1st RECORDING OF: I Can Hear Music - Ronettes (1966)

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By late 1966, Philles Records head Phil Spector had soured somewhat on the record business and turned over production duties on this great ‘girl group’ track to Brill Building songwriter Jeff Barry (who would also produce such megahits as “I’m A Believer” for the Monkees and “Sugar Sugar” for The Archies). While it barely scraped the lower ends of the three national record charts, the 1969 version of “I Can Hear Music” by The Beach Boys did crack the Top 25 (listen here: https://youtu.be/kP7zXDJGa8k )

The original 45rpm single was issued on Philles 133 - I Can Hear Music (Phil Spector-Jeff Barry-Ellie Greenwich) by The Ronettes, featuring Veronica, produced by Jeff Barry

Note: “1st RECORDING” refers to the earliest recorded version of a song which would be issued commercially (whether or not it was actually the first version to be released) but not to any previously-made demo versions which remained unissued to the general public

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