
Two hits and ten pieces of junk, was how Spector described the typical album, so the groups he produced released singles—honed to perfection and exclusively in mono. (Spector thought that stereo sound gave listeners more control than producers; he really liked control). This junk free four disc set released in 1991 includes Ben E. King’s “Spanish Harlem,” The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” (Brian Wilson pulled off the road and wept with joy the first time he heard it) and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” all pinnacles of Spector’s Wall of Sound production techniques, as well as A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, the only holiday album one ever need own.