Phil's Spectre III - A Third Wall of Soundalikes [Import]

Various Artists (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000QEKHU8
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,870 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

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"...

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly strained third volume, October 2, 2007

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Laurence Upton (Wilts, UK) - See all my reviews
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So Ace's Wall Of Soundalikes series has made it to a third volume of Spectoralikes. Some of the more elusive titles that could not be tracked down or licensed for the previous sets have finally been nailed, and further examples from a seemingly bottomless well have been drawn, five of which were previously unreleased, at least in the exact form in which they appear. All are fulsomely annotated in the accompanying fat booklet. Familiar names from the extended Phil Spector family are again in evidence: Bill Medley, Jack Nitzsche, Ellie Greenwich, Bobby Sheen, Darlene Love, Sonny Bono; as well as a slew of new names some of whom had jumped onto the bandwagon in the hope of making a few bucks from their approximation of the Spector sound.

Among the most fascinating are Lesley Gore's Look Of Love, a single considerably more Spectorized than the original album version; Alder Ray sounding uncannily like Darlene Love on 'Cause I Love Him, with Darlene herself leading the chorus; the Girlfriends' My One And Only, Jimmy Boy, a rip-roaring explosion of a song, my favourite on the album and one I didn't previously know, the Girlfriends being members of the Blossoms and Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans; a rare acetate of the Satisfactions featuring Gracia Nitzsche on the oldie Yes Sir, That's My Baby, with Brian Wilson among the backing singers; a new mix of Judy Henske's 1966 cover of Shirley and Lee's Let The Good Times Roll; Bonnie (of Bonnie and the Treasures) with Close Your Eyes, her follow-up to Home Of The Brave, a classic yet to be anthologized in this series or on any other readily-available release; Martha and the Vandellas' fabulous if well known In My Lonely Room; Sonny and Cher's It's The Little Things, though virtually anything by the duo would have served; and Daniel A Stone's previously unreleased rendition of the Doc Pomus/Phil Spector song Young Boy Blues.

Elsewhere, however, there are occasional signs that the barrel may shortly begin to make sounds of scraping, and I would recommend turning to this only after having exhausted the first two Walls Of Soundalikes. Even though much of it is first rate, there is more competent blue-eyed soul and less inspired girl group sound than would be my preference. The notes mention that the compilers have in the main purposely eschewed versions of actual compositions by Phil Spector, and it seems that anything on his own labels, albeit not produced by the man, have also been avoided. It may be sensible to relax both of these rules if there is to be a Phil's Spectre IV.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phil's Spectre III, September 24, 2007

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Jan Tonnesen (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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Despite Phil's legal problems, his legacy continues to shine forth in this trilogy of "Sound-A-Likes". A THIRD WALL OF SOUNDALIKES is the best of 'em.

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5.0 out of 5 stars More great Spectoresque music., September 17, 2007

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Mark Sherman "AquaRetro" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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Phil's Spectre III - A Third Wall of Soundalikes

Another great set of songs in the Spector vein. It's a thrill to (finally) have Merry Claton's "Usher Boy" available, as well as a rocking version of Alder Ray's "Cause I Love Him".

This set will be a great addition to any Spector fans collection.