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The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band, formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar in the United States and across the world during the 1960s. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, switched to bass), Nokie Edwards(initially bass, switched to lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums). The Ventures enjoyed their greatest popularity and success in the US and Japan in the 1960s, but they continue to perform and record. With over 110 million albums sold worldwide, the group remains the best-selling instrumental rock group of all time. Collected here on 2 red LPs are their greatest hits.

SIDE ONE [21: 53]
1. Walk Don't Run (2:08) (John Smith)
2. Memphis (2:34) (Chuck Berry)
3. Rebel Rouser (2:46) (Lee Hazelwood, Duane Eddy)
4. Apache (3:06) (Jerry Lordon)
5. Bulldog (2:25) (G. Tomsco)
6. Pipeline (2:28) (B. Spickard, B. Carmen)
7. Telstar (2:39) (J. Meek)
8. Peter Gunn (3:47) (Henry Mancini)

SIDE TWO [21: 57]
9. Wheels (2:08) (Torres, Stephens)
10. Bumble Bee ROck (2:38) (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson)
11. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (2:05) (Richard Rodgers)
12. Ghost Riders In The Sky (2:41) (S. Jones)
13. Perfidia (2:15) (A. Dominguez, M. Leeds)
14. Let's Go (2:48) (L. Duncan, R. Duncan)
15. Green Onions (2:28) (Cropper, B. Jones, Jackson Jr., L. Steinberg)
16. Raunchy (2:47) (Manker, Justis, Jr. )
17. Rock Nuts (2:07) (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson)

SIDE THREE [22: 08]
18. House Of The Rising Sun (4:26) (Alan Price)
19. Wipe Out (4:04) (the Surfaris)
20. Walk Don't Run '64 (2:30) (John Smith)
21.. Secret Agent Man (2:08) (P.F. Sloan, S. Barri)
22. Caravan (2:47) (Ellington, Tizol, Mills)
23. Diamond Head (2:07) (D. Hamilton)
24. Driving Guitars (1:54) (Wilson, Bogle, Edwards)
25. Sleepwalk (2:12) (S. Farina, J. Farina, A. Farina)

SIDE FOUR [22: 17]
26. Hawaii Five-O (2:43) (Mort Stevens)
27. Batman Theme (2:22) (Neal Hefti)
28. Runaway (2:29) (Shannon, Crook)
29. James Bond Theme (3:49) (Monty Norman)
30. Lonely Surfer (3:23) (Jack Nitzsche)
31. Tequila (2:49) (Chuck Rio)
32. Wild Weekend (2:20) (Phil Todaro, Tom Shannon)
33. Surfin' & Spyin' (LIVE) (2:22) (Charlotte Caffey)