Phil Spector
Subtitle: sound of the Sixties
By: Sean MacLeod
Series: Tempo, a Rowman & Littlefield music series on rock, pop, and culture; Tempo (Lanham, Md.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781442267053
Subjects: Rock music; Sound recording executives and producers; Biography; History and criticism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Between Elvis and the Beatles; title: Timeline; title: To know him is to love him: the formative years; title: There's no other: entrepreneur and businessman; title: Tomorrow's sound today: technical wizard and musical visionary; title: Pocket symphonies for the kids: teenagers; title: He's a rebel: feminism and civil rights; title: He hit me: control and power; title: You've lost that lovin' feelin': collective consciousness versus ego consciousness; title: He's sure the boy I love: mentor and protégés; title: Get back: master and servant; title: End of the century: decline and fall; title: Conclusion: Spector: the genius that the geniuses go to.