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« on: May 11, 2008, 10:19:18 PM »

LEVINE, Larry May 8, 1928 - May 8, 2008 He had a distinguished career as a recording engineer. After serving in the Korean War, he worked at Gold Star Recording Studios. He created the Wall of Sound with producer Phil Spector, for 26 straight hit records, as well as the engineer for Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. He earned a grammy award for "A Taste of Honey", was nominated for "Wings", and special effects for "Walking in the Rain". Larry ran the recording studio for A&M Records, and was on the board of Governers of NARAS. After leaving A&M, he engineered Phil Spector's box set, "Back to Mono". Larry recorded the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds), Righteous Brothers (You've Lost That Lovin Feeling), Eddie Cochran, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, and Burt Bacharach. Larry is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Lyn; sons, Rick (Audrey), Rob (Sandy), and Michael; grandchildren, Lindsay, Abe, Matt and Alyssa; sister, Joyce Black (Stanley); nieces, nephews, and many cousins. He was a kind and generous gentleman who was deeply loved and admired, and will be greatly missed. Services will be held at Mount Sinai Mortuary, Monday, May 12th, at 2 p.m.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 5/11/2008.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2008, 10:25:33 PM »

RIP. I hope I make it to 80.
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2008, 10:59:19 PM »

He was one of the greats........
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2008, 12:40:27 AM »

Did you get a chance to know him really well?
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2008, 06:44:59 AM »

Sadly I never met him.... Mark
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2008, 11:35:15 AM »

RIP
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2008, 12:13:59 PM »

Any connection to Hank Levine?
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2008, 12:16:09 PM »

Oh no.

This is very sad news.  Larry was a great inspiration to me.
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2008, 04:01:20 PM »

RIP Larry.  God bless your family, friends, and many admirers.
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2008, 04:55:03 PM »

I met Larry at several of Phil Spector's birthday parties in the early '00s. He was a joy to talk with... funny and full of great stories. He was not jaded by any experiences. He and his son both admitted that they were baffled at the young people who appreciated his Wall-of-Sound engineering, but Larry appreciated the kinds words.
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2008, 03:21:01 PM »

You went to parties at Spectors?
What did you think of the guy?
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