MOST OF THE MUSICIANS PLAYING ON THE PHIL SPECTOR RECORDS WERE PART OF THE WRECKING CREW, A LOOSE GROUP OF MAINLY JAZZ SESSION MUSICIANS, WORKING IN L.A THROUGHOUT THE 50’S AND 60’S. 

   AS SESSION MUSICIANS THEY APPEARED ON HUNDREDS OF HIT RECORDS, FROM THE BEACH BOYS TO FRANK SINATRA, COVERING POP, ROCK AND JAZZ WITH EASE.

   SOME OF THE TUNES ON THIS PLAYLIST WERE SPECTOR RELEASED, AND ALTHOUGH CREDITED TO THE MORE RECOGNISED GROUPS SUCH AS THE CRYSTALS AND THE RONETTES, IN TRUTH ARE JUST ODD B-SIDES AND JAZZ INSTRUMENTALS FEATURING THE SESSION MUSICIANS THEMSELVES.

     THERE’S A FEW MORE BITS OF SPECTOR RELATED MATERIAL AND LASTLY SOME OF THE WRECKING CREWS SOLO PROJECTS.

   WITH SOME JAZZ, BLUES AND BEAT, AND A FEW LITTLE INTERESTING (MODERNIST?) MOD GEMS! FOR GOOD MEASURE- AND APART FROM A FEW BACKING VOCALS, HARDLY A GIRL GROUP IN SIGHT!

1 PHIL HARVEY-BUMBERSHOOT

2 THE RONETTES- BEBE & SUSU

3 THE RONETTES-TEDESCO & PITMAN

4 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS-THERE’S A WOMAN

5 DARLENE LOVE-NINO & SONNY

6 THE PHIL SPECTOR GROUP-BIG RED

7 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS-I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU

8 THE PHIL SPECTOR GROUP- HARRY (FROM W.VA) & MILT

9 THE CRYSTALS-(LETS DANCE) THE SCREW

10 THE CRYSTALS-BROTHER JULIUS

11 BOB B SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS-DR KAPLANS OFFICE

12 PHIL SPECTOR GROUP- MISS JOAN & MR SAM

13 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS- GREEN ONIONS

14 JACK NITZSHE-THE LONELY SURFER

15 HAL BLAINE-THE BEAT GOES ON

16 CAROL KAYE-BOOGALOO

17 BARNEY KESSEL-SHUFFLIN’

18 BUDDY COLLETTE-JAZZ CITY BLUES

19 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS-THE RAT RACE

20 HAL BLAINE-DRUMS A GO GO

21 SONNY BONO-TONY (SONNY’S GROUP)

22 PLAS JOHNSON-GREASE PATROL

23 CHUCK BERGHOFER-AFTERNOON IN PARIS

24 JACK NITZSHE-EBB TIDE