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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There are two “Walls of Sound” — the first was created by Phil Specter & others for the recording studio, the second was created by the Grateful Dead & others for live concerts. The system used by the Dead consisted of 604 separate speakers, 92 amps generating 26,400 watts of power and one massive cable from a nuclear submarine to connect it to the local power grid.