The Very Best of the Ventures [IMPORT]

The Ventures

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 1995)
• Original Release Date: April 24, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00005CCM8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,719 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Walk Don't Run

2. Torquay

3. Honky Tonk

4. Raunchy

5. Telstar

6. Last Night

7. Wipeout

8. Bamba

9. Tequila

10. Let's Go

11. Ram Bunk Shush

12. Wheels

13. Perfidia

14. Sleep Walk

15. Green Onions

16. Hawaii Five-O

17. Pipeline

18. Ninth Wave

19. Rebel Rouser

20. Out of Limits

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1992 compilation for the surf rock act features 20 of their greatest recordings including their first single 'Walk Don't Run', 'Raunchy', 'Wipeout', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Pipeline', & many more. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supplement to the "Legendary masters series", December 1, 2007

By	Long Distance Voyager (Hong Kong, China) - See all my reviews

Originally an EMI Music Australasia release in 1992, this CD included many great tunes that are not available from EMI-USA's "Legendary masters series - Walk don't run -- The best of the ventures". Including three Ventures' Classic "Walk don't run", "Perfidia" and "Hawaii Five-O" and its own rendition of "La Bamba" and "Let's go", this CD comprised mainly of remakes of instrumental hits made famous by other artists, including Bill Dogget's "Honky tonk", Bill Justis' "Raunchy", Tornadoes' "Telstar", Surfaris' "Wipeout", The Champs' "Tequila", The Strings-a-longs' "Wheels", Santo and Johnny's "Sleep walk", Chantay's "Pipeline", Duane Eddy's "Rebel 'Rouser", Booker T & the MGs' "Green Onion" and the Marketts' "Out of limits". Ventures added special ingredients to these songs and created a new image to them, especially the recording sound, which is much better than most of the originals. Among these remakes, "Pipeline", "Wipe Out" and "Telstar" stand out as best examples showing that the cover versions by Ventures are much better than the originals.
***** THESE ARE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS BY THE VENTURES ******, Amazon.com only made one mistake in the name of track 8, it should be "La Bamba". (updated 21st Dec, 2007)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic CD..., March 25, 2009

By	Renekins "house elf" (the boonies, ID USA) - See all my reviews

Was thrilled to find this on CD and that I was able to grab it for my own collection. Brings back a lot of happy memories.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MEMORIES, March 3, 2009

By	Mr. Philip I. Helgeland "PRINT MAN" (Black River Falls, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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THIS CD REALLY BROUGH BACK MEMORIES FROM MY TEEN YEARS IN THE 60'S. I LOVE THIS CD, IT IS VERY CLEAR AND SOUNS GREAT.