However, what’s interesting is the fact that PSAS in fact got its name from an even earlier association started in 1969 by two young British Spector fans and friends, Phil Chapman and Steve Percival. The design got more professional with each issue. In the blog post I linked to above, you can read the whole story about the mid-to late 70s PSAS and how its newsletters eventually evolved into a fully-fledged and lovingly compiled fanzine with the clever title ‘Philately.’ Issue 1, 4 and 6 of Philately. Luckily, quite a few Spector fans, mainly based in Europa and the US, got to know about PSAS and were thus served with a steady flow of news and background information via the DIY newsletters PSAS mailed out to its members. With no internet to consult, discovering new releases or gathering more info on your favorite Spector recordings depended on chance encounters in record stores or at record fairs, the odd news article or review in music papers or, if you even knew about this option, a membership of PSAS. Phil Spector with the Kessel Brothers during the 70s.Īs a music fan in my mid-30s, one who’s practically grown up with the advent of the Internet and online music resources, it’s interesting to consider how difficult it must have been for Spector fans in the 60s and the 70s to stay updated. There definitely was a void to be filled for those who still worshipped at the altar of echo and bombast despite the ever changing trends of popular music. With less coverage in the music papers and newsletters, Spector fans were more in the dark about upcoming projects than they’d ever been. But come the 70s, the output dwindled – and even though Spector was still very much in demand, working with John Lennon and George Harrison as his most high-profile ventures, news about future plans and projects became infrequent. The previous decade had been Spector’s golden era with a steady flow of fantastic productions coming out of Gold Star studios. In terms of the 70s, it’s fascinating to look back on this phase of Spector’s career and the lust for news, ANY news, felt by the admirers of his sound in Europe and the US. If you’d like to read the lengthy blog post about the PSAS, go here:įor my interview with the founder of the PSAS, click here: I was even able to follow-up with an interview with Paul Dunford who formed the PSAS in 1975. More than a year ago I devoted some blog posts to the history of Spector fandom, specifically focusing on the UK based Phil Spector Appreciation Society (PSAS) that was active during the second half of the 70s.
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