Philles Album Discography
 By David Edwards and Mike Callahan
 Last update: July 20, 2003





Philles was formed In late 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill. The name Philles is a combination of Phil and Les(ter). Phil Spector purchased Lester Sill's interest in September of 1962 and became the sole owner. Philles had an unprecedented run of hits between 1962 and 1966. When his most ambitious production of "River Deep - Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner failed to chart higher than number 88 in the United States, Spector lost interest in Philles and shortly after that the label closed down.

Early Philles labels were light blue with black print (far left), while later labels were yellow and red with either red (near left) or black print (see PHLP-4011 below for an example of the black print version). Canadian pressings had a black label with silver print.



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PHILLES LABEL ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY

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Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] (Chart) Contents
PHLP-4000 - Twist Uptown- Crystals [1962] Original release had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label was also used. There was also a Capitol Record Club release [(D)T-90722] the stereo version of which was rechanneled. Uptown/Another Country-Another World/Frankenstein Twist/Oh Yeah Maybe Baby/Please Hurt Me/There's No Other(Like My Baby)//On Broadway/What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen/No One Ever Tells You/Gee Whiz Look At His Eyes (Twist)/I Love You Eddie

PHLP-4001 - He's A Rebel - Crystals [1963] (3-63, #131) Issued in mono only. Original release had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label was also used. Released in the UK as London HAU 8120. He's A Rebel/Uptown/Another Country-Another Town/Frankenstein Twist/Oh Yeah Maybe Baby/He's Sure The Boy I Love//There's No Other (Like My Baby)/On Broadway/What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen/No One Ever Tells You/He Hit Me/I Love You Eddie

PHLP-4002 - Zip A Dee Doo Dah - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans [1963] Issued in mono only. Original release had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label was also used. Released in the UK as London HAU 8121. Zip-A-De-Doo-Dah/Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart/Let The Good Times Roll/My Heart Beat A Little Bit Faster/Jimmy Baby/Baby (I Love You)//The White Cliffs of Dover/This Land Is Your Land/Dear (Here Comes My Baby)/I Shook The World/Everything's Gonna Be All Right/Dr. Kaplan's Office

PHLP-4003 - The Crystals Sing The Greatest Hits, Volume 1 - Crystals [1963] Issued in mono only. Original release had a light blue label with black printing. Da Doo Ron Ron/On Broadway/He's A Rebel/Hot Pastrami/There's No Other/The Watusi//Mashed Potato Time/He's Sure The Boy I Love/Uptown/The Twist/Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)/Look In My Eyes

PHLP-4004 - Today's Hits - Various Artists [1963] Issued in mono only. Original release had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label was also used. Reissue had yellow and red label. Then He Kissed Me - Crystals/Da Doo Ron Ron - Crystals/Oh Yeah Maybe Baby - Crystals/Zip-A-De-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Not Too Young To Get Married - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Be My Baby - Ronettes/Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love/(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love/My Heart Beat A Little Bit Faster - Darlene Love/Playing For Keeps - Darlene Love/Puddin N' Tain - Alley Cats

PHLP-4005 - A Christmas Gift To You - Various Artists [1963] Originally issued in mono only, although some reissues on other labels (see "related discography," below) have been in true stereo. Original release had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label also used. Reissue had yellow and red label. Released in the UK as London HAU 8141. White Christmas -Darlene Love/Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes/The Bells Of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/ Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Crystals/Sleigh Ride - Ronettes/(It's A) Marshmallow World - Darlene Love//I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ronettes/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Crystals/Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love/Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers - Crystals/Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love/Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Silent Night - Phil Spector and Artists

PHLP/ST-4006 - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica - Ronettes (12-64, #96) [1964] Original pressings had a light blue label with black printing. White label with black print promo label was also used. Almost immediately after release, the label was changed to the yellow and red label with red print. Released in the UK as London HAU 8212. Capitol Record Club release (S)T-90721 had the red and yellow Philles label with black print and the group's name spelled "Ronnettes". Walkin' In The Rain (S)/Do I Love You (S)/So Young (S)/[The Best Part Of] Breakin' Up (S)/I Wonder (S)/What'd I Say (S)//Be My Baby (S)/You Baby (S)/Baby I Love You (S)/How Does It Feel? (S)/When I Saw You (S)/Chapel Of Love (S)

PHLP/ST-4007 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers [1965] (1-65, #4) Original release had a yellow and red label. White label promo label was also used. Capitol Record Club release (S)T-90692. Released in the UK as London HA 8226. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'/Ko Ko Mo/Ol' Man River/Look At Me/What'd I Say/The Angels Listened In/Sick And Tired/Summertime/Over and Over/Soul City/There's A Woman

PHLP/ST-4008 - Just Once In My Life - Righteous Brothers [1965] (5-65, #9) Original release had a yellow and red label. White label promo label was also used. Released in the UK as London HA 8245. Just Once In My Life/Big Boy Pete/Unchained Melody/You Are My Sunshine/The Great Pretender/Sticks And Stones/See That Girl/Oo-Poo-Pah-Doo/You'll Never Walk Alone/Guess Who?/The Blues

PHLP/ST-4009 Back To Back - Righteous Brothers [1965] (12-65, #16) Original release had a yellow and red label. White label promo label was also used. Capitol Record Club release (S)T-90677. Released in the UK as London HA 8278. Ebb Tide/God Bless The Child/Hot Tamales/Hallelujah I Love Her So/She's Mine All Mine/Hung On You/For Sentimental Reasons/White Cliffs Of Dover/Losing You/Without A Doubt/Late Late Night

PHLP-4010 Lenny Bruce Is Out Again - Lenny Bruce [1966] Original release had a yellow and red label.

PHLP-4011 River Deep - Mountain High - Ike And Tina Turner [Not Issued] This album was not released in the United States. Although some (mono) records were pressed with the yellow label with red Philles logo and black print, no covers were ever printed for the US release. Released in the UK as London HAU 8298 in mono and SHU 8298 in stereo. River Deep-Mountain High/I Idolize You (new version)/A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)/A Fool In Love (new version)/Make ‘Em Wait/Hold On Baby//Save The Last Dance For Me/Oh Baby! (Things Ain't What They Used To Be)/Every Day I Have To Cry/Such A Fool For You/It's Gonna Work Out Fine (new version)/You're So Fine

PHLP-100 - The Phil Spector Spectacular - Various Artists [1972] Issued in mono only. This album was pressed with yellow and red labels, a small quantity was made available to radio stations. There was no cover. This album may have been intended as the second release of Philles material on Apple following the release of Phil Spector's Christmas Album on Apple SW-3400. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers/Then He Kissed Me - Crystals/ Zip-A-De-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Walkin' In The Rain - Ronettes/ Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love/Baby I Love You - Ronettes/Da Doo Ron Ron - Crystals/Uptown - Crystals Side 2 unknown, 18 total song titles

RELATED DISCOGRAPHY

Imperial LP 12010 - The Teddy Bears Sing! - Teddy Bears [1958] Early Phil Spector group. The stereo version of this LP was one of the first stereo issues from the Imperial label. Spector later shunned stereo for mono. Stereo version reissued in 1981 in Japan as Liberty K22P-131. Oh Why (S)/Unchained Melody (S)/My Foolish Heart (S)/You Said Goodbye (S)/True Love (S)/Little Things Mean A Lot (S)//I Don't Need You Anymore (S)/Tammy (S)/Long Ago And Far Away (S)/Don't Go Away (S)/If I Give My Heart To You (S)/Seven Lonely Days (S)

A&M SP 4178 River Deep - Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner [1969] Reissue of Philles PHLP 4011 except "I'll Never Need More Than This" replaces "You're So Fine." This issue was later renumbered as a budget issue as A&M SP-3179. River Deep- Mountain High (S)/I Idolize You (S, Philles version)/A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day) (S)/A Fool In Love (S, Philles version)/Make ‘Em Wait (S)/Hold On Baby (S)//I'll Never Need More Than This (S)/Save The Last Dance For Me (S)/Oh Baby! (Things Ain't What They Used To Be) (S)/Every Day I Have To Cry (S)/Such A Fool For You (S)/It's Gonna Work Out Fine (S, Philles version)

Apple SW-3400 - Phil Spector's Christmas Album - Various Artists [1972] Reissue of Philles PHLP-4005, issued in mono only, with a new jacket. White Christmas - Darlene Love/Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes/The Bells Of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/ Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Crystals/Sleigh Ride - Ronettes/(It's A) Marshmallow World - Darlene Love//I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ronettes/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Crystals/Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love/Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Crystals/Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love/Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans/Silent Night - Phil Spector and Artists

Warner-Spector SP-9101 - The Law, Language, and Lenny Bruce - Lenny Bruce [1974]

Warner-Spector SP-9103 - Phil Spector's Christmas Album - Various Artists [1977] Reissue of Philles PHLP-4005. On the bottom of the front jacket, it says "authentic mono," but this reissue is all stereo. White Christmas - Darlene Love (S)/Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes (S)/The Bells Of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (S)/ Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Crystals (S)/Sleigh Ride - Ronettes (S)/(It's A) Marshmallow World - Darlene Love (S)//I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ronettes (S)/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Crystals (S)/Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love (S)/Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Crystals (S)/Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love (S)/Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (S)/Silent Night - Phil Spector and Artists (S)

Warner-Spector 2SP-9104 - Phil Spector's Greatest Hits - Various Artists [1977] A two record set with a fold open cover. This set is notable as the first issue of a Crystals hit ("He's Sure The Boy I Love") in stereo, although it's an alternate take. Disc 1: Be My Baby - Ronettes (M)/Da Doo Ron Ron - Crystals (M)/You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers (M)/Then He Kissed Me - Crystals (M)/Baby I Love You - Ronettes (M)/Walkin' In The Rain - Ronettes (M)//He's A Rebel - Crystals (M)/Uptown - Crystals (M)/ Zip-A-De-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (M)/Not Too Young To Get Married - Bob B Soxx & Blue Jeans (M)/(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love (M)/Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love (M); Disc 2: To Know Him Is To Love Him - Teddy Bears (E)/Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee (M)/I Love How You Love Me - Paris Sisters (E)/Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney (E)/Under the Moon of Love - Curtis Lee (M, alternate version)/He's Sure the Boy I Love - Crystals (S, alternate version)//Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (S)/Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (M)/ River Deep-Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner (S)/Just Once In My Life - Righteous Brothers (M)/ Black Pearl - Sonny Charles & Checkmates (M)/ Ebb Tide - Righteous Brothers (M)

Warner Special Products OP 2508 - Rock & Roll Forever - Various Artists [1977] A television marketing two record set, the same as Warner-Spector SP-9104, but with new graphics and a single pocket cover. Disc 1: Be My Baby - Ronettes (M)/Da Doo Ron Ron - Crystals (M)/You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers (M)/Then He Kissed Me - Crystals (M)/Baby I Love You - Ronettes (M)/Walkin' In The Rain - Ronettes (M)//He's A Rebel - Crystals (M)/Uptown - Crystals (M)/ Zip-A-De-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (M)/Not Too Young To Get Married - Bob B Soxx & Blue Jeans (M)/(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love (M)/Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love (M); Disc 2: To Know Him Is To Love Him - Teddy Bears (E)/Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee (M)/I Love How You Love Me - Paris Sisters (E)/Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney (E)/Under the Moon of Love - Curtis Lee (M, alternate version)/He's Sure the Boy I Love - Crystals (S, alternate version)//Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (S)/Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (M)/ River Deep-Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner (S)/Just Once In My Life - Righteous Brothers (M)/ Black Pearl - Sonny Charles & Checkmates (M)/ Ebb Tide - Righteous Brothers (M)

Abkco 7118-1 - Back to Mono 1958-1969 - Various Artists [1991] 5-LP Box Set. This is the vinyl version of the more well-known CD box set released by Abkco. Four discs are "Phil Spector's Greatest Hits" and the fifth is the Christmas Album. All tracks are mono. Alley Cats: Puddin' N' Tain; Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts?/Not Too Young To Get Married/The Bells Of St. Mary's/Here Comes Santa Claus; Sonny Charles /Checkmates: Black Pearl /Love Is All I Have To Give; Crystals: There's No Other (Like My Baby)/Uptown/He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)/He's A Rebel/He's Sure The Boy I love/Da Doo Ron Ron/Heartbreaker/All Grown Up/Then He Kissed Me/Girls Can Tell/Little Boy/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers; Ben E. King: Spanish Harlem; Curtis Lee: Pretty Little Angel Eyes/Under The Moon Of Love; Darlene Love: (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry/Chapel Of Love/Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home/A Fine, Fine Boy/Strange Love/Stumble And Fall/Long Way To Be Happy/White Christmas/Marshmallow World/Winter Wonderland/Christmas (Baby Please Come Home); Modern Folk Quartet: This Could Be The Night; Paris Sisters: I Love How You Love Me; Ray Peterson: Corrine, Corrina; Gene Pitney: Every Breath I Take; Righteous Bros.: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' /Just Once In My life/Unchained Melody/(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons/Ebb Tide; Ronettes: Baby I Love You/I Wonder/(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up/Soldier Baby Of Mine/When I Saw You/Do I Love You/Keep On Dancing/You, Baby/A Woman In Love (With You)/Walking In The Rain/Born To Be Together/Is This What I Get For Loving You?/Paradise/I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine/You Came You Saw You Conquered/Frosty The Snowman/Sleigh Ride/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus; Phil Spector & Artists: Silent Night; Teddy Bears: To Know Him Is to Love Him; Treasures: Hold Me Tight; Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep-Mountain High/I'll Never Need More Than This/A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)/Save The Last Dance For Me; Veronica: Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love/So Young



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