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Larry Levine
Larry Levine (May 8, 1928 – May 8, 2008) was an American audio engineer, known for his collaboration with Phil Spector on the Wall of Sound recording technique.
Levine was born in New York on May 8, 1928, and grew up in Los Angeles. He served in the Korean War, before leaving the U.S. military in 1952. When he got back, he would often hang out at Gold Star Studios because his cousin Stan Ross and friend Dave Gold both worked there. He was able to get training as a recording engineer at no cost to the studio through the G.I. Bill.
Levine was responsible for getting the "Wall of Sound" sound for Phil Spector while working with The Wrecking Crew at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, CA. Their collaborations included "Be My Baby" "Then He Kissed Me", "River Deep, Mountain High", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", and A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector.
He later described the intensive schedule while working on A Christmas Gift... as a "nightmare" that left his "nerves shattered" and the musicians fatigued: "It got to the point where Phil and I were at each other’s throats ... He had to have it out and then he wanted the tracks done as singles not as album tracks. I never wanted to work with Phil again after that."
Levine also engineered records for Eddie Cochran ("Summertime Blues"), Sonny & Cher, The Carpenters, Dr. John and Herb Alpert.
Among his other known recording engineering contributions is the Beach Boys' influential 1966 album Pet Sounds.
Levine received the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical, for the recording of "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
Levine left Gold Star to join A&M Records in 1967, after being invited by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss to build and oversee an in-house recording studio modeled on Gold Star.
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Larry Levine
Larry Levine (May 8, 1928 – May 8, 2008) was an American audio engineer, known for his collaboration with Phil Spector on the Wall of Sound recording technique.
Levine was born in New York on May 8, 1928, and grew up in Los Angeles. He served in the Korean War, before leaving the U.S. military in 1952. When he got back, he would often hang out at Gold Star Studios because his cousin Stan Ross and friend Dave Gold both worked there. He was able to get training as a recording engineer at no cost to the studio through the G.I. Bill.
Levine was responsible for getting the "Wall of Sound" sound for Phil Spector while working with The Wrecking Crew at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, CA. Their collaborations included "Be My Baby" "Then He Kissed Me", "River Deep, Mountain High", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", and A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector.
He later described the intensive schedule while working on A Christmas Gift... as a "nightmare" that left his "nerves shattered" and the musicians fatigued: "It got to the point where Phil and I were at each other’s throats ... He had to have it out and then he wanted the tracks done as singles not as album tracks. I never wanted to work with Phil again after that."
Levine also engineered records for Eddie Cochran ("Summertime Blues"), Sonny & Cher, The Carpenters, Dr. John and Herb Alpert.
Among his other known recording engineering contributions is the Beach Boys' influential 1966 album Pet Sounds.
Levine received the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical, for the recording of "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
Levine left Gold Star to join A&M Records in 1967, after being invited by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss to build and oversee an in-house recording studio modeled on Gold Star.