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Giants Of The Guitar - The Ventures / Javelin Audio CD 1997 / HADCD211
UPC 5022221021126
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar 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 toured regularly. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, later bass), Nokie Edwards (initially bass, later lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums).
Their first wide-release single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, 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.
Tracklist:
| 1 | The In Crowd
Written-By – Billy Page |
2:18 |
| 2 | Satisfaction
Written-By – Mick Jagger |
2:21 |
| 3 | Sleepwalk
Written-By – Ann Farina |
2:12 |
| 4 | Telstar
Written-By – Joe Meek |
2:37 |
| 5 | Blue Moon
Written-By – Richard Rogers |
2:13 |
| 6 | Rebel Rouser
Written-By – Eddy Duane, Lee Hazlewood |
2:44 |
| 7 | Walk Don't Run
Written-By – Johnny Smith |
2:09 |
| 8 | La Bamba
Written-By – Trad |
2:24 |
| 9 | Perfida
Written-By – Alberto B. Dominguez |
2:06 |
| 10 |
I Like It Like That
Written-By – Allen Toussaint, Chris Kenner |
2:23 |
| 11 | Night Stick
Written-By – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle |
2:00 |
| 12 | Secret Agent Man
Written-By – P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri |
2:04 |
| 13 | Memphis Tennessee
Written-By – Chuck Berry |
2:32 |
