Philles Records
Philles Records was an American music label that released singles and long-playing records in the field of pop music between 1961 and 1967 .
history
The record company Philles Records was founded in Hollywood in the summer of 1961 by music producers Phil Spector and Lester Sill . They derived the company name from their first names. In September 1962 Spector bought the company shares from his partner and became the sole owner. Spector also appeared as a producer on most of the records.
About 40 singles and twelve long-playing records were produced at Philles, the majority of which were also sales successes. Nine singles alone made it into the top ten of the US music magazine Billbord's Hot 100 , including the number one hits He's a Rebel with the Crystals and You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' with the Righteous Brothers . In total, Billboard listed 28 Philles titles in the Hot 100, and five Philles LPs made it into the Billboard LP charts.
Philles achieved most success with vocal groups. It all started with the girl group The Crystals, which started her career with Philles. In addition to their number one hit He's a Rebel , they made the Hot 100 with seven other titles. The Crystals also included Darlene Love , with whom Phil Spector also produced several solo records. Three of her solo titles also made it into the Hot 100. Fourth title in the chronology of Hot 100 successes was the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah by the group Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans , which like Cristals also from Phil Spector had been launched. She was also able to place herself in the charts with two other titles. In 1963, Spector managed to engage the girl group The Ronettes , which had previously been under contract with the Colpix and May labels . They had been unsuccessful there until now, but with their first Spector-produced song Be My Baby they immediately landed second on the Hot 100. After the Crystals migrated to United Artists in 1964 , the Ronettes took over their successful track and had seven more Hots by 1966 -100 hits. In the fall of 1964, the Philles and Moonglow record companies came to a contractual arrangement whereby both labels shared the rights to the singing duo The Righteous Brothers. The first Philles single with the Righteous Brothers was released in November 1964 and brought in the second number one hit with the title You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' . Before they split from Philles in the spring of 1966, they added three more Hot 100 titles to Philles' track record. As a replacement, Phil Spector hired the duo Ike & Tina Turner, which had previously been successful in the rhythm and blues sector . But except for their debut title River Deep - Mountain High , which reached number 88 in the Hot 100, hopes were deceiving, because the following three singles no longer reached the charts.
Since all singles released in 1966 and 1967 flopped apart from the title Ebb Tide by the Righteous Brothers (5th place), Phil Spector put after the unsuccessful single A Love Like Yours / I Idolize You with Ike & Tina Turner, which was released in June 1967, the Operation of the Labes Philles Records a.
Performers
| Singles | LP's | |
|---|---|---|
| Lenny Bruce | 1 | |
| Steve Douglas | 1 | |
| Ali Hassan | 1 | |
| Darlene Love | 7th | |
| Joel Scott | 1 | |
| Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans | 3 | 1 |
| Ike & Tina Turner | 4th | 1 |
| The Alley Cats | 1 | |
| The Crystals | 11 | 3 |
| The Righteous Brothers | 5 | 3 |
| The Ronettes | 8th | 1 |
Singles on the Billboard Hot 100
| published | title | Performers | space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1961 | There's no other | The Crystals | 20th |
| 2/1962 | Uptown | The Crystals | 13. |
| 8/1962 | He's a rebel | The Crystals | 1. |
| 9/1962 | Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans | 8th. |
| 11/1962 | Puddin 'N' Tain | The Alley Cats | 43. |
| 12/1962 | He's Sure the Boy I Love | The Crystals | 11. |
| 1/1963 | Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts | Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans | 38. |
| 3/1963 | The Boy I'm Gonna Marry | Darlene Love | 39. |
| 4/1963 | Da Doo Ron Ron | The Crystals | 3. |
| 5/1963 | Not Too Young to Get Married | Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans | 63. |
| 6/1963 | Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home | Darlene Love | 26th |
| 8/1963 | Then he kissed me | The Crystals | 6th |
| 8/1963 | Be my baby | The Ronettes | 2. |
| 9/1963 | A fine fine boy | Darlene Love | 53. |
| 12/1963 | Baby, I love you | The Ronettes | 24. |
| 1/1964 | Little boy | The Crystals | 92. |
| 3/1964 | The Best Part of Breakin 'Up | The Ronettes | 39. |
| 6/1964 | Do I Love You? | The Ronettes | 34. |
| 7/1964 | All grown up | The Crystals | 98 |
| 10/1964 | Walking in the Rain | The Ronettes | 23. |
| 11/1964 | You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' | The Righteous Brothers | 1. |
| 1/1965 | Born to Be Together | The Ronettes | 52. |
| 4/1965 | Just Once in My Life | The Righteous Brothers | 9. |
| 5/1965 | Is This What I Get for Loving You? | The Ronettes | 75. |
| 6/1965 | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | 4th |
| 11/1965 | Ebb tide | The Righteous Brothers | 5. |
| 5/1966 | River Deep - Mountain High | Ike & Tina Turner | 88 |
| 10/1966 | I can hear music | The Ronettes | 100. |
Long-playing records on the Billboard LP charts
| published | title | Performers | space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1963 | He's a rebel | The Crystals | 131. |
| 12/1964 | Veronica | The Ronettes | 96. |
| 1/1965 | You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' | The Righteous Brothers | 4th |
| 5/1965 | Just Once in My Life | The Righteous Brothers | 9. |
| 12/1965 | Back to back | The Righteous Brothers | 16. |