![]() ![]() Why not join them?Ī brief note - there are some very brief mentions of domestic abuse here. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. I say Spector had been dating Bienstock’s daughter - he had actually been dating the daughter of John Bienstock, not his brother Freddie. There are many compilations available with some of the hits Spector produced, but I recommend getting Back to Mono, a four-CD overview of his career containing all the major singles put out by Philles. I’ve referred to two biographies of Spector in this episode, Phil Spector: Out of His Head by Richard Williams and He’s a Rebel by Mark Ribkowsky.Īnd information on the Wrecking Crew largely comes from The Wrecking Crew by Kent Hartman. Girl Groups by John Clemente contains potted biographies of many groups of the era, including articles on both The Crystals and the Blossoms. The material on Gene Pitney mostly comes from his page on This is My Story.Īlways Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era by Ken Emerson is a good overview of the Brill Building scene. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Īs always, I’ve created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode.Ī lot of resources were used for this episode. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. ![]() Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on November 16, 2020Įpisode 104 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “He’s a Rebel”, and how a song recorded by the Blossoms was released under the name of the Crystals. ![]()
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