The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

Last night we watched the cult film Phantom of the Paradise written and directed by Brian De Palma. There was a music producer in the film loosely inspired by Phil Spector. The character was a megalomaniac in the film. The film was a flop at the time and on first watch I was left unsure if I enjoyed it. It's now got a huge following and was way ahead of its time trying to show audiences in 1974 the exploitation of musicians (and how awful Spector was) in this queer coded comic book horror musical. It's the film that also inspired Daft Punk.

It made me think I haven't listened to my Ronettes album in ages. Gosh Spector was scum but this album is just magic.

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