THE RONETTES [Walking In the Rain] PHILLES-123 [PICTURE SLEEVE & 45]*

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1964 PHILLES Records 123
PICTURE SLEEVE & 45
b/w
"How Does It Feel"


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VINYL is VG light hairlines/marks
 COVER is VG+ light surface/edge/ring wear slight bends

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One of the last major chart hits for the Ronettes, "Walking in the Rain" is also a landmark record for another reason. Containing some authentic sound effects of thunder and lightning by engineer Larry Levine (which rightfully earned him a Grammy nomination) made this a very important record for the time. The overall elegance of this fine love song also was on a par with any record from 1965, even though it was released in 1964. This record sort of marked the end of Phil Spector's 1964-1965 period and opened the door for his more complex productions for Ike & Tina Turner and the Righteous Brothers.
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The Ronettes weren't the most commercially successful girl group, but their music was some of the most groundbreaking in the field, thanks to their association with the legendary Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector. Their biggest hit, "Be My Baby," is widely regarded as one of the crowning achievements of Spector's oeuvre, and of girl-group pop in general. In fact, many critics have deemed it one of the most supremely romantic records of the rock & roll era;Spector's production frames the song's yearning lyrics and Ronnie Bennett's sweetly sultry vocals in a sweeping, near-symphonic level of emotion. Even though the Ronettes never managed another hit as big as "Be My Baby," many of their subsequent singles boasted the same kind of creative synergy between Spector and Bennett. It apparently carried over into real life as well, since the two were married in 1968, not long after Bennett went solo. Unfortunately, the union was an unhappy one, as Spector soon turned reclusive and controlling, largely preventing her from recording (or even leaving the house). After their divorce, she recorded sporadically without much success, but became something of a female rock icon when she published her survivor's-tale autobiography.
All Music Guide

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