Tearing Down the Wall of Sound (61 page)

www.ramones.com

23. “A Case That No One Can Reach”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Dan Kessel, Harvey Kubernik, Larry Levine, Annette Merar, Yoko Ono, Devra Robitaille, Charlie Sheen, Frances Sheen, Phil Spector, Nino Tempo.

         

BOOKS

Baker, op. cit.

Goldman,
The Lives of John Lennon.

Ribowsky, op. cit.

Spector, op. cit.

         

OTHER MEDIA

Graham, art. cit.

24. “Between Grief and Nothing, I Will Take Grief”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Denny Bruce, Roy Carr, Steve Dunleavy, Ahmet Ertegun, Dennis Hopper, David Kessel, Karen Lerner, Larry Levine, Michael Spencer.

         

OTHER MEDIA

Talbot and Zheutlin, art. cit.

Brown, “Behind the Wall of Sound.”

http://www.richmondhillhistory.org/JackMaple.htm: Jack Maple Remembered.

25. “I Honestly Thought He Was Kidding”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Paulette Brandt, Hal David, Dan Kessel, David Kessel, Charles Kipps, Karen Lerner, Larry Levine, Ann Marshall, Michelle Phillips, Sy Presten, Don Randi.

         

BOOKS

Smith, Carlton, op. cit.

         

OTHER MEDIA

Macintyre, art. cit.

26. “You Don't Tell Mozart What Operas to Write”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Rodney Bingenheimer, Paulette Brandt, Henry Diltz, Jimmie Haskell, David Kessel, Karen Lerner, Andy Paley.

         

OTHER MEDIA

Gordinier, art. cit.

27. “Anybody Have a Calculator?”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Paulette Brandt, LaLa Brooks, Mark Ellen, Ahmet Ertegun, Ira Greenberg, Jimmie Haskell, Alex Peltz, Michelle Phillips, Chuck Rubin.

         

BOOKS

Smith, Carlton, op. cit.

         

OTHER MEDIA

Court of Appeals of New York:
Ronnie Greenfield, et al., Respondents, v. Philles Records,
Inc. et al. and American Express Corporation,
2002.

Collins, art. cit.

Usborne, art. cit.

Hoerburger, art. cit.

www.bigmagic.com./blackj: The Blacklisted Journalist: Al Aronowitz.

28. “He Wanted to Prove He Really Was Human”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Paulette Brandt, LaLa Brooks, Denny Bruce, Lynn Castle, Dan Kessel, Ike Turner.

         

OTHER MEDIA

“What I've learned: Phil Spector”:
Esquire,
September 1999.

www.bpfallon.com/joey_spector.htm: “A Goodbye Note to Joey Ramone from Phil
Spector.”

29. “It's Very Difficult, Very Difficult to Be Reasonable”

AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Phil Spector.

30. “I Think I Killed Somebody…”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

A. J. Benza, Bill Craig, Patrick Fraley, Courtney Kanner, Eric Root. Interviews with Craig and Kanner were conducted by Naomi West.

         

BOOKS

Smith, Carlton, op. cit.

         

OTHER MEDIA

County of Los Angeles, Search Warrants and Affidavits, February 2003.

County of Los Angeles, Coroner's Report, Lana Clarkson, February 2003.

Testimony to Los Angeles County Grand Jury proceedings, September 2004.

Pretrial motions (various).
The People of the State of California v. Phillip Spector.
Brennan, art. cit.

Briggs, art. cit.

Brown, “Spector's Unscripted Ending.”

www.livingdollproductions.com: Lana Clarkson website.

31. “A Genius Is Not There All the Time”

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Sy Presten, Joan Rivers (interview conducted by Ajesh Patalay).

         

BOOKS

Smith, Carlton, op. cit.

         

OTHER MEDIA

County of Los Angeles, Search Warrants and Affidavits, February 2003.

County of Los Angeles, Coroner's Report, Lana Clarkson, February 2003.

Testimony to Los Angeles County Grand Jury proceedings, September 2004.

Pretrial motions (various):
The People of the State of California v. Phillip Spector.

Transcript of deposition of Phillip Spector:
Spector v. Shapiro,
July 2005.

“Behind the shooting at Phil Spector's home,” Fox News.

“Gotti Lawyer to Rep Spector,” CBS News.com

“Judge: Prosecutors Can Scan Spector's civil-suit deposition,” Lisa Sweetingham,
Court TV.

Anson, art. cit.

Boucher, art. cit.

Brown, “Juke box jury.”

Deutsch, “Coroner: Spector May Not Have Shot Victim.”

Deutsch, “Phil Spector Replaces Lawyer, Hires Leslie Abramson to Replace Him.”

Deutsch, “Phil Spector's Former Personal Assistant Claims Sex Harassment.”

Garrison, art. cit.

“Lawyer Defends Work for ‘Mafia Cops,'” Associated Press.

Raab, art. cit.

Segal, art. cit.

“Spector Drops Suit Against Former Attorney,” Associated Press.

www.rachellemarie.com

Interviews

More than one hundred people were interviewed in the course of researching this book. I have respected the wishes of those who asked to remain anonymous. I am extremely grateful to all who agreed to be interviewed for their help, their time and their candor.

Fanita Barrett, Los Angeles, October 2003 (by telephone).

A. J. Benza, Los Angeles, May 2003 (by telephone).

Freddy Bienstock, London, November 2003.

Miriam Bienstock, London, November 2003.

Rodney Bingenheimer, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Tim Blackmore, London, April 2004.

Hal Blaine, Los Angeles, December 2002 (by telephone).

Joe Boyd, London, February 2006.

Paulette Brandt, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Peter Brown, London, October 2003.

LaLa Brooks, New York, December 2004.

Denny Bruce, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Tony Calder, London, September 2003.

Roy Carr, London, November 2003.

Lynn Castle, Los Angeles, June 2004.

Maureen Cleave, London, September 2003.

Nik Cohn, New York, April 2004.

Carol Connors (formerly Annette Kleinbard), Los Angeles, August 2003.

Susan Cooder, Los Angeles, December 2005 (by telephone).

Professor Cary Cooper, Liverpool, October 2005 (by telephone).

Bobbi Cowan, Los Angeles, June 2004.

Hal David, Los Angeles, October 2004 (by telephone).

Al DeLory, Nashville, October 2003 (by telephone).

Henry Diltz, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Steve Dunleavy, New York, December 2005 (by telephone).

Mark Ellen, London, February 2005.

Ahmet Ertegun (who, sadly, passed away in 2006), New York, May 2003.

Emil Farkas, Los Angeles, October 2005.

Peter Fonda, Montana, August 2003 (by telephone).

Kim Fowley, Redlands, California, August 2003.

Patrick Fraley, Los Angeles, May 2003 (by telephone).

Mitchell Geffen, Los Angeles, October 2005.

Arnold Golan, Los Angeles, September 2004 (by telephone).

Zach Glickman, Los Angeles, October 2005.

Ira Greenberg, New York, April 2004.

Tony Hall, London, October 2003.

Jimmie Haskell, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Al Hazan, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Dennis Hopper, Los Angeles, April 2006 (by telephone).

Gloria Jones, Los Angeles, October 2003 (by telephone).

Bruce Johnston, Santa Barbara, January 2005 (by telephone).

Courtney Kanner, Los Angeles, July 2003 (by telephone).

Dan Kessel, Palm Springs, California, August 2003; Los Angeles, October 2005.

David Kessel, Los Angeles, October 2003 (by telephone).

Tony King, London, October 2003.

Charles Kipps, New York, June 2005 (by telephone).

Don Kirshner, Boca Raton, Florida, December 2003.

Al Kooper, Boston, May 2004 (by telephone).

Harvey Kubernik, Los Angeles, August 2003.

John Leckie, London, April 2004 (by telephone).

Jerry Leiber, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Linda Leitch (née Lawrence), Ireland, November 2003 (by telephone).

Nola Leone, Los Angeles, October 2004 (by telephone).

Karen Lerner, New York, December 2004.

Larry Levine, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Ann Marshall, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Annette Merar, Los Angeles, October 2004.

Bob Mercer, Los Angeles, March 2005 (by telephone).

Ron Milstein, Los Angeles, March 2005 (by telephone).

Jerry Moss, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Beverly Noga, Los Angeles, June 2004.

Yoko Ono, Paris, September 2003.

Andy Paley, Los Angeles, August 2003.

May Pang, London, June 2003.

Alex Peltz, New York, April 2004.

Michelle Phillips, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Stu Phillips, New York, March 2005 (by telephone).

Burt Prelutsky, Los Angeles, August 2003 (by telephone).

Sy Presten, New York, August 2006 (by telephone).

Don Randi, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Joan Rivers, New York, September 2005 (by telephone).

Devra Robitaille, Los Angeles, June 2004.

Eric Root, Los Angeles, May 2003 (by telephone).

Beverly Ross, Nashville, July 2004 (by telephone).

Diana Ross, New York, February 2004.

Stan Ross, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Chuck Rubin, Woodstock, April 2004.

Catherine Sebastian, New York, December 2003.

John Sebastian, Woodstock, December 2003 (by telephone). Harold Seider, Los Angeles, October 2003.

Frances Sheen, DeSoto, Texas, October 2003 (by telephone).

Charlie Sheen, Los Angeles, October 2003 (by telephone).

Joe Smith, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Phil Spector, Los Angeles, December 2002.

Michael Spencer, New York, February 2005; January 2006.

Stewart Stern, Washington State, April 2006 (by telephone).

Nedra Talley, Virginia, December 2004.

Nino Tempo, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Russ Titelman, New York, January 2006.

Ike Turner, Los Angeles, August 2003.

Klaus Voormann, Bernried, Germany, April 2004 (by telephone).

Bill Walsh, Boston, March 2005 (by telephone).

Jerry Wexler, Tampa, Florida, August 2003.

Brian Wilson, Los Angeles, November 2001.

Toni Wine, Los Angeles, June 2004 (by telephone).

Selected Bibliography

There have been five books written about Phil Spector prior to this one: those by Richard Williams, Rob Finnis, Mark Ribowsky, Dave Thompson and Carlton Smith. I have drawn on all of them in researching this book, and I salute all five authors. Other books consulted include:

Abbott, Kingsley.
Back to the Beach: A Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Reader
(Helter Skelter: London, 2002).

Baker, James Robert.
Fuel-Injected Dreams
(Bantam Press: New York, 1986).

Benjaminson, Peter.
The Story of Motown
(Grove Press: New York, 1979).

Betrock, Alan.
Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound
(Delilah Books: New York, 1982).

Biskind, Peter.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
(Simon Schuster: New York, 1998).

Bono, Sonny.
And the Beat Goes On
(Pocket Books: New York, 1991).

Boyd, Joe.
White Bicycles: Making Music in the
1960
s
(Serpent's Tail: London, 2006).

DiLello, Richard.
The Longest Cocktail Party
(Canongate: Edinburgh, 2005).

Egan, Sean.
The Guys Who Wrote 'Em
(Askill: London, 2004).

Emerson, Ken.
Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era
(Viking: New York, 2005).

Finnis, Rob.
The Phil Spector Story
(Rockon: London, 1975).

Gillett, Charlie.
Making Tracks: The Story of Atlantic Records
(Souvenir Press: London, 1988).

Gillett, Charlie.
The Sound of the City
(Souvenir Press: London, 1996).

Goldman, Albert.
The Lives of John Lennon
(Bantam: London, 1998).

Goldman, Albert, and Lawrence Schiller.
Ladies and Gentlemen—Lenny Bruce!
(Ballantine: New York, 1974).

Gordy, Berry.
To Be Loved: An Autobiography
(Headline: London, 1994).

Hoskyns, Barney.
Waiting for the Sun: The Story of the Los Angeles Music Scene
(Viking: London, 1996).

King, Tom.
The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood
(Broadway Books: New York, 2001).

Kooper, Al.
Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards
(Billboard Books: New York, 1998).

Loog Oldham, Andrew.
Stoned
(Secker Warburg: London, 2000).

———.
2Stoned
(Secker Warburg: London, 2002).

Love, Darlene, with Rob Hoerburger.
My Name Is Love
(William Morrow: New York, 1998).

MacDonald, Ian.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records the Sixties
(Fourth Estate: London, 1994).

McDonough, Jimmy.
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography
(Vintage: London, 2003).

McKeen, William (ed.)
Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
(Norton: New York, 2000).

Miles, Barry.
Ginsberg
(Viking: London, 1990).

———.
Frank Zappa: A Biography
(Atlantic Books, London: 2004).

Nadel, Ira B.
Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen
(Bloomsbury: London, 1996).

Norman, Philip.
The Stones
(Penguin: London 1993).

———.
The True Story of the Beatles
(Hamish Hamilton: London 1981).

Picardie, Justine, and Dorothy Wade.
Atlantic and the Godfathers of Rock and Roll
(Fourth Estate: London, 1993).

Ribowsky, Mark.
He's a Rebel: Phil Spector, Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer
(Cooper Square Press: New York, 2000).

Rice, Tim, Joe Rice, and Paul Gambaccini (eds.)
Guinness Book of British Hit Singles of the
60
s
(Guinness: London, 1979).

The Rolling Stone Interviews (
1967–1980
)
(St. Martin's/Rolling Stone Press: New York,
1981).

Smith, Carlton.
Reckless: Millionaire Record Producer Phil Spector and the Violent Death of Lana Clarkson
(St. Martin's Paperbacks: New York, 2004).

Smith, Joe.
Off the Record: An Oral History of Popular Music (Warner Books: New York,
1990).

Spector, Ronnie, with Vince Waldron.
Be My Baby
(Pan: London, 1991).

Strongman, Phil and Alan Parker.
John Lennon and the FBI Files
(Sanctuary: London, 2003).

Thompson, Dave.
Wall of Pain: The Biography of Phil Spector
(Sanctuary: London, 2003).

True, Everett.
Hey Ho Let's Go, The Story of the Ramones
(Omnibus: London, 2002).

Twiggy.
In Black and White
(Pocket Books: London, 1998).

Tynan, Kenneth, John Lahr (ed.)
The Diaries of Kenneth Tyan
(Bloomsbury: London, 2001).

Wexler, Jerry, and David Ritz.
Rhythm and the Blues
(Jonathan Cape: London, 1994).

Wilson, Brian, with Todd Gold.
Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
(Harper Collins: New York, 1991).

Williams, Paul.
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys: How Deep Is the Ocean
(Omnibus: London, 2003).

Williams, Richard.
Phil Spector: Out of His Head
(Omnibus: London, 2003).

Wolfe, Tom.
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
(Jonathan Cape: London, 1965).

Newspapers, Periodicals and Broadcasts

“A Giant Stands 5 ft 7 in,”
Time,
February 19, 1965.

Anson, Robert Sam. “Legend with a Bullet”
Vanity Fair,
June 2003.

Bart, Peter. “A Groovy Kind of Genius,”
New York Times,
July 10, 1966.

“Behind the Shooting at Phil Spector's Home,” Fox News, March 17, 2003.

Blackmore, Tim, and Charlie Gillett. “Phil Spector: The Story of Pop, ” BBC Radio, 1983.

Boucher, Geoff. “Spector Was in Dark Place, Friends Say,”
Los Angeles Times,
February 7, 2003.

Brennan, Sandra. “Vice girls” (synopsis), http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg sql=1:162035.

Briggs, Joe Bob. “Lana Clarkson: Requiem for the Barbarian Queen,”
Slate,
http:// www.slate.com/id/2078263/.

Brown, Mick. “Behind the Wall of Sound,”
Sunday Telegraph,
November 10, 1991.

———. “Found: Rock's Lost Genius,”
Telegraph
magazine, February 1, 2003.

———. “Juke Box Jury,”
Telegraph
magazine, February 5, 2005.

———. “Unscripted Ending,”
Telegraph
magazine, August 26, 2003.

Carr, Roy. “The Phil Spector Story,”
New Musical Express,
March 6, 1976.

Cleave, Maureen. “Fifteen Hits in a Row,”
Evening Standard,
January 25, 1964.

Cohn, Nik. “Phil Spector,”
The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock Roll,
1976.

Collins, Glenn. “A '90s Refrain for a '60s Girl Group,”
New York Times,
June 26, 1998.

DeCurtis, Anthony. “No Mercy: Leonard Cohen's Tales from the Dark Side,”
Rolling Stone, February 21, 1993.

Deutsch, Linda. “Coroner: Spector May Not Have Shot Victim,” Associated Press, May 7, 2004.

———. “Phil Spector Replaces Lawyer, Hires Leslie Abramson to Replace Him,”

Associated Press, February 3, 2004.

———. “Phil Spector's Former Personal Assistant Claims Sex Harassment,” Associated Press, March 29, 2006.

“Devra Robitaille to Warner/Spector Post,”
Cash Box,
July 19, 1975.

Doncaster, Patrick. “The Man Who Said No to a Million,”
Daily Mirror,
February 7,1964.

Garrison, Jessica. “Behind Wall of Silence, Spector Busy with Suits,”
Los Angeles Times,
May 24, 2006.

Gordinier, Jeff. “Naked Ambition: with the No. 1 hit ‘Because You Loved Me' Canadian Songbird Céline Dion Finally Seduces America,”
Entertainment Weekly,
March 29, 1996.

“Gotti Lawyer to Rep Spector,” CBS News.com, August 25, 2004.

Graham, Caroline. “Dad Always Had a Gun on Him: He Ruled by Fear,”
Mail on Sunday,
December 14, 2003.

Hilburn, Robert. “Spector on Spector: 10 Golden Memories,”
Los Angeles Times,
November 10, 1991.

——. “Tearing Down the Wall of Silence,”
Los Angeles Times,
November 10, 1991. Hoerburger, Rob. “The Power of Love,”
New York Times,
June 20, 1993.

Holden, Stephen. “Leonard Cohen Obscured: a Haunting by Spector,”
Rolling Stone,
January 26, 1978.

Kubernik, Harvey. “Phil Spector,”
Goldmine,
August 2000.

———. “Wild Colonial Boy: Phil Spector,” copyright 2003.

———. “Phil Spector: Jack Nitzsche Remembers the Wall of Sound,”
Goldmine,
June 1988.

“Lawyer Defends Work for ‘Mafia Cops,'” Associated Press, June 30, 2006.

Lloyd, Robert. “‘Time of the Session': When the Music Was Fast, and the Players Anonymous,”
LA Weekly,
April 8, 2004.

Macintyre, Ben. “Down with Blazing Wallet,”
The Times,
April 16, 1993.

Nitzsche, Jack. “Sylvie Simmons: Interview with Jack Nitzsche,” Spectropop, http:// www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/sylviesimmonspage1.htm.

Peterson, Helen. “Spector's Ex-Wife Shocked,”
Daily News,
December 9, 2003.

Petridis, Alexis. “Life After Tulsa,”
Guardian,
May 14, 2003.

“Phil Spector in Mystery Mishap,”
Rolling Stone,
April 11, 1974.

Priore, Domenic. “Steve Douglas,”
Dumb Angel,
no. 4, 2005.

Puterbaugh, Parke. “Reconstructing Producer Phil Spector's Legendary Style,”
Rolling
Stone,
August 23, 1990.

Raab, Scott. “Be My, Be My Baby: The Phil Spector Story,”
Esquire,
July 2003. Rose, Derek. “Spector's Sons: Dad Caged Us,”
Daily News,
May 26, 2003.

Segal, David. “Crossly Examined,”
Washington Post,
June 24, 2006.

Selvin, Joel. “Over the Wall,”
Mojo,
May 2003.

“Spector Drops Suit Against Former Attorney,” Associated Press, December 17, 2005.

Sweetingham, Lisa. “Judge: Prosecutors Can Scan Spector's Civil-suit Deposition,”

Court TV, January 27, 2006.

Talbot, David, and Barbara Zheutlin. “Expecting to Fly: Jack Nitzsche,”
Crawdaddy,
November 1974.

Trow, George. “Eclectic, Reminiscent, Amused, Fickle, Perverse”: 2-part profile of Ahmet Ertegun,
The New Yorker,
1978.

Usborne, David. “The Control Freak,”
Independent,
June 27, 1998.

Wenner, Jann. “The Phil Spector Interview,”
Rolling Stone,
November 1, 1969.

Wexler, Mark. “Phil Spector: Freaky Genius of Rock…,”
People,
September 22,1975.

“What I've learned: Phil Spector,”
Esquire,
September 1999.

Williams, Richard. “The Producer,”
Guardian,
February 5, 2003.

Websites

www.spectropop.com: the definitive website for anyone interested in '60s pop music.

www.history-of-rock.com: a useful, comprehensive overview of the history of pop.

www.rocksbackpages.com: probably the world's most extensive online library of rock journalism. http://lpintop.tripod.com/jeffbarry: Jeff Barry: The Man and His Music.

www.bigmagic.com/blackj: The Blacklisted Journalist: Al Aronowitz.

www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/scandals/chessman.htm: Caryl Chessman.

www.carolconnors.com: Carol Connors/Annette Kleinbard.

http://acereco01.uuhost.uk.uu.net/gotrt/feb01/cdchd793.htm: Dion: Born to Be with You, by Sean Rowley, Ace Records.

www.felderpomus.com: Doc Pomus.

www.rachellemarie.com: Rachelle Spector.

www.goldstarrecordingstudios.com: Gold Star Studios.

www.bpfallon.com/joey_spector.htm: “A Goodbye Note to Joey Ramone from Phil Spector.

” www.livingdollproductions.com: Lana Clarkson.

http://web.inter.nl/users/wilkens/Lh06.htm: The Lee Hazlewood Story.

www.serve.com/cpage/LCohen/BBCshow.htm: Leonard Cohen on BBC Radio.

www.snopes.com/music/artists/spector.htm: “(Let's Dance) The Screw.”

http://rarebeatles.com/ghpsatmp.htm: Letter from Phil Spector to George Harrison re:
All Things Must Pass.

http://members.aol.com/dcspohr/lenny/original.htm: Lenny Bruce—extract from Lenny Bruce essay “I Remember Lenny” by Grover Sales.

www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/lennybruce: The Complete Lenny Bruce.

www.mann-weil.com: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

www.richmondhillhistory.org/JackMaple.htm: Jack Maple remembered.

www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche: Jack Nitzsche.

www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/parissisters: Paris Sisters.

http://www.lincolnu.edu/[.similar]nordstro/jou335/payola.htm: Payola history, Lincoln University of Missouri.

www.philspector.comhttp://home.tbbs.net/[.similar]msland/Spector: the Phil Spector record label gallery.

www.righteousbrothersdiscography.com

www.performingsongwriter.com: They Call Me Mr. Big: Notorious Rock Managers, Bill DeMain.

www.ramones.com

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/pob00.htm: You Are the Plastic Ono Band.