ10/?tag=imwan-20

And finally, the first volume:



>> Full Title - Phil's Spectre - A Wall Of Sound-a-likes. 2003 compilation highlights the enigmatic geniuses' influence during his formative years as well as on the singers, songwriters, musicians, arrangers, & producers he worked with. More than half of the 24 tracks here are making their (legal) CD debut. Artists include Jackie DeShannon, The Supremes, Sonny & Cher, The Beach Boys, The Darnells, & many more. Ace. <<

1. When You Walk in the Room - Jackie DeShannon
2. Run, Run, Run - The Supremes
3. Just You - Sonny & Cher
4. Why Do Fools Fall in Love - The Beach Boys
5. Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye - Darnells
6. On the Spanish Side - The Corsairs, Landy McNeil
7. Hang On - Wall of Sound
8. Tremblin' - Gene Pitney
9. Little Love (Will Go a Long Way) - Alder Ray
10. All Strung Out - April Stevens, Nino Tempo
11. When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too) - The Four Pennies
12. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers
13. You're So Fine - Dorothy Berry
14. Missin' My Baby - Clydie King
15. It Breaks My Heart - Ray Raymond
16. Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Hale & The Hushabyes
17. Love Her - The Walker Brothers
18. And That Reminds Me - Dolls
19. Boys Town (Where My Broken Hearted Buddies Go) - Nino Tempo
20. My Baby Looks, But He Don't Touch - Carol Connors
21. He Will Break Your Heart - Kane & Abel
22. I Just Couldn't Say - Lorraine & the Delights
23. I Can't Make It Alone - P.J. Proby
24. Please Phil Spector - Mike Lendell & The Attack

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Actually, Spector did record filler. The B-sides of his legendary singles were mostly trivial, to ensure that the A-sides always got the airplay!

I haven't been able to take this one out of the CD player -- loads of great gems here, from David Gates' "My One & Only Jimmy Boy" performed by the Girlfriends, to the Jack Nitzsche-produced "Let The Good Times Roll" by Judy Henske, and other thunderous productions for 1910 Fruitgum Company, Martha & The Vandellas, Merry Clayton and other less notable names (but no less notable musically as these tracks prove)! It's too bad Ace announced this as the last volume in the series; they've unearthed a ton of great stuff in this series.

My very favorite Spector homage is "Little Does She Know" by the Kursaal Flyers. This live performance (man, I love You Tube!) doesn't include the astounding coda from the record--I swear there's gunfire in the mix--but you'll get the general idea. (Members of the Kursaal Flyers wound up in the Records, Eddie & the Hot-Rods, and the Rumour.)

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You can add the two volumes of Jack Nitzsche productions from Ace. Nitzsche was Spector's arranger.

Indeed! Between the 3 PHIL'S SPECTREs, the 2 Jack Nitzsche compilations & the 3 volumes of THE LEIBER & STOLLER STORY, Ace's releases have been an embarrassment of riches lately...!

Two other producer anthologies from Ace: Gary Paxton and Kim Fowley, more like garage lunacy.