Ventures 1

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…

This CD is a real jewel. It's been years since the Ventures have put together anything close to the quality that made them famous. The tasteful arrangements and orchastration rings of the days of Walk Don't Run, Perfidia, Etc…

The Ventures - Live Box, Vol. 3 (1993) {4CD Set, Liberty ‎Japan TOCP-7826~29 rec 1974-1975}
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© 1974-75, 1993 Liberty ‎/ Toshiba-EMI Japan | TOCP-7826~29
Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll / Surf Rock

Box set containing 4 jewel case CDs (TOCP-7826, TOCP-7827, TOCP-7828, TOCP-7829) 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 - Live Box, Vol. 1 (1992) {4CD Set, Liberty ‎Japan TOCP-7125~28 rec 1965-1968}
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© 1965-68, 1992 Liberty ‎/ Toshiba-EMI Japan | TOCP-7125~28
Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll / Surf Rock

Box set containing 4 jewel case CDs (TOCP-7125, TOCP-7126, TOCP-7127, TOCP-7128) 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).