LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors are seeking to have details of a conversation Phil Spector was reported to have had a decade ago with a retired New York City police officer heard by jurors at the record producer's murder trial.

In papers filed Tuesday, deputy district attorney Alan Jackson asked the court to admit into evidence statements Vince Tannazzo said Spector made at a holiday party at the home of Joan Rivers in 1995 or 1996.

Tannazzo, who was working security at the party, said he was asked to escort Spector out after a commotion. While they were leaving, Tannazzo said Spector made numerous profane, disparaging and threatening remarks about women, the court filing said.

"They all deserve to die.They all deserve a bullet in their (expletive) head,'' Tannazzo quoted Spector saying.

"That's why I got permits for all over. Wherever I go, I always keep a gun, because these (expletive), they're all no (expletive) good.''

Tannazzo told authorities a similar episode occurred at the same party the following year.

An after-hours phone message left for Spector's lawyer was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Prosecutors allege Spector _ creator of the "Wall of Sound'' that revolutionized the recording of rock music _ shot dead cult movie actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his home Feb. 3, 2003. She was working as a hostess at the House of Blues when she went home with Spector that night, authorities said.

Jury selection for Spector's trial is scheduled to resume April 16.

Jurors will consider conflicting evidence about what happened before police found Clarkson, 40, slumped dead in a chair, her teeth blown out by a gunshot to her mouth.

The coroner's office called it a homicide but also noted Clarkson had gunshot residue on both of her hands and may have pulled the trigger.

In an e-mail to friends, Spector, whose age has been reported variously as 66 and 67, called the death "an accidental suicide.'' He has pleaded not guilty and has been free on US$1 million bail since his arrest. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

Spector produced the Beatles' "Let It Be'' album and George Harrison's "Concert for Bangladesh'' and has been cited as an influence by Bruce Springsteen and countless other artists.

He also wrote such rock classics as "Da Doo Ron Ron,'' "Be My Baby,'' "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling'' and "River Deep-Mountain High,'' although his name is rarely mentioned along with the artists who recorded the songs.