Phil Spector Unveils Philles Box Set

As questionable as producer/prison inmate Phil Spector's life has been the last several years, you can't deny the indelible impact he's had on pop music. A new box set featuring a handful of albums released on the artist's Philles label between 1962 and 1964 aims to further pay tribute to Spector and his revolutionary Wall of Sound production style.

Phil Spector Presents the Philles Collection gathers three albums by R&B sweethearts the Crystals ("Da Doo Ron Ron," "Then He Kissed Me"), as well as the Ronettes Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, which features "Be My Baby" and its oft-replicated beat. Another disc highlight is Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, as well as a compilation disc featuring the above artists and more. Plus there is a bonus disc of instrumental B-sides. You can check out the mammoth tracklisting below.

Phil Spector Presents the Philles Collection comes out October 18 on Phil Spector Records /Legacy.

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Disc One - The Crystals The Crystals Twist Uptown:

1. "Uptown"

2. "Another Country - Another World"

3. "Frankenstein Twist"

4. "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"

5. "Please Hurt Me"

6. "There's No Other Like My Baby"

7. "On Broadway"

8. "What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen"

9. "No One Ever Tells You"

10. "Gee Whiz Look at His Eyes (Twist)"

11. "I Love You Eddie"

Disc Two - The Crystals He's a Rebel:

1. "He's a Rebel"

2. "Uptown"

3. "Another Country — Another World"

4. "Frankenstein Twist"

5. "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"

6. "He's Sure the Boy I Love"

7. "There's No Other Like My Baby"

8. "On Broadway"

9. "What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen"

10. "No One Ever Tells You"

11. "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)"

12. "I Love You Eddie"

Disc Three - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans Zip-a Dee-Doo-Dah:

1. "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"

2. "Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Heart?"

3. "Let the Good Times Roll"

4. "My Heart Beat a Little Faster"

5. "Jimmy Baby"

6. "Baby (I Love You)"

7. "White Cliffs of Dover"

8. "This Land Is Your Land"

9. "Dear (Here Comes My Baby)"

10. "I Shook the World"

11. "Everything's Gonna Be All Right"

12. "Dr. Kaplan's Office"

Disc Four - The Crystals The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits, Volume 1:

1. "Da Doo Ron Ron"

2. "On Broadway"

3. "He's a Rebel"

4. The Ronettes "Hot Pastrami"

5. "There's No Other Like My Baby"

6. The Ronettes "The Wah Watusi"

7. The Ronettes "Mashed Potato Time"

8. "He's Sure the Boy I Love"

9. "Uptown"

10. The Ronettes "The Twist"

11. "Gee Whiz Look at His Eyes"

12. "Look in My Eyes"

Disc Five - Various Artists Phillies Records Presents Today's Hits

1. The Crystals "Then He Kissed Me"

2. The Crystals "Da Doo Ron Ron"

3. The Crystals "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"

4. Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"

5. Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans "Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Heart?"

6 Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans "Not Too Young to Get Married"

7. The Ronettes "Be My Baby"

8. Darlene Love "Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home"

9. Darlene Love "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"

10. Darlene Love "My Heart Beat a Little Faster"

11. The Alley Cats "Puddin' N' Tain"

Disc Six - The Ronettes Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

1. "Walking in the Rain"

2. "Do I Love You?"

3. Veronica "So Young"

4. "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up"

5. "I Wonder"

6. "What'd I Say"

7. "Be My Baby"

8. "You Baby"

9. "Baby, I Love You"

10. "How Does It Feel?"

11. "When I Saw You"

12. "Chapel of Love"

Disc Seven - The Phil Spector Wall of Sound Orchestra Phil's Flipsides:

1. "Flip and Nitty"

2. "Walkin' Along La La La"

3. "Dr. Kaplan's Office"

4. "Git' It"

5. "Annette"

6. "Brother Julius"

7. "Tedesco and Pitman"

8. "Nino and Sonny (Big Trouble)"

9. "Miss Joan And Mister Sam"

10. "Harry and Milt Meet Hal B"

11. "Harry (From W. Va.) And Milt"

12. "Big Red"

13. "Larry L."

14. "Chubby Danny D"

15. "Bebe and Susu"

16. "Irving (Jaggered Sixteenths)"

17. "Torpedo Rock (Surfing Corrido)"