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".

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 33. Honky Tonk 34. The Shuck 35. Detour 36. Hawaiian War Chant 37. Harlem Nocturne 38. Blue Tango 39. Ups 'N Downs 40. Lonesome Town 41. Torquay 42. Wailin' 43. Moon of Manakoora 44. Ghost Riders in the Sky 45. Wheels 46. Bulldog 47. Beyond the Reef 48. Raw-Hide 49. Meet Mister Callahan 50. Trambone 51. Last Date 52. Josie 53. Green Leaves of Summer 54. Blue Skies 55. Greenfields 56. Red Top 57. White Silver Sands 58. Yellow Bird 59. Orange Fire 60. Driving Guitars - Ventures' Twist 61. The Twist 62. Road Runner 63. Moon Dawg 64. Shanghied