Spector bailed on murder charge

LEGENDARY record producer Phil Spector has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found shot dead inside his mansion in Los Angeles.

He was freed after posting $1 million bail, authorities said.

Spector, 62, whose "wall of sound" technique transformed 1960s pop music, had been arrested before dawn on Monday after the body of 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson was found, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Richard Westin said.