The+ventures

Not the first but definitely the most popular rock instrumental combo, the Ventures scored several hit singles during the 1960s – most notably "Walk-Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" – but made their name in the growing album market, covering hits of the day and organizing thematically linked LPs…

Not the first but definitely the most popular rock instrumental combo, the Ventures scored several hit singles during the 1960s – most notably "Walk-Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" – but made their name in the growing album market, covering hits of the day and organizing thematically linked LPs. Almost 40 Ventures' albums charted, and 17 hit the Top 40…

The ultimate instrumental rock band, boasting a dual-guitar lineup and tight rhythms that earned them several big hits throughout the '60s…

One Way reissued the Ventures' second and third albums, The Ventures and Another Smash, on a single disc in 1996. The two records wrote the blueprint that the Ventures followed throughout the years – balancing a hit single with a number of covers of contemporary pop and rock tunes, plus several traditional pop songs…

One Way reissued two albums the Ventures cut in 1966, Go with the Ventures and The Batman Theme, on a single disc in 1996. Like many Ventures albums, the records are quite uneven, filled with competent covers of familiar rock and pop hits of the era, which are all given the familiar, reverb-heavy Ventures treatment…