Spector, 62, was arrested around 5 a.m. at a house in this suburb northeast of downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Efflandt said.

The body of the woman was found at the scene.

In his legendary career, Spector produced such music greats as Tina Turner and the Ramones.

Spector created the “Wall of Sound” effect that involved overdubbing scores of musicians to create a massive roar, which changed the way pop records were produced.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, Spector produced records for the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers, the Crystals and Darlene Love.

Spector produced a string of ’60s hits, including the Crystals’ “Da Doo Run Run” and “Then He Kissed Me,” the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain,” and Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” and “(Today I Met) the Boy I’m Gonna Marry.”

Spector married Ronnie Bennett, a member of the girl group the Ronettes. They divorced in 1974. He has five children.

Spector’s last major album was “End of the Century,” a 1980 collaboration with the Ramones. During the session, the late bassist Dee Dee Ramone said Spector pulled a gun on the band.