Posted by Doug Thompson (prodman) on May 15, 2008, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Orginal RUSH drummer passes"
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It's very sad that so many talented people are dying off (and far too many of them are way too young).
Another recent death to mourn is Larry Levine, longtime engineer for Phil Spector, who helped create that massive 'Wall of Sound'. Levine died May 8th at the age of 80.
Larry was an engineer at Gold Star Studios in LA, co-owned by his cousin Stan Ross. Larry was engineering hits well before he met Spector. For example, he created the phasing effect and engineered Toni Fisher's 1959 hit, "The Big Hurt".
He then went on to engineer the Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, Ike & Tona Turner, Bobb B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans and pretty much all of Spectors' hits during his 'Golden' hit era.
P.S. (Post Spector) Larry became Chief Engineer at A&M Studios on the old Charlie Chaplin lot in the heart of Hollywood, just west of Hollywood and La Brea.
I got to interview Larry a few years back at his home in Encino. At the time, he'd been retired for a few years and he was talking about finally writing 'his' book.
Sadly, I don't think he ever did.
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