The Ventures - Play The Greatest Instrumental Hits Of All-Time Vol. 2

Artist:

Ventures (The)

UPC:

030206644326

See Also:

Presley, Elvis Holly, Buddy

Description:

The Ventures: Gerry McGee, Bob Bogle (vocals, guitar, bass); Don Wilson (guitar); Leon Taylor, Mel Taylor (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Nokie Edwards (guitar); Dan Higgins, Dino Soldo (saxophone); David Carr (keyboards, synthesizer).
Producers include: Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Leon Taylor, Neil Norman, The Ventures.
Compilation producer: Cary E. Mansfield.
Recorded at Biff Vincent`s Front Page Studios, Glendale, California between 1996 & 2000. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
This is part of Varese`s "Vintage" series.
Personnel: Gerry McGee, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle (guitar); Dan Higgins, Dino Soldo (saxophone); David Carr (keyboards, synthesizer); Mel Taylor, Leon Taylor (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Craig Nepp; Paul Erickson ; Brant Biles.
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.
Recording information: Biff Vincent`s Front Page Studios, Glendale, CA (1996-2000).
Photographer: Jay Gilbert.
Arrangers: David Carr ; The Ventures.
The Ventures` 2002 release Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time was a competent effort, and the same could be said of its sequel, Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time, Vol. 2. Once again all tracks were cut between 1996-2000 by a lineup featuring original members Bob Bogle and Don Wilson, as well as Nokie Edwards on some lead guitar (though evidently not as a full member, since he`s credited as one of the "guest artists"). And again the song list leans on well-known instrumental rock hits of the late `50s and early `60s by Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, Johnny & the Hurricanes, the Fireballs, the Tornados, and the like. A few surprises, if mild ones, are on hand in covers of the obscure "Percolator" (originally an LP track by Earl Palmer) and, more particularly, "Cry for a Shadow," the George Harrison-John Lennon instrumental recorded by the Beatles back in 1961. Usually the arrangements stick to the straight-ahead guitar sound for which the Ventures are known. ~ Richie Unterberger

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Forty Miles of Bad Road
2. Raunchy
3. Teen Beat
4. Red River Rock
5. Memphis
6. Cry for a Shadow
7. Caravan
8. Quiet Village
9. Percolator
10. Midnight in Moscow
11. Happy Organ, The
12. Last Date
13. Torquay
14. Exodus
15. Bulldog
16. Telstar

Album Information

Release Date:

07/15/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Surf

Label:

Var¿se Sarabande (USA)

Catalog Number:

066443

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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