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  • Audio CD (November 12, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: November 4, 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: One Way Records Inc
  • ASIN: B000002R1O
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,245 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Lucille
2. Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)
3. Hernando's Hideaway
4. Mashed Potato Time
5. Summertime
6. Hot Summer (Asian Mashed)
7. Poison Ivy
8. Wah-Watusi
9. Instant Mashed
10. Scratch
11. Hully Gully (Baby)
12. Spudnik
13. Mr. Moto
14. Theme From Come September
15. Ya Ya Wobble
16. Night Drive
17. Venus
18. Intruder
19. Gandy Dancer
20. Sweet and Lovely
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album. A must for any early sixties or Ventures enthusiast., June 23, 2009
By D. Pope (Chicago Heights) - See all my reviews
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All the tracks were swingin'! These are the kinds of tracks not found on "greatest hits" albums or for download. The "Lolita" theme was really good.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Yeah yeah!, September 27, 2006
This review is from: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy/Going to the Ventures Dance Party! (Audio CD)
This CD features two Ventures albums from 1963.

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy was the Ventures seventh album. It was released to capitalize on the popularity of the Mashed Potatoes dance craze. After the Mashed Potatoes fad was over, the album was retitled Beach Party. The album features nine cover versions of other people's songs and three original tunes. There were no hit songs on this album. However, "Spudnik" later gained some notoriety after it was stolen by the Challengers and retitled "Surf Rider". Truth be told, the Challengers version is better, but the Ventures version is great in it's own right. The rest of the album is pretty good, too.

Dance Party was the Ventures eighth album. Rather than focus on one particular dance fad, this album is about dancing in general, although some of the songs have no obvious connection to dancing. Once again, ther are nine cover versions of other people's songs and three original tunes. No hits this time around, either, although the great "Night Rider" has become somewhat of a cult favorite among Ventures fans. The rest of the album is pretty solid, as usual.
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5.0 out of 5 stars belav@amigos.edifika.com, July 9, 1999
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