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Phil Spector : sound of the Sixties / Sean MacLeod.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tempo (Lanham, Md.)Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]Description: xlv, 239 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442267053
  • 1442267054
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: Between Elvis and the Beatles -- Timeline -- To know him is to love him: the formative years -- There's no other: entrepreneur and businessman -- Tomorrow's sound today: technical wizard and musical visionary -- Pocket symphonies for the kids: teenagers -- He's a rebel: feminism and civil rights -- He hit me: control and power -- You've lost that lovin' feelin': collective consciousness versus ego consciousness -- He's sure the boy I love: mentor and protégés -- Get back: master and servant -- End of the century: decline and fall -- Conclusion: Spector: the genius that the geniuses go to.
Summary: Musician, songwriter, and producer-- Spector's musical ability and visionary foresight charted the future of popular music and culture of the late twentieth century. He reshaped the business and marketing sides of the music industry, while revolutionizing the recording processes. Yet Spector's need for control brought much damage and confusion into the life of those around him-- and into his own career and life. MacLeod follows the ups and downs of Spector's career.
List(s) this item appears in: The Day the Music Died
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 781.6609 M165 Available 33111008864031
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Phil Spector is a musician, songwriter and producer whose musical ability and visionary foresight as a producer charted the future of popular music and culture of the late 20th century. He revolutionized recording processes and re-shaped the business and marketing approach of the music industry. While he raised the bar for other musicians and producers to follow and gave a voice to groups struggling to achieve equality during the 60s, Spector was, however, a complex character whose need for control brought much damage and confusion into the lives of those around him as well as into his own career and life.



Phil Spector: Sound of the Sixties follows the ups and downs of Spector's career as an entrepreneur and businessman, technical wizard and musical visionary, record label master and collaborator with the biggest bands of the age. Spector left an indelible mark on American pop music, creating an iconic soundtrack that still attracts new listeners today.

Musician, songwriter, and producer-- Spector's musical ability and visionary foresight charted the future of popular music and culture of the late twentieth century. He reshaped the business and marketing sides of the music industry, while revolutionizing the recording processes. Yet Spector's need for control brought much damage and confusion into the life of those around him-- and into his own career and life. MacLeod follows the ups and downs of Spector's career.

Introduction: Between Elvis and the Beatles -- Timeline -- To know him is to love him: the formative years -- There's no other: entrepreneur and businessman -- Tomorrow's sound today: technical wizard and musical visionary -- Pocket symphonies for the kids: teenagers -- He's a rebel: feminism and civil rights -- He hit me: control and power -- You've lost that lovin' feelin': collective consciousness versus ego consciousness -- He's sure the boy I love: mentor and protégés -- Get back: master and servant -- End of the century: decline and fall -- Conclusion: Spector: the genius that the geniuses go to.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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