Despite being a crazy murderer, Phil Spector was a great audio engineer. A big reason he produced this way is that he knew it would sound good ("hot") on jukebo

Despite being a crazy murderer, Phil Spector was a great audio engineer. A big reason he produced this way is that he knew it would sound good ("hot") on jukeboxes and radios of the time. > The intention was to exploit the possibilities of studio recording to create an unusually dense orchestral aesthetic that came across well through radios and jukeboxes of the era. Really happy to see people discussing "Be My Baby" on here, that's one of the best songs ever. Not just for Spector's production but the vocal performance is amazing too. Listening to songs in the Wall of Sound style production, and in particular "Be My Baby" really influenced me as a musician.