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The Ventures: The Ventures Play Telstar And The Lonely Bull

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In January 1963, “Dolton” label released “The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull”, the twelve Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Bob Reisdorff and Josie Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Nokie Edwards – lead guitar
  • Bob Bogle – bass, lead guitar
  • Mel Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Telstar – Joe Meek
  2. The Lonely Bull – Sol Lake
  3. Mexico – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. Calcutta – Heino Gaze
  5. Apache – Jerry Lordan
  6. Never on Sunday – Manos Hadjidakis
  7. Tequila – Daniel Flores
  8. Green Onions – Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr., Lewis Steinberg
  9. Percolator – Ernie Freeman, Louis Bideau
  10. Red River Rock – Fred Mendelshon, Ira Mack, Tom King
  11. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson, Richard Podolor
  12. Last Night – Charles Axton, Floyd Newman, Gilbert C. Caple, Jerry Lee Smith, Chips Moman

The Ventures: Let’s Go

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In August 1963, “Dolton Records” label released “Let’s Go”, the 13th Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bob Reisdorff.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – electric guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Bob Bogle – electric guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Nokie Edwards – electric bass, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mel Taylor – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • The Moonstones – backing vocals
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer
  • Studio Five – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Memphis – Chuck Berry
  2. Let’s Go – Lanny Duncan, Robert Duncan
  3. More (Theme from Mondo Cane – Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani
  4. El Watusi – Ray Barretto
  5. Walk Right In – Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods
  6. Sukiyaki – Ei Rokusuke, Nachidai Nakamura
  7. New Orleans – Frank Guida, Joseph Royster
  8. So Fine – John Otis
  9. Wipe Out – The Surfaris
  10. Hot Pastrami – Doug Phillips
  11. Runaway – Del Shannon, Max Crook
  12. Over the Mountain Across the Sea – Rex Garvin