The Ventures - Collection 1960-62 (CD)

The sub-genre of guitar instrumental hits is a fascinating musical strand of rock 'n' roll, with Duane Eddy representing it's primary high-profile chart vanguard, but it was with groups like The Ventures in the USA and The Shadows in the UK that it expanded in the first years of the '60s to inspire a generation of teenagers to buy a guitar and learn to play the hits - indeed, the Ventures were later afforded the occasional accolade of being "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". They formed in Seattle in 1958, playing local gigs, and heard "Walk Don't Run" as a solo finger-style piece on a 1958 Chet Atkins album - their decision to adapt it was an inspired one. It was released on the small Dolton label on the west coast, owned by country star Bonnie Guitar, and sold a million copies reaching No. 2. They went on to become one of the industry's most longest-running and successful groups worldwide, building an especially strong following in Japan. This great-value 64-track collection (some of their records were legendarily short) is a comprehensive overview of the initial era of the career, comprising all their A & B sides during the period, and the complete content of their first four albums, "Walk Don't Run", "The Ventures", "Another Smash" and "The Colorful Ventures", plus selected tracks from their 1962 LP "Twist With The Ventures". It is therefore a comprehensive look at their formative career, naturally including classics like "Walk Don't Run", "Perfidia", "Ram-Bunk-Shush" and "Lullaby Of The Leaves".

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Cookies and Coke
2. The Real McCoy
3. Walk Don't Run
4. Home
5. The McCoy
6. Perfidia
7. No Trespassing
8. The Twomp
9. Heart on My Sleeve
10. Ram-Buck-Shush
11. Lonely Heart
12. Lullaby of the Leaves
13. Ginchy
14. Theme from Silver City
15. Bluer Than Blue
16. Blue Moon
17. Lady of Spain
18. Yellow Jacket
19. Genesis
20. Instant Mashed
21. My Bonnie Lies
22. Lolita Ya-Ya
23. Lucille
24. The 2,000 Pound Bee - Part 1
25. The 2,000 Pound Bee - Part 2
26. Morgen
27. Raunchy
28. My Own True Love - Tara's Theme
29. The Switch
30. Night Train
31. Caravan
32. Sleep Walk

Disc: 2

1. Honky Tonk
2. The Shuck
3. Detour
4. Hawaiian War Chant
5. Harlem Nocturne
6. Blue Tango
7. Ups 'N Downs
8. Lonesome Town
9. Torquay
10. Wailin'
11. Moon of Manakoora
12. Ghost Riders in the Sky
13. Wheels
14. Bulldog
15. Beyond the Reef
16. Raw-Hide
17. Meet Mister Callahan
18. Trambone
19. Last Date
20. Josie
21. Green Leaves of Summer
22. Blue Skies
23. Greenfields
24. Red Top
25. White Silver Sands
26. Yellow Bird
27. Orange Fire
28. Driving Guitars - Ventures' Twist
29. The Twist
30. Road Runner
31. Moon Dawg
32. Shanghied