"Spector cracked the top 20 in 1962 with the Crystals' 'There's No Other (Like My Baby)' and 'Uptown' but vaulted to No. 1 with the ode to teen outlawry 'He's a Rebel'—recorded with a then-background singer, Darlene Love of the Blossoms, on lead vocals, but released under the Crystals' name. By the time 'He's a Rebel' hit the apex, Spector had bought out Sill's interest in Philles and established his signature production sound—immense, percussive, densely orchestrated (usually by arranger Jack Nitzsche) and over-the-top."
Chris Morris at Variety writes an obituary of Phil Spector.
And Chris Willman wrestles with Spector's legacy.
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