Blog: Hyperbolium

More gold bricks in the wall of soundalikes Phil Spector's revolutionary production techniques and monumental chart success in the early '60s spawned a lot of imitations, some of which hit, but many more of which passed by virtually unnoticed. Ace Records continues their collection of Wall of Sound tributes and knock-offs with a third volume that's more varied in quality than the first two. To be sure, there are some tremendous gems here, well worth the price of this disc, but there are also wanna-be productions that have all the earmarks, but not the [...]