You recall correctly, Ghost. Spector effed that album up completely.
The Beatles broke down doors and all who came afterward had the benefit of that. If you are too young too appreciate their music and don't understand why they are icons, remember that their earlier stuff was released:
-when most everyone had a black and white TV and transitor radios;
-no remotes, no cable, no rap, just crewcuts and assembly day
-nuclear excavation drills in school
-World Series games played in broad daylight.
That said, my favorite rock band now is U2.
Huh?
I loved U2---the first band I was ever in was more or less a U2 rip-off band---but they lost me after Joshua Tree. Their latest effort has won me back somewhat.
Spector destroyed Let it Be. It's too bad, because there are some solid tunes on that album: I Dig a Pony, I've Got a Feeling . . .