VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Wall of Sound

The Wall of Sound

TITLE The Wall of Sound
ARTIST Various Artists
LABEL Phil Spector International (UK-only issue)
NUMBER
  • WOS 001
  • SIDE ONE:
  • 1. Born to Be With You - Dion
  • 2. Make the Woman Love Me - Dion
  • 3. Your Own Back Yard - Dion
  • 4. (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands - Dion
  • SIDE TWO:
  • 5. Only You Know - Dion
  • 6. New York City Song - Dion*
  • 7. In and Out of the Shadows - Dion
  • 8. Good Lovin' Man - Dion
  • SIDE THREE:
  • 9. Walkin' In the Rain - The Ronettes
  • 10. Do I Love You - The Ronettes
  • 11. So Young - The Ronettes
  • 12. (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up - The Ronettes
  • 13. I Wonder - The Ronettes
  • 14. What'd I Say - The Ronettes
  • SIDE FOUR:
  • 15. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
  • 16. You Baby - The Ronettes
  • 17. Baby I Love You - The Ronettes
  • 18. How Does It Feel? - The Ronettes
  • 19. When I Saw You - The Ronettes
  • 20. Chapel of Love - The Ronettes
  • SIDE FIVE:
  • 21. Not Too Young to Get Married - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 22. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 23. Let the Good Times Roll - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 24. My Heart Beat a Little Bit Faster - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 25. Baby (I Love You) - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 26. Dr. Kaplan's Office - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • SIDE SIX:
  • 27. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 28. The White Cliffs of Dover - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 29. This Land Is Your Land - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 30. Dear (Here Comes My Baby) - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 31. I Shook the World - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 32. Everything's Gonna Be All Right - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • SIDE SEVEN:
  • 33. White Christmas - Darlene Love
  • 34. Frosty the Snowman - The Ronettes
  • 35. The Bells of St. Mary's - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 36. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - The Crystals
  • 37. Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
  • 38. (It's a) Marshmallow World - Darlene Love
  • SIDE EIGHT:
  • 39. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Ronettes
  • 40. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Crystals
  • 41. Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love
  • 42. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - The Crystals
  • 43. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
  • 44. Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 45. Silent Night - Phil Spector and Artists
  • SIDE NINE:
  • 46. He's a Rebel - The Crystals
  • 47. Uptown - The Crystals
  • 48. There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
  • 49. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby - The Crystals
  • 50. Please Hurt Me - The Crystals
  • 51. Mashed Potato Time - The Crystals
  • 52. Another Country - Another World - The Crystals
  • 53. He's Sure the Boy I Love - The Crystals
  • SIDE TEN:
  • 54. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
  • 55. On Broadway - The Crystals
  • 56. What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen - The Crystals
  • 57. He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
  • 58. I Love You Eddie - The Crystals
  • 59. Look In My Eyes - The Crystals
  • 60. No One Ever Tells You - The Crystals
  • 61. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
  • SIDE ELEVEN:
  • 62. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
  • 63. The White Cliffs of Dover - The Righteous Brothers
  • 64. Georgia On My Mind - The Righteous Brothers**
  • 65. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - The Righteous Brothers
  • 66. You'll Never Walk Alone - The Righteous Brothers**
  • 67. Just Once In My Life - The Righteous Brothers
  • SIDE TWELVE:
  • 68. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
  • 69. See That Girl? - The Righteous Brothers**
  • 70. Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers
  • 71. Guess Who? - The Righteous Brothers**
  • 72. Hung On You - The Righteous Brothers**
  • 73. The Great Pretender - The Righteous Brothers**
  • SIDE THIRTEEN:
  • 74. I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes***
  • 75. Is This What I Get for Loving You? - The Ronettes
  • 76. Born to Be Together - The Ronettes
  • 77. Paradise - The Ronettes
  • 78. Soldier Baby (of Mine) - The Ronettes
  • 79. (I'm a) Woman In Love - The Ronettes
  • SIDE FOURTEEN:
  • 80. Everything Under the Sun - The Ronettes
  • 81. I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine - The Ronettes
  • 82. Keep On Dancing - The Ronettes
  • 83. Here I Sit - The Ronettes
  • 84. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love - The Ronettes
  • 85. Lovers - The Ronettes
  • SIDE FIFTEEN:
  • 86. Run Run Run Runaway - Darlene Love
  • 87. (He's a) Quiet Guy - Darlene Love
  • 88. Stumble and Fall - Darlene Love
  • 89. Strange Love - Darlene Love
  • 90. Take It from Me - Darlene Love
  • 91. A Long Way to Be Happy - Darlene Love
  • SIDE SIXTEEN:
  • 92. Playing for Keeps - Darlene Love
  • 93. Johnny (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
  • 94. (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love
  • 95. A Fine Fine Boy - Darlene Love
  • 96. Wait 'Till My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love
  • 97. Lord, If You're a Woman - Darlene Love
  • 98. I Love Him Like I Love My Very Life - Darlene Love
  • SIDE SEVENTEEN:
  • 99. River Deep - Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
  • 100. Baby Let's Stick Together - Dion
  • 101. Torpedo Rock - The Phil Spector Wall of Sound Orchestra
  • 102. Home of the Brave - Bonnie and the Treasures****
  • 103. Why Can't a Boy and a Girl Just Stay In Love - April Stevens
  • 104. This Could Be the Night - The Modern Folk Quartet
  • 105. Puddin' 'N' Tain - The Alley Cats
  • SIDE EIGHTEEN:
  • 106. Act Naturally - Betty Willis*****
  • 107. But You Don't Love Me - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 108. Hold Me Tight - The Treasures
  • 109. The Walk - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  • 110. If I Had a Hammer - Betty Willis
  • 111. All Grown Up - The Crystals
  • 112. Little Boy - The Crystals
  • PRODUCED BY:
  • Phil Spector
  • Terry Cashman and Tommy West (*)
  • Bill Medley (**)
  • Jeff Barry (***)
  • Jerry Riopell (****)
  • Leon Russell (*****)
  • COMMENTS:
  • I would guess this is valued at $100-150.
  • Released in the UK only.
  • This is an excellent companion piece to Back to Mono, collecting a lot of tracks skipped over by Back..., although repeating many.
  • Disc two, Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. I: The Ronettes Sing Their Greatest Hits is a reissue of Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica. Disc three, Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. II: Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans is a reissue of Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah. Disc four, Phil Spector's Christmas Album is a reissue of A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records.
  • This 9-LP boxed set reissued the previously-released UK albums Born to Be With You by Dion, Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. I: The Ronettes Sing Their Greatest Hits, Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. II: Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Phil Spector's Christmas Album, Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. III: The Crystals Sing Their Greatest Hits, The Righteous Brothers Masters: The Greatest Hits, The Greatest Hits Vol.II by the Ronettes, Darlene Love Masters, and Phil Spector Masters.