The+ventures

The Ventures recorded a lot of instrumental versions of TV themes in the 1960s and 1970s, whether it was actually used as the theme (as with their hit "Hawaii Five-O") or, as was usually the case, was just a cover…About half of the CD dates from 1976, and has discofied renditions of themes to the likes of Charlie's Angels and Starsky & Hutch…

The Ventures - History Box, Vol.2 (1992) {4CD Set, Liberty ‎Japan TOCP-7121~24 rec 1962-1964}
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© 1962-64, 1992 Liberty ‎/ Toshiba-EMI Japan | TOCP-7121~24
Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll / Surf Rock

Box set containing 4 jewel case CDs (TOCP-7121, TOCP-7122, TOCP-7123, TOCP-7124) and two booklets. 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. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, 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).

The Ventures - History Box, Vol.1 (1992) {4CD Set, Liberty ‎Japan TOCP-7129~32 rec 1960-1962}
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© 1960-62, 1992 Liberty ‎/ Toshiba-EMI Japan | TOCP-7129~32
Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll / Surf Rock

Box set containing 4 jewel case CDs (TOCP-7129, TOCP-7130, TOCP-7131, TOCP-7132) and two booklets. 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. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, 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[3](initially bass, switched to lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums).

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. And though the group's popularity in America virtually disappeared by the 1970s, their enormous contribution to pop culture was far from over; the Ventures soon became one of the most popular world-wide groups, with dozens of albums recorded especially for the Japanese and European markets.

A special double album released to commemorate the tenth anniversary of instrumental rock kingpins the Ventures, this set includes over 20 hits that signify the year 1970 like few other albums could. Late-'60s nuggets like "Everybody's Talkin," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "MacArthur Park," "Hey Jude," "Spinning Wheely," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" provoke a few interesting covers from the band, though anyone the least bit familiar with the Ventures will be unsurprised at any of the songs here…

Not a single one of these 26 titles was released before the appearance of this compact disc, though most of the material is of such marginal worth that it could only be recommended to collectors of the band. That considerable constituency will be pleased, though, that the tracks date from the group's prime, approximately 1960 to 1965…

The Ventures' 2002 release Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time was a competent effort, and the same could be said of its sequel, Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time, Vol. 2. Once again all tracks were cut between 1996-2000 by a lineup featuring original members Bob Bogle and Don Wilson, as well as Nokie Edwards on some lead guitar (though evidently not as a full member, since he's credited as one of the "guest artists")…

Decades before Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and even well before anyone had heard of Ann and Nancy Wilson, Seattle gave the rock and roll world The Ventures, one of the single most influential rock bands of all time, and perhaps the biggest-selling all-instrumental band ever, with the possible exception of the similar British band The Shadows…

The Ventures - History Box, Vol. 3 (1992) {4CD Set, Liberty ‎Japan TOCP-7133~36 rec 1965-1967}
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© 1965-67, 1992 Liberty ‎/ Toshiba-EMI Japan | TOCP-7133~36
Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll / Surf Rock

Box set containing 4 jewel case CDs (TOCP-7133, TOCP-7134, TOCP-7135, TOCP-7136) and two booklets. 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. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, 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).