Ventures - Best Selection Box [2005] + Ventures - The EP Collection [1990] +Ventures - The EP Collection Vol. 02 [1993] (7 x CD's)

 VENTURES

Ventures - Best Selection Box [2005] + Ventures - The EP Collection [1990] +Ventures - The EP Collection Vol. 02 [1993] (7 x CD's) 

The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band, formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar in the United States and across the world during the 1960s.[1] While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970's, the group remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly to this day. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, switched to bass), Nokie Edwards (initially bass, switched to lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums).

Their first wide-release single, "Walk, Don't Run", brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960's and early 1970's, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960's, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. The band was among the first to employ and popularize fuzz and flanging guitar effects, concept albums, and twelve-string guitars in rock music. Their instrumental virtuosity, innovation, and unique sound influenced many musicians and bands, earning the group the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". Their recording of "Walk, Don't Run" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Wikipedia)

Best Selection Box [2005]      is a Japanese 5CD box set anthology of the legendary instrumental rock band including their greatest hits, covers from Japanese pop bands like Southern Allstars and The Spiders, film music and live recordings from their Japanese tour!

The EP Collection [1990]      This is an odd collection of Ventures tracks from the early 60s. In case you don't know, extended-play singles (EPs) were basically 7-inch, 45 rpm singles but with 4 songs instead of two. They often included a hit song of the very recent past and the rest would be filled with select songs off of the group's latest album. EPs were never really important to record-buyers in the US as in Britain and after the mid-60s the format basically disappeared. To a huge Ventures fan like me, I was pleased that this collection of songs appeared like this. (The Beatles have a similar collection with all of their EP songs). Most of these songs are rather obscure - this is far from a greatest hits collection! Some of the songs are better than others. And the material varies too, showing you how The Ventures explored many different styles, from country (Ram-Bunk-Shush) to sci-fi (Telstar) to TV theme songs (Secret Agent Man, Man from U.N.C.L.E.). These guys are simply the masters of instrumental rock! The CD quality and packaging are very good. If you're a completist and a Ventures fanatic, this is a good way to complete your collection. (Amazon)

The EP Collection Vol. 02 [1993]     According to the liner notes, the first volume in this series collected the English EPs, while this volume collected the rarer French EPs, which were released from the early to mid-sixties. American record executives felt that the Europeans would be more willing to buy a 4 song EP of the Ventures, rather than pay for a full-length LP. Thus, the European EPs became highly collectible imports in America. All the songs from this era sound great, but the real find is the song "Tarantella." It originally appeared on a very obscure French EP and is making its CD debut here. I highly recommend this collection to all fans of the Ventures.  (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Ventures Walk Don't Run 2:08

02 Ventures Pipeline 2:21

03 Ventures The Cruel Sea 2:27

04 Ventures Slaughter On 10th Avenue 2:13

05 Ventures Diamond Head 2:13

06 Ventures Apache 2:56

07 Ventures Tequila 3:25

08 Ventures Perfidia 2:09

09 Ventures Telstar 2:34

10 Ventures Penetration 2:06

11 Ventures The House Of The Rising Sun 3:08

12 Ventures Secret Agent Man 2:51

13 Ventures Yellow Jacket 2:34

14 Ventures Let's Go 2:16

15 Ventures Black Sand Beach 2:14

16 Ventures Lullaby Of The Leaves 2:00

17 Ventures Wipe Out 3:52

18 Ventures Caravan 2:49

CD2

01 Ventures Walk Don't Run '64 2:28

02 Ventures Movin' 2:08

03 Ventures Out Of Limits 1:58

04 Ventures Hawaii Five-0 1:45

05 Ventures Surf Rider 2:22

06 Ventures Kyoto Doll 2:29

07 Ventures Stranger In Midosuji 2:09

08 Ventures Reflections In A Palace Lake 2:11

09 Ventures Ginza Lights 2:02

10 Ventures Paint It Black 2:20

11 Ventures Pedal Pusher 2:19

12 Ventures Driving Guitars 1:54

13 Ventures Movin' And Groovin' 2:14

14 Ventures Wailin' 1:46

15 Ventures Bulldog 2:25

16 Ventures Percolator 2:12

17 Ventures Classical Gas 3:02

18 Ventures 2,000 Pound Bee, Part 2 2:16

19 Ventures Ten Seconds To Heaven 2:10

20 Ventures Mr. Moto 2:06

21 Ventures Journey To The Stars 2:22

22 Ventures Walk Don't Run 2000 3:13

CD3

01 Ventures Yozora No Hoshi 2:01

02 Ventures Sukiyaki 2:15

03 Ventures Goldfinger 3:22

04 Ventures You Only Live Twice 3:21

05 Ventures Land Of A Thousand Dances 3:32

06 Ventures Both Sides Now 3:10

07 Ventures One Of These Nights 3:25

08 Ventures Twist Degli Amanti L'eclisse 3:00

09 Ventures One Way Ticket 2:19

10 Ventures Mercy Mercy Mercy 3:08

11 Ventures Venus 3:14

12 Ventures La Bamba 2:20

13 Ventures Sultans Of Swing 3:46

14 Ventures Brown Eyed Girl 3:23

15 Ventures St. James Infirmary 4:00

16 Ventures Naminori Johnny 4:23

17 Ventures Inase Na Locomotion 4:51

18 Ventures Sonna Hiroshi Ni Damasarete 3:17

19 Ventures Bang Bang Bang 2:28

20 Ventures Shonan My Love 4:27

CD4

01 Ventures Walk Don't Run Medley 7:06

02 Ventures The Cruel Sea 2:15

03 Ventures Telstar 2:29

04 Ventures Slaughter On 10th Avenue 2:13

05 Ventures Hawaii Five-0 2:40

06 Ventures Wipe Out 3:51

07 Ventures Hollywood Punk 2:32

08 Ventures Apache 2:56

09 Ventures Kyoto Doll 1:41

10 Ventures Paint It Black 1:56

11 Ventures Wipe Out 3:37

12 Ventures Sultans Of Swing 2:47

13 Ventures Hokkaido Skies 2:15

14 Ventures Classical Gas 5:32

15 Ventures The House Of The Rising Sun 3:20

16 Ventures Yozora No Hoshi 2:02

17 Ventures Journey To The Stars 2:19

18 Ventures Driving Guitars 1:57

19 Ventures The House Of The Rising Sun (Previously Unreleased Version) 3:20

20 Ventures Walk Don't Run '64 2:32

21 Ventures Secret Agent Man 2:56

22 Ventures Diamond Head 1:51

23 Ventures Pipeline 2:16

24 Ventures Caravan 7:41

CD5

01 Ventures Penetration 2:11

02 Ventures Telstar 2:28

03 Ventures Bumble Bee Rock 2:30

04 Ventures Apache 2:52

05 Ventures Last Train To Clarksville 2:36

06 Ventures Bondolero 2:05

07 Ventures Ventures Medley 6:21

08 Ventures Hollywood Punk 2:42

09 Ventures Ginza Lights 2:00

10 Ventures Twist Degli Amanti 'l'eclisse' 3:03

11 Ventures Love Potion No.9 2:02

12 Ventures Land Of A Thousand Dances 3:16

13 Ventures Stop Action 2:21

14 Ventures Aquarius, Let The Sunshine In 2:38

15 Ventures Diamond Head 2:42

16 Ventures Caravan 12:20

The EP Collection Vol. 01 

01 Ventures No Trespassing 2:02

02 Ventures Night Train 2:53

03 Ventures Ram Bunk Shush 1:45

04 Ventures Lonely Heart 2:15

05 Ventures Ups 'n' Downs 2:08

06 Ventures Torquay 2:06

07 Ventures Bulldog 2:27

08 Ventures Meet Mr. Callaghan 2:26

09 Ventures Trambone 2:03

10 Ventures Josie 2:08

11 Ventures Yellow Jacket 2:29

12 Ventures Bluer Than Blue 2:07

13 Ventures Gringo 2:33

14 Ventures Moon Dawg 2:22

15 Ventures Sunny River 2:11

16 Ventures Guitar Twist 2:20

17 Ventures Telstar 2:43

18 Ventures Percolator 2:15

19 Ventures Silver City 1:56

20 Ventures Wildwood Flower 2:05

21 Ventures Wabash Cannonbal 2:47

22 Ventures Secret Agent Man 2:03

23 Ventures Man From U.N.C.L.E. 1:47

24 Ventures Hot Line 2:12

The EP Collection Vol. 02 

01 Ventures Walk Don't Run 2:07

02 Ventures The Mccoy 2:08

03 Ventures Last Night 2:32

04 Ventures Green Onions 2:05

05 Ventures Red River Rock 2:19

06 Ventures Love Sick Blues 2:17

07 Ventures You Are My Sunshine 2:29

08 Ventures Penetration 2:08

09 Ventures Scratch 2:22

10 Ventures Pipeline 2:19

11 Ventures Action 2:00

12 Ventures Stop Action 2:19

13 Ventures No Matter What Shape 2:12

14 Ventures Little Bit Of Action 2:14

15 Ventures Wild Thing 2:14

16 Ventures Wild And Wooly 2:14

17 Ventures Wild Cat 2:10

18 Ventures Wild Child 2:10

19 Ventures Walk Don't Run '64 2:24

20 Ventures The Cruel Sea 2:21

21 Ventures Runnin' Wild 1:55

22 Ventures Tall Cool One 2:34

23 Ventures Memphis 2:23

24 Ventures Tarantella 2:12

25 Ventures El Cumbanchero 1:51

26 Ventures Skip To M'limbo 2:08

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