and since when did truth get in the way of a good story?
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 4 June 2009 14:40 (fourteen years ago) link
request thread title change to Phil Spector: Murderer! Twitterer!
also this interview has so many WTFs in it, came at a weird time in his career. Its quoted a bunch in the Ribowsky bio "He's A Rebel" but I'd never read the whole thing before: http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/philspector/articles/story/5939971/phil_spector_sounds_off
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 5 June 2009 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5580/philspectorhotness.jpg
― svend, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Gollum
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link
5'3"
― unicorn poop evaluator (WmC), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
his wigs were pretty good. Some of them were very convincing.
― Jesus Christ, Attorney at Law (res), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA4bw7tIPNs
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
lolz
That works on so many levels ("screw" = prison guard)
― I wish he hadn't adapted my critique of his "ilxor" moniker (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 11 June 2009 07:22 (fourteen years ago) link
you know what's weird is that Stephen Erlewine says on his review of the "Back to Mono" box set that some fan favorites like "Do the Screw" are missing. Kind of an odd comment given that the song is really obscure except as folklore.
― Jesus Christ, Attorney at Law (res), Thursday, 11 June 2009 15:49 (fourteen years ago) link
its a 10 minute long joke song that's not that good and was never officially released, why would it be included? What a weird thing to complain about.
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 11 June 2009 15:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I gotta say; I like the song-- especially the monotonous radio voice (Spector?) that comes on and says "Dance the Screw" at the end of every verse. That voice is just perfect.
the song is also written about on Snopes.http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/spector.asp
― Jesus Christ, Attorney at Law (res), Thursday, 11 June 2009 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
That's so cool. That's so badass.
― I'm Some Guy (u s steel), Friday, 12 June 2009 13:50 (fourteen years ago) link
abused in his former prison:http://www.huliq.com/6168/82650/phil-spector-lands-cushy-prison-assignment
precancerous tumors:http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/even-in-prison-phil-spector-will-be-allowed-jam-sessions-with-fellow-prisoners.html
― StanM, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 09:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Rachelle Spector was very relieved to see her husband transferred out of North Kern State Prison where she complained that Spector was being abused. She even wrote a letter to prison officials about the alleged abuse in which she detailed how he was forced to sleep naked on the floor for two nights and to eat out of a bowl with his hands "like a dog."
That's really not how most dogs eat.
― Jesus Christ, Chiropractor at Law (res), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 12:51 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8LVxcmmJMs&feature=related
― Obama Death Panel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 23:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Spector does disco!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBIUdhvGCro
― Obama Death Panel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^don't think this was actually produced by him though (sure doesn't sound like it)
― Obama Death Panel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Phil, Ronnie, and George's ode to Tandoori Chicken
― Obama Death Panel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 23:52 (fourteen years ago) link
some insanely rare stuff here including Phil's lone "disco" foray, Jerri Bo Keno's "Here It Comes (and There I Go)"
― The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 23:41 (fourteen years ago) link
nice! links are still active?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
yep
― The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
still annoyed I can't find his Cher productions from the 70s anywhere
this is one of 'em right?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-Ua7sVjig
― tylerw, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 23:52 (fourteen years ago) link
VERY rare
haha yeah but I want MP3s
― The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 23:55 (fourteen years ago) link
dirpy.com, yo!
― tylerw, Thursday, 4 February 2010 00:00 (fourteen years ago) link
how's that disco song?
― Melvin van Osterlow, Jr. (res), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Out on the streets, they call him Phil Speccccctor.
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 5 February 2010 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link
her voice isn't a patch on Ronnie Spector's that's for sure. but its good! about what you would expect a Spector approximation of a disco beat to sound like
― mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 5 February 2010 23:09 (fourteen years ago) link
that cher stuff is good but every rip i've ever downloaded is really muffled. or maybe the production is horribly muffled (even by wall-of-sound standards)?
― figuratively, but in a very real way (amateurist), Sunday, 7 February 2010 03:09 (fourteen years ago) link
do people think his incarceration will mean that we won't get nice remastered/repackaged collections of his material ever? i mean, it was taking long enough even before he killed a woman.
wow, that sounds callous. sorry.
but as everyone knows there are tons of p.s. productions (even from the mid-60s heyday) that have never seen official rerelease. and the mastering from that early 1990s box set leaves much to be desired. i should probably be collecting original philles 45s but, you know, life is short and stuff.
― figuratively, but in a very real way (amateurist), Sunday, 7 February 2010 03:10 (fourteen years ago) link
dunno, i kind of imagine once Phil shuffles off this mortal coil, the stigma of his (admittedly horrible) personality/life will be lessened and there'll be a good overview of his stuff. a lot of what was wonderful about so-called Spector music was the result of a lot of different factors/musicians/arrangers, rather than being the result of one mastermind. it'd be a shame if all of that was lost imo.
― tylerw, Sunday, 7 February 2010 03:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Uh:
Legendary music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector has produced his first recording project from behind bars.The project is the debut CD for his wife Rachelle Spector.Titled "Out of My Chelle," the disc features 10 tracks of upbeat, mainstream adult pop, with hints of R&B, rock and dance.The man known for the "Wall of Sound" technique said of his wife, "I trusted her with my life and songs and production. She's fantastic on this album," Spector said in a statement.
The project is the debut CD for his wife Rachelle Spector.
Titled "Out of My Chelle," the disc features 10 tracks of upbeat, mainstream adult pop, with hints of R&B, rock and dance.
The man known for the "Wall of Sound" technique said of his wife, "I trusted her with my life and songs and production. She's fantastic on this album," Spector said in a statement.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
haha waht
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
"Out of My Chelle," eh? I like that.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
tracklisting
1. Chelle of a Man2. She Chelles Sea Chelles by the Seashore3. Ghost in the Chelle4. My Mi Chelle5. Gimme Chelle-ter
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
(C)(R) File Cake Records
― StanM, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I never quite understood how people record albums in jail. Like, what are the legal logistics of getting studio access?
― Tonight I Dine on Turtle Soup (EDB), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
A case of cigarettes = two tape reels and a microphone
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
also per the press release this was recorded between trial dates, not while he was incarcerated
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
still, i heard that there is amazing natural reverb in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison
― tylerw, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
yikes:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6I0onVzoB0/STgCmeXyGDI/AAAAAAAAAg4/FT9rBc4Dbbo/s400/RachelleSpector-Gun.jpg
― kumar the bavarian, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
that's some hideous coupling
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
its true :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wAsG8km_c
― kumar the bavarian, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ1jiB54H8k
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8tdXBkQhY
― by another name (amateurist), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 09:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh for fuck's sake.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Questions questions:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/wife-says-phil-spector-produced-her-album-but-some-are-skeptical.html
But also a cover!
http://www.rachellespector.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Rachelle-CDArt2.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
Shakey gives you guys all this awesome kickoff and nobody runs with it
v. disappointed here
― in which we apologize for sobering up (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
a+ cover
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link