What exactly was the “wall of sound” technique and why was it so important for music?

Question

I read the wikipedia page on it and im still confused on how it is made and what exactly was so good about it. Im not familiar with music production but ive seen people mention Spector and how he contributed to music and the “wall of sound” is always something i see people mention. But i never know what exactly that is

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Listen to almost any Ramones song and then listen to “Rock and Roll Radio” which Spector produced. The difference is startling. Another great example is the Phil Spector Christmas album.