The Ventures - Golden Greats By The Ventures [1967] (Full Album)

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The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Founded by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, the group in its various incarnations has had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. With over 100 million records sold, the group is the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their instrumental virtuosity, experimentation with guitar effects, and unique sound laid the groundwork for innumerable groups, earning them the moniker «The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands». While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains revered in Japan, where they tour regularly to this day. 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. Thirty-eight Ventures albums (including a seasonal Christmas album) charted in the US, and six of fourteen chart singles made it into the Top 40, with three making it into the Top 10. Of their 38 chart albums, 34 of them occurred in the 1960s, and the Ventures rank as the 6th best pop album performer for that decade, according to «Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums». The Ventures have had an incredible influence on a large number of musicians, both professionals and amateurs. Their instructional album, Play Guitar with the Ventures, was the first such record to chart on the Billboard Top LPs list, peaking at No. 96, and taught thousands of budding guitarists how to play the guitar. George Harrison stated in a Guitar Player interview that he preferred the American guitar sound of the Ventures to British contemporaries. The Ventures were among the first rock acts able to sell albums based on a style and sound without needing hit singles on the albums. These albums are also some of the earliest examples of the concept album in rock music. While they predated the advent of the terms surf guitar and surf rock, and they do not consider themselves a surf rock group; they were a major building block of surf music, if not the first to play the style. The Ventures ‎– Golden Greats By The Ventures [1967] (Full Album) Tracklist: A1 Telstar Written By J. Meek* 2:37 A2 The Lonely Bull Written By S. Lake* 2:11 A3 Rebel - Rouser Written By D. Eddy*, L. Hazlewood* 1:55 A4 Honky Tonk Written By Doggett*, Butler*, Scott*, Glover*, Shepherd* 2:33 A5 Let's Go Written By L. Duncan*, R. Duncan* 2:23 A6 Pipeline Written By B. Spickard*, B. Carman* 2:17 B1 Walk, Don't Run Written By J. Smith* 1:55 B2 Tequila Written By C. Rio* 2:44 B3 Apache Written By J. London* 3:08 B4 Wipe-Out Written By The Surfaris 3:00 B5 Memphis Written By C. Berry* 2:26 B6 Out Of Limits Written By M. Gordon* 2:10 Credits Art Direction – Woody Woodward Design – Gabor Halmos Photography By – Peter Whorf Producer – Joe Saraceno Companies, etc. Record Company – Liberty Records Inc. Label: Liberty ‎– LST-8053 / - Liberty LRP 2053 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold Country: US Released: September 1967 Reissued in 1981 on Liberty LTAO 8053 DISCLAIMER: I do not make any profit from this video. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to the respective artists and the record companies. It is uploaded for educational and promotional purposes only. I do not own, nor claim to own anything contained in this video.