The 60s. The Crystals. Phil Spector. "The Wall Of Sound". The Shirelles.

"Then He Kissed Me".

Sung by: The Crystals.

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The Crystals.

The photo is part of an ad for the Teen Club, "Cinnamon Cinder",

which was owned by one of the KRLA disk jockeys; the ad has no copyright marks.

Date: 9 June 1965.

Source: KRLA Beat page 2. The paper was published

for KRLA Radio, 

Los Angeles, in the mid 1960's.

Author: Publisher-Beat Publications/Prestige Publishing-Cinnamon Cinder teen club.

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The Crystals were an American vocal group based in New York, considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s. Their 1961–1964 chart hits, including "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", "Uptown", "He's Sure the Boy I Love", "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" and "Then He Kissed Me", featured three successive female lead singers, and were all produced by Phil Spector. The latter three songs were originally ranked #267, #114, and #493, respectively, on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Phillip Harvey Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector, 26 December 1939) is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter, who developed The Wall of Sound, a music production formula he described as a "Wagnerian" approach to Rock and Roll.

Photo of Phil Spector,

taken from January 1965 "Billboard" Magazine.

Source: 30 January 1965. Page 22. "Billboard" Magazine.

Author: Billboard Magazine.

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Spector is considered the first auteur among musical artists for the unprecedented freedom and control he had over every phase of the recording process. Additionally, he helped engender the idea of the studio as its own distinct instrument. For these contributions, he is acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in pop music history. Later in his life, Spector was reputed for his eremitic personality, and he grew notorious for the events surrounding his trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s.

"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow".

Sung by: The Shirelles.

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The Shirelles in 1962.

Clockwise from top: Addie "Micki" Harris, Shirley Owens, Beverly Lee, and Doris Coley.

Date: 24 November 1962.

Source: "Billboard" Magazine. Page 17.

Author: Scepter Records-from Scepter Records' Billboard ad which has no copyright marks.

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The Shirelles were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee.

Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their High School, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records. Their first single, "I Met Him on a Sunday", was released by Tiara and licensed by Decca Records in 1958. After a brief and unsuccessful period with Decca, they went with Greenberg to her newly formed company, Scepter Records.

Working with Luther Dixon, the group rose to fame with "Tonight's the Night". After a successful period of collaboration with Dixon and promotion by Scepter, with seven top 20 hits, the Shirelles left Scepter in 1966. Afterwards, they were unable to maintain their previous popularity.

The Shirelles have been described as having a "naive schoolgirl sound" that contrasted with the sexual themes of many of their songs. Several of their hits used strings and baião-style music. They have been credited with launching the girl group genre, with much of their music reflecting the genre's essence. Their acceptance by both white and black audiences, predating that of the Motown acts, has been noted as reflecting the early success of the Civil Rights Movement. 

They have received numerous honours, including the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, as well as being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and named one of the 100 best acts of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2004. Two of their songs, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Tonight's the Night", were selected by Rolling Stone Magazine on its list of the greatest songs of all time.